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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’s Moonbound Potential Predicted to Shoot Through the Roof as a Result of the Currency War

In a recent TrustNodes report, it was argued that the current currency war taking place between America and different parts of the world can potentially help Bitcoin’s [BTC] value increase. The main argument made was that this war could lead to a devaluation of all currencies, leaving consumers to retort to cryptocurrencies. The news outlet […] дальше »

2019-6-10 04:25


Bitcoin a Good Buy if Trade Tension Persists, Admits Wall Street Skeptic

By CCN: The frequently volatile stock market provides rare hideouts for investors but one of them could be bitcoin, according to Mr. Peter Boockvar of Bleakley Advisory Group. The chief investment officer said this week that a sharp rise in bitcoin price indicated that investors were unsure about the Federal Reserve’s stance on interest rate cuts, as well as about the outcome of an ongoing trade war between the US and China that kept buying sentiment weaker in both the Western and Asian stock markets. дальше »

2019-6-7 11:28


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Untamed Crypto Could Be the Wonder Drug for Open Source Development

Many in the crypto industry, whether it be financeers or computer science majors, have yet to crack the code of blockchain’s killer app. Will it be tokenized real estate, dismantling large Internet companies, or something in between? At this year’s WeAreDevelopers conference in Berlin, Germany, one of the major themes was how to encourage openRead MoreRead More. дальше »

2019-6-7 10:30


NEO Price Prediction Today: Daily (NEO) Value Forecast – June 6

NEO/USD has been relatively seeing a line of downward price movements. The downward market movement could in the medium-term face a resistance its 50-day SMA indicator. NEO/USD Medium-term Trend: Bearish Resistance levels: $14, $15, $16 Support levels: $10, $9, $8 The market positions between NEO/USD have been relatively wallowing in a downward moving mode. The […] дальше »

2019-6-6 11:43


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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: ‘It’s a Ponzi Scheme’

The accusation that bitcoin is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme is perhaps the oldest, longest-standing criticism of the digital bearer asset. The basic idea is that there is nothing of value here and the entire purpose of bitcoin’s existence is to enrich Satoshi Nakamoto and the speculators who bought in for a few pennies or dollars in the early days by tricking others into buying in at a higher price. дальше »

2019-6-4 19:03


Litecoin (LTC) weekly chart resembles the November 2017 chart – Is a parabolic move underway?

History almost always repeats itself, and in the case of Litecoin (LTC), this could be happening at the moment. From a look at Litecoin (LTC)’s chart between the 12th June 2017 and 20th November 2017, one can see a striking similarity to LTC’s price action between 4th February 2019 and the last weekly candle that […] дальше »

2019-5-25 17:05


Research reveals surprising relationship between climate change and fertility rate

Climate change will shape every aspect of human life – often in complex ways. Take the question of deciding how many children to have, for example. A new analysis suggests that climate change could increase fertility rates in tropical countries, in turn magnifying the impacts of climate change on those countries and widening the gap between wealthy and poorer nations. дальше »

2019-5-21 18:04


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Op Ed: A Summary of

In the latest on the ongoing legal dispute between the New York Attorney General (NYAG), cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin issuer Tether, the New York Supreme Court has modified an April 24, 2019, preliminary injunction and now Bitfinex is allowed to continue using the Tether reserves that were loaned to it to maintain its ordinary course of business, such as paying employees and consultants. дальше »

2019-5-18 22:14


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Tether and Bitfinex Ask New York Attorney General for Fund Accessibility

Attorneys for Tether and Bitfinex are hoping to get the former access to its reserves amid a legal dispute with New York Office of the Attorney General (NYOAG). In a letter sent to the New York County Supreme Court, attorneys representing iFinex (the parent organization of Bitfinex) and Tether took issue with the restrictions that had been placed on Tether's transactions with related parties as part of an ongoing case against them, stating that the NYOAG had no basis for disallowing tether (USDT) holders and other affiliated entities from redeeming their tokens. дальше »

2019-5-16 18:51