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Smaller PoW coins are in constant danger of 51% attacks – Decred (DCR) governance model is the solution

DCR aims to serve three purposes of an ideal currency: being a store of value, being a medium of exchange and being a unit of accounting. Bitcoin is kinda capable of performing these three functions, but currently possesses inferior technology that isn’t suited to make it commercial grade money. дальше »

2018-11-22 18:42


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Bitcoin Cash ABC update exposes potentially catastrophic vulnerability

It hasn’t been long since the monstrously wasteful hash wars began, but it already seems both newly spawned blockchains are running into potentially crippling technical difficulties. Shortly after BSV (nChain’s implementation of Bitcoin Cash) suffered from a bug that split its network in two, it appears that BAB (Bitcoin-ABC’s implementation of Bitcoin Cash) has rolled out a software update that puts its entire network at risk of 51-percent attacks from rogue miners. дальше »

2018-11-21 20:52


Target and Google Official Twitter Accounts Hacked, Used for Crypto Scams

In what is becoming an emerging trend, Twitter accounts of popular brands are being hacked in an attempt to scam unsuspecting users out of their cryptocurrencies. Target and Google are two high profile targets that have seen their accounts taken over by hackers who, in turn, have used them to scam followers by advertising fraudulent crypto giveaways. дальше »

2018-11-15 23:40


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How Bitcoin Mining Can Help Nuclear Reactors

Generating electricity closer to full capacity and at a constant rate is the most economical, technically simple and safe mode of operation at nuclear power plants, according to NEA. Bitcoin mining can help by utilizing the excess energy reactors can generate outside peak seasons and hours of consumption, reducing the stress from powering up and […] The post How Bitcoin Mining Can Help Nuclear Reactors appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2018-10-17 03:20


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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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The Dangers of Russian Hackers’ Bitcoin Trail

Context The controversy around possible Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election became a constant in the US public discourse even before the campaign itself has concluded. The scope of its interest includes everything related to the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election, including the Trump campaign’s possible cooperation and coordination with Russians. The дальше »

2018-7-17 01:12


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Bitcoin [BTC] Price Analysis (29/06/18) – Bullish Breakout Possible From Low Volatility Channel

There has been a lot of talk about Bitcoin’s bearish performance this year, with people wondering how long this downtrend can continue. Traders/investors are not helped by a constant stream of different conflicting high-profile opinions: Jordan Belfort (Wolf of Wall Street) – “Just the beginning of the end. дальше »

2018-6-29 17:24


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