OPPO’s F9 phone to land later this month, and it looks gorgeous

OPPO has lifted the lid on its upcoming selfie-focused smartphone, the OPPO F9, which is due to be released later this month in Vietnam and the Philippines. As is the case with, well, pretty much every single phone release that’s happened over the past few years, the pertinent details of the F9 leaked online in the weeks prior to its official launch. дальше »

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Blockchain Research In The UK Is Big Industry

Blockchain research in the UK is a growing industry, with a new sort of workforce dedicated to researching and investigating this new technology. Whilst the blockchain remains one universal concept, it is now apparent that it boasts many advantages for many companies and industries, therefore it seems that research within the United Kingdom is now at an all time high, a sentiment that is no doubt reflected internationally too. дальше »

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Криптоэнтузиасты взломали кошелёк Макафи, но награду не получили

Ко­ман­да крип­то­эн­ту­зи­а­стов OverSoft со­об­щи­ла в Twitter, что ей уда­лось взло­мать и по­лу­чить пол­ный до­ступ к крип­то­ко­шель­ку Bitfi. «Ко­рот­ко, не вда­ва­ясь в де­та­ли: у нас есть пол­ный root-до­ступ к ко­шель­ку, до­ступ к про­шив­ке, а также мы можем под­твер­дить, что бла­го­по­луч­но под­клю­чи­лись к па­не­ли управ­ле­ния BitFi», — со­об­щи­ли спе­ци­а­ли­сты. Short update without going into too much detail […] дальше »

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«Невзламываемый» кошелек Джона Макафи вероятно был взломан

«Невзламываемый» кошелек Bitfi, так широко рекламируемый Джоном Макафи, предположительно, был взломан после объявления о награде в размере $250 000, сообщает CCN. Так команда разработчиков кошелька до сих пор не дала ответ на заявление OverSoftNL, которые утверждают, что им удалось получить root access к Bitfi. дальше »

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Union Bank of Switzerland Says Bitcoin Should Hit $213,000 to Replace U.S. Dollar

According to Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), Bitcoin's extreme volatility and instability put too much limitations on it to be considered as a mainstream asset class. The post Union Bank of Switzerland Says Bitcoin Should Hit $213,000 to Replace U.S. Dollar appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »

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John McAfee’s ‘unhackable’ Bitcoin wallet (allegedly) got hacked

John McAfee threw down the gauntlet last week when claiming his newly-created Bitcoin wallet, Bitfi, was “unhackable. ” It took security researchers less than a week to hack it. As of yesterday, a Dutch security researcher known as “OverSoft” claimed to have root access to McAfee’s unhackable wallet. дальше »

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What Is AXE Cryptocurrency?

New cryptocurrencies and tokens come to market on a regular basis. In a lot of cases, these new projects are not necessarily worth paying too much attention to. AXE, on the other hand, is a bit different. дальше »

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Co-Founder of Wikipedia has “Zero Interest” in Cryptocurrency

The ever-outspoken Jimmy Wales conducted an interview with BusinessInsider in which he proclaimed that: Wikipedia are “absolutely never” going to hold “cryptocurrency or ICO ambitions”, despite the popularity such means found elsewhere as a means of public crowdfunding. дальше »

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Vitalik Buterin on Bitcoin ETF: Too Much Investment, Not Enough Usage

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has taken to social media to decry the heavy emphasis placed on cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds in lieu of real-world crypto adoption, stating that while complex crypto financial products are beneficial for short-term gains, the ability to easily and quickly purchase cryptocurrencies is more important. дальше »

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Виталик Бутерин: криптовалютные ETF привлекают слишком много внимания инвесторов

Создатель сети Ethereum Виталик Бутерин заявил, что инвесторы в последнее время проявляют слишком высокий интерес к биржевым ETF, напрямую привязанным к курсу криптовалют. Для эффективного внедрения цифровых валют необходимо в той же мере уделять внимание практической составляющей этих инструментов, отметил Бутерин в своем аккаунте в Twitter. дальше »

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Vitalik Buterin: ‘There’s Too Much Emphasis on Bitcoin ETF’

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the world’s second largest cryptocurrency by means of market capitalization, Ethereum, noted that the community is placing too much attention towards Bitcoin ETFs. Instead, he reiterated on the importance of creating ways of facilitating smaller, retail investments into the market. дальше »

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Vitalik Buterin Proposes Preloaded Crypto Cards

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin took to Twitter today to suggest a new way to promote the adoption of cryptocurrency: make preloaded cryptocurrency cards (essentially, crypto gift cards) available at corner stores: I think there’s too much emphasis on BTC/ETH/whatever ETFs, and not enough emphasis on making it easier for people to buy $5 to $100 […] дальше »

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Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin: There Is Too Much Emphasis on Bitcoin ETFs

The crypto community has dramatically changed since the beginning of its history. Technological geniuses are giving way to businessmen and financial specialists – and that may distort the initial concept of the crypto sphere. дальше »

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Виталик Бутерин: Есть вещи поважнее принятия Биткоин или Ethereum-ETF

Основатель и ключевой разработчик Ethereum, Виталик Бутерин, поделился мнением, что не стоит слишком акцентироваться на принятии Биткоин или Ethereum-ETF, а вместо этого необходимо сделать упор на массовое принятие криптовалюты. дальше »

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Виталик Бутерин: слишком много внимания приковано к биткоин-ETF

Создатель Ethereum Виталик Бутерин выразил мнение, что криптоиндустрия нуждается не столько в биржевых инвестиционных фондах, сколько в практичных и полезных приложениях. По словам Виталика, инфраструктура криптовалют должна развиваться таким образом, чтобы покупка цифровых активов была максимально доступна для каждого, а их использование не вызывало никаких трудностей. дальше »

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Vitalik Buterin Proposes Preloaded Crypto Cards

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin took to Twitter today to suggest a new way to promote the adoption of cryptocurrency: make preloaded cryptocurrency cards (essentially, crypto gift cards) available at corner stores: I think there’s too much emphasis on BTC/ETH/whatever ETFs, and not enough emphasis on making it easier for people to buy $5 to $100… The post Vitalik Buterin Proposes Preloaded Crypto Cards appeared first on UNHASHED. дальше »

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Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency at $8,095

At press time, the father of cryptocurrency has fallen by about $150 and is down to about $8,095. This isn’t something enthusiasts need to concern themselves with too much, considering it’s still very early in the game and bitcoin has been on a speedy roll as of late. The currency rose by over $2,000 in […] дальше »

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The Future Of The Cloud Is In Blockchain, According To New Google Partnership

As expected, Google have entered a bit of a blockchain rampage, forcing themselves into the blockchain industry with as much impact as possible. As a tech giant and a world leader, Google have no choice but to get involved within this sort of work, otherwise eventually, customers would fall out of love with them. дальше »

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Not even shirtless Jesus gets a pass on Facebook’s anti-nudity policy

Facebook recently removed images from the site containing a partially nude person. The problem? The image was created 400 years ago. There are some works of art so special and moving it feels like a cultural crime not to share them. дальше »

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How digital identity solves privacy and compliance problems for business

Businesses around the world are grappling with the consequences of data privacy regulations. Gathering the wrong information, or too much information, can create compliance risk. Digital identity systems promise to remove the compliance burden and open up new opportunities by returning control of personal data to the individual. дальше »

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STARKs, Part 3: Into the Weeds

Special thanks to Eli ben Sasson for his kind assistance, as usual. Special thanks to Chih-Cheng Liang and Justin Drake for review. Trigger warning: math and lots of python div. foo { color: white; } div. дальше »

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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 »

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A Prehistory of the Ethereum Protocol

Although the ideas behind the current Ethereum protocol have largely been stable for two years, Ethereum did not emerge all at once, in its current conception and fully formed. Before the blockchain has launched, the protocol went through a number of significant evolutions and design decisions. дальше »

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STARKs, Part II: Thank Goodness It's FRI-day

Special thanks to Eli Ben-Sasson for ongoing help and explanations, and Justin Drake for reviewing In the last part of this series, we talked about how you can make some pretty interesting succinct proofs of computation, such as proving that you have computed the millionth Fibonacci number, using a technique involving polynomial composition and division. дальше »

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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 »

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Human interaction keeps crumbling as Bitmoji become your Tinder wingman

Tinder just announced it’s adding Bitmoji to DMs for users in Canada and Mexico, with plans to launch the feature in the US before the end of the summer. According to Tinder, the collaboration with Snapchat’s Bitmoji is meant to help people break the ice — without revealing too much info, like your Snapchat details. дальше »

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BlackRock Could Move Into Bitcoin Which Might Start An Institutional Bull Run

According to reports out today, international asset management firm, BlackRock Inc, have changed their stance with regards to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, and opportunities within Bitcoin Futures too. дальше »

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A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and in a blockchain that link lies in the form of its founders.

The greatest challenge that new blockchains must solve isn’t speed or scaling – it’s governance. Nobody Else Has Either Governance: Easy to Define, Hard to Achieve There wasn’t much thought given to on-chain governance when bitcoin was created; Satoshi was too busy reinventing the wheel on several other fronts. Dash first popularized the concept of дальше »

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Governance is the biggest problems blockchains must solve

The greatest challenge that new blockchains must solve isn’t speed or scaling – it’s governance. Nobody Else Has Either Governance: Easy to Define, Hard to Achieve There wasn’t much thought given to on-chain governance when bitcoin was created; Satoshi was too busy reinventing the wheel on several other fronts. Dash first popularized the concept of дальше »

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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 »

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Ripple (XRP) Technical Analysis July 11th, Will Regulators Kill Crypto?

“We are Reshuffling the World Order” Asheesh Birla- VP, Ripple The influence of regulators is good especially in a sector that is still new and developing. Besides, with regulation, investors’ interests are secured. дальше »

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CBOE Files with SEC for Bitcoin ETF

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is examining an application from the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Global Markets which, if approved, could grant the company a coveted bitcoin ETF license, and bring new waves of institutional investors to the bitcoin arena. дальше »

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If You’re Living In Australia, Hiding Your Crypto Offshore Doesn’t Mean You’ll Avoid Tax

People hate paying tax on their income. People really hate paying tax on their crypto too. Cryptocurrency was designed to be decentralised and away from the government, so why on earth should the government profit from our hard work and investments? There are ways around crypto tax, for now. дальше »

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Is Bitcoin Cash the Only Public Blockchain with Current Capacity?

Bitcoin and more recently ethereum especially find themselves with a nice problem to have. There is too much demand for their blockchain and unfortunately not quite enough supply. Bitcoin was. . дальше »

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BlockShow by Cointelegraph is Debuting in Vegas with BlockShow Americas 2018

Shortly after a successful comeback to Germany with BlockShow Europe 2018, the team gets to work again and announces BlockShow Americas 2018 - the next 2-day show and the very first one to be held in USA. дальше »

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Ripple Too Much under Pressure

Ripple is still trading in a descending channel on Thu, June 28. Today, it lost 2.4% and costs $0.4598.

The post Ripple Too Much under Pressure appeared first on CoinSpeaker.

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Why Cryptocurrency Is Like A Video Game

When you think about it, cryptocurrency investment takes hold a similar format to a video game. You begin with an alias, a new focus point (your private key for example) and then take action to achieve an objective in the quickest and most cost-effective way. дальше »

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EOS Troubles Continue: Constitution Overhaul Suggested

The EOS network turned out to have too much of a human element, and the rules might need to change.

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Ethereum (ETH): Losing 50% Against Bitcoin Since Last Summer

Vitalik Buterin was mentioned as a potential limiting factor for Ethereum, for having too much centralized influence.

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Finished Your Holiday? Wondering What To Do With Your Foreign Currency?

We have all been there. It comes to the last day of your holiday and you realise you’ve over done it and bought too much of the local currency. Irritatingly, you’re not always able to exchange small amounts of foreign currency back at home. дальше »

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Unofficial Report Confirms Tether’s Tokens Are Fully Backed by US Dollars

Tether Ltd. , which issues a stable coin allegedly tied to U. S. dollar reserves, claims it has hired Freeh Sporkin & Sullivan LLP — a law firm co-founded by FBI Director Louis Freeh — to confirm its bank deposits and assure investors that its cryptocurrency is backed by USD. дальше »

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“No Grounding In Reality”: BIS Report Tells A Strange Crypto Story

Earlier this week, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in Switzerland issued a new document as part of its annual economic report that warns citizens of the dangers of digital currencies. дальше »

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EOS Keeps Worrying Skeptics with Too Much Centralization

As the rules of EOS get more widely known, there are worries that owning assets on the chain comes with too many risks.

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Jeff Garzik on His Newest Venture and Keeping Time With an Evolving Space

Jeff Garzik first tuned the world into his latest venture in the fall of 2017. The Bloq co-founder unveiled Metronome (MET), a cryptocurrency he founded alongside Matthew Roszak, at the Las Vegas Money 20/20 conference in late October, and the project caught the attention of Bloomberg and Fortune at the time. дальше »

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The Genesis Files: If Bitcoin Had a First Draft, Wei Dai’s B-Money Was It

All Cypherpunks value privacy; it’s basically the founding principle of the collective of cryptographers, academics, developers and activists grouped around the 1990s mailing list by the same name. дальше »

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Op Ed: Scaling Capital Market Adoption of Blockchain Technology With SHA-3

The shift has already started; finance is moving onto the blockchain, leveraging the decentralization and disintermediation benefits of the technology’s architecture. дальше »

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From Chatroom to Classroom: The Evolution of Blockchain Education

With the creation of Bitcoin and its blockchain, Satoshi Nakamoto introduced an entirely new practical application for cryptography, unearthing an unexplored area for computer science and technological development. дальше »

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On Radical Markets

Recently I had the fortune to have received an advance copy of Eric Posner and Glen Weyl’s new book, Radical Markets, which could be best described as an interesting new way of looking at the subject that is sometimes called “political economy” - tackling the big questions of how markets and politics and society intersect. дальше »

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