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Would Coordinated Efforts of Governance Strengthen or Weaken Bitcoin?

Recent research suggests that there needs to be coordination between leading providers of cryptocurrency infrastructure products to protect against disruption caused by hard and soft forks. However, previous incidents of network upgrades have only strengthened bitcoin and efforts to govern the protocol raise questions over potential centralization. дальше »

2018-9-12 22:00


Top Ethereum Misconceptions: Most Understood Aspects Of ETH Blockchain?

Clearing Up Common Misconceptions About Ethereum Ether is the second largest cryptocurrency in terms of its market share, and its Ethereum network has introduced several innovations that have been widely imitated and expanded upon by other blockchain technologies – most notably smart contracts and support for third-party decentralized applications. However, this system remains the source […] дальше »

2018-9-1 11:50


Research Associate: Conversations Around Bitcoin and Energy Have Been Oversimplified

In the almost decade long existence of Bitcoin, the network has repeatedly come under fire for the large amount of electricity required to secure it. However, one researcher believes that the current discussion on energy use is largely redundant since it doesn’t take into account how the electricity itself is sourced or how technology evolves. дальше »

2018-8-20 22:30


Could TRON (TRX) Blockchain And Cryptocurrency Network Really Dethrone Facebook Or Twitter

Social media platforms are a great way to build communities, whether it is to support a cause or a business goal. Many popular platforms like that of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, are some of many that have seen growing communities, however, many projects will not last over the long run. Both Twitter and Facebook have […] дальше »

2018-8-8 11:24


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


Cardano [ADA] – Ouroboros protocol versions explained by IOHK’s Peter Gazi

On 26th July, IOHK published a video, in which Dr. Peter Gazi, a researcher of the foundation explains two specific versions of Ouroboros protocols and how they relate to each other. According to him, the first Ouroboros protocol was published in the year 2017, which is presently underlying the implementation of the Cardano network. However, soon other […] дальше »

2018-8-3 02:46


Coinbase-Backed ‘Gods Unchained’ Card Game Launches on Ethereum Network

Coinbase has been in the news a great deal lately, largely due to its attempted expansion into Wall Street. Today, however, Coinbase is making headlines for a lighter reason: the exchange has partnered with Fuel Games to launch the first competitive E-Sports game on the Ethereum Network. Gods Unchained is a new free-to-play fantasy card […] дальше »

2018-7-24 07:28


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When Smart Contracts Act Stupid: Is Your ICO Smart Contract Safe & Secure?

The potential inherent in smart contracts is immense. The nascent technology may be used for identity verification, secure data sharing, and for the management of tokens and raised funds in an initial coin offering/token sale – but just how clever are your smart contracts? The Ethereum network boasts more than 1500 decentralized applications (dApps), all of which make use of smart contracts to accomplish a wide variety of tasks. дальше »

2018-7-24 03:00