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Infographic: A Map of Bitcoin Forks
This infographic provides a schematic overview of the main Bitcoin-related “forks” that can happen and shows the most important forks that have happened. It does not provide an overview of all forks that have happened. дальше »
2019-4-8 18:08 | |
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Op Ed: Why Bitcoin’s “Toxic” Maximalism Makes Sense
Over the years, Bitcoin has gained a reputation for having a “toxic” community of users around it. This accusation is mostly thrown at Bitcoin by proponents of altcoins and those who have supported various Bitcoin hard fork attempts in the past. дальше »
2019-4-5 16:23 | |
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VeriBlock’s Bitcoin-Backed Security Protocol Goes Live
After a year on its testnet, the VeriBlock blockchain went live yesterday on the Bitcoin mainnet, allowing exchanges, wallet providers, merchants and other crypto businesses to leverage Bitcoin’s robust blockchain security. дальше »
2019-3-27 19:35 | |
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Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum Governance is Currently Underrated
In the most recent episode of Into the Ether, Vitalik Buterin appears to discuss all things Ethereum. One of the subjects that came up was the Ethereum governance model. Eric Conner asked Buterin about on-chain governance models, and his thoughts on how Ethereum’s governance stacks up against them. дальше »
2019-3-20 23:15 | |
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Tipping Point Receives $1 Million Grant From Ripple to Fight Poverty in San Francisco Bay Area
Ripple, a U. S. -based remittance network built on a distributed open source protocol, announced on March 7 that it is partnering with the non-profit organization Tipping Point through a $1 million grant aimed at alleviating poverty in the San Francisco Bay Area. дальше »
2019-3-10 19:27 | |
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21 Lectures Offers Bitcoin Developer Courses by Schnelli, Decker and Chiang
Switzerland is an international bitcoin and blockchain mecca, known for its crypto culture and concentration of crypto businesses. Now, it is the new home to 21 Lectures, a school for bitcoin developers founded by Lucas Betschart. дальше »
2019-2-12 00:24 | |
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Bitcoin Cash Price Analysis: BCH Adds $100 Million in Less than 24 Hours, Roger Ver Verdict on Segwit
Latest Bitcoin Cash News Vlad Zamfir, a researcher with the Ethereum Foundation, laid out three crypto laws. Of the three, there is one that stands out. He prefers calling that the Nick Szabo’s law. дальше »
2019-2-7 15:00 | |
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Wrap Your Head Around This: BTC Is Now Featured as a Token on Ethereum
It happened: Bitcoin is now an Ethereum token. Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), an ERC-20 token with a 1-1 peg to bitcoin, went live on the Ethereum network on the final day of January, “the first token that makes Bitcoin compatible with the Ethereum chain,” its architects say. дальше »
2019-2-2 00:04 | |
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New Zap Point-of-Sale App Enables Merchants to Accept Lightning
A new point-of-sale (PoS) app released by Zap allows merchants to independently accept transactions on the Lightning Network. Jack Mallers, the founder of Zap, described some of the properties of this new app on a recent Twitter thread. дальше »
2019-1-26 01:39 | |
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BetterHash Protocol Lets Pool Miners Regain Control Over Their Hash Power
One problem that concerns many is the centralization of mining within the Bitcoin ecosystem. Fortunately, there are talented developers working to solve this problem and Matt Corallo, full-time Bitcoin developer at Chaincode Labs, is one of them. дальше »
2019-1-26 23:50 | |
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117 DApps Now on the Tron Network, Says Weekly Report
The Tron blockchain protocol published its latest weekly Dapp report on Jan. 12 which highlights the growth of the ecosystem. The highlights for the weeks include the launch of the BitTorrent Foundation, the increase in Dapps numbers, and the conclusion of the Tron Accelerator project submissions. дальше »
2019-1-14 13:59 | |
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Developers Point Out Flaw in Lightning Network’s Cross-Chain Functionality
While the Lightning Network is mostly known as a way to make Bitcoin payments instant and practically free, another often-touted aspect of the layer-two protocol has been its ability to enable a sort of decentralized exchange as a side effect of its original goals. дальше »
2019-1-13 16:22 | |
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Republic Protocol begins crypto dark pool node rollout to the public
CryptoNinjas Republic Protocol, a decentralized dark pool exchange protocol for trading large volumes of digital assets, this week announced the release of its Darknodes to the public. From this point onward, there will be no. дальше »
2019-1-9 07:44 | |
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Crypto Startups Forked Out $878,000 To White Hats In 2018
Bitcoin may have been dubbed the “world’s most secure transaction settlement layer” by Anthony Pompliano, but the industry surrounding the protocol may not be all too secure. Case in point, crypto startups have forked out over $878,000 in bounty to white hat hackers in 2018, specifically for solving bugs that slipped under the radar. дальше »
2018-12-31 01:00 | |
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Syncing Data Between Bitcoin Nodes Is About to Get Easier
Minisketch is a new solution that’s trying to solve an old problem. Spearheaded by Blockstream co-founder Pieter Wuille, Bitcoin Core contributor and fellow Blockstream co-founder Gregory Maxwell, and Blockstream software engineer Gleb Naumenko, the open-source initiative is designed to achieve set reconciliation between the mempools of each full node. дальше »
2018-12-18 18:48 | |
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Crypto Specialist Jameson Lopp: “No One Controls Bitcoin Or The Focal Point For BTC Development”
On Saturday, December 15, Jameson Lopp posted a lengthy post on Medium, which argued that no one controls Bitcoin. The direction Lopp took in explaining what many consider “the presence of control” was by explaining the overall operations of Bitcoin Core along with the Bitcoin Protocol. Bitcoin Core As A Focal Point Lopp first started […] дальше »
2018-12-17 07:49 | |
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Coinbase Might Be Behind Those 856,000 BTC Worth of Transactions
Last week, it was reported that a Bitcoin whale had moved thousands of bitcoin into different wallet addresses. Between December 1 to December 6, 2018, the whale split 856,000 bitcoin between 107 wallets, sending an equal 8,000 BTC into each wallet. дальше »
2018-12-12 23:53 | |
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A CBC Casper Tutorial
In order to help more people understand “the other Casper” (Vlad Zamfir’s CBC Casper), and specifically the instantiation that works best for blockchain protocols, I thought that I would write an explainer on it myself, from a less abstract and more “close to concrete usage” point of view. дальше »
2018-12-6 04:03 | |
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Hoskinson: Satoshi Did “An Amazing Thing”...But There Are Lessons to Learn
Charles Hoskinson is best known today as a co-founder of both Ethereum and IOHK, where he leads the research, design and development of Cardano. But before these projects, there was Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-11-20 23:08 | |
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RSK Merges With New RIF OS, Opens Potential for Increased Interoperability
Bitcoin-built smart contract platform RSK (a. k. a. Rootstock) is merging with an offshoot established by its founders. The partnership will allow it to spread its roots to Ethereum — and beyond. дальше »
2018-11-19 04:39 | |
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RSK Merges With New RIF Labs, Opens Potential for Increased Interoperability
Bitcoin-built smart contract platform RSK (a. k. a. Rootstock) is merging with an offshoot established by its founders. The partnership will allow it to spread its roots to Ethereum — and beyond. дальше »
2018-11-20 04:39 | |
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Opinion: bitcoin ETF and Bakkt will lead to cryptocurrency market centralization
Jackson Palmer, the creator of Dogecoin, criticized the aspirations of many crypto enthusiasts who are waiting for large institutional organizations to enter the cryptocurrency market. According to him, their appearance will deprive the cryptocurrency world of its main advantage. дальше »
2018-11-14 14:22 | |
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Op Ed: In Defense of Bitcoin: A Response to Nouriel Roubini
Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it. дальше »
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
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Decentralization Gains Traction: Go-Ethereum Fifth Most Active on Github
Bear markets refine industries. Overall sentiment becomes negative from all angles, and naysayers proclaim that crypto is “dead. ”Underneath all the fear, uncertainty and doubt, though, developers are still building. дальше »
2018-10-19 01:17 | |
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Germany’s DZ Bank AG is Exploring Blockchain Use with Ripple’s Interledger Protocol
DZ Bank AG Thinking Of Integrating Ripple Interledger Protocol Blockchain as a technology has been having a major breakthrough in 2018, especially in the banking sector. Some studies point out that with blockchain integration by the banks, will result in greater saving and faster transactions. дальше »
2018-10-16 19:00 | |
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Sylo to Work with Centrality Blockchain Venture Studio to Create a Decentralized Future
Sylo Is Working With Centrality To Create A Decentralized Future The Kiwi Software development company, Sylo, will be working with Centrality, the global blockchain venture studio. Sylo’s DApp and the communications and storage protocol will be the tool-kit and user-access point for Centrality’s ecosystem. дальше »
2018-10-13 23:50 | |
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Coinbase Has Just Added ZRX, Its First ERC-20 Token
Making good on a promise it made back in March of this year, Coinbase has just added its first ERC-20 token. ZRX, the token of the 0x (pronounced “zero x”) protocol began trading on Coinbase Pro (formerly GDAX), the exchange’s professional trading platform, on October 11, 2018. дальше »
2018-10-13 23:50 | |
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Vitalik Buterin Prepares to ‘Detach’ from Ethereum: Platform Can ‘Survive’ Without Him
On Oct. 5, Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin wrote on Twitter that he is planning to “detach” from the blockchain protocol because it can “absolutely survive” without him. I think ethereum can absolutely survive me spontaneously combusting tomorrow at this point. дальше »
2018-10-8 17:19 | |
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What Bitcoin Did Gets Technical with Crypto-Educator Jimmy Song
<iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player. libsyn. com/embed/episode/id/7132345/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="100%" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> On the latest episode of What Bitcoin Did, host Peter McCormack interviews Jimmy Song, a consultant in blockchain education, to take an in-depth look at a relatively recent incident in the world of cryptocurrency and use that as an example to segue into a deeper discussion on the possible trajectories of Bitcoin itself. дальше »
2018-10-6 00:05 | |
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Novice, Intermediate or Expert? A Quiz to Test Your Bitcoin Knowledge
Think you know the ins-and-outs of bitcoin? Test yourself with 30 questions that grill you on Bitcoin’s history, technology and politics. The 30 questions are split up into three segments ranging from novice to intermediate to expert, and cover a wide range of topics across the Bitcoin landscape. дальше »
2018-9-26 02:13 | |
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Kraken: An Overview of One of Europe's Top Bitcoin Exchanges
In this overview, we explore Kraken and its journey from a Mt. Gox alternative to soften the blow of bitcoin’s dependence on just one exchange to becoming one of the most respected cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. дальше »
2018-9-27 21:21 | |
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Let’s Talk Bitcoin: Authority in a Decentralized System
On the most recent episode of Let’s Talk Bitcoin!, the hosts discuss the now-defunct Bitcoin Alert system, devised by Satoshi himself. A rarity in the podcast space, this episode’s exploration involved no guest appearances, instead relying on the wealth of experience that Adam B. дальше »
2018-9-22 22:58 | |
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Battle of the Privacycoins: Verge Offers Little Privacy and Nothing Unique
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited. дальше »
2018-9-18 19:50 | |
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Battle of the Privacycoins: Why Monero Is Hard to Beat (and Hard to Scale)
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited. дальше »
2018-9-15 20:21 | |
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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Lightning, Launches and Broken Promises
A handful of projects brought their tech to life this week, introducing new payment systems and coins to the industry’s offerings. Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s Lightning Network makes headway for the dev community, and one of crypto’s older and more respected exchanges (arguably) takes a step against the space’s principles. дальше »
2018-9-11 17:57 | |
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Battle of the Privacycoins: Why Dash Is Not Really That Private
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited. дальше »
2018-9-7 00:27 | |
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Wyre Adds MakerDAO Stablecoin Pairing for Global Money Transfers
Blockchain money transfer company Wyre has announced a partnership with MakerDAO, creator of the Dai stablecoin, to offer Dai as part of a fiat-crypto trading pair in more than 30 countries across the world including the U. дальше »
2018-8-15 00:54 | |
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AxiomLevel Targets Institutional Investors With Investor Onboarding Platform
The slow trickle of traditional investment into the crypto market may turn into a flood if a new platform launched by blockchain services provider AxiomLevel Technologies makes its desired impact. дальше »
2018-8-6 18:55 | |
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Distributed Dialogues: Crypto Reporters Look in the Mirror
The Distributed 2018 conference that recently took place in San Francisco was accompanied by a new edition of the Distributed Dialogues podcast, a collaborative show between the Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network and Distributed Magazine. дальше »
2018-8-4 23:48 | |
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More Than a Ledger: How Blockchains Will Democratize Wealth
To Mark Pascall, co-founder of BlockchainLabs New Zealand (NZ) and president of the Blockchain Association NZ, the blockchain space is more than just a new technology layer, it’s a “fundamentally different way for organizations and societies to operate. дальше »
2018-7-31 21:27 | |
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Bitcoin Green (BITG) – The Green Protocol And The Changing Face Of Cryptocurrency
Whilst Bitcoin aims to be the future for currency, many forget that actually, Bitcoin is a huge threat to the environment and the planet it wishes to support. What’s the point in creating a currency for the future, if there’s no future for the planet in the first place? That’s what Bitcoin Green wants to change, via The Green Protocol, a stunning new concept that uses a super efficient proof-of-stake consensus, designed to repair Bitcoin’s environmentally devastating attitude. дальше »
2018-7-31 13:45 | |
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An Australian Blockchain Experiment: Tracking Global Almond Shipments
Following a successful 2016 trial of blockchain technology in an interbank open account transaction, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has partnered with five international and Australian companies to ship 17 tonnes of almonds from Melbourne, Australia, to Hamburg, Germany, using a new distributed ledger platform built on the Ethereum blockchain. дальше »
2018-7-31 23:13 | |
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