LocalBitcoins, Once a Go-To for Anonymous Bitcoin Transactions, Adds KYC

The Finland-based, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform LocalBitcoins released a statement on March 25, 2019, responding to a new act approved by the Finnish Parliament that will require users to verify their identities. дальше »

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You are probably thinking, that should be Bitcoin (BTC), right? Well, it’s possible considering its network effect. However, there are lots of factors that could play in the favor of little Digibyte (DGB), and transform it into a mega crypto that could dominate them all. дальше »

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Western Union Makes Key Partnership To Deliver Money To Mobile Wallets

Western Union is pushing further into the crypto world, teaming up with a cross-border payments network so its customers can take advantage of mobile wallets. The network is Thunes, and through it, Western Union customers can send funds directly into a recipient’s mobile wallet. дальше »

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Op Ed: With Bitcoin, Anarchy Is the Point, Not the Problem

Last week, there was a panel at SXSW that was effectively a debate on the merits of permissioned blockchains versus permissionless systems like Bitcoin. I listened to the entire audio of the panel discussion, after Programming Bitcoin author Jimmy Song tweeted it out the other day, and I thought he did an awesome job of pointing out the key value proposition of Bitcoin and why it is not worth comparing to permissioned systems. дальше »

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Snapchat is getting into games — here’s what we’d like to see

Snapchat is getting into the game, literally. Rumor has it an in-app gaming platform, along with a handful of games, are coming to the social network. While we don’t yet know which titles Snap has snapped up, there are some games that we think will work best within the app — and a few things it should avoid. дальше »

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Op Ed: Hanging Money Launderers Out to Dry: The Role of KYC/AML in Blockchain

Crime isn’t supposed to pay, but sometimes the wages of sin are paid in bitcoin. Last week, Japanese police reported that 2018 saw a tenfold increase of cryptocurrency money laundering. дальше »

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Sats Back: How the Ebates of Bitcoin Plans to Convert Holders to Spenders

“The biggest problem I could think of was distribution. How do you share and educate both consumers and merchants on the power of bitcoin? I learned how much consumers loved earning and why merchants make decisions to adopt new technology. дальше »

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Cosmos Mainnet Officially Launched – What’s All the Hype About?

Underscoring the fact that blockchain development takes time, after five years of work, Cosmos launched its mainnet yesterday. This leads to an important question–what is Cosmos anyway? What Is Cosmos? A project developed under the premise that there should be as many blockchains as there are internet applications. дальше »

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House GOP Leader McCarthy Says US Govt Must Go All-In on Blockchain

Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is sounding a lot like a tech entrepreneur these days. In a plea before a select committee on March 12 introducing ideas for Congress to prioritize in the 21st century, the GOP leader made his case for integrating blockchain technology into the government’s day-to-day operations. дальше »

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Vitalik Buterin Suggests Wallet Users Should Pay Higher Fees to Fund Devs

The Ethereum founder has suggested a way for providing ETH developer teams with stable funding by raising fees on the network and wallets дальше »

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О грядущем листинге CELR на Binance было известно до официального объявления

Намеченный на 19 марта краудсейл Celer Network оказался в центре скандала об инсайдерском трейдинге ещё до сегодняшнего анонса биржи Binance. 27 февраля пользователь Twitter @YeonokKang1 выложил серию скриншотов из чата на китайском языке, участники которого обсуждают грядущий листинг CELR на Binance. дальше »

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Major US Grocery Chain Kroger Ditches Visa, Discusses Accepting Bitcoin

Major US grocery chain Kroger recently banned Visa from a regional supermarket in protest of the payment processor’s “excessive transaction fees,” announcing that hundreds of stores and fueling stations would halt Visa payments in April. дальше »

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Stanford Student Calls Out Crypto Professor for Inaccurate Bitcoin Lecture

In January of 2019, student Conner Brown attended a guest lecture by a Professor Susan Athey at the University of Stanford Graduate School. She gave a presentation to his “Evolution of Finance” class titled “Blockchain and the Future of Finance. дальше »

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IBM Exec Forecasts a Million-Dollar Bitcoin — When a Sat Will Equal a Cent

An IBM executive is unfazed by the current market realities, saying he sees Bitcoin (BTC) reaching a value of $1 million as a present possibility. Jesse Lund, vice president of Blockchain and Digital Currencies at IBM, shared his predictions at the IBM Think 2019 Conference, which took place February 12–15, 2019. дальше »

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Brutal Bitcoin Winter is Great for Crypto Industry: Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian

Bitcoin investors should not be discouraged by the brutal Crypto Winter because the mass purge is actually good for the long-term health of the industry. That’s the observation of Coinbase investor Alexis Ohanian, better known as the founder of social media network Reddit. дальше »

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Will This Vulnerability Finally Compel Bitmain to Open Source Its Firmware?

As if Bitmain’s year hasn’t been rough enough, having posted big losses and laying off entire departments, its flagship product now has a firmware vulnerability. A few weeks ago, Bitcoin Core contributor James Hilliard discovered an exploit in Bitmain’s S15 firmware. дальше »

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Drivechain Creator’s Latest Paper Sparks Debate Over Bitcoin’s Future Security

Drivechain developer Paul Sztorc has the cryptocurrency community riled up over his latest blog “Security Budget in the Long Run. ” The essay discusses the economics of BTC network fees over a long period of time and suggests rather than giving up the fees to competition, a dominant protocol should collect fees “from all networks. дальше »

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Everything You Should Know About Bitcoin Address Formats

A wallet address, comprising a string of 26-35 alphanumeric characters, is all it takes to send and receive bitcoin. Any bitcoin address can be used to transfer cryptocurrency to any other address on the network, provided the sender’s wallet software supports that address type. дальше »

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HighBank ICO

HighBank provides in and out a crypto solution to all the crypto enthusiasts in a robust and scalable manner. Our mission is to create a one-stop platform providing a holistic blockchain experience to any developer or crypto trader. дальше »

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Why Bitcoin’s (BTC) future is vertical and crypto should give up going horizontal

Instead of concentrating on building the vertical second layer on top of the bitcoin network, the industry has been obsessed with developing competing base layers on a horizontal plane in the shape of new blockchains,. дальше »

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Is It Time to Take an Initiative to Decrease Bitcoin’s Block Size Seriously?

Whilst debate raged throughout the Bitcoin community over whether the block size limit should be increased and how, Luke-jr for years stood out for arguing the exact opposite position. дальше »

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Lightning Network угрожает стабильности блокчейна биткоина

Идея сократить размер блока биткоина пришлась некстати. Люк Дэш-младший, один из разработчиков Bitcoin Core, выступил с идеей о сокращении размера блока биткоина до 300 кб. Дэша-младшего поддержал главный операционный директор в Bitrefill Джон Карвальо, который заявил, что «размер блока должен быть меньше». дальше »

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Monero Set for Hard Fork to Brick ASIC Miners

Monero developers are set to fork the network in their continued efforts to brick application specific integrated circuit (miners) on the blockchain. The move should significantly lower hash rate allowing small-scale mining operations running graphics processing units (GPUs) to compete favorably and make the network’s PoW algorithm less ASIC-friendly. дальше »

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New JP Thor Data Shows Lightning Network Growth is Outpacing Apple Pay In Payments Showdown

If you are interested in the Lightning Network, you should know that some recent tests appoint that this can be one of the best payment solutions out there. If you do not believe this, here is a test made by JP Thor named as “Lightning Showdown”, which might make you change your mind. On the […] дальше »

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Can I Trust BitFury’s Peach Lightning With My Data? Maybe

Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation. дальше »

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Can I Trust Bitfury’s Peach Lightning With My Data? Maybe

Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation. дальше »

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Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Transaction Volumes “Very Low”

Bitcoin prices in range mode Lightning Network in beta but drawing interest Market participation is “very” low The recovery of Bitcoin prices depends on adoption levels and favorable regulations. While we are bullish, buyers are free to ramp up once we see strong gains above $3,800. дальше »

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Living on Bitcoin Day 7: A Supposedly Fun Thing I’d Definitely Do Again

This is the seventh instalment of reporter Colin Harper's "Living on Bitcoin" experience in San Francisco. Find out what happened to him earlier on Day 1 , on Day 2 , on Day 3 , onDay 4, on Day 5 and on Day 6. дальше »

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BloqLabs Introduces Cryptocurrency Mining Management System

BloqLabs has opened up the beta waitlist for Titan, a fully integrated software suite for managing cryptocurrency mining. The project was introduced by Bloq CEO and co-founder Jeff Garzik onstage during a brief speech at Binance Fair in Singapore in an overview discussion of BloqLabs. дальше »

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Bitcoin Should Look Away From PoW says BIS Report

The Bank for International Settlements has suggested that the Bitcoin Network discontinue using Proof-of-Work (PoW) because it is expensive and once block rewards from mining bitcoin decrease, the network will slow down, this according to a BIS report published January 21, 2019. дальше »

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BetterHash Protocol Lets Pool Miners Regain Control Over Their Hash Power

One problem that concerns many is the centralization of mining within the Bitcoin ecosystem. Fortunately, there are talented developers working to solve this problem and Matt Corallo, full-time Bitcoin developer at Chaincode Labs, is one of them. дальше »

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Government use of blockchain will shape our digital identity

To be honest, I hate the word “identity. ” There’s a lot of talk about this now, but if anyone is telling you they’re building “identity” on a public network, you should run immediately. Why? Because it’s probably the worst thing to do. дальше »

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Haven, a New App From OB1, Lets Users Chat, Shop and Send Crypto Privately

Blockchain startup OB1, the developers of decentralized shopping platform OpenBazaar, have announced Haven, a privacy-focused app for socializing with friends and making purchases with cryptocurrencies. дальше »

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Living on Bitcoin Day 4: The Uphill Climb

This is the fourth instalment of reporter Colin Harper's "Living on Bitcoin" experience in San Francisco. Find out what happened to him earlier on Day 1 , on Day 2 and on Day 3. дальше »

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Here’s what Google, Strava, and more will reveal at TNW2019

The best way to learn what to expect at any conference is to check out the speaker lineup. At TNW2019, our diverse list of exciting speakers attract everyone in tech – marketers, developers, designers, and everything in between. дальше »

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Coinbase Updates its Users On the Upcoming Ethereum Constantinople Network Upgrade

Ethereum blockchain’s next network upgrade will be arriving this week, and cryptocurrency Exchange Coinbase is now informing its customers on what they should expect during the upgrade. Coinbase will be supporting Constantinople and users will not be able to engage fully with the blockchain while the network is being upgraded. дальше »

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Ten Years Later, a Reflection on Bitcoin’s Genesis and Satoshi’s Timing

October 31, 2008, and January 3, 2009. The two dates have cemented themselves with Promethean significance into Bitcoin’s lore. On the October 31, Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper, a constitution of sorts for his revolutionary monetary system and its intrinsic currency. дальше »

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EOS Records 10% Gains as Block.One CEO Talks About “Voter Rebates” for Its Block Producers

In a recent tweet uploaded by Brendan Blumer, the CEO of Block. one, he says that the EOS community should consider the introduction of voter rebates from BP candidates. This decision would have several positive effects on the network. дальше »

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Bluewallet Lets You Send Bitcoin Lightning Payments from Your iPhone

Bluewallet appears to be setting the bar for the next generation of Bitcoin wallets. Available for both Android and iOS, it is the first to integrate the Lightning Network (LN) for super-quick and “unfairly cheap” transactions. дальше »

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Seven New Year's Resolutions for Bitcoiners

In the time-honored tradition of goal setting for the new year, Bitcoin Magazine has compiled a short list of seven possible New Year’s Resolutions for Bitcoiners as we head into 2019. дальше »

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Pierre Rochard: “Lightning Adoption Will Basically Mirror Bitcoin Adoption”

Lightning is a second-layer solution for the Bitcoin blockchain that addresses the scaling issues surrounding it today. Similar to Bitcoin, Lightning is an open-source protocol in which anyone can contribute to. дальше »

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Blockchains should have ‘privacy by design’ for GDPR compliance

General data protection regulation (GDPR) and blockchain is one of the industry’s most contentious debates at the moment. Some believe that public permissionless blockchains cannot be GDPR compliant, and that private blockchains might be the answer to blockchain’s regulatory woes. дальше »

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Weiss Ratings replies Justin Sun: ‘Ethereum and EOS are Better than Tron’

The world’s financial research and analysis giant Weiss Ratings has responded to Justin Sun’s promise to help rebuild Ethereum and EOS’ “collapsed platforms” should their developers migrate their projects to the Tron network. дальше »

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This New Lightning Wallet Allows You to Receive Tips Without Running a Node

A new program to set up Lightning Network micropayments, tippin. me, has recently entered beta testing. The developer for this project described some of its details on a Reddit thread to the r/Bitcoin subreddit. дальше »

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Arbolet – a New, Superior Internet Announces English Localisation

Bitcoin Press Release: Nowadays, only a few people can imagine life without the internet. In this global network, we are buying, investing money, looking for fun and looking for friends. The Internet should be the foundation of freedom, but in recent years its censorship has intensified, and the privacy of Internet users has been seriously […] The post Arbolet – a New, Superior Internet Announces English Localisation appeared first on Bitcoin PR Buzz. дальше »

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DASH Crypto Innovations are Stacking Up with Major Technological Achievements

A new stress test revealed that the scaling of the DASH coin is almost limitless. According to its developers, DASH network will be able to compete with major payment providers like PayPal. The result of this test should be useful in revitalizing the crypto. This is after the price of DASH fell by over 30% […] дальше »

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Internal docs show Facebook absolutely loves your data

Unless you’re waking up from a decade-long deep slumber, you know that Facebook doesn’t give two hoots about your privacy, and about how it gets your data. If that wasn’t clear, you should have a look at the 250-page document that contains the company’s internal emails, just released by the UK parliament. дальше »

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A CBC Casper Tutorial

In order to help more people understand “the other Casper” (Vlad Zamfir’s CBC Casper), and specifically the instantiation that works best for blockchain protocols, I thought that I would write an explainer on it myself, from a less abstract and more “close to concrete usage” point of view. дальше »

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Why is Dash (DASH) getting so little love from crypto community despite impressive technological achievements?

A new stress test has shown that the scaling of the cryptocurrency Dash has almost no limits. According to the developers, the network will soon be able to compete with other payment providers such as PayPal. дальше »

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South Korea Is Trialing Blockchain Voting — Here’s What That Means

South Korea will test out a new blockchain voting system this month, sources close to the developments have confirmed to Bitcoin Magazine. Developed by the country’s National Election Commission (NEC) and its Ministry of Science and ICT, the distributed ledger system is based on IBM’s Hyperledger Fabric and will be used to authenticate voters and save voting results in real time. дальше »

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