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Legal Commission of India Suggests Cryptocurrencies are a Legitimate Means for Electronic Payments

India continues to be a hotbed of controversy and confusion regarding all things cryptocurrency. The country has historically served as one of the most anti-cryptocurrency regions in the world, having put an outright ban on banks having any relationship with cryptocurrency exchanges earlier this month. дальше »

2018-7-26 00:22


LCI Calls for Indian Government to Recognize Cryptocurrencies as a Legal Means for Electronic Payments

India continues to be a hotbed of controversy and confusion regarding all things cryptocurrency. The country has historically served as one of the most anti-cryptocurrency regions in the world, having put an outright ban on banks having any relationship with cryptocurrency exchanges earlier this month. дальше »

2018-7-26 00:22


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When Smart Contracts Act Stupid: Is Your ICO Smart Contract Safe & Secure?

The potential inherent in smart contracts is immense. The nascent technology may be used for identity verification, secure data sharing, and for the management of tokens and raised funds in an initial coin offering/token sale – but just how clever are your smart contracts? The Ethereum network boasts more than 1500 decentralized applications (dApps), all of which make use of smart contracts to accomplish a wide variety of tasks. дальше »

2018-7-24 03:00


Ethereum Creator Praises Decentralized Twitter Peepeth, But Not All Users are Happy

Vitalik Buterin, co-creator of Ethereum, praised Peepeth, a decentralized, blockchain-based Twitter-like social media platform. However, not all users are happy with it. The Issue Buterin, who tested Peepeth for the first time on July 21, 2018, complimented the developers for integrating a clean user interface (UI), opinionated features, charity stickers, and a unique aspect that […] The post Ethereum Creator Praises Decentralized Twitter Peepeth, But Not All Users are Happy appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

2018-7-23 17:00


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Ross Ulbricht’s Petition Gains Traction From Industry Leaders After Cries For His Release

Ross Ulbricht, who founded the anonymous Silk Road trading site, is currently serving two life sentences in prison for his affiliation with the site, locked away from the eyes of the world. However, many in the cryptocurrency community still think of him as the one who started it all, the one who brought Bitcoin to […] The post Ross Ulbricht’s Petition Gains Traction From Industry Leaders After Cries For His Release appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2018-7-23 04:54


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Governance, Part 2: Plutocracy Is Still Bad

Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


STARKs, Part I: Proofs with Polynomials

Special thanks to Eli Ben-Sasson for ongoing help, explanations and review, coming up with some of the examples used in this post, and most crucially of all inventing a lot of this stuff; thanks to Hsiao-wei Wang for reviewing Hopefully many people by now have heard of ZK-SNARKs, the general-purpose succinct zero knowledge proof technology that can be used for all sorts of usecases ranging from verifiable computation to privacy-preserving cryptocurrency. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


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


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Op Ed: Addressing the Threat of Cryptomining Malware

One major class of attacks to hit the hacking landscape recently is cryptomining. While cryptomining on its own supports a good cause when being done consciously, it also allows nefarious actors to make a lot of money fast, and, with the sheer number of cryptocurrencies available to mine, it is becoming a popular choice for attackers. дальше »

2018-7-18 23:18


Cryptocurrency Prices Surge Amid Conflicting Stories About BlackRock Inc.

Cryptocurrency prices have risen significantly on the back of reports that BlackRock Inc. , a prominent asset management firm was seriously looking into cryptocurrency investments. Apart from Tether, all other top ten coins have experienced positive gains today with Bitcoin Cash leading the way at more than ten percent. дальше »

2018-7-17 22:35


Bitcoin’s corrective rally is struggling to gain momentum as trading volumes drop to the lowest levels since late last year. The leading cryptocurrency remained bid over the weekend as expected, courtesy of Thursday’s strong reversal from

The leading cryptocurrency remained bid over the weekend as expected, courtesy of Thursday’s strong reversal from the two-week lows. However, so far, the break above $6,400 has remained elusive, likely due to low investor interest. дальше »

2018-7-16 16:16


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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


India’s JIYO coin sees a 5000% Increase in Market Cap in 2 hours

Over the last 48 hours there has been an uniform retreat in market cap value rankings for coins in the cryptocurrency market, all recording a decline in blaring red. However, one coin created as the native coin to a project called Jiyo has somehow managed to increase its market cap, although momentarily, bringing it from The post India’s JIYO coin sees a 5000% Increase in Market Cap in 2 hours appeared first on ItsBlockchain. дальше »

2018-7-13 16:59


Best Binance Cryptocurrency Trading Exchange Platform Alternatives to Try

Binance is one of the world's most popular cryptocurrency exchanges because it is easy to use, allows a great deal of liquidity due to the large number of cryptocurrencies that it supports, and offers a significant discount for users who pay their transaction fees with the platform's internal currency. However, as all cryptocurrency users should […] дальше »

2018-7-13 07:09


Bitcoin (BTC) Scaling Debate Subsiding As Block Sizes Exceed 1MB with SegWit

The most important cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), has become more and more popular year after year. And all started since it was created in 2009. On the verge of its first decade, the culture of adoption and implementation is also booming, along with that of the other alternative cryptocurrencies. However, more transactions mean larger blocks that […] дальше »

2018-7-13 00:52


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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


BTC the Best Choice for Investors States Wall Street Pro

Crypto investors these days are all faced with the tough choice of which token to buy in an industry that is churning out a fresh batch of newly minted digital coins each month. However, according to one professional trader, the best bet of them all remains Bitcoin, which is currently the world’s biggest cryptocurrency by […] BTC the Best Choice for Investors States Wall Street Pro was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »

2018-7-13 16:19


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You’ve Heard Of India’s Crypto Ban, But Why Did They Do It In The First Place?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have relished in headline news for the past couple of weeks. This of course stems from a ban on cryptocurrencies, stipulated by the RBI a few months earlier. The ban came in to force at the start of July and now, as it stands, means that traders in India can no longer trade FIAT-Crypto or vice versa. дальше »

2018-7-12 12:30