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Did Ripples CTO Create A Blockchain Like Technology 20 Years Before Satoshi Nakamoto?

Apparently, the Chief Technology Officer at Ripple, David Schwartz, created a distributed computer system 20-years before the onset of blockchain technology. Does this mean that Schwartz preceded Satoshi Nakamoto’s blockchain? Or, does this mean that Schwartz is Satoshi Nakamoto? Well, in August 1988 it is alleged that Schwartz filed a patent for a multilevel distributed computer system that could be used to run on personal computers. дальше »

2018-8-16 17:30


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Did Tether Trigger a Short Squeeze or a Dead Cat Bounce? (Bitcoin Price Analysis)

This time yesterday it appeared that all was lost, as Bitcoin price slipped within $100 of the current 2018 low. Then something unexpected occurred. Perhaps shorts got squeezed out of their loftily precarious positions or was it Tether’s newly minted $130 million USDT that saved the day? Bitcoin Price Market Overview Bitcoin  spent the better part of the day fighting off bears and the cryptocurrency managed to post an impressive 10% gain as it briefly Read More The post Did Tether Trigger a Short Squeeze or a Dead Cat Bounce? (Bitcoin Price Analysis) appeared first on Bitcoinist.com. дальше »

2018-8-16 13:00


ChainXchange Day 3: Steve Wozniak, Molly Bloom Discuss the “Brave New World” of Blockchain

Wednesday, August 15 marked the final day of the ChainXchange blockchain convention and conclusion of the main event of the first ever Las Vegas blockchain week. Fortunately, the convention did not end without a remarkable finale, as Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and the inspiration behind “Molly’s Game” Molly Bloom gave presentations before joining Tone Vays, […] дальше »

2018-8-16 10:32


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Vanishing KuCoin Office Worry Investors, Fate of Major Crypto Exchange

Investors of KuCoin, a major crypto exchange, are expressing their concerns regarding the mysterious disappearance of KuCoin headquarters in Hong Kong. Where Did KuCoin Go? Earlier this week, Jackson Wong, a cryptocurrency researcher and journalist based in Hong Kong, released an investigative report on the headquarters of KuCoin, which are supposed to be based in […] The post Vanishing KuCoin Office Worry Investors, Fate of Major Crypto Exchange appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

2018-8-13 10:00


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Bitcoin Price Analysis: Is BTC ‘Tethered’ to USDT?

After dropping within a hair of $6,000, Bitcoin (BTC) price bounced around in a tight $120 range before mysteriously spiking $400 in just 30 minutes. Was this simply a breakout from consolidating prices, or did Tether (USDT) have something to do with it? Bitcoin Price Market Overview Loads of people believe that Bitcoin , and other cryptocurrencies are being manipulated by cryptocurrency exchanges, whales, and a particular stablecoin that has been implicated in multiple scandals Read More The post Bitcoin Price Analysis: Is BTC ‘Tethered’ to USDT? appeared first on Bitcoinist.com. дальше »

2018-8-12 14:00


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Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Needs to Pump Up the Volume

Today Bitcoin price pulled off a minor relief rally, but will the king of cryptocurrencies maintain momentum as volume fades? Bitcoin Price Market Overview This week has been a tough one for cryptocurrencies as the total market capitalization dropped to $228 billion, which is roughly 24% down from the July 27 high of $300 billion and significantly removed from the $830 billion market cap of December 2017. дальше »

2018-8-10 13:30


OKEx Clawback Fiasco Is Prime Example For Bitcoin ETF Regulation Approval

Earlier this month it was reported that OKEx exchange’s top trader had accumulated a $460 million long position on BTCUSD quarterly futures before getting liquidated. However, the liquidation did not get filled in the market which means there’s a $460 million overhang in the weekly settlement. This led to a $9 million clawback. OKEx issued […] дальше »

2018-8-8 11:57


A Guide to 99% Fault Tolerant Consensus

Special thanks to Emin Gun Sirer for review We’ve heard for a long time that it’s possible to achieve consensus with 50% fault tolerance in a synchronous network where messages broadcasted by any honest node are guaranteed to be received by all other honest nodes within some known time period (if an attacker has more than 50%, they can perform a “51% attack”, and there’s an analogue of this for any algorithm of this type). дальше »

2018-8-9 04:03


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Bitcoin Green Introduces Less-Polluting ‘Proof-of-Stake’ Crypto Infrastructure

The soaring cryptocurrency prices in 2017 were enough incentive for people to start mining digital coins on their own. However, it soon became apparent to those who did not alrady know that mining is a very energy-intensive activity and is a big contributor to the pollution problem facing the planet. дальше »

2018-8-6 16:00


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There’s More to Cryptoassets than just Cryptocurrency

Since the creation and release of Bitcoin by Satoshi Nakamoto nearly a decade ago, quite many blockchain developers have been inspired by the success of the pioneer cryptoasset and have gone ahead to create several cryptoassets that fall under categories such as utility cryptoassets, security cryptoassets, and others we shall shed more light on shortly. дальше »

2018-8-6 14:00


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Netherlands Central Bank: We Don’t Consider Cryptocurrency To Be Money

The central bank of the Netherlands has issued new comments on cryptocurrency this week, continuing a popular narrative from the banking sector that it is “not money. ” ‘Spending, Saving And Calculating’ In a video statement translated by local news outlet Dutch News, De Nederlandsche Bank divisional director Petra Hielkema said that cryptocurrency did not adequately permit three specific functions which consumers need and which are currently fulfilled by fiat currency. дальше »

2018-8-4 21:30