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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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Talk of Bitcoin ‘Moon’ Again on the Cards As Prices Beat $7k: Expert Panel Discusses Potential for BTC As ‘Digital Gold’

On Thursday night, during a panel discussion on CNBC’s Future’s Now, the experts, including Gabor Gurbacs of VanEck/MVIS, were optimistic on Bitcoin’s ability to attract serious “de-risk” investment in the near future as prices top $7,000 for the first time in a while. дальше »

2018-7-20 16:42


Sony announces limited edition ‘Amazing Red’ PS4 Pro bundle

Sony today announced a custom-edition PlayStation 4 that features a bright red exterior adorned with the logo of everyone’s favorite web-slinger. I’m not a fan of custom-edition consoles. I’d like to think that when I fork over upwards of $500 that the console I just bought is going to be, visually speaking, something I’ll have to live with for the next several years — until a new version takes its place. дальше »

2018-7-20 03:15


Ripple (XRP): Striking Similarities Between 2017 And 2018 Fractals

Ripple (XRP) makes all the gains for a whole cycle in a month’s time. In other words, the price corrects for the rest of the year as some investors take profit and others panic sell. While this may seem like a farfetched theory, it is surprising to see how Ripple (XRP) follows the exact same pattern over and over again as demonstrated by the chart for XRP/BTC above. дальше »

2018-7-19 18:00


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‘We’re In It For The Long Haul’ — CheapAir CEO on Dropping Coinbase [Interview]

Bitcoinist caught up with CheapAir CEO Jeff Klee to find out why exactly his company just switched from Coinbase to BTCPay Server. CheapAir. com has decided to double down in its support of Bitcoin at a time when many retailers, including Expedia, have made the difficult decision to drop Bitcoin payments due to problems with merchant processors like Coinbase and BitPay. дальше »

2018-7-18 19:00


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Promoted: The Future of Online Shopping Is Powered by Spl.yt — A Decentralized E-Commerce Protocol

As a rapidly growing business sector, e-commerce continues to open up new avenues for exploring, comparing and purchasing products worldwide. Spl. yt, a smart contract protocol, aims improve the e-commerce system for buyers and sellers by automating functions currently performed by “middlemen” marketplaces like Amazon, eBay and Alibaba. дальше »

2018-7-16 19:45


Top 5 Threats Keeping Cybersecurity Professionals Up at Night

If you’d asked any cybersecurity professional around this time last year what the greatest threat to cybersecurity was, they’d have undoubtedly said ransomware. Now worth over a billion dollars a year (and rising), with attacks like WannaCry and Petya/NotPetya wreaking havoc, every expert worth their salt was planning ways to stay ahead of the hackers. […] дальше »

2018-7-14 05:00


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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


PURA Cryptocurrency Launches Aurora AI, Mobile Mining And Masternodes

PURA cryptocurrency is the world’s first environmentally and socially conscious crypto. PURA would today, like to announce the official release of its AI—the PURA Aurora Artificial Intelligence. The release of this AI opens the door to a whole new era as far as cryptocurrencies are concerned. At the same time, PURA would also like to […] дальше »

2018-7-11 13:24


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Lenders May Deny Your Mortgage Application if You Sold Bitcoin in the Past

Over the past year, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have gained in value and some people have ‘cashed out’ their digital assets in order to purchase cars or a new home. However, some people who have sold cryptocurrencies in the past may have a hard time getting a home loan even though they have the funds to […] The post Lenders May Deny Your Mortgage Application if You Sold Bitcoin in the Past appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2018-7-10 03:05


0xUniverse: 0xGames’ Ethereum Blockchain Space Exploration Video Game Released

0xUniverse: An Ethereum Based Video Game Released Following time span which felt like an eternity for the fans, 0xGames have finally launched their flagship project 0xUniverse. 0xUniverse is a next-gen Ethereum-based game, where players are 22nd-century space explorers colonizing planets in a vibrant 3D rendered galaxy. No two planets are alike – each one is […] дальше »

2018-7-6 21:24


i-chain ICO

i-chain proposes a common Insurance Platform which will simplify insurers to implement blockchain solutions, resolve scalability, expertise and regulation issues. Platform would make it possible for individual insurers to compete for customers, offering a range of products and prices by virtue of the products linked with smart contracts they set up on Platform. дальше »

2018-7-3 19:57