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Blockchain Will Revolutionize 300 Years of Stock Trading: London Stock Exchange

By CCN. com: The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is weighing the benefits of using blockchain technology for issuing stock and settling trades. In an interview with CNBC, the LSE chief executive Nikhil Rathi said he was inspired by early blockchain initiatives at other stock exchanges, and sees the benefit of distributed ledger technology: “You can certainly see distributed ledger technology having an application in the issuance process… I can see that technology being used in settlement too. дальше »

2019-5-2 13:53


Who Will Win in the Race for Processing Speed: Command Chain Protocol vs The Lightning Network

There was one issue with Bitcoin when it was first proposed in 2008 by Satoshi Nakamoto:  it couldn’t scale. Ten years later and Bitcoin has the same scalability problem. Throughout its existence, it hasn’t managed to go beyond processing more than seven transactions per second; which was enough in the beginning. дальше »

2019-4-10 19:21


‘Bitcoin Guru’ Antonopoulos Claims Fungibility Issues Threaten Bicoin’s Domination

The author of ”Mastering Bitcoin” and notable educator Andreas Antonopoulos has claimed bitcoin’s domination is under threat over the next few years due to privacy concerns. Design and Fungibility: important things for longtime success At the Deconomy Conference in South Korea, the crypto guru shared his opinion regarding Bitcoin’s future in light of the unaddressed privacy issues. дальше »

2019-4-10 11:32


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Op Ed: Defining Decentralization: How Ambiguity Continues to Divide Crypto

There are many keywords in blockchain, but few spark as much emotion as “decentralization. ” For many of us, it was the dream of decentralization that inspired us to embark into the industry in the first place — the driving force encouraging us to explore the many industries and practice areas that could be positively impacted by this technology. дальше »

2019-3-1 19:43


Ripple Earns Coinbase Listing, At Last. Does it Prove XRP is Not a Security?

For years, supporters of the Ripple blockchain network and its native cryptocurrency XRP have anticipated the listing of the asset on Coinbase, the largest digital asset exchange in the U. S. Many investors have believed that the integration of XRP by Coinbase could be considered as a confirmation of regulatory clearance on the nature of the digital asset as a nonsecurity. дальше »

2019-2-26 16:20


Bitcoin’s Longest Bear Market Hits 6-Month Milestone. The USD? Strolled Past the 79-Year Mark

The bitcoin headlines and commentary seem all doom, gloom, and despair:           Bitcoin is about to do something it has never done before — hint: it’s not good –MarketWatch Bitcoin Is Now Officially In Its Longest Bear Market Ever –CoinDesk Bitcoin creates new record; continues downward spiral for the sixth consecutive month. дальше »

2019-2-5 19:40


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Living on Bitcoin for a Week in San Francisco

When I decided, maybe against my better judgement, to live on bitcoin for a week, the plan was met by a combination of cautions and jokes from friends and loved ones: “Just don’t starve,” “Well, it’s the New Year, a perfect time to start a new diet,” “Will you be able to eat?”, “Have you really thought about it?”I had “really” thought about it and it seemed not only sensible but necessary. дальше »

2019-2-5 23:06


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Devs say real blockchain use is coming, but many feel it’s overhyped

We’re likely to see a real-world application of blockchain technology over the next two years – if recent research is to be believed. More than 23 percent of developers out of the 71,281 who contributed to HackerRank’s 2019 Developer Skills report said the”real-world” application of the technology over the next 24 months was very realistic. дальше »

2019-1-31 20:55


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BIS Survey: 70 Percent of Surveyed Banks Are Fidgeting with the Idea of Central Bank Digital Currencies  

A recent survey by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) found the majority of the world’s central banks are not too keen on issuing digital currencies at least for the next three years but 70 percent of them accepted that they are exploring with the idea of CBDCs in some capacity, reports SCMP, on January 8, 2019. дальше »

2019-1-10 18:00


Nano Founder Blasts XRP Cryptocurrency Saying Ripple’s Too Centralized and Slow for Bank Use

Ripple has made waves in the past two years. Since their arrival on the scene three years ago, the Ripple company has experienced a lawsuit, massive gains, massive losses, and major acquisitions. Even the crypto winter of 2018 has apparently been busy for the company, with the organization’s leaders coming forward nearly every month with […] дальше »

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