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Electricity Consumption of Bitcoin is a Non-Issue: Solar Energy is Free in Some Regions

Bitcoin and its trustless, decentralized design requires a unique process called mining that validates each transaction being added to its underlying blockchain. The process involves solving complex mathematical equations, and typically requires some serious computer processing power, and even specially-designed hardware, to validate each block. дальше »

2018-12-18 20:01


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Bitcoin’s Liquid Sidechain is Being Adopted by Swiss Finance Industry

Swiss IT consulting firm Inacta AG has become an official partner of Blockstream’s Liquid Sidechain for Bitcoin, the company confirmed December 17. Tokengate Meets Liquid Sidechain Inacta, one of many Blockchain-focused companies headquartered in Switzerland’s Crypto Valley in the town of Zug, also became the first token platform operator to support Liquid tokens. дальше »

2018-12-18 19:00


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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 Ripple Effect Debate Around XRP Being Considered a Security or Not Continues with the SEC

Ripple is a very popular and recognized company in the cryptocurrency industry. It has been in the market for several years and it has expanded all over the world. The XRP virtual currency has also reached the second position in the market surpassing Ethereum (ETH) and showed to be very resilient compared to others. However, […] дальше »

2018-12-18 07:15


Bitcoin Celebrates an Unfortunate Anniversary as BTC Price’s All-Time High Was 1 Year from Today

We celebrate a particularly rare anniversary for Bitcoin this year. To the day, December 17th, 2017, the crypto reached its all time highest valuation of 20,000 dollars. This was, of course, followed swiftly by an even swifter decline into a bearish market, leading to its value being slashed by nearly 85 percent. Now, with BTC […] дальше »

2018-12-18 02:42


Ethereum (ETH)’s 94% Loss In 2018 Deemed Justifiable By Some Crypto Analysts

Ethereum’s 94% Loss This Year, Which Some Analysts Believe Is Justified The cryptocurrency market has seen a relatively bad year, though every asset dealt with it differently. Bitcoin had some of the least amount of damages, amounting to 83% in losses, which is still fairly steep. However, for being one of the top three crypto […] дальше »

2018-12-18 23:21


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Church’s Chicken Starts Accepting Dash in Venezuela

Dash went to Twitter on December 12 to announce that the Dash cryptocurrency started being accepted as a new method of payment in ten Church’s Chicken locations in Venezuela. According to the announcement, Customers of the local church chicken franchise in Venezuela can now order food and opt for Dash to settle their orders, by […] Church’s Chicken Starts Accepting Dash in Venezuela was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »

2018-12-17 17:29


Bloomberg, Coinsource Report Indicates Bitcoin ATMs Are Money Laundering Vehicles

Bloomberg recently released a comprehensive report about how bitcoin ATMs are being used for the purpose of money laundering activities. In this report, it highlights just how easy it is to buy bitcoin without even presenting the required means of identification as mandated by the law. In fact, the report indicted many of these bitcoin […] дальше »

2018-12-17 11:28


GaloCoin Crypto “Fan Tokens” Launches by Atletico Mineiro Futbol Team in Brazil

Cryptocurrency has evolved in many ways, with tokens being offered as methods of payment, as rewards in video games, and even as a government-sponsored token. However, in a more entertainment-based method, Atletico Mineiro has launched a “fan token” that they are calling GaloCoin, based on a CoinTelegraph Brazil report on December 14th. The coin is […] дальше »

2018-12-15 22:59


OpenSea Marketplace Expands Its Crypto Portfolio With ETH-Based Atomic Bazaar Acquisition

Open Sea Expands Its Portfolio With The Acquisition Of Atomic Bazaar Open Sea recently fired a warning salvo to any would-be competition by acquiring Atomic Bazaar. After being the unrivaled digital marketplace for crypto collections and atypical digital items, Open Sea now has a real-time digital marketing platform. The announcement sent waves of happiness not […] дальше »

2018-12-15 19:56


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Samourai Wallet обновил пользовательский интерфейс и представил собственную полную биткоин-ноду

Ориентированный на повышенную приватность пользователей биткоин-кошелек Samourai Wallet обновил дизайн сайта samouraiwallet. com, представил новый пользовательский интерфейс мобильного приложения на Android, а также анонсировал несколько инициатив. дальше »

2018-12-15 18:24


Use Of Bitcoin And Crypto Assets Gains Clarity In Bahrain After Central Bank Drafts New Regulations

Use Of Crypto Becomes Clearer In Bahrain After Central Bank Establishes Draft Regulations Countries around the world seem to be gravitating towards one of three different ways of handling cryptocurrency – banning it, establishing unclear rules that are constantly being reassessed, or clearly regulating it. In a new report from Reuters on December 13th, the […] дальше »

2018-12-15 23:27


Redstone, Telecor’s Data and Mining Facility Set to Launch in 2019

Telecor has announced the construction of a brand new data and mining center in Russia called Redstone, and it would begin operations in early 2019. The firm says its data center which is being constructed at the Krasnokamensk in almost completed and would serve as the new home for cryptocurrency miners from various regions starting […] The post Redstone, Telecor’s Data and Mining Facility Set to Launch in 2019 appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

2018-12-14 12:21


Cryptocurrency scammers target schools, hospitals, government offices with bomb threats

A dangerous email scam appears to be targeting businesses, schools, hospitals, and government buildings across the US in an attempt to extort bitcoin (BTC) with a bomb threat. A spokesperson for the FBI provided TNW with the following statement: We are aware of the recent bomb threats made in cities around the country, and we remain in touch with our law enforcement partners to provide assistance. дальше »

2018-12-14 01:52


Altcoin faltering continues, even stablecoins are not safe while Stellar (XLM) revamps its Core client

A new e-mail based cryptocurrency scam discovered Community of the popular website Reddit found a new cryptocurrency-related scam that is currently being circulated on the internet. The scammer thought it wasn’t enough to break the average anti-fraud law and instead decided to try his hand at breaking a couple of anti-terrorism laws as well. дальше »

2018-12-14 01:16


Coinbase Tops the Most Crypto Exchange User’s List, Only 4 Trading Platforms Have 100K or More Traders

The goal of massive adoption of cryptocurrencies by the global community is still distant, with the mainstream public still being miles away from the active usage of cryptocurrencies. Activities on the digital market is mostly driven by speculators and traders who look to force the lingering market instability, triggered by the price volatility which causes […] дальше »

2018-12-14 00:37