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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


Bitcoin [BTC] needs to convince nations that adoption rewards outweigh risk of attacking BTC, claims analyst

Bitcoin [BTC] does not have a physical form, making the virtual currency both an efficient and vulnerable asset. The vulnerability and security aspect of Bitcoin has been debated in the past, with many speculating what would happen to it in the face of a nation-state level attack that could possibly jeopardize the network. дальше »

2019-6-11 08:55


Bitcoin [BTC] developer releases Erlay; Relay protocol expected to half node’s bandwidth consumption

Gleb Naumenko, a Bitcoin Developer, recently announced the release of Erlay, an efficient transaction relay protocol for Bitcoin, and made it available to the public for general use. Naumenko’s announcement stated that the objective behind the relay protocol was to make transaction announcements more convenient by sending them directly to over a “small number of […] The post Bitcoin [BTC] developer releases Erlay; Relay protocol expected to half node’s bandwidth consumption appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

2019-5-28 21:00


Bitwise Submits Bitcoin Spot Market Report: The “Most Orderly & Efficient in the World” to SEC

Discrediting the popular misconception about Bitcoin spot market Bitcoin real spot market & substantially larger regulated bitcoin futures market Most important denomination in considering Bitcoin ETF: Regulated BTC futures volume accounts for 48% of the size of the spot market New research by Bitwise Asset Management titled “Economic and Non-Economic Trading In Bitcoin” is exploring […] дальше »

2019-5-25 19:23


Bitwise Report 2.0: Trading Spread tight among “real exchanges”, Bitcoin market efficient post price rally

As Bitwise Asset Management patiently awaits its decision from the US Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC], the firm has released yet another report detailing the Bitcoin spot market. Following their March proposal, Bitwise, among other things, highlights the tightening of trading spreads in the BTC spot market. дальше »

2019-5-25 09:45


Bitcoin [BTC] or any crypto investment not “too risky” if sizing of investment is efficient, claims Ari Paul

It is fair to say that every trader around the world is in consensus with respect to recognizing the instability and risk-laden aspect of the cryptocurrency market. The recent Tether-Bitfinex drama caused a lot of chaos in the community, with investors left outraged as Tether dropped in valuation in the market. дальше »

2019-5-2 01:30


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Dutch central bank tested blockchain for 3 years. The results? ‘Not that positive’

The Dutch central bank developed and evaluated four distributed ledger technology (DLT) prototypes in three years, but so far blockchain hasn’t lived up to the hype, The Banker reports. In fact, the only use-case it can easily envision is cross-border payments, after it discovered that markets with efficient payment systems that exist (such as Nordic countries and the Netherlands) don’t really benefit from blockchain. дальше »

2019-5-1 17:15


India Shuns Bitcoin Legalization Again, Excludes Crypto Startups from Fintech Sandbox

By CCN. com: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has published its official document on a draft framework for fintech regulatory sandbox entitled “Draft Enabling Framework for Regulatory Sandbox. ” The document explicitly excluded crypto assets like bitcoin, demonstrating a lack of intent to regulate the local crypto market. дальше »

2019-4-19 14:13


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Lightning Loop Lets Users Empty Lightning Channels Without Closing Them

Lightning Labs, the development team working to grow the Lightning Network, just released the alpha version of a new protocol called Lightning Loop. Lightning Loop is designed to give users the ability to deposit and withdraw bitcoin from their payment channels (the two-way payment gateways that allow users to send and receive funds to and from each other) without closing these channels entirely. дальше »

2019-3-22 20:32


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Op Ed: Defining Decentralization: How Ambiguity Continues to Divide Crypto

There are many keywords in blockchain, but few spark as much emotion as “decentralization. ” For many of us, it was the dream of decentralization that inspired us to embark into the industry in the first place — the driving force encouraging us to explore the many industries and practice areas that could be positively impacted by this technology. дальше »

2019-3-1 19:43


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Bitmain Announces New 7nm Bitcoin Mining Chip With 29% More Efficiency

On Feb. 18, mining rig manufacturing giant Bitmain Technologies announced its next-generation 7nm ASIC chip for mining SHA-256 cryptocurrencies like BTC and BCH. According to Bitmain, the mining chip, called the BM1397, is more efficient when mining proof of work (PoW) coins and the new chips will be installed in the latest Antminer series of […] The post Bitmain Announces New 7nm Bitcoin Mining Chip With 29% More Efficiency appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2019-2-18 21:01


Майнинговая компания Bitmain представила ASIC-чип нового поколения

Крупнейший производитель майнингового оборудования Bitmain представил 7-нанометровый ASIC-чип под названием BM1397, ориентированный на алгоритм SHA256 [в первую очередь биткоин и Bitcoin Cash]. We’re proud to announce the BM1397, our all-new 7nm ASIC to mine cryptocurrencies using the SHA256 PoW, thus far our most efficient ASIC. дальше »

2019-2-18 17:22


Energy Industry getting Decentralized and Efficient through Blockchain Technology

If we somehow happened to look past Bitcoin, it ends up evident that blockchains by and large are in effect progressively put to great use by the energy business. From their utilization in energy trades to their joining in microgrids, dispersed records are making conceivable a scope of new exchanges and frameworks. дальше »

2019-1-31 11:00


nChain Director Says Bitcoin SV (BSV) Set to Add New Merchant API for Making Native Transactions Efficient

Bitcoin SV is finally dissociating itself from its notorious past and is starting to gain widespread attention for all the right reasons. For example, a couple of days back, Steve Shadders, an executive over at nChain, announced to the world that SV’s core dev team was making big changes to the premier token’s native ecosystem— […] дальше »

2019-1-18 19:16


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US W-2 Employees Can Now Get Paid in Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency payroll and HR company Bitwage has announced a rollout of new payment tools for businesses executives claim “closes the loop” in Bitcoin salaries for W-2 employees in the US. Paxful Completes Successful Trial Through a partnership with Texas-based HR firm Simply Efficient HR, Bitwage now offers client businesses a way to offer salaries in Bitcoin and Ether to regular payroll employees. дальше »

2019-1-18 23:00


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Bitcoin Cash has failed to make use of its 8MB block size, analysts say

In 2017, a veritable civil war was fought between camps of Bitcoin believers: those who sought to keep its “block size” at 1MB, and those who wanted to increase it. Those looking for bigger blocks found themselves rallying behind a then-new cryptocurrency – a “hard fork” of Bitcoin called Bitcoin Cash (BCH) – whose premise rested on re-creating Bitcoin to mine 8MB blocks. дальше »

2019-1-17 20:01