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Australians are drinking recycled sewage water and you should too

The world watched as Cape Town’s water crisis approached “Day Zero”. Questions are being asked about which other cities could be at risk and what can they do to avoid running dry. In Perth, Australia’s most water-stressed capital, it has been announced that the city is considering reusing all of its sewage as part of its future water supply. дальше »

2018-8-23 15:11


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AMA With Origin Team Reveals Plans for Decentralized Sharing Economy

Matt Liu, Josh Fraser and former PayPal head Yu Pan want to bring the blockchain to the sharing economy. The trio is devising a platform with an emphasis on inclusive, peer-to-peer service hubs designed to decentralize the same consumer cost-friendly business models that have made companies like Airbnb, Uber and Lyft so popular in recent years. дальше »

2018-8-16 23:25


Bitcoin [BTC] ETF to passed by the end of the 2018 is “very unlikely”, says ex-ETF builder

During an interview with CNBC Crypto Trader, Mark Brady, an ex-ETF builder of Blackrock, stated that the cryptocurrency community would probably not see a Bitcoin [BTC] ETF by the end of this year. Brady also said that from the standpoint of mass retail acceptance, an ETF is very important to the cryptocurrency ecosystem. This is because […] дальше »

2018-8-4 11:45


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There’s A Bitcoin Mole Within The SEC, What Could This Mean?

According to reports, Bitcoin have a mole within the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with regulation looming, is this going to be a deal breaker for Bitcoin? Moreover, how important is this for cryptocurrency in the United States over all? The Chair of the SEC Jay Clayton is said to have a very fond knowledge of cryptocurrencies, a rumour that seems to have been confirmed by the release of a transcript of a recent meeting within the SEC. дальше »

2018-8-3 12:30


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


Self-Regulating South Korean Exchanges Receive a Favorable Audit

South Korea is a very important location in the world of cryptocurrency. Its exchanges generate tremendous amounts of trading volume, and it seems that situation will not change anytime soon. According to a new report, the Korean Blockchain Association has announced that all exchanges meet its regulatory requirements, which is a very positive sign. Korean Exchanges […] дальше »

2018-7-13 00:00


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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


Viber Planning to Release a Messenger-Based Cryptocurrency

Djamel Agaoua, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Viber, stated that Rakuten, the messenger’s parent company, is currently looking at Russian laws concerning the cryptocurrency space. Russian regulations will be very important to Rakuten, as the Japanese company plans to launch their messenger-based cryptocurrency in Russia in 2019. дальше »

2018-7-6 16:44