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Ethereum Blockchain Hashrate Analysis Sees Downward Spiral in Power Continue Ahed of Upgrade
The Constantinople hard fork in getting closer and closer to happening after being postponed due to a bug in the update. In response to this, the mining hash rate is declining by the day as miners await the hard fork. дальше »
2019-2-25 17:14 | |
Moonday Mornings: The institutions are coming for your blockchain
It’s Monday, you know what that means. It’s time for Moonday Mornings, Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s cryptocurrency and blockchain news. By no fault of our own, this week, things are a little different. дальше »
2019-2-25 12:48 | |
Hong Kong Is The New Home For Ethereum Blockchain Software Company ConsenSys
Ever since the last quarter of 2018 things have been hard for the entire industry. A lack of market trust is exasperated by a general sense of uncertainty. Yet the last new year has seen a decided change in mood. дальше »
2019-2-24 15:01 | |
Fortnite Mastermind Tim Sweeney Defends EOS Blockchain Bloat
Gaming mogul Tim Sweeney, best known these days for founding the company behind Fortnite, made the unusual decision to defend the size of the EOS blockchain in a tweet today. What’s wrong with 4TB for a global transaction ledger? That fits on a $200 hard drive. дальше »
2019-2-23 22:25 | |
John McAfee Gives ‘Hard Date’ For $1 Million Bitcoin
US Presidential Candidate and former ICO-enthusiast, John McAfee, has declared a ‘hard date’ for a bitcoin price of $1 million. This followed a prediction of “$1 million… someday” by Jesse Lund, vice-president of blockchain and digital currencies at IBM. дальше »
2019-2-22 20:00 | |
Now is a Good Time to Buy Crypto, but Let’s Stick to BTC (and ETH) for Now: Spencer Bogart
Has Bitcoin hit bottom yet? It’s hard to tell, admits Blockchain Capital’s, Spencer Bogart. But if you plan on investing in the asset in the foreseeable future, he believes now is a good time to go ahead and seal the deal. дальше »
2019-2-22 15:59 | |
Bitcoin Contributes 95% Of BitPay’s Business, CEO Confirms
Bitcoin payment processor BitPay conducts almost all its business using Bitcoin (BTC), its CEO has revealed in a marked U-turn on previous claims. BitPay Drops Bitcoin Bashing Speaking during a recent panel, Stephen Pair discussed the recent hard fork activity around the Bitcoin blockchain as a result of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) split last November. дальше »
2019-2-19 13:30 | |
The differences between cryptocurrencies, virtual, and digital currencies
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Rife with complex terminology, the world of cryptocurrency can be daunting at the best of times, but things got even more confusing last week when JPMorgan announced the launch of its own coin, which many argued was a digital currency – possibly a stablecoin – but most definitely not a cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-2-19 12:14 | |
Discuss the future of blockchain with Dogecoin and more at TNW2019
The world of blockchain and cryptocurrency is rather confusing for those looking in from the outside. Granted, it’s a tight-knit circle – but it won’t be for long. While there are still plenty of unanswered questions, blockchain technology opens doors for our future that we never thought possible. дальше »
2019-2-15 17:29 | |
P2P Bitcoin Trading Undergoes Sharp Rise in Venezuela, Outvalues Stock Exchange Trading by 157X
Hard hit by hyperinflation, an increasing number of Venezuelan citizens are now turning to Bitcoin to preserve the value of their money. It’s a desperate measure triggered by a desperate situation as the downward spiraling domestic economy renders the country’s sovereign fiat Bolivar practically worthless. дальше »
2019-2-15 15:39 | |
Monero Set for Hard Fork to Brick ASIC Miners
Monero developers are set to fork the network in their continued efforts to brick application specific integrated circuit (miners) on the blockchain. The move should significantly lower hash rate allowing small-scale mining operations running graphics processing units (GPUs) to compete favorably and make the network’s PoW algorithm less ASIC-friendly. дальше »
2019-2-14 02:00 | |
Buterin-Proposed Constantinople Ethereum Feature Allegedly Introduces Attack Vector
A new attack vector is reportedly being introduced to Ethereum’s blockchain through the Constantinople hard fork
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Is Hype Healthy Or Harmful For Blockchain Technology’s Adoption Curve?
Is Hype Killing The Blockchain Technology? We all know that the blockchain industry is facing hard times. The bear market has affected its main product, the cryptocurrencies, so not a lot of investors finished 2018 very happy. дальше »
2019-2-8 01:23 | |
Double-Edged Blockchain; Child Abuse Pictures “Impossible to Remove” from BSV Ledger
Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision (SV) finds itself in the midst of yet another controversy as a report by The Hard Fork published on February 4, 2019, states that the digital currency’s blockchain was used by cybercriminals to upload child abuse imagery. дальше »
2019-2-6 18:00 | |
Facebook is doing something with blockchain, but nobody knows what
It’s been a busy week for Facebook. The tech giant celebrated its 15th anniversary amid calls for improvements in its data handling and privacy policies. One day later, Cheddar reported the company had quietly snapped up the team behind Chainspace, a London-based blockchain startup. дальше »
2019-2-5 18:22 | |
Blockchain researchers are still finding critical vulnerabilities in EOS
Months after its nigthmarish launch, cryptocurrency and blockchain security researchers are still finding vulnerabilities in EOS, according to recent activity on breach disclosure platform HackerOne. дальше »
2019-2-5 17:46 | |
EchoLink Blockchain Project to Fight Fraud in Resumes and Job Applications
Companies have to hire people all the time. They look for the most skilled candidates and then interview them, however, sometimes it can be hard to know whether that candidate is lying or not. Unfortunately, people lie a lot when creating their resumes for job applications. Because of this big issue, a new blockchain company […] дальше »
2019-2-4 23:20 | |
Living on Bitcoin for a Week in San Francisco
When I decided, maybe against my better judgement, to live on bitcoin for a week, the plan was met by a combination of cautions and jokes from friends and loved ones: “Just don’t starve,” “Well, it’s the New Year, a perfect time to start a new diet,” “Will you be able to eat?”, “Have you really thought about it?”I had “really” thought about it and it seemed not only sensible but necessary. дальше »
2019-2-5 23:06 | |
You ought to understand Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work after reading this
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Despite the word blockchain being fired around with Gatling gun-like fervor, not all blockchains are created equal. дальше »
2019-2-4 19:55 | |
Here’s what you need to know about security token offerings (STOs)
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. It might seem like the initial coin offering (ICO) boom is over, but there have been whispers of a new kid on the block. дальше »
2019-2-1 16:16 | |
Chainalysis: Darknet Market Activity Nearly Doubled Throughout 2018
Darknet markets are going as strong as ever, if Chainalysis data is to be believed. In its latest Crypto Crime Report, published earlier this week, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis reports that darknet market activity has nearly doubled throughout 2018. дальше »
2019-2-1 00:35 | |
Bitcoin 2019: A Peer-to-Peer Conference for the Whole Bitcoin Community
The first major Bitcoin conference, Bitcoin 2013, was held in San Jose, California. Organized by the Bitcoin Foundation, it was centered on Bitcoin specifically and the more pragmatic issues that Bitcoin was trying to solve, particularly in the areas of Bitcoin technology, Bitcoin mining, Bitcoin business and regulatory issues. дальше »
2019-1-31 00:30 | |
The Bitcoin Halvening is happening – here’s what you need to know
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Something major is happening to Bitcoin in 480 days – the Halvening. дальше »
2019-1-30 20:15 | |
Justin Sun: Tron is Empowering Developers to Achieve Their Dreams
Tron Foundation CEO, Justin Sun came on Twitter to show off Tron performances and achievements in building use cases for blockchain and empowering Dapp developers. Tron has proven to be one of the best networks for developers and their Dapps. дальше »
2019-1-29 20:47 | |
The controversies of blockchain governance and rough consensus
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. The governance of blockchains is one of the most fascinating, contentious, and difficult topics to master, but it’s one we must try to understand as the network’s ability to adapt, and the extent to which it may be able to do so, will be crucial for its future. дальше »
2019-1-25 15:57 | |
Understanding blockchain is way easier if you think of it as an onion
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. In previous Hard Fork basics articles we’ve mentioned something called “blockchain layers. дальше »
2019-1-24 15:01 | |
Here’s an explainer about soft forks you’ll actually understand
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. If you’ve been following cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in recent months, you will have come across a lot of debate about ‘forks’. дальше »
2019-1-23 12:59 | |
Lisk Devs Refuse To Paint Rosy Picture: We Have Learned The Hard Way
As the saying goes, if you build it, they will come. Blockchain application platform Lisk hasn’t built its key tool yet. Nonetheless, the community has shown up. Lisk is building a Sidechain Development Kit (SDK), which will make it easy for JavaScript developers to “deploy their own sidechain and develop blockchain applications on top of […] The post Lisk Devs Refuse To Paint Rosy Picture: We Have Learned The Hard Way appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »
2019-1-23 23:21 | |
Crypto Pundit: Ethereum (ETH) Is “Doomed To Be Centralized”
“Ethereum (ETH) Is Arguably Centralized” On January 14th, Preston Byrne, an attorney at Bryne & Storm that is enamored with blockchain technology, took to Twitter to mention his thoughts on Ethereum (ETH), likely in the context of the then-impending Constantinople hard fork, which was recently delayed due to security qualms. дальше »
2019-1-20 05:30 | |
Ethereum Constantinople Delayed Until February 27th (Last Date of VanEck Bitcoin ETF Verdict)
Ethereum Constantinople Delayed To Late-February Earlier this week, Ethereum World News reported that Ethereum’s long-planned Constantinople blockchain upgrade fell upon hard times, with developers drawing attention to an error in the protocol’s code, which would purportedly allow malicious attackers to drain ETH from smart contracts. дальше »
2019-1-18 22:02 | |
Blockchain sharding made so simple your dog would understand
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Scaling blockchain is becoming one of the technology’s great mysteries. дальше »
2019-1-18 17:11 | |
Bitcoin Cash has failed to make use of its 8MB block size, analysts say
In 2017, a veritable civil war was fought between camps of Bitcoin believers: those who sought to keep its “block size” at 1MB, and those who wanted to increase it. Those looking for bigger blocks found themselves rallying behind a then-new cryptocurrency – a “hard fork” of Bitcoin called Bitcoin Cash (BCH) – whose premise rested on re-creating Bitcoin to mine 8MB blocks. дальше »
2019-1-17 20:01 | |
Constantinople Delayed After Auditors Find Vulnerability
The much-anticipated release of Ethereum’s hard fork upgrade Constantinople has been delayed as core Ethereum developers were made aware… The post Constantinople Delayed After Auditors Find Vulnerability appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »
2019-1-17 19:48 | |
Not All Blockchains are Born Equal: Finding the Right Consensus Algorithm
Information about consensus algorithms is hard to find, even though they form the backbone of blockchain technology. These algorithms are vital to ensuring that distributed ledgers run smoothly, and without them, a blockchain would no longer be considered decentralised. дальше »
2019-1-17 19:20 | |
Best Bitcoin Gold Wallets – Top solutions for storing your BTG coins
Bitcoin Gold (BTG) is a hard fork on Bitcoin blockchain. The idea behind the fork was to change the proof-of-work algorithm from the SHA256 algorithm, originally selected by Satoshi Nakamoto, to Equihash. дальше »
2019-1-17 14:11 | |
Constantinople Hard Fork Postponed Following Security Audit
On January 16, 2019, ChainSecurity, a smart contact audit firm, released the results of an audit carried out on the Constantinople Hard Fork which was found to be vulnerable to reentrancy attacks. The Hard Fork Launch has since been postponed. дальше »
2019-1-16 18:00 | |
Security Vulnerability Delays Ethereum’s Constantinople Hard Fork
Hours after Ethereum developers declaring the Constantinople upgrade to be an “uneventful even”, smart contract auditing firm ChainSecurity discovers a security vulnerability on the blockchain, According to the firm, it is susceptible to reentrancy attack. дальше »
2019-1-16 17:24 | |
What Caused Ethereum to Delay Their Much-Awaited Hard Fork?
Ethereum Core developers announced on Tuesday that they would postpone their much-awaited Constantinople hard fork. The team, which has previously settled January 16 as the official date for the Ethereum blockchain upgrade, decided to delay it after ChainSecurity found potential vulnerabilities in the code. дальше »
2019-1-16 17:00 | |
An introduction to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining pools
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. When Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin whitepaper, the concept of mining was pretty simple. дальше »
2019-1-16 14:02 | |
Major Exchanges Supporting Ethereum Constantinople Hard Fork
Ethereum’s (ETH) major upgrade, the Constantinople hard fork, is soon underway as Ethereum block height 7,080,000 is quickly approaching and… The post Major Exchanges Supporting Ethereum Constantinople Hard Fork appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »
2019-1-16 04:39 | |
Educating the Next Wave of Bitcoin Developers
Bitcoin is an open-source protocol that anybody can interact with. It is getting attention and attracting participation in different ways, whether it is through speculation, investing and sending money, all the way to contributing to what’s underneath the hood. дальше »
2019-1-16 01:14 | |
Only 16% of Ethereum Nodes Upgraded Before Hard Fork, it’s a Nonissue
Ethereum will migrate it’s blockchain from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake in a hard forking event dubbed as Constantinople by January 16. But only 16% of its nodes are ready for the upgrade so far. дальше »
2019-1-15 18:55 | |