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Understanding PLONK

Special thanks to Justin Drake, Karl Floersch, Hsiao-wei Wang, Barry Whitehat, Dankrad Feist, Kobi Gurkan and Zac Williamson for review Very recently, Ariel Gabizon, Zac Williamson and Oana Ciobotaru announced a new general-purpose zero-knowledge proof scheme called PLONK, standing for the unwieldy quasi-backronym “Permutations over Lagrange-bases for Oecumenical Noninteractive arguments of Knowledge”. дальше »

2019-9-24 04:03


Arthur Hayes Says Emerging Digital Finance Might Force The Way Traders Take Breaks

One of the biggest differences between fiat and crypto exchanges is their availability for trading. Traditional exchanges have their own trading sessions, with few providing 24-hour access. This means that you can only transact within certain timeframes with no trading during state holidays or even weekends in most cases. Talking about this to Bloomberg, the […] дальше »

2019-9-21 19:17


Facebook’s Libra does not have any characteristics associated with cryptos, claims Jake Chervinsky

The introduction of Facebook’s Libra has been one of the highlights of 2019, but it was not smooth-sailing for the virtual asset. The Facebook-backed stablecoin received collective criticism from government officials, crypto-personalities and a majority of the community, with many questioning its potential use cases and characteristics as a cryptocurrency. дальше »

2019-9-7 20:30


Ethereum’s Istanbul hard fork changes to include gas repricing, announces Vitalik Buterin

Amid the roller-coaster market, Ethereum remained the best performing altcoin since inception, signaling strong support from the skeptical community. While efforts to improve ETH’s use cases are primary attributed as one of the reasons for the crypto’s sluggish trading value, Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin announced an update regarding the soon to expected “Istanbul hard fork. дальше »

2019-8-20 20:00


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Huobi Wallet Integrates MakerDAO and Compound, Expands DeFi Initiative

Huobi Group is continuing its foray into decentralized finance (DeFi) with support for MakerDAO and Compound Protocol, as per a press release, August 19, 2019. MakerDAO at one point had over half a billion dollars worth of value locked in the system, making it one of the most successful use cases of Ethereum and blockchainRead MoreRead More. дальше »

2019-8-20 19:00


Deloitte Launches Live Blockchain in a Box Demo Application to Pilot Real World Use Cases

Big-name companies are creeping into the crypto industry as applications for the cutting edge technology continue to be developed. Many top firms, especially in the financial industry, are working on blockchain projects of their own in a bid to stay ahead of the curve as the technology gets closer to mainstream adoption. One of the […] дальше »

2019-8-20 18:26


Privacy cryptocurrency: CFTC Commissioner continues to be optimistic about zero-knowledge proof protocol

Financial privacy is a basic human right. This principle has been expounded by the lead maintainer of Monero, Riccardo Spagni, on more than one occasion. However, this “basic human right” has always been one of the major concerns of government authorities across the globe, mainly because of cases related to money laundering and terrorism financing. дальше »

2019-6-28 03:30


Cryptocurrency Exchanges with ‘Lower Quality’ amassed significant market share in 2018

Cryptocurrency exchanges often pose a significant conundrum to the larger industry. On one hand, formally established exchanges are the best medium of acquiring digital assets with ease, on the other, several cases have emerged over their dubious use as a means to inflate volume thereby presenting an unclear picture. дальше »

2019-6-16 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


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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: ‘It’s a Ponzi Scheme’

The accusation that bitcoin is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme is perhaps the oldest, longest-standing criticism of the digital bearer asset. The basic idea is that there is nothing of value here and the entire purpose of bitcoin’s existence is to enrich Satoshi Nakamoto and the speculators who bought in for a few pennies or dollars in the early days by tricking others into buying in at a higher price. дальше »

2019-6-4 19:03


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Bitfinex Faces Legal Action From NY Attorney General: Here’s What This Means

The New York Office of the Attorney General (AG) wants to take a closer look into the business operations of Bitfinex and related stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT). According to a legal petition filed with the Supreme Court of New York, the NY Attorney General Office of Letitia James is applying for a court order to investigate Bitfinex’s suite of interrelated companies (including its umbrella firm iFinex and Tether Holdings Limited) for “ongoing fraud” to the tune of $850 million. дальше »

2019-4-27 01:30


LA Times Starts Becomes a Verified Brave Browser Publisher, Will Accept Crypto Tokens as Tips

In what is no short of awesome news in the cryptocurrency space at-large, the Los Angeles Times has become a verified Brave Browser publisher. This will allow it to receive tips and contributions in Basic Attention Token (BAT), which one of blockchain's leading applications and use cases for the greater world. The reason why this […] дальше »

2019-4-14 18:44