Ten Years Later, a Reflection on Bitcoin’s Genesis and Satoshi’s Timing

October 31, 2008, and January 3, 2009. The two dates have cemented themselves with Promethean significance into Bitcoin’s lore. On the October 31, Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper, a constitution of sorts for his revolutionary monetary system and its intrinsic currency. дальше »

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Can Bitcoin Scale?

The ongoing debate about whether or not Bitcoin can scale sufficiently on its path to mass adoption has led many people to question if it will ever reach that point at all. дальше »

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Bitcoin Can’t Seem to Stay Above $4,000. Will This Change in 2019?

Every time it has been dealt a blow, Bitcoin has bounced back. However, the blows have continuously driven the expectations lower. As the year began, many believed that the currency couldn’t go below $10,000. дальше »

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The Government of UAE is Looking to Introduce ICO Crypto Regulations by Mid-2019

If local media reports are to be believed, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government is looking to establish itself as a global leader within the crypto space by introducing a whole host of new ICO regulations by June 2019. дальше »

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Research: Blockchain Technology to Create Disruption in Global Automotive Sector by 2021

Blockchain technology is primed to take over the automotive industry in the next three years. if senior executives in the sector are to be believed, reported Times of India on December 24, 2018. Blockchain to Augment Business Processes In a joint study conducted by the IBM Institute for Business Value and Oxford Economics, researchers concluded 64 percent of surveyed executives. дальше »

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Bitcoin’s Christmas Surge Could Signal a Strong Detachment from the Stock Market Dependency

Ever since they came to be, cryptocurrencies were believed to be dependant on the stock market, and that their performance can be directly influenced by it. However, as the holiday season approaches, the changes in the crypto market are different than analysts were expecting. дальше »

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Report Finds a Strong Relationship Between Crypto-Advocates and Life Extension

Bitcoin historians will recollect that the early cryptocurrency pioneer Hal Finney was a person who believed in life extension and chose to be frozen in cryopreservation. Now a recent report shows that a good number of well-known blockchain advocates are also convinced that an ‘extropian-like’ technology may extend the lives of humans in the future. дальше »

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Following the Crypto-Anarchist Dream: 3 Reasons to Reject KYC and AML

Last year, crypto KYC and AML requirements came bursting onto the scene with thunderous applause and approbation. Many traders felt like the ICO sector was rife with scammers and con artists. In this sense, they believed there would be redemption through government. дальше »

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New Bloomberg Report Shows Wall Street Banks Shun Bitcoin, Distance Away from Crypto Markets

In a recent report released by Bloomberg, recognized Wall Street firms such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley or Barclays, are still far from launching crypto-related products. During 2018, several analysts believed that these institutions were going to release crypto-related products to the market as soon as in the first part of 2019. Nevertheless, these products […] дальше »

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Are we late?

A few days ago, many investors were panicking about whether they would be able to sell crypto until it completely fell. And today – a new panic: will we have time to buy at the bottoms to rise in the booming market? X on alts? Or on the Corn? It is believed that it is […] дальше »

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Crypto Markets Gain $20 Billion in 48 Hrs as Bitcoin (BTC) Tests $3,800

48 hours ago and on the 17th of December, Crypto traders were certain that Bitcoin would drop a few hundred points in value as was the norm every Monday for the past few months due to the the current crypto bear market. дальше »

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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 »

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Ethereum Constantinople To Launch In Jan. 2019, ETH Surges 10%

Ethereum Constantinople Blockchain Upgrade Nearing Activation As reported by Ethereum World News in early-October, after developing Constantinople for months, the Ethereum core development team decided to take the blockchain upgrade to the network’s Ropsten testnet. дальше »

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What we know about the ConsenSys layoffs, as told by a ‘fired’ employee

ConsenSys, the blockchain behemoth powering a swathe of Ethereum-related software, is letting 13 percent of its staff go in a bid to retain a sense of viability. The company confirmed what many believed would be inevitable: the exponential growth enjoyed by Joseph Lubin’s decentralized business experiment can’t, and won’t, go on forever. дальше »

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Bitcoin Market Nightmares: Whales and HODLers to Blame

Bitcoin has lost over 75 percent of its value within the past year. Whales and experienced traders are believed to be behind the price fall. The post Bitcoin Market Nightmares: Whales and HODLers to Blame appeared first on CoinCentral. дальше »

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Prominent IOTA Crypto Investor Says mIOTA Is Centralized, Has Singular Point Of Failure

Early Stage Investor Claims IOTA Has A Single Practical Point Of Failure IOTA, the blockchain project designed for the Internet of Things (IoT), and largely believed to be decentralized has been proven to be centralized, with a “single practical point of failure”. дальше »

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100m Quora users’ data stolen by hackers

Quora announced today that its Q&A platform was breached by hackers on November 30, and that approximately 100 million users’ data was compromised. The attackers are believed to have accessed the following information: Account information, e. дальше »

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Bitcoin is Criminal Money Says the Media While Deutsche Bank Gets Raided for Laundering

Deutsche Bank has been raided today on the suspicion of money laundering. The German institution was stormed by 170 officials and, weirdly enough, no Bitcoin was found on the scene. Deutsche Bank Believed to Have Handled $354 Million in “Dirty Money” in 2016 The way the mainstream media talks about Bitcoin in relation to financial. дальше »

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The US Government Is Powerless to Block Bitcoin Addresses

It has been widely reported this week that the U. S. government has blacklisted two BTC addresses linked to cyber crime. These particular addresses were singled out because their owners are believed to be Iranians, whose country is currently facing heavy economic sanctions from the U. дальше »

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Michael Moro Acknowledges The Crypto Market Ugliness, Optimistic Bitcoin’s Bottom Is $3,000

In an interview with CNBC, Michael Moro, CEO of trading firms Genesis Trading and Genesis Capital Trading, revealed that he expects to see a continued downward trend, ‘until you kind of hit the 3K-flat level'. дальше »

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Edward Snowden Bullish On Crypto: Blockchain Money Makes Sense

In 2013, to the chagrin of the U. S. government, Edward Snowden broke America’s laws of secrecy in dramatic fashion, unveiling metaphorical heaps of the NSA’s classified documents to the public at large. дальше »

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Pchain Code Review: Andre Cronje Revisits The Project

In a comprehensive rebuttal to Andre Cronje’s Pchain Code Review earlier this week, Pchain released a statement explaining what they believed he had missed. Since it’s our intent to be completely fair to both the business and our readers, we are publishing that rebuttal here. дальше »

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Bitcoin Price Falls Further Hitting $5160, Next Range May be Even Less

CoinSpeaker Bitcoin Price Falls Further Hitting $5160, Next Range May be Even Less Bitcoin is continuing its way to the bottom having reached a new lowest mark since October 18, 2017. дальше »

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P2P-биржа Hodl Hodl привлекла финансирование от WhalePanda и других частных инвесторов

Глобальная p2p-биржа по покупке и продаже биткоина Hodl Hodl объявила об успешном закрытии раунда первоначального финансирования. Раунд возглавил криптотрейдер и инвестор WhalePanda, также в финансировании платформы приняли участие трейдеры Ambroid и Marsmensch и два других частных инвестора. дальше »

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How does the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Hash War Influence Bitcoin ETF’s Future Approval?

One of the biggest topics of discussion in the crypto world of 2018 is the possibility of Bitcoin ETF approval by the US SEC. Many believed that it is only a matter of time before the SEC will decide to approve an ETF application, and allow Bitcoin to enter a new “golden age”. However, after […] дальше »

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Ether Mining no Longer Profitable as Hashrates Decline

Mining the cryptocurrency ether (ETH) using high-powered computer systems is no longer profitable, stated a CNBC report on November 13, 2018. Individual Mining no Longer Profitable If a recent report by CNBC is to be believed, cryptocurrency’s gold mining days might be a story of the past, as the activity is no longer a profitable one. дальше »

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Blockstream’s Co-Founder Says Bitcoin SV ‘Maybe the Real Fake Bitcoin’ Regarding BCH Fork Split

In a recent Bitcointalk post, Greg Maxwell the co-founder and former CTO of Blockstream, confirmed an email published by CoinGeek, in which he was believed to have written to Dr. Craig Wright, saying that Bitcoin SV may be the real bitcoin. дальше »

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Bosch Connectivity Bridges IOTA with XDK Tools (Cross Domain Development Kit) for IoT Benefits

Bosch Connectivity, the Internet of Things Arm of Bosch, is looking to bridge the XDK tools and IOTA in what is believed to be the latest IoT device. Bosch is hopes to utilize a number of open-source software protocols to bridge its Bosch XDK, a cross domain development kit, with IOTA, introducing IOT devices that […] дальше »

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PBoC: Cryptocurrencies Will Not Replace or Disrupt Fiat Systems

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has shown extreme confidence in the superiority of fiat systems over cryptocurrencies. China’s central bank refused to acknowledge blockchain and its derivatives as catalysts for financial innovation. дальше »

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Will Recent Economic Sanctions Drive Iran to Cryptocurrency?

A recent FinCEN advisory has stated that the re-imposition of economic sanctions on November 5 could drive Iran to get more serious about the cryptocurrency experiments it began in 2013. Could Iran Follow North Korea’s Lead Evading Sanctions Using Crypto? Iran has made little secret of its interest in cryptocurrency. дальше »

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Facebook removes 115 suspicious accounts ahead of US midterm elections

Just before the US midterm elections, Facebook removed a total of 115 accounts it thought that ‘engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior’. The company said US Law enforcement contacted it on Sunday to report suspicious online activity, which they believed was possibly linked to foreign entities. дальше »

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Ripple’s Next 10 Years Look Prime to Become a Major Player Within the Global Payments Market

Ripple is Primed to Become a Major Force Within the Global Payments Market in the Next 10 Years If theories regarding XRP are to be believed, many analysts claim that the digital currency will be one of the most sought after alt-entities in the market by the end of the next decade. While XRP has […] дальше »

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Member of Minjoo Party Aims to Lift Korea’s Initial Coin Offering Ban

Member of Minjoo Party Aims to Lift Korea’s ICO Ban Last September, the Korean government made the bold decision to implement a ban against initial coin offerings (ICOs). They believed ICOs to be a type of fraud, gambling, or even just speculation, even though a great deal of new startups use this method of crowdfunding […] дальше »

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Estonia Energy Grid Goes On Blockchain With WePower

Power has come a long way in a short time. Estonia’s Energy Grid has put one foot on the blockchain with WePower, an energy procurement and trading platform, as the company announced the successful delivery of a nationwide pilot for energy tokenization – believed to be the first of its kind in the world. дальше »

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Monero Fixes all Bulletproof Protocol Vulnerabilities Found in Second Security Audit

QuarksLab, a security research company entrusted with auditing Monero’s Bulletproof protocol, announced its findings Oct 22, 2018. Eight Critical issues, along with two medium-impact vulnerabilities, and 20 low-impact concern/vulnerabilities were found. дальше »

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The Death of Hype, Amara’s Law and the Crypto-Anarchist Dream

The hype surrounding blockchain and cryptocurrency has simmered to a dull roar. Last December, the markets spiked as traders drooled over the thought of lining their pockets. They believed they would be billionaires. дальше »

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Bitcoin Scammer Arrested In Thailand

The $34 million Bitcoin scam has its prime suspect named Prinya Jaravijit who was arrested in Thailand after returning to the country. Jaravijit is allegedly part of a scam which saw a man from Finland, Aarini Otava Saarimaa scammed out of over 5,500 Bitcoins, this would be worth around $34 million in today’s market. дальше »

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EOS Gambling dApp EOSBet Hacked for a Second Time, $338k Stolen

Self-advertised as the safest gambling app on the market, EOS-based gambling dApp EOSBet has been hacked for the second time in the last month. This time, the hackers are believed to have successfully gotten away with at least $338,000 from the platforms operational wallets, Hard Fork reports. дальше »

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Hackers target EOS gambling dApp once again, $338K believed stolen

Hackers are believed to have stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of EOS cryptocurrency from blockchain-powered gambling dApp EOSBet — again. Thieves have exploited another vulnerability in the automated dice game, allegedly taking at least $338,000 from its operational wallets. дальше »

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CFTC Chair: Crypto Market Is Maturing Through Institutional Adoption

‘Crypto Dad’ Giancarlo Doubles Down On “Do No Harm Approach” Since Bitcoin’s first block, decentralists have widely believed that the world’s regulatory bodies are hell-bent on decimating crypto assets. дальше »

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Suspected Mastermind Behind $24 Million Bitcoin Fraud Arrested by Thai Police

The Bangkok Post reports that the prime suspect in an ongoing investigation surrounding a $24 million Bitcoin scam has been arrested. Prinya Jaravijit is believed to have swindled Finnish investor Aarni Otava Saarimaa with false claims that Saarimaa’s multi-million dollar investment was going towards a series of stock investments in Thailand. дальше »

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CFTC Chair Says Institutional Investment Will Benefit Cryptocurrencies

U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair J. Christopher Giancarlo stated he believed the recent uptick in institutional investors could help cryptocurrencies “mature” in an interview with Fox Business on Friday morning. дальше »

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DataBroker DAO IoT Sensor Data Marketplace Goes Live Ahead of international Expos

It is believed that the success of an enterprise is dependent on the pressure of delivering good services to their clients in the blockchain space. The launch of A New Product In a reasonably competitive market like the blockchain industry, many ideas, startups, solutions, and platforms have failed to raise sufficient capital and get past […] The post DataBroker DAO IoT Sensor Data Marketplace Goes Live Ahead of international Expos appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

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Facebook reveals details of September data breach affecting 29M users

Facebook today revealed more information about the September data breach that potentially affected up to 50 million users. Now we know roughly what information the attackers accessed, and the number of people they had access to — as well as a help service for those who were effected. дальше »

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What is Zcash?

When Bitcoin came to life about a decade ago, the early adopters believed it would be the ultimate transaction…

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Are Bitcoin Whales The Ones Shaping The Market?

A popular school of thought among many people in the crypto space is that a small number of Bitcoin owners with a big enough load of bitcoin to move the market are behind the unstable markets and the price manipulation. дальше »

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$50,000 Bitcoin ATM Scam Surfaces in Australia

In Melbourne’s West, scammers posing as debt collectors conned victims to deposit over $50,000 into a Bitcoin ATM. According to The Sydney Morning Herald’s article published on October 5, 2018, the four victims who were believed to be migrants, were threatened with an arrest if they failed to pay the total amount. дальше »

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Survey: 72% of Institutional Investors Believe Crypto Prices Would Rise in a Recession

A new survey conducted by Fundstrat Global Advisors has found that 72% of institutional investors believed that cryptocurrency prices would rise in the case of a global recession. This is mainly due to the belief that non-governmental and retail market-related investments would be seen as a safe haven due to their distance from traditional markets. дальше »

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New Study Suggests ICO Selloffs Not to Blame for Ethereum Price Dip

Despite holding its second place position by market cap, Ethereum’s (ETH) price point has seen incredible highs and extreme lows throughout the past year. It is partly believed that these volatile changes are due to ICOs selling off their copious amounts of ETH to gather extra funds. дальше »

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Coinbase Set to Expand Its Digital Asset List

Yes, it might sound a little like a broken record, but if the Coinbase blog announcement is to be believed, the exchange will be stocking many more cryptos soon. While indisputably one of the largest crypto exchanges and trading platforms in the world, it also stocks one of the fewest selections of cryptocurrencies. дальше »

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