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Report Links 74% of Bitcoin Mining to China, Sees Threat to Network

Bitcoin, the world’s most sought-after cryptocurrency, could be at the wish and whim of Asia’s economic giant. A recent study titled “The Looming Threat of China: An Analysis of Chinese Influence on Bitcoin,” jointly researched by Princeton University and Florida International University researchers, suggests China’s mining scene has an overwhelming influence over Bitcoin, something that could invite network manipulation. дальше »

2018-10-11 00:29


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Siacoin Rejects Bitmain and Innosilicon ASICs Through Future Hard Fork

Siacoin has been a rather interesting cryptocurrency to keep an eye on throughout 2018. Not because of its price movement, as that has been in line with all other bearish markets. Instead, there has been an ongoing debate as to whether or not the project needs to fork its code to prevent Bitmain ASICs from […] The post Siacoin Rejects Bitmain and Innosilicon ASICs Through Future Hard Fork appeared first on NullTX. дальше »

2018-10-2 19:00


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Crypto Pioneer David Chaum Says His New Blockchain Beats Bitcoin

eCash creator and pioneering cryptographer David Chaum unveiled his Elixxir cryptocurrency September 19 following two years of behind-the-scenes development. Targeting Consumer Scale Speaking at the Consensus Singapore conference, Chaum said his latest project addressed the shortcomings in speed which currently prevent bonafide blockchain-based assets such as Bitcoin scaling quickly. дальше »

2018-9-20 20:00


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Elon Musk Gets Help From Dogecoin Creator Against Twitter Bots

Tesla creator Elon Musk sought help eradicating Twitter’s infamous bots from an unlikely source September 16, publicly asking Dogecoin founder Jackson Palmer for help. Palmer: Twitter ‘Should Automate’ Botnet Fix In an exchange Sunday, Palmer confirmed he had given code to Musk in order to prevent bots posting fake giveaway advertisements below his genuine tweets. дальше »

2018-9-17 23:00


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New Mining Manufacturer Linzhi Announces Ethereum ASIC Miner

Chen Min, the former chief chip maker at Bitcoin mining chip developer Canaan Creative, is turning her attention to Ethereum. Announcing her venture at the Ethereum Classic Summit in Seoul, South Korea, Chen’s new company, Linzhi, will focus on building cryptocurrency mining devices, and its first official products are a series of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners designed specifically for Ethereum and Ethereum Classic. дальше »

2018-9-15 01:22


Berkeley Professor Questions Stablecoin Viability in Unflattering Op-Ed

University of Berkeley Professor Barry Eichengreen has taken a swipe at the viability of stablecoins in an op-ed published on Project Syndicate. The critique, entitled “The Stable-Coin Myth,” argues stablecoins are not automatically "viable" just because they are pegged to an asset, though Eichengreen does believe they have an advantage over "conventional cryptocurrencies" such as bitcoin which he says "is highly unstable" and "unattractive as units of account. дальше »

2018-9-13 18:07


Peer2Peer Insurance Global 2018 Study Shows Blockchain Is Disrupting The Industry

A study dubbed, “Peer2Peer Insurance Global 2018” revealed that blockchain technology has the potential to flourish the insurance industry. Investopedia defines peer-to-peer insurance model as a risk-sharing network of a group of individuals who put together their premiums to prevent risk from negatively impacting said investors. дальше »

2018-9-11 17:58