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GDPR is eroding our privacy, not protecting it

It’s been more than a couple of months since GDPR (the EU General Data Protection Regulation) came into force. The promise of giving the citizens back control of their personal data was brash and resonated with many of us, but apart from emboldening few data protection activists, the GDPR has not meaningfully changed the privacy status quo and hasn’t won us much control over our data. дальше »

2018-8-6 15:30


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Queensland Backs Cryptocurrency Point-of-Sale Project for Tourism

The Queensland government in Australia is backing a cryptocurrency point-of-sale system that officials believe will help boost tourism throughout the area. Thus far, they have given over $8 million in Australian dollars ($6 million USD) to roughly 70 different companies that will work to inspire innovation and create new ideas within the region’s travel space. дальше »

2018-8-2 00:27


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EOS Is Still A Favourite In China, Now It’s Flying

Whilst the future for cryptocurrency in China is uncertain, there are still plenty of research authorities working in the country that are designed to explore and interpret cryptocurrencies. Within this, one such authority, the Chinese Centre for Information Industry Development (CCID) has released a number of rankings for cryptocurrencies from May this year, with the most recent update to the ranking taking place this week. дальше »

2018-7-25 14:00


Assassination Markets Have Appeared on Decentralized Betting Platform Augur

An article published by CCN today has drawn attention to perhaps one of the most controversial news stories to hit the cryptocurrency world: Popular decentralized predictions market platform Augur is now taking bets on whether or not United States President Donald Trump will be assassinated by the end of the year. дальше »

2018-7-25 04:56


Blockchain Influencers Flood Fortune “40 Under 40”

Fortune magazine’s “40 under 40” is an annual list of individuals whom editors at fortune magazine consider to be the most influential youth leaders of the year. This year’s list is as exciting as ever, as movers and shakers of the crypto world increased their presence in the rankings, at least, more than the previous […] The post Blockchain Influencers Flood Fortune “40 Under 40” appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

2018-7-24 19:06


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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


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Review of top 50 ICOs shows most promise things they will never deliver

The most extensive legal report on initial coin offerings (ICOs) is now available to the general public, and the findings are pretty damning. University of Pennsylvania legal professors, alongside research teams, have meticulously studied the top 50 highest grossing ICOs of last year – their whitepapers and their code – to determine if there was any disparity between promises made and cryptocurrencies developed. дальше »

2018-7-18 17:30


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Litecoin’s Charlie Lee: Buy At Least 1 Bitcoin… Before Litecoin

Litecoin (LTC) creator Charlie Lee has advised cryptocurrency investors to buy Bitcoin (BTC) before any other asset – including Litecoin. Bitcoin First, ‘Shitcoins’ Later In a tweet dated July 17, Lee, who continues to pour time into Litecoin development and partnerships despite selling his own holdings earlier this year, appeared to refer to his creation as a “shitcoin. дальше »

2018-7-18 23:00


Ethereum [ETH] based gambling during the World Cup, authorities vigilant

Reports show that this year’s World Cup will be watched by approximately 4 billion people with the gambling community taking full advantage of this worldwide phenomenon. The tournament is slated to fetch over $36 billion in the gambling market with most of the funds being transferred using cryptocurrency. The World Cup final that is happening on […] дальше »

2018-7-15 22:25


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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


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Ripple [XRP] to Transform the Economy How We know It

With the bears having their saying for first half of the year, crypto-investors are hoping the most out of the second part of 2018 and hopefully gain will be witnessed. Ripple For the Change Being part of the cryptocurrency community for a longer time, make you forget for the near term changes in prices while […] The post Ripple [XRP] to Transform the Economy How We know It appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

2018-7-13 16:49


Bitcoin (BTC) Scaling Debate Subsiding As Block Sizes Exceed 1MB with SegWit

The most important cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), has become more and more popular year after year. And all started since it was created in 2009. On the verge of its first decade, the culture of adoption and implementation is also booming, along with that of the other alternative cryptocurrencies. However, more transactions mean larger blocks that […] дальше »

2018-7-13 00:52