2022-6-8 19:05 |
The move comes as more miners have begun using alternative sources of funds to support their expansion.
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How an open-source Bitcoin signing device can change lives. SeedSigner provides an alternative for people to use bitcoin in economically oppressed countries.
2022-4-23 21:30 | |
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Using a credit card to pay for purchases has negative implications for businesses and consumers. Bitcoin provides a better, alternative payment method.
2022-4-19 21:00 | |
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“We are entering a significant moment for alternative governance models, and we think there's an important opportunity to advance these efforts using the blockchain,” said Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan and co-founder Perry Chen.
2021-12-9 00:55 | |
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The Central Bank of Nigeria [CBN] is not a fan of Bitcoin. And, this isn't a fact it has tried to hide either. Although Nigeria is among the top African nations using Bitcoin to transact, the central The post Nigeria's central bank advocates e-Naira as a 'safer alternative' to Bitcoin appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-9-11 03:30 | |
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Six East African states are reportedly set to explore the possibility of using central bank digital currencies (CBDC) as an alternative to their shared payment system. The six countries, which are all members of the East Africa Community (EAC) trading bloc, are hoping this alternative will create a pathway that leads to the attainment of […]
2021-6-9 06:30 | |
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The two biggest consensus mechanisms known in the crypto universe are Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake, created by Satoshi Nakamoto and Sunny King(PeerCoin), respectively. Since creating these mechanisms to support the underlying technology of blockchain, there have been many other alternatives to reduce energy consumption and introduce a new method of mining using hard disks called Proof-of-Capacity, […] The post Burstcoin was the real green alternative until Chia Network raised $69.
2021-5-27 15:00 | |
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One of the world’s most respected auction houses, Sotheby, is now accepting two leading cryptocurrencies as a form of payment. Sotheby Will Let You Pay For Artwork Using Bitcoin, Ethereum An increasing number of companies have started to accept digital currencies as a payment alternative, taking the asset class that had been dismissed by traditional […]
2021-5-4 18:03 | |
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The DeFi industry offering an alternative to traditional financial services is evolving at a rapid pace. There are few platforms that are using the latest advances in the blockchain space to create DeFi solutions that could not only outperform their peers but also capable of adapting to new developments in the blockchain technology itself. Holdefi […]
2021-4-13 20:43 | |
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Automated token exchanger LuaSwap is cutting costs by employing a second-layer alternative to transacting on the heavily crowded Ethereum mainnet.
2021-1-29 05:28 | |
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Everyone seems to be talking about Bitcoin right now and the reasons are pretty clear. Firstly, in these economically unstable times an alternative to the traditional currency markets is obviously going to be attractive.
2020-12-5 17:53 | |
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Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite has filed a lawsuit against Apple after the company removed the popular video game from their app stores after it implemented its own in-app payments. According to the lawsuit, Apple’s anti-competitive conduct eliminates alternative payment options like Bitcoin to be used in the game. Epic Games wants to use […]
2020-8-17 14:36 | |
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Coinbase says more institutional investors are now using its platform to build direct positions in the cryptocurrency market. Crypto fund managers are now getting more backing from institutional investors that see the crypto market as an alternative investment strategy.
2020-7-29 01:10 | |
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The concept of using Proof of Stake (PoS) as an alternative to Proof of Work (PoW) for securing crypto networks has been around for a long time now. It was Sunny King and Scott Nadal who first proposed PoS in 2012 as a more energy-efficient solution than mining, which has traditionally been used to secure blockchains such as Bitcoin.
2020-7-23 11:44 | |
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The value of assets for all stablecoins surpassed $10 billion as more cryptocurrency traders prefer alternative cryptocurrencies using dollar-backed digital tokens instead of bitcoin, according to Coin Metrics data.
2020-5-13 22:01 | |
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Coinspeaker Borderless, Secure and Transparent: the Advantages of Blockchain for LotteriesTraditional lotteries proved to have some serious problems. Using a proprietary developed blockchain, BitWin24 offers an innovative alternative to all existing lottery systems on the market.
2020-5-1 20:18 | |
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With the coronavirus pandemic worsening in Iran, the country’s health minister advised its citizens to avoid using paper money. What better alternative is there than a digital currency like Bitcoin? BeInCrypto’s Turkish branch is reporting that the Iranian health minister is instructing citizens not to use fiat paper currency.
2020-3-6 19:10 | |
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Alternative markets innovator Tony Mackay announced today that his new markets venture, XBourse Global, will develop digital markets and market infrastructure products using DAML, the open smart contract language created by New York-based Digital Asset.
2019-12-17 01:29 | |
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Special thanks to Justin Drake and Jinglan Wang for feedback In 2014, I made a post and a presentation with a list of hard problems in math, computer science and economics that I thought were important for the cryptocurrency space (as I then called it) to be able to reach maturity.
2019-11-25 04:03 | |
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Ivan Bogatyy of Dragonfly Research says he was able to use as little as $60 per week on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to expose a critical vulnerability on the Mimblewimble (MW) privacy architecture.
2019-11-19 21:55 | |
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On November 14, the leading adult video sharing site on the internet, Pornhub, revealed that payment processor Paypal has blocked the company’s live performer payouts. In a blog post written on Thursday, Pornhub recommended alternative payments like writing a check or using the digital currency verge.
2019-11-14 22:00 | |
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Utrust, a cryptocurrency payment technology provider, announced today a new partnership with Alternative Airlines, an online flight search platform. Now Alternative Airlines’ customers can pay for flights to destinations across the globe using cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), DASH, DigiByte (DGB) and Utrust’s own UTK.
2019-11-14 22:22 | |
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By CCN Markets: Elon Musk has leaked more of his plans to make Mars habitable. The SpaceX boss tweeted an alternative idea to warm the red planet’s inhospitable surface via the use of reflective satellites.
2019-8-21 00:00 | |
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Binance has unveiled the ace up their sleeves, in vague terms, an alternative to Facebook’s Libra. The unveiling, dubbed “Venus Plan” is to end the financial hegemony by using technological innovation power that cryptocurrencies have brought forth.
2019-8-19 09:46 | |
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Bitcoin is one of the first cryptocurrencies being used for making fast transactions by cash, check, wiring, and buying or selling of goods and services. Many people worldwide, for instance, have considered using Bitcoins as an alternative for fiat currency.
2019-7-31 11:32 | |
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50,000 victims of the Japanese crypto exchange Bitpoint’s recent hack will have their stolen wallet holdings reimbursed in crypto. This was revealed in a press conference in Tokyo, where reporters were informed that the company had decided to pay back victims in crypto using a 1:1 ratio, as against fiat payouts.
2019-7-18 10:56 | |
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Crypto travel platform Travala has obtained funding from NEO’s EcoFund, an investment arm of the NEO Foundation managed directly by NGD. The EcoFund specializes in boosting real-world use-cases in the blockchain space, with Travala one of the latest such investment opportunities.
2019-7-17 01:26 | |
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Whereas a lot of consumers have shown an interest in meat replacements, it seems another popular type of food will be disrupted in a similar manner. The fish industry, while suffering from many problems and drawbacks, may see some prominent improvements by using a science-based alternative protein development method.
2019-7-9 05:00 | |
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There’s a lot of generic stock video out there, and most of it is being used in bland corporate videos that you forget about minutes after watching. Turning that trend on its head is Shutterstock, which has created an alternative trailer to the Netflix hit series Stranger Things, using only stock footage sourced from its archives.
2019-6-25 17:05 | |
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Over the last several months, YouTube has reeled from a wave of criticism. It has been accused of radicalizing young voters, ignoring harassment of LGBT content creators, and most importantly not doing enough to address toxic videos on the platform.
2019-6-18 15:48 | |
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Ever since LoclaBitcoins decided to remove the option for users to settle transactions with cash, there has been a growing demand for alternative solutions. Several such platforms exist already, yet it seems BuyCrypto.
2019-6-17 16:00 | |
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temtum, the next generation payments network designed to solve inherent problems with existing cryptocurrencies 2019, London, UK – Following the completion of its Temporal Blockchain and mainnet solution, temtum (TEM) will see the next generation cryptocurrency deliver feeless, instant transactions, backed by a highly scalable and quantum secure network.
2019-6-7 21:03 | |
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The Chief Information Security Officer at Coinbase, Philip Martin, has revealed that the firm has enabled its Coinbase and Coinbase Pro accounts to support securing Bitcoin and other crypto assets using U2F Security Keys – a safer, and somewhat ironclad alternative to SMS-based two-factor protection of accounts.
2019-6-1 04:01 | |
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The popular peer-to-peer bitcoin trading network LocalBitcoins has shut down all trading operations for Iranian users. LocalBitcoins’ website offers a variety of pages for users of different nations and, as of May 24, 2019, the Iranian page displays a message that “LocalBitcoins is currently not available in your selected region,” in English only.
2019-5-25 20:14 | |
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Blockchains are not only about cryptocurrencies, despite Bitcoin being the instigator fo the new technology. More and more, blockchain is being looked at as a viable, and in some instances, a superior method to do a wide variety of tasks in a more efficient manner.
2019-5-18 16:16 | |
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Belle Gibson, an Australian social media influencer who claimed to have cured her cancer with alternative nutrition diet, and sold a cookbook and an application on that pretext has been found to be lying.
2019-5-16 20:34 | |
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Cryptojacking — the process of infecting computers with malware to mine cryptocurrency — has declined alongside prices during cryptowinter. But like any dextrous organism facing extinction, the virus and its propagators are adapting.
2019-4-27 22:07 | |
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9th April 2019, Singapore, Singapore – Since launching its new and improved engine and platform, Singapore’s COSS Exchange has seen its daily trading volume increased by almost threefold. With its overhaul out of the way, COSS has now shifted its focus to the COSS Fee Token, CFT for short.
2019-4-10 20:17 | |
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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.
2019-3-23 17:29 | |
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MinimalWin is an alternative platform for sales, which is based on the principle of lottery and auction. Every object put on sale on the platform will be brought into play in case of successful holding of the lot, only one winner will be designated.
2019-3-16 20:33 | |
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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.
2019-3-1 03:39 | |
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Startups, small business owners and even large corporations are looking into Bitcoin and blockchain alternative projects. The technological advantages of integrating cryptocurrency payment systems or using blockchain technology for their specific industry purpose are proving to be world changing.
2019-2-21 02:10 | |
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After the launch of JP Morgan's 'stablecoin' crypto is back in the mainstream narrative which should be a positive for the wider market if it warms public sentiment. While there is no indication this news is a turning point for the bear market it does highlight how we could use alternative indicators alongside price to confirm a breakout into the next bull run.
2019-2-21 15:00 | |
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After the launch of JP Morgan's 'stablecoin' crypto is back in the mainstream narrative which should be a positive for the wider market if it warms public sentiment. While there is no indication this news is a turning point for the bear market it does highlight how we could use alternative indicators alongside price to confirm a breakout into the next bull run.
2019-2-19 15:00 | |
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Most people are desperately seeking financial freedom in their life. Sadly financial freedom remains a dream to them or an elusive theory that forever escapes them. The biggest problem around financial freedom is some magic formula or some secret success model that they believe exists, they spend an endless amount of time, effort and even resources in obtaining this magic formula or the secret success model.
2019-2-15 22:51 | |
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Everipedia, the crypto community’s answer to Wikipedia (which has all the articles Wikipedia had at the time of the fork in 2017), will be using geospatial blockchain technology provided by XYO to verify the validity of point-of-interest information on the decentralized encyclopedia.
2019-2-11 03:30 | |
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CCN spoke to Taylor Monahan of MyCrypto. com, a company with a laser-focus on crypto usability. The conversation ranged from alternative smart contract platforms to the pitiful state of decentralized applications (dApps) on Ethereum and other blockchains.
2019-2-7 00:15 | |
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Motivated by a desire to help find Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which is believed to have crashed into the southern Indian Ocean in March 2014, we proposed a way of working out where objects hit the surface of the ocean using underwater acoustic waves.
2019-2-4 23:00 | |
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SONM is a viable alternative to cloud solutions and services because of using a fog computing structure. Consumers of computing
2019-1-28 04:39 | |
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With the 10th anniversary of Bitcoin’s launch under the industry’s belt, it’s hard to believe how far the space has traveled in that time. Bitcoin Magazine has asked a number of long-time members of the space to reflect on their experiences, and published author Simon Dixon spoke with us about some of his observations over the years.
2019-1-26 01:44 | |
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Arkham's entry into spot trading could intensify competition, potentially driving innovation and regulatory scrutiny in the crypto market. The post Arkham to debut spot trading platform, competes with Coinbase, Crypto.com appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Microsoft's consideration of Bitcoin investment could influence other major corporations to reevaluate their cash management strategies. The post Michael Saylor to present Bitcoin investment strategy to Microsoft’s board appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
ai16z and Ryze Labs launch AICombinator with a $5M fund to support developers and drive AI-crypto innovation. The post ai16z partners with Ryze Labs to launch AICombinator with $5M fund appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Donald Trump to meet Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong in a discussion that might include SEC leadership and plans for the crypto advisory council. The post Trump set to hold private meeting with Coinbase CEO appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Trump's TMTG is discussing acquiring crypto exchange Bakkt to expand its market presence, using its stock for the deal. The post Trump’s social media group in talks to buy crypto exchange Bakkt appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Goldman Sachs' blockchain venture could accelerate financial innovation, potentially reshaping industry standards and enhancing market efficiency. The post Goldman Sachs to set up new blockchain venture, targeting faster trading and settlements appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Key takeaways XRP rallied by over 80% in a week to hit $1 amid a favorable regulatory shift. Vantard’s presale now stands at $838k as more investors troop into the project. XRP rallies to $1 XRP, Ripple’s native coin, has rallied more than 80% over the last seven days.