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Qtum Launches Its DApp Development Platform on Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Qtum, a Singapore-based blockchain platform, has recently decided to launch its decentralized app development platform on Amazon Web Services. Now, the community of developers and users of AWS will get access to this platform and will, for the first time, be able to use it to develop, create and launch smart contracts without having to […] дальше »

2018-7-26 09:21


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Confirmed: Tron makes acquisition of the Major P2P Platform Operator BitTorrent

TRON’s long-rumoured acquisition of BitTorrent Inc. , the operator of popular torrent client uTorrent, has been confirmed by TRON founder Justin Sun in a community letter published July 24. The BitTorrent protocol launched in 2001 and relies on distributed “seeding’” by users who upload shareable content. дальше »

2018-7-24 20:03


Amidst Mastercard’s Outage, Bitcoin Community Compares Its Payment Advantages

Mastercard experienced a major glitch last week, which kept their customers from charging anything on their cards. Instead, the transactions were declined. However, rather than impacting a city or even a single state, this outage had a worldwide impact, which led to a very unhappy group of users voicing their opinions on social media. Even […] дальше »

2018-7-23 09:20


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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


Charlie Lee’s ‘Own a Bitcoin Before Buying Altcoins’ Comment Sparks Crypto Tribalism

In a recent Tweet the founder of Litecoin made a statement about cryptocurrency acquisitions, quickly triggering discussion within the cryptocurrency community. Buy Bitcoin Before Altcoins? The cryptocurrency market is surprisingly tribal, with users often getting attached to their favorite cryptocurrency as if it was their hometown sports team. дальше »

2018-7-18 12:30


BX.BET ICO

BX is a blockchain-based betting and prediction market ecosystem, designed to change the way the world bets. With BX, we are creating a decentralized betting exchange without a middleman and centralized structures, that has the ability to disrupt and redefine the traditional betting industry by offering its users a unique and enhanced experience. дальше »

2018-7-16 21:37


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PoWx Seeks to Change Bitcoin Mining with “Optical PoW”

Nonprofit organization PoWx has launched this week with the goal of boosting the idea behind proof of work (PoW) through more innovative algorithms. The company is seeking to decentralize Bitcoin mining and make it more accessible to consumers through a new technology that executives have dubbed “optical PoW” — a new type of hardware that utilizes a more advanced and energy-efficient form of laser technology as the cornerstone of mining. дальше »

2018-7-14 01:04


Byteball Gets Steemy: Byteball Joins Steem Community & Airdrop

Byteball, an ICO platform that offers an out-of-the-box solution for the compliant sale of security tokens, announced today that it would join the Steem community and airdrop Steem users.  A notable component of this partnership is that Steem accounts will be able… The post Byteball Gets Steemy: Byteball Joins Steem Community & Airdrop appeared first on CoinCentral. дальше »

2018-7-13 23:13


CoinEx Crypto Exchange Upgrades to Trade-Driven Mining For Higher Yields

The CoinEx cryptocurrency exchange has decided to upgrade the terms of the trade-driven mining model. CoinEx Tokens (CET) are issued to users instead of giving back transaction fees. The company, a subsidiary of ViaBTC, told the community in an announcement on Wednesday that their ‘trade-driven mining’ feature received important popularity and reviews among global users […] дальше »

2018-7-12 00:37


Iranian Government Gags Crypto Exchanges To Fight 127% Inflation And New US Sanctions

The government in Iran has gagged bitcoin exchanges across the country, claim bitcoin users and alternate coin community of the Islamic state. The government has been censoring its citizens from engaging in crypto-economy, to apparently counter the fresh round of economic sanctions that the US government is looking to impose later in August this year. дальше »

2018-7-5 21:31


Tether Prints 250 Million Tokens, Nearly Ousts Tron as 10th Largest Crypto

Popular stablecoin, USDT, pegged to the price of one U. S. dollar, has just granted another 250 million tokens, adding to the discussion surrounding this often controversial crypto asset. The Tether ‘Controversy’ Continues Despite its widespread use, Tether has been the topic of controversy within the cryptocurrency community, as users speculate about the legitimacy of the project. дальше »

2018-6-26 23:30