2018-9-19 00:33 |
After the latest rout in the price of ether and the anemic uptake in Dapps we're confronted with the question - do people really want full decentralization in their products and services at all? origin »
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As the Venezuelan people are plunged further into fiscal despair, the Maduro government is attempting to resuscitate the broken economy by pegging the petro, an “oil backed cryptocurrency,” to the bolivar.
2018-8-30 15:49 | |
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Many people know bitcoin as an anonymous digital currency, one whose privacy features prime it for concealed payments in sketchy recesses of the internet’s dark web.
2018-8-29 17:33 | |
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In today’s digital age we give away our personal data without too much thought in exchange for services. Yet since the Facebook controversy surrounding Cambridge Analytica’s misuse of people’s personal data, we are now beginning to question where exactly that valuable information is going.
2018-8-28 15:57 | |
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Quick question: How many hours did you sleep last night? If you made it to eight hours, chances are you’re not a newbie parent. Oh, and you may have made it to the higher ranks of your company— as research shows senior executives get more sleep than anyone else.
2018-8-27 14:07 | |
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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”).
2018-8-28 04:03 | |
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Matt Liu, Josh Fraser and former PayPal head Yu Pan want to bring the blockchain to the sharing economy. The trio is devising a platform with an emphasis on inclusive, peer-to-peer service hubs designed to decentralize the same consumer cost-friendly business models that have made companies like Airbnb, Uber and Lyft so popular in recent years.
2018-8-16 23:25 | |
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A recently published study sought answers to a seemingly unquantifiable question: What does dating “out of your league” really mean? Published in the journal Science Advances, new research details a “hierarchy of desirability” that attempts to pinpoint the traits that makes a desirable partner out of reach.
2018-8-10 01:49 | |
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West Virginia is set to debut a blockchain-based voting platform for the upcoming November midterm elections in the United States. The move will allow troops overseas to participate in the polls. While the idea is novel in many respects and a revolutionary application of blockchain technology, some people question the integrity of the process given […]
2018-8-8 12:34 | |
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West Virginia is set to debut a blockchain-based voting platform for the upcoming November midterm elections in the United States. The move will allow troops overseas to participate in the polls.
2018-8-7 21:20 | |
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The Distributed 2018 conference that recently took place in San Francisco was accompanied by a new edition of the Distributed Dialogues podcast, a collaborative show between the Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network and Distributed Magazine.
2018-8-4 23:48 | |
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On July 10, 2018, news broke that cryptocurrency wallet and decentralized exchange Bancor was hit with a hack. A wallet the Bancor team used to update the protocol’s smart contracts was infiltrated, and the $23.
2018-8-3 19:24 | |
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As with brick-and-mortar industries that are slowly fading away to the globalism of the online world, so too will the traditional prediction market industry have to innovate to keep up with the sheer efficiency, reliability and security that the decentralized prediction markets promise to bring.
2018-7-31 15:58 | |
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Twitter have designed a genius plan to help reduce the number of cryptocurrency scams circulating the Twitter sphere. Well, we say genius but actually, we can’t help but question who came up with this idea… According to reports, Twitter is disabling any Twitter accounts that are unverified and use the display name ‘Elon Musk’.
2018-7-25 16:30 | |
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The vaccine in question has been reportedly recalled and the firm has been ordered to halt production. “With a traceable chain of data, it’s easier to hold people accountable once a vaccine is found with problems.
2018-7-23 20:23 | |
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Recently on CNBC, Kevin O’Leary (Chairman of O’Shares) talks about the cryptocurrency market happening and the related regulations. He spoke with Melissa Lee about the situation on Fast Money Traders with; Tim Seymour, Karen Finerman, David Searburg, and Guy Adami.
2018-7-17 20:23 | |
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Many people question whether or not cryptocurrency can ever gain mainstream traction. The way things are looking right now, that appears rather unlikely unless something changes dramatically. New research by Imperial College London paints a very different picture in this regard.
2018-7-11 18:00 | |
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Recently, in a podcast interview with Manuel Stagers, Ethereum Co-founder Joseph Lubin opens up on his creation and discusses interesting possibilities in the world of technology. The opening question asked in the podcast was Ethereum-specific: ‘What do people most often misunderstand about Ethereum?’ According to Lubin, people [both inside and outside the crypto space] look […]
2018-7-11 01:34 | |
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There is a lot of uncertainty revolving around Bitcoin these days, having entered the second hundred days of the bear market. People are now beginning to question whether the technology is worth their continued investment.
2018-7-8 17:00 | |
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Indeed, given the recent headlines regarding the ever-unpredictable Bitcoin and its pricing, an increasing number of people are asking the question “Why is the Price of Bitcoin going down?” Unfortunately, when it comes to cryptocurrencies, answering questions like this is not quite as straightforward as one could expect.
2018-7-3 18:59 | |
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The Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network has added a new show to its lineup, “What Bitcoin Did. ” The WBD podcast is hosted by U. K. -based Peter McCormack, an “accidental Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency investor, miner, blogger and podcaster.
2018-6-26 20:34 | |
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Throughout the weekend, the markets have taken a significant tumble, a tumble that in turn has dragged the majority of cryptocurrencies right down to new 2-month lows. As a matter of fact, numerous currencies have lost so much value, people are starting to wonder if they will ever return to the heights experienced back in December and January.
2018-6-25 12:00 | |
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When it comes to crypto and blockchain technology, the vast majority of people who have not been exposed to our community have a simple question: “How are we supposed to understand this?” This seems to be the biggest barrier for new tech—one can’t avoid having pity for those engineers who, having developed and honed systems […] The post Filament Brings Industrial Blockchains a Bit Closer appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2018-6-24 23:34 | |
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Earlier this week, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in Switzerland issued a new document as part of its annual economic report that warns citizens of the dangers of digital currencies.
2018-6-20 22:29 | |
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Ruff Chain recognized this and started working on it four years ago. “When a company intends to build a blockchain, the first question they encounter is ‘what consensus mechanisms should be employed?’.
2018-6-18 12:53 | |
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The popular privacy coin has been one of the worst performers in the past month, especially since the pullback in early May. It has been steadily dropping in BTC value since late April, and it raises the question, why? Privacy Isn’t Selling, Apparently Monero is a staple in the cryptocurrency community, where most people involved in the space have, at the very least, a modicum of respect for the project.
2018-6-16 10:00 | |
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For many, the experience of adding crypto coins to their financial portfolios has proven to be the thrill of a lifetime. As a new type of holding with a unique set of tools and rules, cryptocurrency is wealth with its own wow factor.
2018-6-15 18:54 | |
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There is substantial controversy surrounding Tether, a cryptocurrency that claims to be pegged to the U. S. dollar. According to Tether, each Tether token is backed by one U.
2018-6-14 22:01 | |
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The CEO of Binance, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao compared the current movement of the Bitcoin market to that of 2014’s with his recent tweet. He provided a side-by-side analysis of these time frames. The tweet in question said: “Many people seems to think BTC price was flat before this year, as they appear to be on […]
2018-6-13 23:11 | |
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Shopin — a universal shopper profile that delivers personal shopping experiences through retailers’ apps, websites and stores — says one of its token distributors has been hacked and roughly $10 million in a variety of cryptocurrencies has been stolen.
2018-6-11 01:22 | |
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With the creation of Bitcoin and its blockchain, Satoshi Nakamoto introduced an entirely new practical application for cryptography, unearthing an unexplored area for computer science and technological development.
2018-6-11 17:04 | |
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