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CoinMetrics Says Sad Truth is Majority of Bitcoin Transactions are Worthless

The Sad Truth: Majority of Bitcoin Transactions are Worthless It turns out most of Bitcoin’s transactions don’t really do anything. About two-thirds of transactions made with the cryptocurrency are not for anything specific, meaning the exchanges have nothing to do with trading, buying or selling goods. A large number of actions taken by coin holders […] дальше »

2018-7-26 21:15


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Twitter locks your account if you change your display name to Elon Musk

In an effort to curb the cryptocurrency “giveaway” scam epidemic, Twitter will lock your account if you are not verified and change you display name to Elon Musk. Crypto-scammers and blockchain bandits are on the rise, and they will try anything to swindle unwitting victims into sending or wiring them funds – including pretending to be Musk himself. дальше »

2018-7-25 14:52


Knowchain ICO

Knowchain is a new blockchain with 2 layers that power the ability to make transactions with additional information attached on-chain. The main idea is a 2 layers blockchain with layer 1 as Value Settlement Layer to make the value transferring process faster and layer 2 as Ano Layer to store Ano units that can be anything such as Smart Contracts or Additional Information. дальше »

2018-7-24 17:30


Career Opportunities and Challenges in Blockchain and Data Science

Written by Abhinav Rai, Data Analyst at UpGrad Ever since the advent of Bitcoin, the world became aware of a groundbreaking technology – Blockchain. Blockchain can be defined as “an incorruptible digital ledger of economic transactions” designed to track and record almost everything – from financial transactions (bitcoin) to anything else that holds value. дальше »

2018-7-24 08:40


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


Philippines Based LoyalCoin Is Using Cryptocurrency To Create The First Global Loyalty Scheme

Philippines-based LoyalCoin is aiming to create the world’s largest loyalty network where points from thousands of different brands are interchangeable – all thanks to cryptocurrency. Customers will be able to turn reward points from numerous brands into taxi rides, air miles, fast food treats and pretty much anything else they want. дальше »

2018-7-23 23:00


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


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Zcash Mining 400% More Profitable Than Bitcoin

Zcash (ZEC) is the most profitable cryptocurrency to mine, with expected returns far higher than other PoW coins like Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC). Data collected from cryptocurrency tools provider Anything Crypto suggests that at current difficulty levels, ZEC miners using the Antminer Z9 mini could expect an $8,000 return on their investment over a […] The post Zcash Mining 400% More Profitable Than Bitcoin appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

2018-7-13 18:28


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Indian Regulators May ‘Unban’ Cryptocurrency Trading Soon

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) harsh stance towards the local digital currency space may not last forever. If the latest report coming from reliable sources at the finance ministry is anything to go by, authorities are on the verge of regulating blockchain-based virtual currencies as commodities, a move that would be very beneficial to cryptocurrency investors in the Asian. дальше »

2018-7-13 16:00