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Sovryn Launches DeFi Platform on RSK Bitcoin Sidechain; Decentralized Lending And Trading Tools

New decentralized lending and trading platform launches with a focus on the top cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), rather than the conventional Ethereum-based applications. Sovryn, a decentralized platform built and operating on Bitcoin’s RSK sidechain, announced the launch of its public chain this Tuesday, aiming to bring a full Bitcoin suite to the DeFi world. дальше »

2020-12-17 00:07


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Venezuela’s President Says Petro Cryptocurrency Critical to Economic Recovery

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro says Petro — the state-issued crypto, will be a major focus of the country’s government in 2020. Despite previous attempts to promote utility for the national cryptocurrency, public tokens like Bitcoin (BTC) and Dash are seeing the most adoption within the economically troubled country. дальше »

2020-1-16 22:00


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


United States SEC on the lookout for ‘crypto-specialist’; blockchain and crypto-jobs on the rise

The Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] has ramped up its focus on the digital currency industry and is now looking for a “crypto-specialist” to advise the regulator body on legal issues. As per a public SEC job-posting on USA jobs, the SEC has signaled its concern to the cryptocurrency industry. дальше »

2019-4-2 13:00


Join the pool or shut down your miner – solo Ethereum mining completely unprofitable

One of the interesting things about open blockchains is that, in theory, anyone can set their computers to focus on these cryptographic puzzles as a way to win rewards. The catch is that mining on major public blockchains tends to require more and more power over time, as more people invest in more powerful hardware. дальше »

2018-11-14 17:33


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Bitfury Acquires Minority Stake in Final Frontier, Aims To Expand Services

The Bitfury Group has acquired a minority stake in blockchain services firm Final Frontier. Both organizations are looking to utilize each other’s knowledge and experience in the traditional and digital finance spaces to potentially release a new line of financial products and services designed to assist professional investors in getting their hands on digital assets. дальше »

2018-11-14 00:53


Indian Officials Consider Ban on “Private Cryptocurrencies”

Agents of the Indian government have met to formally discuss a possible ban on private cryptocurrency holdings in the nation. On October 30, 2018, the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) issued a press release detailing their recent meeting where they “reviewed the current global and domestic economic situation and financial sector performance. дальше »

2018-11-1 22:37