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Ripple Exec: ‘Thrilled’ With Regulators Taking Interest in Cryptocurrency

Ripple (XRP)–Executives at Ripple are giving the impression that they welcome the introduction of regulators and increased scrutiny in the space of cryptocurrency. While some community members and investors are skeptical of increased regulation, seeing it as an attempt to stifle the growth of cryptocurrency and introduce the centralization that the industry has been designed […] The post Ripple Exec: ‘Thrilled’ With Regulators Taking Interest in Cryptocurrency appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2018-7-28 00:08


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Augur: ‘Inevitable’ Assassination, Terrorism Markets Worry Community

Decentralized prediction market Augur is attracting criticism following its launch as potentially illegal markets begin to surface on its platform. ‘This Was Inevitable’ Augur, which finally launched in full July 9 after a beta phase lasting two years, currently has almost $2 million in open interest on its Ethereum DApp. дальше »

2018-7-24 21:00


Who is the King of the Ethereum Decentralized Apps ? Two shameful Pyramid Ponzi Schemes

Two ‘self-sustaining’ pyramid schemes briefly became the most popular decentralized apps (DApps) on Ethereum this week. It describes itself simply as “the original autonomous pyramid, improved.” ‘Consider The Alternative’ Pyramids The sheer amount of interest in the schemes would usually be unlikely to see support from cryptocurrency proponents. https://t.co/fRizFx9CxK — JP Koning (@jp_koning) July 22, дальше »

2018-7-24 19:37


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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


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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BlackRock CEO Contradicts Report of $6 Trillion Interest in Bitcoin (BTC)

Cryptocurrency–’Confusing’ is the only way to characterize the turn of events out of BlackRock in relation to cryptocurrency this morning. While the original report by Financial News (fnlondon) had it that BlackRock, the world’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider was setting up shop to assess the potential of offering a Bitcoin-related fund, CEO Larry Fink […] The post BlackRock CEO Contradicts Report of $6 Trillion Interest in Bitcoin (BTC) appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2018-7-16 19:14


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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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CNBC ‘Fast Money’ Sees Bitcoin Bulls And Bears All In One Segment

In today’s segment of CNBC ‘Fast Money’, the hosts took a look at the current state of Bitcoin, pointing out signals and what they mean for the market going forward. Bitcoin Sees Interest Decline, Is That A Problem? The cryptocurrency market saw an astonishing 2017, with the industry quickly becoming the talk of the town […] The post CNBC ‘Fast Money’ Sees Bitcoin Bulls And Bears All In One Segment appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2018-7-12 06:16


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Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin is Mining Ethereum with His Son

Sergey Brin, the co-founder of tech giant, Google, and one of the richest people in the world, said on July 8 that he is mining Ethereum’s token, ether. Brin’s Interest in Ethereum Brin, who is also the president of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, made the revelation at the Blockchain Summit held at Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island. дальше »

2018-7-12 05:00


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CryptoKitties finally finds a real use-case in charity auction for sea turtles

CryptoKitties, the cutesy blockchain game where you can collect, customize, breed, and inevitably pimp out virtual cats is still apparently still a thing. Once so popular that it brought Ethereum to its very knees, dwindling interest has spurred them to adopt a more holistic way to get people to spend money on seemingly worthless vanity tokens. дальше »

2018-7-11 17:31