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Sold! Lightning Network Art Auction Goes to the Lowest Bidder
Yesterday, an auction was held by cryptocurrency and blockchain artist @cryptograffiti for a piece titled “black swan,” which the artist made using “fiat and counterfeit detector pen ink. дальше »
2018-12-21 20:15 | |
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Pierre Rochard: “Lightning Adoption Will Basically Mirror Bitcoin Adoption”
Lightning is a second-layer solution for the Bitcoin blockchain that addresses the scaling issues surrounding it today. Similar to Bitcoin, Lightning is an open-source protocol in which anyone can contribute to. дальше »
2018-12-19 02:34 | |
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Syncing Data Between Bitcoin Nodes Is About to Get Easier
Minisketch is a new solution that’s trying to solve an old problem. Spearheaded by Blockstream co-founder Pieter Wuille, Bitcoin Core contributor and fellow Blockstream co-founder Gregory Maxwell, and Blockstream software engineer Gleb Naumenko, the open-source initiative is designed to achieve set reconciliation between the mempools of each full node. дальше »
2018-12-18 18:48 | |
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Switzerland Aims for Conducive Regulatory Framework for Blockchain, Crypto Companies
The Swiss government has advised regulators not to create new legislations but instead make adjustments to existing laws to accommodate companies in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. The amendments should focus on enhancing Switzerland’s position as a blockchain-friendly country, the Swiss Federal Council said last week. дальше »
2018-12-18 22:53 | |
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What Is FunFair Network? Introduction to FUN Token
What Is FunFair Network? FunFair is a decentralized, cryptocurrency-based casino gaming platform built on the Ethereum smart-contract blockchain. It uses offchain processing through Fate Channels to speed up network transactions and lower fee costs. дальше »
2018-12-16 01:32 | |
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Bitcoin’s Second Layer Blockchain Tech, the Lightning Network, Not Ready for Mainstream Use Yet
The idea behind the Bitcoin Lightning Network might’ve sounded something like this: we really don’t need to keep a record of every single transaction on the blockchain. Instead, the Lightning Network adds another layer to Bitcoin’s blockchain and enables users to create payment channels between any two parties on that extra layer. These channels can […] дальше »
2018-12-13 21:30 | |
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This New Lightning Wallet Allows You to Receive Tips Without Running a Node
A new program to set up Lightning Network micropayments, tippin. me, has recently entered beta testing. The developer for this project described some of its details on a Reddit thread to the r/Bitcoin subreddit. дальше »
2018-12-13 22:09 | |
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Monero Claims to Be the Sleeping Giant of Cryptocurrency, Here Is Why
Monero, an open-source cryptocurrency created in 2014 to facilitate privacy transactions hidden from the public eye has been labeled as a “Sleeping giant of cryptocurrency,” at least according to MoneroOutreach. дальше »
2018-12-12 15:29 | |
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Coinbase CTO Affirms The Crypto Company Will Not Trademark The Word “BUIDL”
Some rumors have surfaced recently affirming that Coinbase was considering trademarking the world “BUIDL”, which has been a popular term for building something on the blockchain. The term, which derives from a conscious misspelling of the world build, just like people use HODL instead of “hold”, has been used many times. The term is, in […] дальше »
2018-12-8 01:29 | |
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Blockchain Subscription Services Is Here with EIP-1337
Changing times and economic dynamics of the modern consumer, customers today are less keen on paying large amounts for products or services upfront. Instead, they believe in paying regular small installments, rather than paying the full value of a product to own it. дальше »
2018-12-7 22:00 | |
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What Is Decentraland? Introduction to LAND and MANA Token
What Is Decentraland? Decentraland is a blockchain-based virtual reality platform built on the Ethereum blockchain. Like Minecraft or Second Life, there’s no real objective in Decentraland. Instead, users traverse a virtual world, buying non-fungible plots of digital LAND on which to monetize through tokenized, decentralized games, apps, etc. дальше »
2018-12-6 22:15 | |
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South Korea Is Trialing Blockchain Voting — Here’s What That Means
South Korea will test out a new blockchain voting system this month, sources close to the developments have confirmed to Bitcoin Magazine. Developed by the country’s National Election Commission (NEC) and its Ministry of Science and ICT, the distributed ledger system is based on IBM’s Hyperledger Fabric and will be used to authenticate voters and save voting results in real time. дальше »
2018-12-4 21:41 | |
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Ohio Technology Funds Announce $100M Support for Blockchain Startups
Recently, the CEO of Ohio-based nonprofit JumpStart Inc. announced that his company, along with six others, would invest vast sums of money into Ohio’s blockchain startups. дальше »
2018-12-3 19:32 | |
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How opportunistic regulation can stifle innovation in blockchain
At the blockchain conferences and blockchain industry discussions over the last two years I had many chances to listen to talks about crypto regulation by the new gurus of the crypto. Being a tech law scholar for 20+ years, I was originally intrigued, but intrigue gave way to disappointment fast. дальше »
2018-12-3 17:30 | |
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EU Workers Now Have the Option to Take Their Pay in a Euro Stablecoin
Blockchain Payroll Platform WorkChain. io has partnered with tokenization platform STASIS to enable euro-backed crypto paychecks for its European Union (EU) users with the EURS stablecoin. дальше »
2018-12-1 21:00 | |
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Blockchain CEO faces 120 years in prison for $4M cryptocurrency scam
The CEO of blockchain startup AriseBank, Jared Rice, is facing up to 120 years in prison for duping numerous investors out of $4 million in a cryptocurrency scheme. Rice promised his cryptocurrency would offer Visa-like functionality, but instead he spent investors’ Bitcoin on hotels and clothes. дальше »
2018-11-29 14:43 | |
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Best IOTA Wallets In 2018
While not a blockchain in the traditional sense, IOTA (MIOTA) is a decentralized, distributed ledger powered by Internet of Things technology. Instead of relying on blockchain proof-of-stake or proof-of-work consensus algorithms, IOTA utilizes connected devices to verify transactions via its Tangle network. дальше »
2018-11-27 02:09 | |
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Overstock Founder, CEO Announces Sale For Blockchain Focus As Company’s Stocks Begin To Spike
Patrick Byrne, founder and CEO of Overstock, announced that he was working on selling the company in a report from the Wall Street Journal on November 23rd. Much of the mutual opinion is that he is seeking ways to get more involved in blockchain instead, but his departure has had a positive impact on Overstock’s […] дальше »
2018-11-26 16:10 | |
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Norway Ends Power Subsidies for Cryptocurrency Miners
Norwegian news outlet Aftenposten reported recently that the government wants cryptocurrency miners to have standard power tariffs instead of their previously subsidized rates. The revised power rates will be effective from the New Year, raising the power liability of the miners significantly and affecting their profitability. дальше »
2018-11-24 14:59 | |
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Hoskinson: Satoshi Did “An Amazing Thing”...But There Are Lessons to Learn
Charles Hoskinson is best known today as a co-founder of both Ethereum and IOHK, where he leads the research, design and development of Cardano. But before these projects, there was Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-11-20 23:08 | |
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RSK Merges With New RIF OS, Opens Potential for Increased Interoperability
Bitcoin-built smart contract platform RSK (a. k. a. Rootstock) is merging with an offshoot established by its founders. The partnership will allow it to spread its roots to Ethereum — and beyond. дальше »
2018-11-19 04:39 | |
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RSK Merges With New RIF Labs, Opens Potential for Increased Interoperability
Bitcoin-built smart contract platform RSK (a. k. a. Rootstock) is merging with an offshoot established by its founders. The partnership will allow it to spread its roots to Ethereum — and beyond. дальше »
2018-11-20 04:39 | |
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One Day After the Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork: Takeaways and Latest Developments
Bitcoin Cash, the “big block” project that forked away from the Bitcoin blockchain in August 2017, “hard forked” (split) into two different coins: “Bitcoin Cash ABC” (BCH ABC) and “Bitcoin Cash SV” (BCH SV). дальше »
2018-11-17 02:13 | |
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Bitcoin’s Market Cap Falls Below $100B, Mirrors Crypto Market’s $27.5B Decline In Just 11 Hours
After weeks of relative calm, the predicted massive Bitcoin price movement finally happened. Unfortunately, it did not move in the upward trend that everyone was hoping for. Instead, the price of the world’s largest crypto suffered a massive decline, with its price decreasing by almost $800 in just 11 hours. дальше »
2018-11-15 21:44 | |
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Ripple XRP Price Analysis: XRP Undergoes Sharp Two-Day Decline
Ripple’s XRP was forming a bullish structure with its recent price action but the market movements to start this week have led to a far more bearish outlook for the third largest cryptocurrency by market cap. дальше »
2018-11-14 19:24 | |
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The ICO Market Has Irrevocably Changed: Startups Now Seek a Plug & Play Solution
Today’s conditions are now different from when interested retail investors freely plowed in spare cash to blockchain projects. Startups have reacted to this change by increasingly making use of tailor-made token sale solutions. дальше »
2018-11-5 17:00 | |
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Vitalik Buterin Predicts Scaling Upgrade to Improve Ethereum Network Speed by 1,000 Times
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced that the blockchain platform’s next upgrade would improve its transaction capacity by a factor of one thousand. Speaking at the Devcon4 keynote in Prague, Czech Republic, Buterin reminded the audience that this long-awaited “Ethereum 2. дальше »
2018-11-3 02:00 | |
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Differences Between STO and ICO Marketing
Market experts point out a growing trend for blockchain startups STO (security token offering) instead of ICO. Thus, the projects hope to attract much more interested investor’s attention, since tokens in this case are listed on the stock exchange and promise x-return on investment. дальше »
2018-11-3 18:00 | |
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This exchange turned a bus into a Bitcoin ad to bypass Google’s crypto-ban
Online advertising giants like Google and Facebook promised entrepreneurs an effective way of reaching consumers at an affordable cost. But following a series of policy crackdowns, this wasn’t exactly the case for cryptocurrency and blockchain businesses. дальше »
2018-11-2 16:09 | |
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OmiseGO Presents an ‘Achievable Roadmap’ to Survive Bear Market
OmiseGo, one of the more promising token, published a roadmap detailing its future map in the coming months on Medium on October 30, 2018. Learning from previous experiences, the blog post stated that instead of revealing plans well in advance, they decided to list their achievements to-date to avoid disappointments. дальше »
2018-11-2 10:00 | |
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China’s National TV Show Removes Bitcoin from Andreas Antonopoulos Book Title, Uses Blockchain Instead
China, the largest county by population, is undoubtedly a large market for almost anything. However, the county's strong authoritarian tendencies still surface every once in a while. Sometimes it is for rather benign yet absurd reasons. дальше »
2018-11-2 07:13 | |
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Coinbase Surges 400% in a Year, Crypto Exchange Now Valued at $8B
While the value of the cryptocurrency market has declined since the start of 2018, Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the U.S., is bucking the trend of the industry it serves. Instead of mirroring the declining prices of digital currencies, the value San Francisco-based wallet and exchange skyrocketed to a shocking $8 billion after its […] Coinbase Surges 400% in a Year, Crypto Exchange Now Valued at $8B was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »
2018-11-2 21:29 | |
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India considers outlawing cryptocurrency use (but blockchain is still cool)
It seems India has no intention of slowing down its crusade against cryptocurrencies – but at least, it might be open to experimenting with distributed ledger tech. Following a meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), the government is contemplating devising an appropriate legal framework to ban the use of cryptocurrency in India – and encourage experimenting with distributed ledgers instead. дальше »
2018-10-31 17:07 | |
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Op Ed: Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption Is Neither Frivolous Nor Excessive
As the CEO of Hut 8, one of North America’s largest cryptocurrency miners and the world’s largest publicly traded cryptocurrency miner, I’m often asked questions about energy consumption in the mining of cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-11-1 23:35 | |
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Institutional Investors Opt for Bitcoin’s OTC Market Instead of Standard Exchanges
Bitcoin’s over-the-counter (OTC) market, is growing in popularity with institutional investors as they look for ways to trade large amounts of Bitcoin. According to a Forbes article published on October 23, 2018, institutional investors can only undergo OTC trades since standard cryptocurrency exchanges lack the required infrastructure and liquidity necessary to execute their large orders. дальше »
2018-10-25 20:29 | |
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David Chaum on Digital Privacy: “The Cat Is Out of the Bag”
David Chaum, the cryptographer credited with starting the cypherpunk movement in the 1980s and launching eCash, an early form of virtual money in the 1990s, thinks people are taking financial privacy a lot more seriously these days. дальше »
2018-10-24 18:02 | |
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Op Ed: In Defense of Bitcoin: A Response to Nouriel Roubini
Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it. дальше »
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
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Ethereum Marketplace LocalEthereum now Enables External Wallets
LocalEthereum, one of the largest decentralized peer-to-peer Ethereum marketplaces, now enables users to connect external wallets to their account instead of using a username and password combination, the company announced in a press release on October 22, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-23 05:00 | |
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Op Ed: Why Satoshi Nakamoto Deserves a Nobel Prize
Alfred Nobel died with regrets. After making a fortune off of explosives, he indicated in his will that his fortune should be used to make a prize awarded each year to those who “conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. дальше »
2018-10-23 23:22 | |
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Bitcoin Magazine Week in Review: Stablecoins Take the Spotlight
With the exception of the SEC’s FinHub announcement, it has been a quiet week for regulatory news — something we’ve been getting a lot of recently as U. S. officials clamp down on unscrupulous coin offerings and crypto companies. дальше »
2018-10-20 17:49 | |
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UK-Based G4s Enters the Cryptocurrency Storage Service Market
The UK-based security company, G4S, is entering the cryptocurrency sector. However, instead of launching an exchange or a mining facility, it is offering a digital currency storage service. The FTSE 250 company announced on Wednesday, Oct. дальше »
2018-10-19 17:44 | |
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Ripple Explains How Japan Dominates the Digital Asset Market
Japan has remained at the forefront of digital currency innovation. One of the world’s biggest Bitcoin exchange, Mt Gox, was based in Japan. However, after the $460-million Bitcoin theft and bankruptcy filing by the exchange in 2014, Japan didn’t immediately grow defensive. дальше »
2018-10-18 20:09 | |
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Research: Bitcoin (BTC) Whales Not Moving the Cryptocurrency Market
Blockchain research firm Chainalysis released a report stating “whales,” or holders with a large token holding, are stabilizing cryptocurrency prices, instead of the popular belief that they manipulate the $215 billion crypto market. дальше »
2018-10-12 19:00 | |
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Indonesian Startup Pundi X Unveils Blockchain-Based Smartphone, OS and Communication Protocol
Indonesian point-of-sale (POS) terminal maker Pundi X Labs (Pundi X) has unveiled the development of a new smartphone as well as an operating system and communication protocol for mobile devices based completely on blockchain technology. дальше »
2018-10-11 18:27 | |
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What you can count on by investing to Blockchain Capital LTD tokens
Crypto’s index investing is the future. Instead of investing all the savings to a single altcoin or making a personal portfolio, it’s enough to buy an index token, and the funds will be distributed among 20 cryptocurrencies automatically. дальше »
2018-10-8 09:25 | |
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In Search of Stability: An Overview of the Budding Stablecoin Ecosystem
Stability. The word seems to be at complete odds with the current nature of the crypto market. With its flagship coin having “died” on hundreds of occasions, volatility and meteoric price swings have come to define cryptocurrencies, as price stability, ever-elusive, is in short supply. дальше »
2018-10-3 19:05 | |
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