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LedgerX’s Physically Settled Bitcoin Futures Have Not Been Approved By CFTC Yet

Yesterday, reports came out that LedgerX was finally launching the physically delivered bitcoin [BTC] options and custody that they had been working on, according to The Block. In the original report, The Block had spoken previously with LedgerX’s CEO, discussing the way that this product would open doors for institutional investors. While these previous reports […] дальше »

2019-8-2 21:06


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


Having an ethical framework is the best way to mitigate risks in autonomous technology

Many technology professionals bristle at the word ethics as an intangible topic more likely to show up as a required training course than part of daily risk mitigation. But when called to defend how you are mitigating the brand and PR risk of a Tay Chatbot or 787 Max autopilot, you are likely to “find religion” in the form of ethics. дальше »

2019-6-9 12:13


Samaritan developer returns $500,000 worth of Ethereum to rightful owner

Drew Stone, a developer working on Edgeware, returned 2000 ETH ($500,000) to its rightful owner after the funds were mistakenly sent to the wrong smart contract on the Ethereum Mainnet. Almost half a million dollars lost their way on the Ethereum Mainnet The crypto industry has had a reputation problem since its inception, and the […] The post Samaritan developer returns $500,000 worth of Ethereum to rightful owner appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

2019-6-6 09:10


Longfin’s Stock Price Rose After “Crypto Pivot” Announcement, Gets Charged With Fraud by the SEC

Longfin Corp. and its CEO Venkata Meenavalli were recently accused of fraud by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the SEC filing, the company committed fraud because it lied when it affirmed that it had way more revenue than it actually had at the time. This impacted the price of its […] дальше »

2019-6-6 04:18


How an engineer at a crypto-security startup lost $100K in a SIM-swapping hack

Nobody is immune to SIM-swapping attacks – and one engineering lead at a cryptocurrency security startup had to learn this lesson the hard way. In a blog post, Sean Coonce, engineering manager at security-oriented cryptocurrency startup BitGo, has detailed how he lost $100,000 in an unfortunate SIM-swapping hack, which saw his entire Coinbase balance drained. дальше »

2019-5-21 13:23


Bitcoin Price Analysis: Pullback After Rejection at $8.3K Has a Silver Lining

Bitcoin price analysis is showing BTC/USD consolidating inside a pennant pattern, but which way will it break after being rejected at $8,300? Bitcoin price (BTC) has had a wild ride over the last 7 days, printing a new YTD-high at $8,388, experiencing a heavy flash crash the following day, only to then recover back above $8,000 again. дальше »

2019-5-20 17:00


Ethereum Foundation To Focus On Governance Diversity Says ETH Core Developer Lane Rittig

So far, the Blockchain industry has a reputation of being especially male-dominated and lacking diversity, even within the repelling tech bro-culture. However, there are more than enough reasons to remain hopeful that crypto will use its potential to bring positive social impact, if only we intentionally design it in an ethical way. Rittig had said: […] дальше »

2019-5-11 21:03


Way, Way Beyond Meat (Or Uber): We Can’t Keep Up With Bitcoin’s Stunning Ascent

Yesterday we wrote an article about Bitcoin. It’s out of date. We noted that the digital asset had climbed past the $6,000 mark. We apologize: but since most of our staff are busy at Ethereal Summit and Consensus in New York, we don’t have enough writers to create a really in-depth analysis of the few […] The post Way, Way Beyond Meat (Or Uber): We Can’t Keep Up With Bitcoin’s Stunning Ascent appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

2019-5-11 20:04