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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


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US academics say their shardy blockchain will be 10X faster than Visa

US academics are working together to create a new and improved cryptocurrency in a bid to rival Bitcoin. According to Bloomberg, professors from seven US colleges (including MIT, University of California, Standford University, and Berkely) are looking to create a digital currency capable of processing thousands of transactions a second without sacrificing the basic principle of decentralization. дальше »

2019-1-17 17:24


5 of the worst security missteps by major tech companies in 2018

2018 marked the year that governments, businesses, and other organizations around the world started implementing GDPR — not just in Europe but worldwide. However, even as businesses have clamored for enhanced data protection, there have been major missteps along the way, many of which resulted in catastrophic compromise of important user data. дальше »

2019-1-16 12:47


In Instagram’s darkest corner, all it takes is a hashtag to uncover images of child sexual abuse

For pedophiles, a single hashtag opened the door to one of Instagram’s seediest corners, one where images of sexually exploited children were openly traded as if they were collectibles. For anyone willing to engage, finding images of child sexual abuse was about as simple searching for a laptop on Craigslist. дальше »

2019-1-9 05:36


End of year crypto roundup: How did Ripple perform in 2018?

If anyone said that banks and cryptocurrencies are natural enemies and can never work together — Ripple was out there to prove them wrong! Unlike Bitcoin — which is aimed at performing like regular currencies and be used to pay for goods and services  — Ripple is a real-time payment settling and remittance system for banks and other payment networks. дальше »

2018-12-26 13:00


Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Integrates the Cashy Web App to Boost Transparency in Transactions

Good news for programmers of Bitcoin cash (BCH)! Cashy, an application that is used as a toolbox for programming bitcoin cash has been released recently. The application has been developed by the same creators of Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) which is used for asset tokenization on bitcoin blockchain to allow for transparency and security. This […] дальше »

2018-12-22 13:23


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Opera launches its cryptocurrency-oriented browser for the decentralized web

Opera is finally rolling out its blockchain-oriented browser specifically designed for surfing and interacting with the decentralized web (also known as Web 3. 0). Today at Hard Fork Decentralized in London, the company announced the browser, which comes with a built-in cryptocurrency wallet, is now available for Android. дальше »

2018-12-13 10:30


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Bitcoin Cash ABC update exposes potentially catastrophic vulnerability

It hasn’t been long since the monstrously wasteful hash wars began, but it already seems both newly spawned blockchains are running into potentially crippling technical difficulties. Shortly after BSV (nChain’s implementation of Bitcoin Cash) suffered from a bug that split its network in two, it appears that BAB (Bitcoin-ABC’s implementation of Bitcoin Cash) has rolled out a software update that puts its entire network at risk of 51-percent attacks from rogue miners. дальше »

2018-11-21 20:52


В Chrome Web Store появилось расширение для безопасных транзакций Waves Keeper

Разработчики блокчейн-платформы Waves выпустили анонсированное ранее браузерное расширение Waves Keeper для безопасного подписания транзакций. #Waves Keeper is now available in Chrome Web Store! It’s a browser extension designed to manage your keys and enable you to confirm transactions online without exposing any sensitive information to the web: https://t. дальше »

2018-11-19 15:46


8 arrested for running $68M cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme in Japan

Japan has another cryptocurrency scam to recover from as police have arrested a group suspected of running a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme. Today, Tokyo police arrested eight men thought to be connected to a Ponzi scheme that collected over $68 million in cryptocurrency from around 6,000 people, local news the Asahi Shimbun reports. дальше »

2018-11-14 19:02


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Researcher behind Monero’s crypto system awarded prestigious prize

An Australian researcher has received a prestigious award from the nation’s top computer society, specifically for his pioneering contributions to anonymizing cryptocurrency transactions. Associate Professor Joseph Liu of Monash University has been named the Australian Computer Society’s (ACS) researcher of the year at its annual disruptor awards last week. дальше »

2018-11-8 16:29


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EY unveils blockchain prototype that makes Ethereum transactions private

Major accounting firm EY has just dropped some epic details of a new blockchain prototype that can make Ethereum transactions private – as in real ones, on the main public blockchain. EY calls its new system the EY Ops Chain Public Edition (PE), touting it as the world’s first implementation of zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology on the public Ethereum blockchain. дальше »

2018-10-31 17:11


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