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Exchanges Round-Up: Coinjar Launches Aussie Crypto Fund, Square Trades OTC

In recent news pertaining to virtual currency exchanges, Coinjar has launched Australia’s first cryptocurrency index fund; Square’s latest quarterly report has revealed that company is executing its crypto trades via the over-the-counter (OTC) markets rather than “public cryptocurrency exchanges;” and Poloniex has launched EOS pairings. дальше »

2018-8-7 02:35


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A year later, applications are developing a wave in Bitcoin Cash

But there’s also some work being done to make bitcoin cash a more complex blockchain, able to handle smart contracts and token launches. Since bitcoin cash allows for more data to be stored in each transaction, supporters argue bitcoin isn’t capable of supporting an app like Memo.cash. But right now, bitcoin fees are rather low дальше »

2018-8-1 10:19


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Mixed Feelings

Yesterday we saw a clear break above the key psychological level of $8,000 per bitcoin. Now the question on everyone’s mind is where did this move come from and is it sustainable? Now, I know that many of you are reading this note for just one reason and we have some rather unique crypto observations for you below but before we get into that it is important to always bear in mind that a portfolio Read More The post Mixed Feelings appeared first on Bitcoinist.com. дальше »

2018-7-26 06:00


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Canada’s banking insurer owns about 58% of Canadian citizenship for investment purposes

Canadian citizens used Bitcoin (BTC) mainly for investment purposes in 2017, according to a study by the Bank of Canada (BoC) published July 23. According to the survey results, Canadians have mainly used the major cryptocurrency for investment purposes in 2017, rather than for transactions, which previously had been cited as the main reason for дальше »

2018-7-24 09:14


Amidst Mastercard’s Outage, Bitcoin Community Compares Its Payment Advantages

Mastercard experienced a major glitch last week, which kept their customers from charging anything on their cards. Instead, the transactions were declined. However, rather than impacting a city or even a single state, this outage had a worldwide impact, which led to a very unhappy group of users voicing their opinions on social media. Even […] дальше »

2018-7-23 09:20


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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


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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Institutional Investors Brought in 56% of Capital at This Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto Management Fund

The term ‘buying the dip’ has been floating around the crypto-verse ever since Bitcoin (BTC) showed signs of reaching the $5,800 levels late in May this year. As many inexperienced traders were panicking, the true veterans kept emphasizing that rather than cashing out, anyone with extra capital should be investing in Bitcoin (BTC) and the other […] The post Institutional Investors Brought in 56% of Capital at This Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto Management Fund appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2018-7-19 17:08


Some potential investors find the process of acquiring cryptocurrencies rather complicated, according to a new survey conducted among US residents. Despite that finding, and other obstacles, another study confirms the recently reported increase

Despite that finding, and other obstacles, another study confirms the recently reported increase in capital raised through coin offerings this year. Also in today’s Bitcoin in Brief, the Swiss city of Zug concludes successfully its experimental vote on blockchain. дальше »

2018-7-4 18:46


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‘Miners Are Miners Again’: Bitcoin Core Dev Launches Alternative Mining Protocol

Bitcoin core developer Matt Corallo has launched a mining pool which aims to increase decentralization as Bitcoin mining becomes increasingly monopolized. Corallo: Miners ‘Have No Control’ Beginning June 25 but still with what Corallo describes as “vulnerabilities,” the pool uses BetterHash, a protocol which seeks to offer mining pool users the option to use their own block templates rather than those prescribed by pool owners. дальше »

2018-7-3 20:00


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3 Reasons Bitcoin is Singing the Blues

The price of Bitcoin has been resting at around $6,000 recently — a disappointing 2018 low point. With so much talk and news coming out about cryptocurrency, many dejected investors are wondering ‘What is holding Bitcoin back?’ ‘Chain Gang Blues’ Bitcoin has had many great upgrades recently, especially with the addition of the Lightning Network earlier this year. дальше »

2018-7-1 04:00


Lithuania Forges Ahead With Its Crypto Goals Despite Potential Threats

While most countries are trying different ways to entice cryptocurrency investors/traders and projects to within their borders, Lithuania is facing a totally different kind of problem. In fact, concerns are now being raised that the nation’s vibrant crypto industry might attract a deluge of funds that they should rather not touch – illegal money from […] Lithuania Forges Ahead With Its Crypto Goals Despite Potential Threats was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »

2018-6-27 16:48