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Ethereum’s Smart Contracts Lack Diversity, Posing Risk to Entire Network
Although Ethereum is the second most popular cryptocurrency, with a market capitalization of $21. 47 billion, and has the strongest developer community network, a University-based research paper recently discovered that most contracts on the Ethereum network are direct or near-direct copies of other contracts. дальше »
2018-11-5 14:59 | |
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Blockchain Brainiac Says Serenity Upgrade Will Give Ethereum 1,000x Increase In Transactions Per Second
Serenity Upgrade Will Give Ethereum Thousand Fold Increase In Transactions Per Second Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, told an audience in Prague that the network is preparing for the next upgrade to the second largest blockchain network. дальше »
2018-11-1 20:00 | |
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What Is the Bitcoin Lightning Network?
The Lightning Network is an open protocol layer that leverages the power of blockchain and smart contracts to enable instant payments across a network of participants. The Lightning Network enables instant payments at exceptionally, low fees with millions to billions of transactions per second, and cross-chain atomic swaps. дальше »
2018-10-31 13:00 | |
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Standardized Specifications for Enterprise Version of Ethereum Announced
On October 29, 2018, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) announced in Prague at DevCon 4 two new software specifications that will help businesses standardize future code developments on an enterprise version of the Ethereum blockchain. дальше »
2018-10-31 22:19 | |
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ZCash “Sapling” Upgrade Arrives on Coin’s Second Anniversary, Transaction Speed and Scaling Boosted
Privacy-focused cryptocurrency ZCash executed a hard fork and network upgrade on October 28, 2018, on its second anniversary. According to ZCash’s blog post, the Sapling activation will introduce new shielded addresses which will boost ZCash’s performance by improving the network’s transaction speed. дальше »
2018-10-30 02:00 | |
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Lightning Network Promised Millions of Transactions a Second, Where Are They?
For years bitcoiners were told Lightning will solve all scalability problems. It will be able to welcome the world in an instant, capable of serving all the many uses, able... The post Lightning Network Promised Millions of Transactions a Second, Where Are They? appeared first on Trustnodes. дальше »
2018-10-28 17:01 | |
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Here’s Why the Bitcoin Community is Viciously Attacking Blockstream’s Bank 2.0 Liquid Network
Today we begin with three questions: Is Blockstream building solutions such as Liquid which rely on the government for protection of the fulfillment of contracts? And: Is Blockstream intentionally crippling the throughput on the base layer so that most traffic has to go through their second for profitability? And: "Just Use Fiat" pic. дальше »
2018-10-27 16:07 | |
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Korean Crypto Exchange Earns Key Government Cybersecurity Certification
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange GOPAX has become the first blockchain company to attain K-ISMS certification, the official standard in Korea for information security management systems. дальше »
2018-10-30 23:51 | |
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A New Australian Dollar-Backed Stablecoin Slated to Launch on Stellar
Utility billing and payment services provider Novatti is launching a new Australian dollar (AUD)-backed stablecoin known as the Novatti AUD Utility Token on the Stellar Network. дальше »
2018-10-25 20:58 | |
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EOS Blockchain dApp Ecosystem Continues Growth as Top 5 Coin Looks to Topple Ethereum
The EOS ecosystem is expanding as companies continue to build Decentralized Applications using the OS public blockchain. At its growing pace, the EOS system may be looking to overtake Ethereum, the second most popular blockchain network, and cryptocurrency after Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-10-24 07:16 | |
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Minting the Future of Cryptocurrencies - [BTC Media Sponsor]
In 2009, Bitcoin was ushered in as an alternative to fiat currency, promising to revolutionize the future of peer-to-peer spending. Since then, it has spawned scores of other cryptocurrencies with various value propositions and potential. дальше »
2018-10-22 17:11 | |
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Bithumb DEX Officially Launches as New Decentralized Trading Exchange
Bithumb Launches Decentralized Exchange Bithumb, the second largest crypto exchange of South Korea, is ready to launch its own decentralized exchange (DEX). The announcement comes amidst many other companies doing the same, including binance, the largest exchange in the market. дальше »
2018-10-17 23:01 | |
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Roubini Faces Off With Coin Center’s Van Valkenburgh at Senate Hearing
Nouriel Roubini, an economist best known for his predictions of the 2008 housing bubble, and Peter Van Valkenburgh, Coin Center’s director of research, testified before the U. дальше »
2018-10-12 18:06 | |
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Blockstream’s Liquid Network for “High Value” Bitcoin Payments Is Live
The Liquid Network is up and running. More than a year after its conceptual introduction at the Blockchain Association of Canada's Government Forum in Ottawa, Blockstream’s bitcoin scaling solution made its public debut on October 10, 2018, after going live among its partners on September 27. дальше »
2018-10-11 20:44 | |
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Litecoin Will Fly If It Makes The Most Of Social Media
The pursuit for cryptocurrency adoption seems to focus on three major cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin. Indeed, this isn’t to disregard the likes of XRP and Stellar, both of which also provide a solid use in mainstream society, however in terms of worldwide societal adoption, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin tend to be the go-to currencies. дальше »
2018-10-10 16:30 | |
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ADA, ELA, LINK & More Coins To Watch This Month
With the market’s value jumping all over the place and there being plenty of opportunity for investors, let’s look at some of the coins to look at this month. ADA The co-founder of Etherum, Charles Hoskinson set up this blockchain project a few years ago under the name Cardano. дальше »
2018-10-9 17:30 | |
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IOTA Ecosystem Development Fund Initiates Second Cohort of Projects
Open-source development is one of the foundations of the IOTA Ecosystem. This concept has also led to an increasing number of projects developed on the IOTA blockchain network. Several of these projects are funded through charitable contributions from the IOTA community members, who participate in the Ecosystem Development Fund. дальше »
2018-10-8 16:44 | |
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List of Tools Availed by Cardano Rust Project to Fast-track Network Decentralization
Cardano Rust Project news dominated this week. Charles Hoskinson has been quoted saying he and his team is proud of the project and how it’s kick starting the second year of development. Generally, Cardano’s core objective is to take on the likes of Ethereum and become a go-to smart contracting platform. дальше »
2018-10-6 11:23 | |
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Bitcoin Core 0.17.0 Is Released: Here’s What’s New
Today marks the official release of Bitcoin Core 0. 17. 0, the 17th generation of Bitcoin’s original software client launched by Satoshi Nakamoto almost 10 years ago and still the dominant Bitcoin implementation on the network today. дальше »
2018-10-3 16:28 | |
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Battle of the Privacycoins: What We Know About Grin and Beam’s Mimblewimble
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger of transactions. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited. дальше »
2018-10-2 17:27 | |
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China’s Baidu Developing Next-Gen ‘XuperChain’ Network
China’s search giant Baidu announced on Twitter that it’s developing an ultra-fast blockchain network called XuperChain that can handle over 10,000 transactions a second using inter-chain parallel and side-chain technologies. дальше »
2018-9-28 14:00 | |
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Ultra Fast Blockchain Reaches 30,000 Transactions Per Second
Researchers in Australia announced on Wednesday a successful trial run of next generation blockchain that can reach cross-border speeds of 30,000 transactions per second. Operating on Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) cloud infrastructure, the test potentially paves the way for global enterprise-scale applications of the technology. дальше »
2018-9-28 23:00 | |
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Ultra-Fast Blockchain Reaches 30,000 Transactions A Second
Researchers in Australia announced on Wednesday a successful trial run of next generation blockchain that can reach cross-border speeds of 30,000 transactions per second. Operating on Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) cloud infrastructure, the test potentially paves the way for global enterprise-scale applications of the technology. дальше »
2018-9-28 23:00 | |
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Fork-free, Energy Efficient Red Belly Blockchain Hits 30,000 Transactions per Second
The University of Sydney and CSIRO’s Data61 say in their official press release they have successfully trialed a blockchain that provide 30,000 transactions per second which significantly exceeds the throughput of Bitcoin and Etherium networks. дальше »
2018-9-26 18:30 | |
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Novice, Intermediate or Expert? A Quiz to Test Your Bitcoin Knowledge
Think you know the ins-and-outs of bitcoin? Test yourself with 30 questions that grill you on Bitcoin’s history, technology and politics. The 30 questions are split up into three segments ranging from novice to intermediate to expert, and cover a wide range of topics across the Bitcoin landscape. дальше »
2018-9-26 02:13 | |
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Vitalik Buterin: Zk-Snarks Can Enable ‘500 Transaction a Second’ on the Ethereum Blockchain
Buterin said that the Zk-Snarks can be used to "mass validate" transactions thereby alleviating the pressure of network congestion. The post Vitalik Buterin: Zk-Snarks Can Enable ‘500 Transaction a Second’ on the Ethereum Blockchain appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »
2018-9-25 11:24 | |
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Vitalik Buterin: Zk-Snarks Can Enable ‘500 Transaction a Second’ on Ethereum Blockchain
According to Vitalik Buterin, the Zk-Snarks can be used to "mass validate" transactions thereby alleviating the pressure of network congestion. The post Vitalik Buterin: Zk-Snarks Can Enable ‘500 Transaction a Second’ on Ethereum Blockchain appeared first on CoinSpeaker. дальше »
2018-9-25 11:24 | |
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How Zcash Could Help Scale Ethereum Up To 500 Transactions Per Second
Scalability problems plague Ethereum. Often, the Ethereum blockchain is clogged and slow, hardly a surprise given how many projects exist on the Ethereum blockchain though. There could be a new solution within some new practices that have been pioneered within the Zcash network, according to Coindesk: “A form of cryptography pioneered by zcash might help scale ethereum, founder of the platform Vitalik Buterin said on a research forum Saturday. дальше »
2018-9-24 18:00 | |
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Qtum Unveils 0.16 Update on First Birthday, Targets 50,000 Tx/S
Qtum celebrated its first birthday with a bang, doubling down on the ambitions of its 2019 roadmap and releasing its “game-changer” 0. 16 update, designed to scale the network to 50,000 transactions per second through lightning networks. дальше »
2018-9-24 07:45 | |
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eCash Founder David Chaum Makes Bold Promises with Elixxir Blockchain
Over 30 years after creating eCash, a predecessor of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies which spawned the Cypherpunk movement of the 1980s, Dr. David Chaum is back in the public eye with a claim of having invented “the world’s fastest cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-9-22 23:59 | |
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Litecoin Foundation Conducts LTC Stress Test and Does 1263 Transactions In a Second
At the latest Litecoin Summit, the Litecoin Foundation conducted a stress test for the Litecoin network by sending 0. 1 LTC to 1,263 addresses. This was primarily to promote the campaign called #PayWithLitecoin that was aimed at increasing the merchant adoption of the cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-9-21 18:56 | |
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The Top Five Ethereum Competitors
Ethereum is the second most valuable cryptocurrency project in the market today. The blockchain computing platform is widely heralded as the beginning of the blockchain 2. 0 phase. This is about the fact that its creator Vitalik Buterin further built on the original iteration of the blockchain, the Bitcoin network. дальше »
2018-9-21 05:00 | |
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New Mining Manufacturer Linzhi Announces Ethereum ASIC Miner
Chen Min, the former chief chip maker at Bitcoin mining chip developer Canaan Creative, is turning her attention to Ethereum. Announcing her venture at the Ethereum Classic Summit in Seoul, South Korea, Chen’s new company, Linzhi, will focus on building cryptocurrency mining devices, and its first official products are a series of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miners designed specifically for Ethereum and Ethereum Classic. дальше »
2018-9-15 01:22 | |
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Battle of the Privacycoins: Why Dash Is Not Really That Private
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited. дальше »
2018-9-7 00:27 | |
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EOS (EOS) And Other Coins Added To The Ledger Wallet
EOS is the latest coin to join the Ledger Wallet along with six other new coins. This marks the second round of new coins to be added to the popular Ledger platform in recent months. In addition to EOS, Ledger now offers support for Hycon (HYC), Fic Network (FIC), Pirl (PIRL), Rise (RISE) and Akroma (AKA), alongside the Ledger-backed cryptocurrency Waves (WAVES). дальше »
2018-9-6 23:00 | |
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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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IBM Introduces 'World Wire' Payment System on Stellar Network
IBM has launched a blockchain-based payment system called Blockchain World Wire. According to IBM, the new payment network uses digital currency on Stellar's blockchain to "clear and settle cross-border payments" in near real time. дальше »
2018-9-6 23:49 | |
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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 | |
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Bitcoin Hashrate Hits New Record With 35% Gain in Last Two Days
What bear market? The bitcoin hashrate has broken another record high this week as the world’s most popular cryptocurrency network gets stronger with each day. Bitcoin Hash Rate Hits 62 Quintillion The Bitcoin hashrate, or the computing power of the Bitcoin network, has broken yet another all-time high of 62 quintillion hashes per second. дальше »
2018-8-29 01:00 | |
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Bitcoin Hashrate Hits New Record With 50% Gain in August
What bear market? The bitcoin hashrate has broken another record high this week as the world’s most popular cryptocurrency network gets stronger with each day. Bitcoin Hash Rate Hits 62 Quintillion The Bitcoin hashrate, or the computing power of the Bitcoin network, has broken yet another all-time high of 62 quintillion hashes per second. дальше »
2018-8-29 01:00 | |
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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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Developer Creates Atomic On-Chain ETH to Off-Chain BTC Swaps System
Software engineer Jason Wong recently posted a proposal online showing how atomic on-chain ETH to off-chain BTC swaps would be possible. Wong had previously made headlines for making submarineswaps to support Litecoin. дальше »
2018-8-26 21:27 | |
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