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Bitmain Activates Controversial ‘AsicBoost’ for Antpool
New evidence suggests that Bitmain controlled AntPool has activated a controversial hack on its mining operations. The AsicBoost hack supposedly gives a 20% efficiency boost when mining. The Big Reveal Tracking website, AsicBoost Block Explorer, identified that block #530042 was indeed mined by AntPool using the technology. дальше »
2018-9-6 19:00 | |
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Bitmain’s AntPool Activates Controversial AsicBoost for Faster Bitcoin Mining
Bitmain’s mining pool, AntPool, has supposedly activated one of their controversial methods of mining Bitcoin more efficiently, called AsicBoost. The controversial Bitcoin mining “hack” supposedly increases mining efficiency by up to 20% and is controversial because many developers claim that its use damages the Bitcoin network. дальше »
2018-9-6 13:30 | |
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Iran Recognizes Cryptocurrency Mining as Industry
Iran has purportedly accepted cryptocurrency mining as an official industry. According to a high-ranking official, all related institutions have already agreed on it. A Breath of Fresh Air Iran has historically been fairly controversial in its stance towards cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2018-9-6 11:00 | |
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Bitmain’s AntPool quietly activates controversial hack for faster Bitcoin mining
It looks like one of Bitcoin’s premier mining pools, AntPool, has activated AsicBoost on its mining operations. AsicBoost purportedly increases mining efficiency by up to 20 percent, making its usage very controversial. дальше »
2018-9-6 19:10 | |
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Bitfi Bitcoin Wallet Withdraws Unhackable Claim Following Series of Hacks
The controversial McAfee-backed Bitcoin wallet, Bitfi, has withdrawn their claim of being “unhackable” from their website following a series of notable hacks. The wallet, which claimed to be the first wallet without any risks of being compromised, was discovered to have a series of security flaws following the release of evidence from cybersecurity researchers. дальше »
2018-9-2 23:00 | |
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Transaction Fee Mining Exchanges: Highly Popular, Highly Controversial
You might not have traded on Fcoin or Bitforex, but you’ve probably heard their names mentioned in crypto trading circles. These exchanges are at the forefront of a relatively new business model known as transaction fee – or trans-fee – mining. дальше »
2018-9-1 15:45 | |
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Bytecoin’s Hard Fork Begins Today—But the Coin Remains Controversial
Bytecoin released a hard fork today, which will require users to upgrade their wallets. Bytecoin’s main appeal is its role as a privacy coin: it is the altcoin which Monero was originally based on. дальше »
2018-9-1 05:18 | |
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BitFi Removes “Unhackable” Claims, Closes Bounty Program and Hires New Security Manager.
In a tweet published on the official account of Bitfi, the controversial hardware wallet marketed by Mr John McAfee as unhackable, The development team commented that they would withdraw such claim and at the same time close the bounty program in which 100k USD were offered to every person who could hack the wallet: “Effective […] The post BitFi Removes “Unhackable” Claims, Closes Bounty Program and Hires New Security Manager. appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »
2018-9-1 03:31 | |
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Bitmain Lost $328 Million Buying Bitcoin Cash, According to BitMex Research
Bitmain made a bad bet on Bitcoin Cash but could still become “one of the great companies” in the cryptocurrency world, researchers from BitMEX reveal. ‘Bitmain Can Be A Legendary Crypto Company’ As part of an in-depth look into the mining giant ahead of its controversial planned initial public offering (IPO), BitMEX considered the potential for the company to recapture its former success while leveling thinly-veiled criticism at its management. дальше »
2018-8-30 22:00 | |
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Tron vs. XRP, and Both Controversial Tokens Against the World
TRON and XRP reveal interesting similarities and contrasts. Bitcoin and Ethereum created innovations in technology. TRON and XRP exist as business ventures. The post Tron vs. XRP, and Both Controversial Tokens Against the World appeared first on CoinCentral. дальше »
2018-8-30 19:47 | |
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New Chapter on BCH “Twitter Wars”: Bans, Blocks, Insults, and 3 Proposals Claiming to be “The Real Bitcoin”
The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community is witnessing a war between its most important figures, who seem to disagree in the future that this controversial altcoin will pursue after some modifications were proposed, causing a strong debate that seems to be worsening every day. дальше »
2018-8-30 03:41 | |
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Brazilian Cryptocurrency Investment Platform Hacked, Personal Data of 264 Investors Leaked
Cyberpunks have broken into the system of Brazil’s controversial bitcoin investment platform, Atlas Quantum. If the report by local news source Portal do Bitcoin on August 26, 2018, is anything to go by, the hacker was unable to steal digital assets of investors but succeeded in leaking sensitive information of 264K users, including their email addresses, phone numbers and the amount...The post %%POSTLINK%% appeared first on %%BLOGLINK%%. дальше »
2018-8-29 19:00 | |
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Venezuela’s Central Bank Unveils Android App for Bolivar to Petro Conversion
In a bid to push its new digital currency, the Banco Central de Venezuela, the country’s central bank, has recently launched an Android app. The app, known as “Calculadora Soberana”, allows users to convert their old Bolivar to the newly coined Bolivar Soberano, which is pegged to the country’s controversial Petro cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-8-29 01:08 | |
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Is Tether Still an Effective Way to Pump Bitcoin Prices?
Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency by many measurements, isn’t half as controversial as Tether — the controversial coin that has polarized the entire crypto community. Tether somehow has become the bad boy of crypto and has frequently been linked to market price manipulation, but its recent moves have failed to make an impact on NEO and EOS. дальше »
2018-8-28 18:01 | |
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Zuckerberg (not Mark) signs on to advise a major cryptocurrency exchange
There’s a Zuckerberg on the advisory board of one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world – except it’s not Mark. Mark Zuckerberg’s sister, Randi, is apparently all about the blockchain, more so than her little brother is, anyway. дальше »
2018-8-27 17:18 | |
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Layer 1 Should Be Innovative in the Short Term but Less in the Long Term
One of the key tradeoffs in blockchain design is whether to build more functionality into base-layer blockchains themselves (“layer 1”), or to build it into protocols that live on top of the blockchain, and can be created and modified without changing the blockchain itself (“layer 2”). дальше »
2018-8-28 04:03 | |
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CNBC Draws Flak For Upcoming “Bitcoin: Boom or Bust” Documentary
CNBC ‘Embraces’ Crypto With Fully-Fledged Documentary CNBC has quickly become near-infamous in the cryptocurrency community for its controversial coverage of this asset class. And while the mainstream media outlet’s coverage of crypto has been criticized time and time again, it seems that the firm’s higher-ups aren’t fazed, recently revealing that CNBC would be airing a […] The post CNBC Draws Flak For Upcoming “Bitcoin: Boom or Bust” Documentary appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »
2018-8-27 01:43 | |
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‘Bitcoin Whales Where Are You? ‘ – Defense Distributed’s Cody Wilson Asks
The controversial startup Defense Distributed is in hot water and has made an appeal to the Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency communities. [Note: This is a guest article submitted by Eric Yao] Defense Distributed Appeals to Bitcoin Whales The Texas nonprofit, headed by anarchist and activist Cody Wilson, is an organization that aims to distribute open source, downloadable 3D-printed weapons. дальше »
2018-8-26 16:00 | |
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Crypto Week In Review: Regulatory Worries Galore, Market Hesitantly Heads Upwards
The crypto market made a cautious move upwards this week, even as regulators sought ways to correctly address this nascent, yet controversial industry. SEC Denies 9 Bitcoin ETF Applications… Or Did They? On Wednesday afternoon, the hearts of all crypto investors stopped, as the U. дальше »
2018-8-26 11:09 | |
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Pornhub Adopts PumaPay Protocol for Crypto Payments
In the early ’90s, an intangible place called the internet offered a host of entertainment opportunities for then-unidentified segmented audiences. A matrix of ones and zeroes dripping through wires suggested an unknown possibility. дальше »
2018-8-25 22:00 | |
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Bitcoin.org Co-Owner Launches ‘Cobra Client’ BCH Node Software To Avoid Bitcoin Cash Civil War
One of the most controversial figures in the Bitcoin community, Cobra Bitcoin just revealed that he is launching a new full node Bitcoin Cash client called “Cobra Client.” He claims that the Bitcoin Cash full node implementation will be ready before the hard fork scheduled for November 15. Announcing Cobra Client: a safe implementation of […] дальше »
2018-8-25 19:47 | |
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Report: Tether Printing is Failing to Pump Bitcoin and the Crypto Market
Pumping the cryptocurrency market is proving to be a difficult task for “whales” and digital asset exchanges, researchers at Bloomberg believe. $500 Million USDT in August Alone As observed by the Bloomberg, over $500 million in controversial stablecoin Tether (USDT) has been “printed” throughout August, without a significant increase in Bitcoin’s (BTC) price. дальше »
2018-8-25 00:00 | |
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Venezuela Government Launches Sovereign Calculator Android App for Crypto-Backed Bolivar
Venezuela Has Gone Ahead To Launch The Android App For The New Crypto Backed Bolivar Earlier on this week Nicolas Maduro the Venezuelan president went ahead to make the controversial decision on the current issue that exists in the new fiat currency that is referred to as the sovereign bolivar, should be backed by the […] дальше »
2018-8-24 20:56 | |
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Someone Wins $3 Million Jackpot in Ethereum Ponzi Fomo3D
Fomo3D, a controversial but highly popular ethereum gambling game, has its first jackpot winner. The aim of the game is to purchase the last key before the timer goes to zero, whereupon it rests for 24 hours. дальше »
2018-8-23 22:45 | |
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Controversial ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Can’t Seem to Win over New Believers for Bitcoin Cash
Roger Ver, the controversial virtual currency advocate and current CEO of Bitcoin. com, seems to be having a hard time garnering support for Bitcoin Cash, despite preaching about the second coming of the world’s largest cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-8-22 12:00 | |
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Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Discloses Attachment to Controversial Crypto Startup Equi
Though he left the company decades ago, Steve Wozniak solidified his name next to the late Steve Jobs as a co-founder of Apple. Since his departure from the world’s favorite computer company, Wozniak went on to get involved with many technology startups including Electronic Frontier Foundation, while also finding the time to publish an autobiography. дальше »
2018-8-22 23:34 | |
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Controversial U Network Launches Its Testnet and Hopes to Escape Infamy
U Network’s testnet went live yesterday, along with its public blockchain browser and wallet. The platform is focused on rewarding content creators and moderators with its native UUU token in the same vein as Steemit and Minds. дальше »
2018-8-21 18:58 | |
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Ripple Determined to Expand Its Business to China
Ripple is one of the most controversial companies on the crypto sphere. Its business philosophy, as well as the programming behind its blockchain solutions, have generated an intense debate in the crypto community sparking highly antagonistic opinions about its image. дальше »
2018-8-20 03:08 | |
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What You Need to Know about Blockchain Technology Investments
Blockchain represents one of the most controversial technologies developed in the recent years. The main reason for the controversy is the fact that this tech has changed the way in which the internet can be used. дальше »
2018-8-18 22:49 | |
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Awesome! BitFi Announces It’s Wallet Will Now Support ERC20 Tokens
In a recent tweet, BitFi announces through its official Twitter handle that the “unhackable” hardware wallet will now support ERC20 tokens. The BitFi project is headed by John McAfee, a software developer and a controversial cryptocurrency analyst who is known for his price predictions. дальше »
2018-8-18 22:09 | |
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Former Hedge Fund Manager Jim Cramer Thinks Bitcoin is most likely dead
Hedge Fund manager’s like Jim Cramer know their business like no one else it appears, for the controversial host on his Tuesday’s TV show has pronounced that bitcoin could well be in its ‘sunset days. дальше »
2018-8-16 18:21 | |
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Venezuela is Set to Use its Controversial Petro Cryptocurrency as an Official Accounting Unit
Petro cryptocurrency is to receive an official status of the Venezuelan second official currency, which is believed to be a tool for overcoming economic difficulties. The post Venezuela is Set to Use its Controversial Petro Cryptocurrency as an Official Accounting Unit appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »
2018-8-15 15:18 | |
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Zcash Price Analysis - (Sometimes) private transactions
ZEC has taken a somewhat controversial and unique approach of heavily incentivizing founders and the existing ZEC team to promote ongoing protocol improvements. As opposed to default privacy on the protocol layer, optional privacy has been shown to reveal users transactions through linking if transacted between non-shielded addresses. дальше »
2018-8-15 07:32 | |
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Putting Ripple (XRP) on Trial | A Dissection of Crypto’s Most Controversial Coin
Ripple (XRP) gets a lot of hate in the crypto community. But does this "bank-friendly" project deserve the animosity? Find out here in CoinCentral court. The post Putting Ripple (XRP) on Trial | A Dissection of Crypto’s Most Controversial Coin appeared first on CoinCentral. дальше »
2018-8-14 22:20 | |
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Mining Giant Bitmain Faces “Exit Scam” Allegations ahead of IPO
Bitmain, the Chinese mining conglomerate, is raising eyebrows ahead of its IPO in August 2018 after critics pointed out the firm is holding vast amounts of Bitcoin Cash (BCH). The company’s founder, Jihan Wu, is a popular proponent of the controversial Bitcoin hard fork. дальше »
2018-8-14 22:00 | |
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Browser mining is generating over $250K worth of cryptocurrency every month
New academic research has discovered that embedded cryptocurrecy miner CoinHive is generating $250,000 worth of Monero every month – most of it going to just 10 individuals. The research, released by RWTH Aachen University in Germany, provides an extensive overview of browser-mining activity across the internet. дальше »
2018-8-14 18:48 | |
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Exchanges Protest as Korea Removes Crypto Businesses from Tax Reduction Bill
Local crypto exchanges and blockchain-related non-profit associations have started to formally protest against the government of South Korea for its controversial decision to remove cryptocurrency businesses from its tax reduction bill. дальше »
2018-8-14 04:00 | |
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Tether Prints 50 Million USDT, The Controversy Continues
Tether is the project that you either love, hate, or know nothing about. For individuals falling into the latter category, here’s a quick overview of this often controversial topic. Tether Remains A Controversy Tether is a stablecoin that is inherently tied to the value of one U. дальше »
2018-8-13 21:45 | |
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Canaan Avalon6 Bitcoin Miner: Quality Crypto Mining ASIC Equipment?
The production of ASIC mining rigs has always been somewhat controversial. Because the miners using ASIC are considered by some blockchains to be “cheating,” many companies have to constantly come out with new versions of their own ASIC tech in order to dodge the bans and patches on major cryptocurrency blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum. […] дальше »
2018-8-13 19:55 | |
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Nations Should Embrace Privacy Coins Like Monero and ZCash, According to Weiss Ratings
Privacy-focused coins such as Dash, Monero, and ZCash are controversial as they can anonymize criminals online. However, privacy is important as many people live under the auspices of corrupt governments where such technology represents a beacon of hope. дальше »
2018-8-12 17:00 | |
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Tezos Invents ‘Liquid Proof-of-Stake’ Consensus Mechanism
Tezos (XTZ) has cleared up some misconceptions about how its proof-of-stake (PoS) mechanism works. As it turns out, the Tezos model falls somewhere in between classical PoS and its more controversial counterpart, delegated PoS. дальше »
2018-8-12 05:02 | |
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Australian Cricket star Enrages fans with “Controversial” ICO Endorsement
Former Australian international cricket captain, Michael Clarke, has become embroiled in a spot of controversy after he publicly endorsed an ICO for Global Tech, a new Australian cryptocurrency exchange. дальше »
2018-8-12 03:00 | |
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Leaked Transcript Uncovers Fallout Between IOTA Leaders
A leaked conversation has revealed a serious fallout among the founding members of IOTA, pushing the project’s most intimate workings into the public eye. Centered around the appointment of two IOTA founders to the board of directors, the controversial transcript opens with co-founder Sergey Ivancheglo, a. дальше »
2018-8-11 19:00 | |
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BitConnect is getting delisted from the last cryptocurrency exchange that still trades it
The final nail in BitConnect’s coffin will come September 10, when the last exchange to offer trading pairs in the controversial cryptocurrency will delist its worthless token, BCC. For the uninitiated – BitConnect was both a pyramid and Ponzi scheme masquerading as a cryptocurrency lending platform. дальше »
2018-8-10 15:53 | |
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Bitcoiners Flee to Censorship-Resistant Platforms Amidst Social Media Clampdown
There’s been a storm brewing all year on social media and this week it hit with a vengeance. Wave after wave of protest has lashed the ocean liners Twitter, Youtube, Apple, and Facebook after controversial passengers were forcibly ejected for speaking out of turn. дальше »
2018-8-9 16:25 | |
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Japan Shows Other Countries How Crypto Regulation Should Be Done
Japan has always been a very interesting country when it comes to cryptocurrency and regulation. It is one of the few companies which has made Bitcoin legal tender. The current approach of self-regulating cryptocurrency is still controversial, but the concept continues to gain a lot of traction regardless. дальше »
2018-8-8 18:00 | |
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