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Bitcoin mining greener than gaming and many other industries, a study reveals

Recently we’ve heard many Bitcoin deniers criticize the cryptocurrency for its alleged energy wasting. From Guardian to New York Times, many news outlets belonging to the “old establishment” failed to realize why exactly Bitcoin uses as much energy as it does, why that energy usage is good and why it’s not even that wasteful when […] The post Bitcoin mining greener than gaming and many other industries, a study reveals appeared first on CaptainAltcoin. дальше »

2018-12-26 07:16


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This is the future of authentication, according to security experts

Passwords may not have been much of an annoyance back in the 1960s, when they were first believed to have been introduced to the world of computing. But as we’ve increasingly adopted a wide range of personal gadgets and online services, they’ve become a pain to manage, and a point of vulnerability that hackers can exploit when conditions are in their favor. дальше »

2018-12-19 12:00


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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


The story of LTC-BCH flappening or when a dead coin overtakes another dead coin

Litecoin is now ahead of bitcoin cash in the cryptocurrency rankings, based on their market cap. This is as important as the snow of last year – literally nobody cares. Bitcoin Cash communities are infamous for their toxicity and inferiority complex with forced narratives about how BCH is the original bitcoin and how much better […] The post The story of LTC-BCH flappening or when a dead coin overtakes another dead coin appeared first on CaptainAltcoin. дальше »

2018-12-16 04:41


Here’s why NASA is sending worms to space

Space launches are some of the most spectacular and nerve wracking events you can witness. And when you are actually involved in one, you realize just how much can go wrong. We are currently in Florida, nervously counting down the hours until we launch our experiment, sending thousands of microscopic worms to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. дальше »

2018-12-9 17:02


Experts warn AI could hardwire sexism into our future

My iPhone’s voice assistant is a woman. Whenever I cycle somewhere new, a female voice tells me when to turn right, and when I’m home, yet another feminine voice updates me on today’s news. With so much female servitude in our smart devices, along with the rapid deployment of AI, it should come as no surprise that technology is making the gender bias even worse. дальше »

2018-12-5 18:33


Amazon Gets Deeper into Blockchain, What Does it Mean For Crypto?

When huge tech or commerce companies get into blockchain it makes the headlines. They don’t come much bigger than retail giant Amazon which has just launched two new distributed ledger services. Yesterday Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Andy Jassy announced the launch of Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB) and Amazon Managed Blockchain according to Zdnet. дальше »

2018-11-29 16:00


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A Bug Making Ethereum Transactions on Exchanges Vulnerable Has Been Fixed

A bug centering around a new Ethereum token, GasToken, which was enabling abuse on cryptocurrency exchanges, appears to have been resolved. The details are provided in a report originally published on November 13, 2018, that discussed how the bug was exploited by attackers, and what digital platforms could do if they wished to protect their hot wallet funds. дальше »

2018-11-22 00:34


Germany’s Bitcoin Group SE All Set to Procure 100% Share in Tremmel Investment Bank

As per various trusted media outlets, Bitcoin Group SE has recently acquired a 100% share in German investment institution ‘Tremmel’. With that being said, it is still not clear as to how much money was involved in this deal or when the official paperwork was actually signed. About The Firm Bitcoin Group SE is based […] дальше »

2018-11-14 19:04


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We should all worry about corporate control of data

The information age has delivered innumerable wonders to us and continues to churn out astonishing innovations on a daily basis. The only reason that contemporary society enjoys such awesome technology and progress these days is that we can gleam so much insight from our data, particularly when we combine disparate datasets together and comb through them with analytics technology. дальше »

2018-11-9 20:49


Evaluating Mainstream Medias’ Cryptocurrency Related Crimes And Frauds Coverage

If the abundance of reportage regarding crypto related thefts and frauds is anything to go by, it might not be so wrong to say that there’s a conspiracy afoot against cryptocurrencies. There’s not as much media coverage of financial crimes carried out in the mainstream finance sector as there is for cryptocurrencies. But when it […] дальше »

2018-11-7 12:24


China Looks to Finally Regulate Crypto Industry in What Appears to be a Momentous Moment

Just a few years back, China pretty much dominated all of the world’s cryptocurrency trading and mining markets— with nearly 75% of the entire planets’ mining coming from the Asian powerhouse. However, all of that changed in 2017, when the Chinese government put in place a series of bans that suddenly toppled the nation’s burgeoning […] дальше »

2018-10-30 20:05