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BitConnect is getting delisted from the last cryptocurrency exchange that still trades it

The final nail in BitConnect’s coffin will come September 10, when the last exchange to offer trading pairs in the controversial cryptocurrency will delist its worthless token, BCC. For the uninitiated – BitConnect was both a pyramid and Ponzi scheme masquerading as a cryptocurrency lending platform. дальше »

2018-8-10 15:53


A Guide to 99% Fault Tolerant Consensus

Special thanks to Emin Gun Sirer for review We’ve heard for a long time that it’s possible to achieve consensus with 50% fault tolerance in a synchronous network where messages broadcasted by any honest node are guaranteed to be received by all other honest nodes within some known time period (if an attacker has more than 50%, they can perform a “51% attack”, and there’s an analogue of this for any algorithm of this type). дальше »

2018-8-9 04:03


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Coinbase Renews Money Transmitter License in Wyoming, Reopens Services in State

Coinbase has announced that it has renewed its money transmitter license in Wyoming three years after terminating its activities in the state. The move marks a significant shift in the working relationship between the crypto exchange giant and state regulators following the expiry of the previous license in June 2015. дальше »

2018-8-7 23:08


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Wikipedia Will ‘Absolutely Never’ Turn to Cryptocurrencies; Accepts Bitcoin Anyways

The founder of non-profit Wikipedia Jimmy Wales said that they have absolutely no interest in launching an Initial Coin Offering (ICO), or turning to cryptocurrencies in general. “Zero Interest” Jimmy Wales, founder of the popular free online encyclopedia, expressed his utter reservation towards the field of cryptocurrencies. дальше »

2018-8-4 00:00


Blockchain Project “Shyft Network” Seeks To Tackle Election Fraud

In 2013, allegations of electoral fraud in Cambodia were brought to public attention when insiders claimed that the ruling party rigged the election. The ruling party was accused of issuing fraudulent “Identity Certificates for Elections” (ICE), which allows people whose name appears on voter registration lists to vote even though they otherwise lack proper identification. […] дальше »

2018-8-3 10:29


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Power Grid Operators Are Tracking Down Bitcoin Mining Electricity Thieves

Crypto mining is one of the world’s largest sources of energy consumption. Typically, you pay money for electricity, and this is an accepted cost of mining. But you can make even more money through crypto mining when you steal electricity – and that’s what people around the world have started to do. Approximately $90 billion […] дальше »

2018-7-31 08:56


Are you afraid of cyber attacks? Improve your cyber security!

Even though we are well into our second decade of widespread internet use, the term ‘cyber attack’ is still a relatively new and daunting one for many people. Many individuals and small businesses entrust their cybersecurity to off-the-shelf antivirus softwares, which can effective but certainly aren’t foolproof. When it comes to preventing cyber attacks, everyone […] дальше »

2018-7-27 16:04


Cognida ICO

The Cognida Network™ and its open source platform enable enterprises to more securely manage connected devices, systems and shared information using blockchain agnostic technology. Cognida's Service Interfaces secure digital assets on the network, enabling enterprise IT administrators to enforce their security policies and establish trusted connected relationships, owning and controlling their data, even when sharing with service providers and third parties. дальше »

2018-7-27 11:22


Bitcoin Price Up Nearly 3 Percent, Is the Market Turning Bullish?

Ever since December 2017 when the price of Bitcoin reached its all-time high of $19,511, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been stuck in a very bearish market. Over the last six to seven month’s, the top-ranked cryptocurrency‘s value fell approximately 70 percent and even fell below $6,000 during the end of June 2018. However, despite […] дальше »

2018-7-24 13:28


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Governance, Part 2: Plutocracy Is Still Bad

Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


Notes on Blockchain Governance

In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03