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Shutting down the internet doesn’t work, but governments keep doing it anyway
As the internet continues to gain considerable power and agency around the world, many governments have moved to regulate it. And where regulation fails, some states resort to internet shutdowns or deliberate disruptions. дальше »
2019-2-20 15:43 | |
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How to decentralize social media, according to Wikipedia’s co-founder
The problem about social media is that it is centralized. Centralization empowers massive corporations and governments to steal our privacy and restrict our speech and autonomy. What should exist are neutral, technical standards and protocols, like the standards and protocols for blogs, email, and the Web. дальше »
2019-2-20 12:41 | |
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Ripple Forms New Blockchain Alliance With Indian Institute Of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B)
Ripple's Partnership with IIT Bombay Will Help Tackle Some Of Today’s Global Remittance-Related Issues Many of Ripple’s cross-border payment solutions have been gaining traction across the globe over the past few years— especially in nations such as India, Thailand, and Vietnam. дальше »
2019-2-19 05:25 | |
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How Safe is Storing Cryptocurrency Private Keys on Centralized Servers?
There are many lessons to learn and many knowledges to gain when you consider yourself an investor in cryptocurrencies. From learning about the features of the cryptocurrency whose basis for its creation catches your fancy, to learning about trends in the cryptosphere such as price fluctuation, the respective cryptocurrency exchanges and all, the knowledge would […] дальше »
2019-2-18 21:50 | |
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Uganda loses 5 million internet users as a result of Social Media Tax
Half-way through 2018, Uganda introduced a Social Media (OTT) tax which required Ugandans to pay a tax if they wanted to access services such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and many others. It turns out, based on released data by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the tax has had a significant impact on the number of internet users in the East Afrikan country resulting in a drop of 3 million internet users over a 3 month period. дальше »
2019-2-18 16:40 | |
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UK’s Argo Blockchain to Close Cryptocurrency Mining-as-a-Service (MaaS) Contracts by April
If there’s any sector of the crypto community that has felt the effects of the bitcoin price crash, it is the mining industry, which saw many prominent firms close down and those that have survived thus far have been forced to undergo major operations changes. One of such firms is Argo, a British crypto mining […] дальше »
2019-2-15 20:23 | |
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Judge Delays Decision to Appoint Legal Counsel for QuadrigaCX Creditors
A group of lawyers from some of Canada’s top law firms convened in a court in Halifax, Nova Scotia, today to secure the right to represent creditors in the ongoing QuadrigaCX litigation. дальше »
2019-2-15 01:45 | |
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Cryptocurrencies: 3 Rising Stars In 2019 and Beyond
Many cryptocurrencies giants such as Bitcoin saw a quick decline after the first half of 2018, though analysts are optimistic cryptocurrencies will keep rising in 2019. Generally, the possibility of cryptocurrency replacing the outmoded banking and financial system is still gaining traction as we are seeing many other cryptocurrencies projects emerging. дальше »
2019-2-14 10:02 | |
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Bitcoin’s Benefits Rise to the Top Against Not Only Inflation, but a Cashless Society Proposition Too
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to be in a bear market but it does not mean that its fundamentals are also weakening. Indeed, Bitcoin’s features besides its price continue to expand as time passes. Bitcoin can be used as a hedge against inflation in many countries such as Venezuela, additionally, it is also possible to think of […] дальше »
2019-2-13 20:00 | |
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Bitcoin Traders Turn to Derivatives in Droves: The Ultimate Sign of Crypto Winter?
Amidst the worst bear market in the 10-year history of the crypto market, Bitcoin traders have pivoted from long-term strategies to derivatives and options. According to a Bloomberg report, individual Bitcoin traders, as well as many initial coin offering (ICO) projects and investment firms, are engaging in over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trading. дальше »
2019-2-13 16:35 | |
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Russian Government to Launch iMoscow Blockchain-Based IT Innovation Cluster By Summer 2019
A new blockchain-based city innovation is currently being planned by the municipal government of Moscow. This new platform will be used as an IT innovation cluster for the city and the goal will be to enable the participants to find potential business partners, as well to learn more about many topics, such as crypto equipment […] дальше »
2019-2-12 02:08 | |
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Tron (TRX) At Risk Of Being Overtaken By Stellar (XLM), Revived Optimism Around The Market
The last couple of hours has seen the market slowdown and many coins turn red following the early weekend pump. Despite the slowdown, major coins such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP continue to trade well above their recent established resistance levels. дальше »
2019-2-10 15:25 | |
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Free Money for Everyone Sounds Great, But Finland Proves Basic Income is a Bust
Universal basic income experiments and other plans that seek to distribute free money seem wonderful considering so many people struggle to make ends meet because of their limited incomes. In the U. дальше »
2019-2-10 04:01 | |
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The Most Powerful Moment of Donald Trump’s State of The Union? The Woman He Freed From Prison
I was watching President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address Tuesday with my usual cynicism of any of the government’s propagandist ceremonies which cover over with pomp its many notorious defilements of so many people’s life, liberty, and property. дальше »
2019-2-9 18:35 | |
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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 »
2019-2-9 23:59 | |
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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 »
2019-2-12 23:59 | |
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ZkSystems Ethereum Research: dApps Hardly Get Many Users Compared To WhatsApp, Telegram
zkSystems Research: dApps Hardly Get Many Users Compared To WhatsApp, Telegram According to research conducted by zkSystems using data from stateofthedapps. com, the number of active users on dApps cannot match that of platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp. дальше »
2019-2-8 22:14 | |
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Wells Fargo Outage Makes the Case for Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto
The Wells Fargo outage is spilling over into its second day as more and more customers of the bank’s electronic services have little to no access to them. Many customers of the American bank who rely on convenient services such as online and mobile banking, direct deposits from wages and basic ATM services, have had […] The post Wells Fargo Outage Makes the Case for Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »
2019-2-8 21:20 | |
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Blockstream Open Sources Development of Its Proof of Reserves Tool
On February 4, 2019, blockchain tech company Blockstream announced the development of a “proof of reserves” tool to standardize the authenticity of exchanges’ crypto reserves. дальше »
2019-2-7 01:01 | |
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How WhatsApp fights spam without ever reading your messages
There are more than 1. 5 billion people using WhatsApp, and sadly, some of them are your relatives spamming you with bad jokes and flowery ‘good morning’ messages. Then there are other kinds of spammers, bots, and people, who try to clutter your message box with automated messages. дальше »
2019-2-6 14:20 | |
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Why Edward Snowden Likes Zcash Despite the Controversial Founders’ Reward
Unlike many fans of cryptocurrency, Edward Snowden has no problem with the Zcash founders’ reward. The former CIA employee-turned whistle-blower Tweeted his support for the anonymity-focused digital asset earlier today. дальше »
2019-2-6 00:00 | |
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Why South Korea Had to Ban Crypto ICOs and Risk Losing Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunities
This week, the government of South Korea officially decided to maintain its existing blanket ban on domestic initial coin offerings (ICO) in a move that could benefit other major crypto markets in Asia. дальше »
2019-2-4 05:15 | |
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Bitcoin Investor: Crypto Will Outperform Stocks Over Next Decade
1% Bitcoin, 99% Cash Portfolio Beat S&P 500 Over Past Decade Since Bitcoin (BTC) began to stumble in 2018, many of the crypto space’s cynics lambasted investors of this asset class for making poor investing decisions. дальше »
2019-2-4 04:10 | |
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Big Bitcoin Break Sees Currency.com Enable Traders to Procure ‘Leveraged Equities, Indices and Metals’
As many of our readers probably already know, until quite recently it was difficult for crypto traders to get their hands on stocks and other such commodities. However, as per an official blog post released earlier today, Currency. дальше »
2019-1-31 19:13 | |
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JP Morgan Analyst: “Bitcoin Isn’t that Great of a Hedge Option Against US Stock Losses”
As many of our readers may already know, one of the most prevalent arguments that have been made time and time again in favour of BTC is that the alt-currency is a “much better SOV (Store of Value) than traditional hedges such as gold”. дальше »
2019-1-31 02:00 | |
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Litecoin Could Become A Privacy Coin This Year
Litecoin must be getting tired of standing in Bitcoin’s shadow. After many years as Bitcoin’s second fiddle, Litecoin core developers are getting more interested in following the likes of privacy coins such as Monero (XMR) and Zcash (ZEC). дальше »
2019-1-30 22:54 | |
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How Blockchain Can Set Fintech Back Three Thousand Years… And Still Improve Payments
As finance has evolved, the ecosystem around it has become far more complicated. The addition of card payments, along with their accompanying networks and infrastructure, has introduced many new processes and intermediaries, all for a single transaction. дальше »
2019-1-29 01:02 | |
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Monex, Owner of Hacked Coincheck Exchange, Warns About ‘Monex Coin Management’ Scam
There are many ways that cryptocurrency scams are carried out and one of them is by means of impersonation. This is common social media platforms with many prominent individuals such as Elon Musk being impersonated. дальше »
2019-1-28 19:45 | |
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Graftroot: How Delegating Signatures Allows for Near-Infinite Spending Variations
This article is a direct follow-up from our Taproot explainer. If you haven’t read that article, you should probably do so first. If Taproot is deployed on Bitcoin, many smart contract constructions will look just like regular transactions on the blockchain. дальше »
2019-1-26 01:23 | |
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Mobile Bitcoin Wallet BRD Raises $15 Million, Plans for Expansion in Asia
Cryptocurrency mobile wallet provider BRD wants to accelerate its international expansion, and it has secured $15 million to do it. The Series B funding round was raised from SBI Crypto Investment, a subsidiary of Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings. дальше »
2019-1-26 20:04 | |
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Taproot Is Coming: What It Is, and How It Will Benefit Bitcoin
Bitcoin users may, before long, be able to benefit from a trick called “Taproot. ” First proposed by Bitcoin Core contributor and former Blockstream CTO Gregory Maxwell, Taproot would expand on Bitcoin’s smart contract flexibility, while offering more privacy in doing so. дальше »
2019-1-25 01:19 | |
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Coinbase still Long on Bitcoin as CEO Investigates Details for Creating Value
There are many cryptocurrency traders, investors, and enthusiasts that might have grown tired of Bitcoin price predictions, given the fact that the markets are so volatile. For example, Tom Lee of Fundstrat Advisors, who has frequently appeared on popular media platforms such as Bloomberg and CNBC, gave various incorrect predictions about the price of Bitcoin before ultimately abandoning the prediction. дальше »
2019-1-23 20:00 | |
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We have to save the bees, here’s how we can do it
Planting bee-friendly plants seems to be the new fad in many cities around the globe. In the UK, amateur gardeners regularly try to attract such insects, while in France, farmers have offered land to help beekeepers . дальше »
2019-1-23 15:03 | |
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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 »
2019-1-26 23:50 | |
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Celebrities accused of harassment won’t be forgotten, thanks to this Chrome extension
Back in October 2017, Tarana Burke’s #MeToo went viral, empowering women and survivors of sexual harassment and abuse all over the world. The hashtag welcomed a new era of feminist activism, allowing survivors across the globe to share their stories and experiences. дальше »
2019-1-21 18:41 | |
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XRP’s fake liquidity on crypto exchanges – buy support for Ripple’s token is as thin as spaghetti
Ripple’s XRP token is currently sitting in place 2 of the cryptocurrency rankings weighted by market cap. Even though, many would strip its right to be called cryptocurrency (even Ripple CEO refuses to define it as such), XRP is considered by many to be bitcoin’s most serious competitor. дальше »
2019-1-20 15:59 | |
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Gate.Io Launches Monero (XMR) and Stellar Lumens (XLM) Perpetual Contracts
Many believe that institutional money will not flow into cryptocurrency markets until there are more adaptability and flexibility with the markets with regards to investment products such as futures contracts. дальше »
2019-1-19 03:00 | |
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World Open Network- A Platform for Every Blockchain and Cryptocurrency User!
Though blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption have gone mainstream, we often face losses of funds, hacks and privacy issues. We see that many platforms are emerging to attempt an eternal solution on such platforms but they still lack to resolve them completely. дальше »
2019-1-19 02:59 | |
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Chevron, Reliance and Total Join Vakt Blockchain Based Energy Trading Platform
Many major oil companies such as Chevron, the major Indian refiner Reliance and Total have decided to join the oil blockchain platform Vakt. Vakt is already being used by many companies since last year and it is already launching blockchain pilot schemes. дальше »
2019-1-16 20:46 | |
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5 of the worst security missteps by major tech companies in 2018
2018 marked the year that governments, businesses, and other organizations around the world started implementing GDPR — not just in Europe but worldwide. However, even as businesses have clamored for enhanced data protection, there have been major missteps along the way, many of which resulted in catastrophic compromise of important user data. дальше »
2019-1-16 12:47 | |
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European Banking Regulators Call for Unity in Crypto Regulations
Last week, two of the largest banking regulators within the European Union released reports calling for uniformity in the regulations of crypto assets and Initial Coin offerings (ICOs) across the continent. дальше »
2019-1-16 01:54 | |
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Educating the Next Wave of Bitcoin Developers
Bitcoin is an open-source protocol that anybody can interact with. It is getting attention and attracting participation in different ways, whether it is through speculation, investing and sending money, all the way to contributing to what’s underneath the hood. дальше »
2019-1-16 01:14 | |
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New Dedicated ETC Labs Core Dev Team to Focus on Ethereum Classic Core Projects
As per a blog post published on Medium late yesterday afternoon, the folks over at Ethereum Classic Labs have announced the launch of a new dev team (called ‘ETC Labs Core’) that has been assembled to work exclusively on many crucial aspects of the ETC ecosystem such as: Supporting the digital currency’s native blockchain ecosystem. […] дальше »
2019-1-15 18:48 | |
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What Is Solidity: Ethereum’s Inclusive Development Language
Behind the infrastructure of many decentralized technologies are tools, or “kits,” that compose the overall nature of the technology. In many cases, developers have existing frameworks or programming languages used to create such infrastructure. дальше »
2019-1-15 12:00 | |
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BitPay CEO Believes Majority of the Bitcoin Ecosystem is Becoming “Healthy” Once Again
Despite the global crypto sector displaying erratic monetary signals all through 2018, many analysts and experts believe that this burgeoning market domain will once again experience a massive breakout by the end of 2019 (mainly due to the positive technical indicators associated with digital currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP etc.) In this regard, Sonny […] дальше »
2019-1-12 21:12 | |
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‘EU-Level Action Needed’ for Cryptocurrency, Says European Banking Authority
The European Banking Authority (EBA) is calling for standardized regulations for cryptocurrency operations within the EU. Europe’s banking watchdog believes such a move will eliminate unfair regulatory arbitrage while protecting investors across the bloc. дальше »
2019-1-9 22:00 | |
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Descending Triangle Continues for Ripple’s XRP
Bullish movements are taking place in many major cryptocurrencies today after a brief consolidation took place across the market yesterday. Cryptocurrencies such as Litecoin and Tron are surging, but others are failing to follow suit. дальше »
2019-1-8 19:34 | |
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