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Using The Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) It Will Take a Billion Times The Age Of The Universe to Mine a Single Bitcoin (BTC) Block

Ken Sheriff, an expert in early computers, has been restoring the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC), the guidance system used in the 60's by NASA to put a man on the moon. Sheriff also programed the AGC to process Bitcoin (BTC) code, however, he concluded that the time required to mine a single Bitcoin block using […] дальше »

2019-7-9 17:17


Facebook’s Libra raises money laundering concerns associated with crypto again

Facebook has been garnering a lot of news lately, with the introduction of Project Libra, which is speculated to become an e-commerce tool for the social media giant’s millions of users. However, it is speculated that like Bitcoin, Facebook’s coin could also be used for anti-social activities like money laundering, terror financing etc. дальше »

2019-6-19 13:00


Sidechains vs Plasma vs Sharding

Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions. дальше »

2019-6-14 04:03


Success of Binance Launchpad IEOs Leaves Largest Exchange in the World Without Competition

There is no denial that Binance is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the entire world, but it is rapidly progressing from being the leader in the initial exchange offering (IEO) market. The company has used their launchpad program to launch several tokens so far, which have been fairly successful. However, there does not appear to […] дальше »

2019-5-24 03:11


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Israeli Police, FBI Apprehend Owners of Darknet Site Deep Bot Web

Two Israeli citizens have been apprehended by law enforcement based on suspicions that they developed and ran a darknet marketplace for dealing illegal goods. The Israeli police announced via Twitter that it has collaborated with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to arrest two locals who they believe managed the dark web marketplace, which used bitcoin to facilitate trades. дальше »

2019-5-8 18:42


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Israeli Police, FBI Apprehend Owners of Darknet Site Deep Dot Web

Two Israeli citizens have been apprehended by law enforcement based on suspicions that they developed and ran a darknet marketplace for dealing illegal goods. The Israeli police announced via Twitter that it has collaborated with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to arrest two locals who they believe managed the dark web marketplace, which used bitcoin to facilitate trades. дальше »

2019-5-8 18:42


Major Influencer in Anti-Bitcoin Case in India Calls Crypto a Ponzi Scheme (Doesn’t Imply Bitcoin Is)

The Reserve Bank of India is due to finally conclude a case that will finally determine how cryptocurrency will be used within the country. However, Anurag Agarwal of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs could have a major influence – will he use that power towards the good of the crypto industry? Anurag Agarwal states that […] дальше »

2019-5-5 00:36


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Bitfinex Faces Legal Action From NY Attorney General: Here’s What This Means

The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million. дальше »

2019-4-27 01:30


The Technion Israel Institute of Technology Sues Own Staff for Zero-Knowledge Proof IP Violation

A good share of the world is not really very enthusiastic about zero-knowledge proofs protocols like the ones used in cryptos such as Monero and Zcash. This technology can be used to cloak transactions and make them impossible to track, so several people are afraid that it can be used in money laundering. However, this […] дальше »

2019-4-23 02:39