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Lykke implements limit order capability on the Lykke Exchange

Lykke has added limit order capability to the Lykke Exchange. “We are pleased to offer limit orders to the members of our community,” said Mikhail Nikulin, co-founder and CTO of Lykke. “This feature has topped the wish list for many of our most passionate users, but before we could implement it correctly, we needed to make other enhancements to our exchange. дальше »

2018-7-31 13:22


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Mining Round-Up: Steam Game Allegedly Cryptojacks Users, Mining Could be “New Oil” for Kazakhstan

In recent mining news, indie Steam game, Abstractism, has been accused of installing malicious software on its users’ devices to mine XMR; the vice president of the Blockchain and Crypto Technology Association of Kazakhstan has advocated that the country’s administration seeks to foster the local mining industry; and the commissioners of the Franklin Public Utility […] The post Mining Round-Up: Steam Game Allegedly Cryptojacks Users, Mining Could be “New Oil” for Kazakhstan appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2018-7-31 02:45


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


How location data is used to manipulate airfare and car rental prices

While the EU recently passed the GDPR into law to give users control of how their data is collected and used, the battle is unfortunately only half won. According to a new (and shocking!) study by TheBestVPN, you could end up paying almost double (or more) the actual cost of a product or service you are interested in depending on where you are accessing the website offering the product from. дальше »

2018-7-18 23:13


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FSB Look Into Volatility Threats Posed By Bitcoin

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) have recently stated they want to look into possible volatility threats posed by the likes of Bitcoin. The Switzerland-based Financial Stability Board stated on Monday that the digital currencies have raised concerns regarding the protection of users and the investors since there it little known about banks exposure to them. дальше »

2018-7-18 23:00


Could Quantum Computers Decipher Cryptocurrency Wallets’ Private Keys? One Researcher Thinks So

A worrying report was published yesterday in the online academic journal, The Conversation, warning that in the future, quantum computers might become capable of cracking cryptocurrency wallets’ private keys—giving potential hackers access to crypto users’ stored digital currencies. дальше »

2018-7-17 03:00


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PoWx Seeks to Change Bitcoin Mining with “Optical PoW”

Nonprofit organization PoWx has launched this week with the goal of boosting the idea behind proof of work (PoW) through more innovative algorithms. The company is seeking to decentralize Bitcoin mining and make it more accessible to consumers through a new technology that executives have dubbed “optical PoW” — a new type of hardware that utilizes a more advanced and energy-efficient form of laser technology as the cornerstone of mining. дальше »

2018-7-14 01:04


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The Genesis Files: With Bit Gold, Szabo Was Inches Away From Inventing Bitcoin

As his Hungarian parents had fled post-war Soviet regime to settle in the United States, Nick Szabo came to call the Californian Bay area of the 1990s his home. Here, he was among the first to frequent the in-person “Cypherpunk” meetings organized by Timothy May, Eric Hughes and other founding members of the collective of cryptographers, programmers and privacy activists centered around the ’90s mailing list of the same name. дальше »

2018-7-13 17:16


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Report Finds That URL Shorteners May Be Enabling Crypto Jacking

A new report has found that URL shorteners could be being used to enable malicious cryptocurrency mining. If you don’t know what a URL shortener is, then you’re probably not at risk of this, however just for clarity; a URL shortener is a website that allows you to shorten a URL, this is useful for social media and emails for example. дальше »

2018-7-4 15:30


EOS Founder Wants to Scrap the Platform's Constitution, Start Anew

Daniel Larmier, the founder and technical architect of EOS, has confirmed that he wants to scrap the platform’s current constitution and build a new one. Speaking on the EOSIO Gov Telegram Channel, Larimer claimed he has doubts about the company’s current on-chain governance model and called the existing constitution “unwise. дальше »

2018-6-28 01:44