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Ripple CTO Holds Bitcoin despite Thinking Proof-Of-Work Has no Future
David Schwartz, one of the original architects of the Ripple consensus network, doesn’t see XRP being the one digital asset to rule them all any time soon and holds an unspecified amount of bitcoin despite calling its Proof-of-Work consensus algorithm a “technological dead-end. дальше »
2018-8-26 08:00 | |
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Op Ed: Making Friends With Time in the Cryptocurrency Space
What follows is an open letter from Jimmy Zhong, co-founder and CEO of IOST, to his team members and shared with Bitcoin Magazine with permission. Recently, I’ve been thinking about an ultimate way of safely storing value — gold, Bitcoin, real estate and power all came to mind. дальше »
2018-8-23 22:20 | |
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BCH Upgrade Debate Continues — Bitcoin Unlimited Reveals Fork Strategy
On August 21 Bitcoin Unlimited’s lead developer Andrew Stone wrote a proposal which outlined a strategy for the upcoming November hard fork. Stone explains that there are two changesets proposed by two different full node clients and Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) plans to implement consensus changes from both organizations, allowing participants the ability to vote for […] The post BCH Upgrade Debate Continues — Bitcoin Unlimited Reveals Fork Strategy appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2018-8-23 19:45 | |
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PR: Token Creation Now Available on Bitcoin Cash via BITBOX – Bitmain Wormhole Partnership
Bitcoin. com launches a powerful developer framework for token creation on the Bitcoin Cash blockchain, adding a significant rival to Ethereum, just days after Bitmain announced their Wormhole protocol. дальше »
2018-8-17 12:30 | |
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Blockchain Lattice: Consensus Algorithm Basics And Network Applications
Consensus algorithms based on the blockchain allow the ledger systems to operate without the need for a high degree of trust between specific parties within the ecosystem. Such is the case with the Nano innovation that seeks to implement its blockchain lattice approach. дальше »
2018-8-14 11:49 | |
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Coingeek Speaks on Consensus Changes and Next-Gen ASIC Chip
Last week, news. Bitcoin. com reported on the proposed consensus changes published by the Bitcoin ABC development team, and the opposition towards certain elements of that proposal from a few BCH community members. дальше »
2018-8-13 18:50 | |
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Bitcoin ABC Releases Consensus Change Plans For November BCH Upgrade
Two days ago, on August 8th, the team at Bitcoin ABC released an important message on the soon to come, hard fork in November. ABC’s proposal is to make five significant changes on the codebase of the system. дальше »
2018-8-11 19:37 | |
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Bitcoin dev finds potentially crippling security flaw in Bitcoin Cash
Another massive security vulnerability in a major cryptocurrency has been discovered, just sitting there, waiting to be exploited – and this time around it’s Bitcoin Cash. Its blockchain was open to being jammed with a toxic block that would have caused complete consensus failure. дальше »
2018-8-10 17:49 | |
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Bitcoin Core Developer Reveals ‘Critical’ Bug in Bitcoin Cash
Cryptocurrency industry and community figures are reacting after it emerged a Bitcoin Core developer fixed a “critical” bug in the code for the Bitcoin Cash hard fork. Fields: Bug ‘Would Have Split’ Chain In a blog post August 10th, Corey Fields relates how in April 2018 he anonymously reported the consensus bug, known as SIGHASH_BUG. дальше »
2018-8-10 16:00 | |
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Bostonian Nabbed for Stealing Millions in Bitcoin via Sim Swapping
California investigators have arrested Joel Ortiz, a 20-year old college student who is a key suspect in the phone jacking and SIM swapping operation that saw more than 40 bitcoin and other cryptocurrency holders lose their cryptoassets. дальше »
2018-8-2 20:30 | |
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Bitcoin Green (BITG) – The Green Protocol And The Changing Face Of Cryptocurrency
Whilst Bitcoin aims to be the future for currency, many forget that actually, Bitcoin is a huge threat to the environment and the planet it wishes to support. What’s the point in creating a currency for the future, if there’s no future for the planet in the first place? That’s what Bitcoin Green wants to change, via The Green Protocol, a stunning new concept that uses a super efficient proof-of-stake consensus, designed to repair Bitcoin’s environmentally devastating attitude. дальше »
2018-7-31 13:45 | |
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20 Year Old College Student Steals $5 Million in Bitcoin By Hacking Phone Numbers
A hacker allegedly stole over $5 million in bitcoin by hijacking phone numbers and demanding ransoms. According to authorities in California, a 20-year old college student hijacked more than 40 phone numbers and stole millions of dollars’ worth of bitcoin. дальше »
2018-7-31 08:49 | |
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Litecoin, Cardano, Stellar, IOTA, TRON: Price Analysis, July 30
Experts have still not reached consensus on whether the approval of a Bitcoin ETF by the SEC is all that important. Meanwhile, the markets continue reacting to the recent rejection of an ETF by Winklevoss twins - let’s check the charts дальше »
2018-7-31 23:35 | |
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Canada’s Central Bank Boasts Proof of Work Consensus System Benefits
The Central Bank of Canada has pioneered new research using the PoW or Proof of Work consensus in a new article on blockchain technology. The Bank of Canada or BoC has labeled Bitcoin’s Proof of Work system the best consensus algorithm used by any cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-7-26 16:36 | |
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The Bitcoin Money Pre-Consensus Debate Continues
News A few days ago news. Bitcoin. com reported on the debate between Bitcoin Cash (BCH) developers and community members concerning an idea called ‘pre-consensus. ’ Some developers believe pre-consensus could help with bock time speeds, zero-confirmation transactions, and consensus in general. дальше »
2018-7-26 14:20 | |
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The Bitcoin Cash Pre-Consensus Debate Continues
A few days ago news. Bitcoin. com reported on the debate between Bitcoin Cash (BCH) developers and community members concerning an idea called ‘pre-consensus. ’ Some developers believe pre-consensus could help with bock time speeds, zero-confirmation transactions, and consensus in general. дальше »
2018-7-26 12:05 | |
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Bank of Canada: Proof-of-Work Beats Alternative Consensus Systems
Canada’s central bank has championed proof-of-work (PoW) algorithms as part of a new research paper on Blockchain consensus. ‘Irretrievable Sunk Costs’ In its Staff Working Paper released this week, Bank of Canada (BoC) said PoW, used by Bitcoin, held more promise than alternative proof-of-script (PoS) algorithms found in various altcoins. дальше »
2018-7-25 18:00 | |
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Double-spend on Bitcoin [BTC] requires “deep pockets”, says Bank of Canada study
A recent study by the Bank of Canada has found that double spending on Proof of Work [PoW] blockchain is an “unrealistic” outcome. This is modeled on the behaviors of an “honest miner” and “dishonest miner”. дальше »
2018-7-25 10:52 | |
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Could Bitcoin be the New Freedom of Speech?
The Debate About Whether Bitcoin is Money Gains Steam Although there is a lack of consensus, many argue that Bitcoin is money. 2016), stated: The court added that funds are generally thought of as money, or often money for a specific purpose. дальше »
2018-7-24 06:13 | |
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Pre-consensus Sparks Debate Amidst the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Developers
A protocol technique known as ‘pre-consensus,’ sparked a heated debate amidst the Bitcoin Cash developers this past week. This debate centered on the benefits of ‘pre-consensus,’ as a tool to improve block propagation time, and also be of benefit to zero confirmation reliability, and delegation of decisions tethered to consensus conditions. дальше »
2018-7-22 10:26 | |
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Governance, Part 2: Plutocracy Is Still Bad
Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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A Prehistory of the Ethereum Protocol
Although the ideas behind the current Ethereum protocol have largely been stable for two years, Ethereum did not emerge all at once, in its current conception and fully formed. Before the blockchain has launched, the protocol went through a number of significant evolutions and design decisions. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Notes on Blockchain Governance
In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Dala Adds Stellar Blockchain to Ecosystem, Reveals Multi-Chain Strategy
Dala has officially announced a new multi-chain strategy that will include Stellar, the technology behind the seventh largest cryptocurrency (lumens) by market cap. дальше »
2018-7-20 00:07 | |
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Proof of Authority (PoA) Blockchain Network Consensus: How Does It Work?
Most people are familiar with bitcoin’s Proof of Work (PoW) consensus, and Proof of Stake (PoS). Yet, there other consensus types like the Proof of Authority (PoA), which is a relatively new consensus. дальше »
2018-7-19 15:29 | |
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PoWx’s Optical Proof of Work May Solve two of Bitcoin’s Biggest Problems
With bitcoin becoming more competitive, a new organization looks to bring decentralization back to mining by renovating the Proof of Work (PoW) consensus algorithm that some miners have come to love. дальше »
2018-7-18 19:00 | |
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Why Governance is the Greatest Problem for Blockchains To Solve
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and in a blockchain that link lies in the form of its founders. Getting nodes to achieve consensus is easy compared to the difficulty of getting humans to achieve consensus. дальше »
2018-7-16 05:40 | |
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PoWx Seeks to Change Bitcoin Mining with “Optical PoW”
Nonprofit organization PoWx has launched this week with the goal of boosting the idea behind proof of work (PoW) through more innovative algorithms. The company is seeking to decentralize Bitcoin mining and make it more accessible to consumers through a new technology that executives have dubbed “optical PoW” — a new type of hardware that utilizes a more advanced and energy-efficient form of laser technology as the cornerstone of mining. дальше »
2018-7-14 01:04 | |
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Op-Ed: Bitcoin’s Roots in the Great Law of Peace
Bitcoin, in its nine years of existence, has steadily gained traction, defining itself as a new digital gold. Early adopters of this technology have shown excitement for the potential of this inflation-proof sound money. дальше »
2018-7-14 00:48 | |
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The Genesis Files: With Bit Gold, Szabo Was Inches Away From Inventing Bitcoin
As his Hungarian parents had fled post-war Soviet regime to settle in the United States, Nick Szabo came to call the Californian Bay area of the 1990s his home. Here, he was among the first to frequent the in-person “Cypherpunk” meetings organized by Timothy May, Eric Hughes and other founding members of the collective of cryptographers, programmers and privacy activists centered around the ’90s mailing list of the same name. дальше »
2018-7-13 17:16 | |
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Blockchain Industry Celebrities Support BitKop Blockchain Green Consensus Action Signature Event
Bitcoin Press Release: The BitKop Blockchain Green Consensus Action Signature Event, promoted by the BitKop trading platform and supported by their strategic partner TokenSky, kicked off in Tokyo, Japan on July 4. дальше »
2018-7-13 14:17 | |
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Coin Staking: Top Proof of Stake (PoS) Cryptocurrency Coins to Know About
2018 Coin Staking Guide Of the various consensus types powering crypto platforms and networks, none has been more recently discussed as the Proof of Stake. This is not surprising given its many benefits and increased preference to bitcoin’s proof of work consensus. дальше »
2018-7-2 20:31 | |
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Yocoin Celebrates Its Independence from Ethereum
Bitcoin Press Release: “June 25th marks the day of Yocoin’s independence from Ethereum. ” YOCOIN had its Independence Day press conference on June 25th 2018, 10:00 (GMT+8). June 29th, 2018. Dubai, UAE. дальше »
2018-6-30 13:01 | |
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Op-Ed: Challenge of Mining Centralization Unveils Bitcoin’s Elegant Design
Last year, growing problems of Bitcoin mining centralization came to light with the controversy of an AsicBoost scandal. As a largely centralized hash rate began to threaten the software’s magical property, concerns were raised that incentives at the crux of Bitcoin’s game theory had broken away. дальше »
2018-6-29 16:42 | |
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What Is Constellation Cryptocurrency?
As things currently stand, most of the big blockchain players such as Bitcoin and Ethereum are subject to a variety of systemic limitations which hamper mass adoption. One such issue is their scalability, which is poor primarily due to the consensus mechanisms they employ. дальше »
2018-6-28 06:00 | |
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PR: Tron Celebrates Its Independence from Ethereum
“June 25th marks the day of TRON’s independence from Ethereum. ” TRON had its Independence Day press conference on June 25th 2018, 10:00 (GMT+8). Founder and CEO of TRON Justin Sun announced: “TRON has completed token migration from ERC20 to mainnet. дальше »
2018-6-25 12:30 | |
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PR: Tron Celebrates It’s Independence from Ethereum
“June 25th marks the day of TRON’s independence from Ethereum. ” TRON had its Independence Day press conference on June 25th 2018, 10:00 (GMT+8). Founder and CEO of TRON Justin Sun announced: “TRON has completed token migration from ERC20 to mainnet. дальше »
2018-6-25 12:30 | |
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Dismissing Bitcoin is ‘Too Arrogant,’ Says Goldman Sachs’ CEO
While Lloyd Blankfein doesn’t own any bitcoin himself — nor does his American multinational investment bank and financial services company — the CEO of Goldman Sachs still believes that critics shouldn’t dismiss the first and foremost cryptocurrency’s future. дальше »
2018-6-21 17:00 | |
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The Genesis Files: If Bitcoin Had a First Draft, Wei Dai’s B-Money Was It
All Cypherpunks value privacy; it’s basically the founding principle of the collective of cryptographers, academics, developers and activists grouped around the 1990s mailing list by the same name. дальше »
2018-6-15 23:31 | |
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Proposed Regulations Could Cause Major Shifts in Canadian Crypto Businesses
Canada’s government has released draft regulations for “virtual currencies” with a consultation period of 90 days, saying that proposed regulatory changes could mean a loss of $60 million over 10 years for businesses that deal in cryptocurrencies but will improve Canada’s international reputation and make it easier for crypto businesses to deal overseas. дальше »
2018-6-13 20:24 | |
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