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New MIT Digital Currency Scaling Technology “utreexo” Could Allow Bitcoin and Phone to be Synchronized Directly

It seems that it might be possible for Bitcoin to be synchronized using just a smartphone. According to Tadge Dryja, a cryptocurrency research scientist at the MIT Digital Currency Initiative, there is a scaling solution that will make things easier for Bitcoin and it’s called ‘utrexxo.’ The intention behind this proposal is to deal with […] дальше »

2019-1-14 19:32


Economist Expects Wild Fluctuations on the Dow Jones in 2019 as Crypto Looks to Make Its Mark

According to Mohamed El-Erian, the chief economic adviser at Allianz SE, says that the Dow Jones could experience wild fluctuations in the coming months. Although many other investors believe that we might experience a recession in the near future, El-Erian considers that these concerns are exaggerated. The US economy will continue to grow during 2019, […] дальше »

2019-1-1 23:54


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Blockchain Analysis Is About to Get Harder as P2EP Enters Testing Phase

Yet another tool is being added to Bitcoin’s growing number of privacy solutions. Thought up at a brainstorming event attended by Bitcoin developers and privacy researchers last summer, Pay to Endpoint (P2EP) is a relatively new trick that utilizes the well-known CoinJoin mixing technique to make blockchain analysis much harder. дальше »

2019-1-1 19:31


We’re missing the ‘Skynet’ to complete our connected robot future

Throughout history, innovators have strived to create automata, or robots as we now know them, to augment labor intensive and dangerous human jobs. As far back as 322 BC, Aristotle predicted that fleets of mechanical automata could finally rid the world of the scourge of slavery by taking over backbreaking manual roles forced upon human workers. дальше »

2018-12-28 02:00


Western Union “We Would Be Ready” For Crypto. Ripple Tests Still Ongoing

Cryptocurrencies continue to make their way into the world of finance and traditional payment systems. Despite some skeptical statements and the bearish 2018, their adoption has dramatically increased to the point that many experts believe that eventually crypto use could complement or even compete directly with the traditional fiat system. дальше »

2018-12-21 05:56


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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


US Government Aims to Make Privacy Coins’ Use Case Obsolete

A branch of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DoHS) is researching the possibility of using blockchain forensic analysis tools to better trace privacy coin transactions. Privacy No More: US Government Preparing Forensic Analysis Tools Among the biggest concerns surrounding cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are fears that the emerging technology could facilitate money laundering by. дальше »

2018-12-5 01:00


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Solar Energy-Powered Mining and PoS Could Make Cryptocurrencies Environmentally Sustainable

One of the chinks in the armor of blockchain technology is its intensive energy consumption. However, a report by Harvard Business Review, published November 27, 2018, sheds light on some of the lesser, and even nil, energy-consuming alternatives that can pave the way for DLT to be the global disruptor as it is often deemed to be. дальше »

2018-11-28 20:00