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Coinbase Sought Neutrino After Losing Control Over Customer Data Being Sold
Coinbase’s controversial acquisition of Neutrino was motivated by a desire to ditch its existing tech partners because they ”were actually selling client data to outside sources,” the head of sales at Coinbase said on Saturday. дальше »
2019-3-4 01:58 | |
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EOS’ Daniel Larimer Criticizes Facebook for Spying on Users, Calls Possible Crypto Token ‘Spycoin’
Dan Larimer, the co-founder of EOS, has criticized Facebook, the most popular social network in the world. He attacked it for collecting user data and using it to sell targeted ads. EOS is the fourth largest digital asset in the market. дальше »
2019-3-3 00:08 | |
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Coinhive Monero Miner Forced to Leave Market Following a Massive Drop in Hash Rates
Launched as an alternative implementation for banner ads. Coinhive blamed falling harsh rates and Monero’ crashing valuation as the reason behind the closing. On a brief Tuesday Morning post, Coinhive explained Monero’s drop from $400 to $49 in a record one year was alarming. дальше »
2019-3-2 23:20 | |
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Bitcoin Lightning Network’s Tippin.me App Downloaded 13,000x After Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Endorsement
The Lightning Network (LN) tipping service called Tippin. me has been downloaded 13,000 times after Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, endorsed it a few weeks ago. During a conversation with Decrypt, Sergio Abril, the founder of the Tippin. дальше »
2019-3-1 19:58 | |
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Kraken Offers $100K Reward for Help Finding Quadrigacx Funds
The San Francisco crypto exchange Kraken has announced the company is offering a $100,000 reward in exchange for a solid lead toward finding the missing Quadrigacx coins. Kraken has explained the company wants to bring more “awareness and attention” to the case and hopefully locate some of the lost funds. дальше »
2019-3-1 08:46 | |
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Casa Changes its Keymaster Business Model, Releases Two New Products: Mobile App and Packages
The cryptocurrency company Casa is currently shifting its business. Now, the company is releasing two new products that will change the way in which the company presents itself to the market. The CEO of the company, Jeremy Welch, explained that the intention is to bring multi-sig security to customers. According to the company, they want […] дальше »
2019-3-1 04:52 | |
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Stanford Student Calls Out Crypto Professor for Inaccurate Bitcoin Lecture
In January of 2019, student Conner Brown attended a guest lecture by a Professor Susan Athey at the University of Stanford Graduate School. She gave a presentation to his “Evolution of Finance” class titled “Blockchain and the Future of Finance. дальше »
2019-3-1 03:39 | |
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Bullish Crypto Momentum Will Stick Despite Brutal 11% Bitcoin Dump
On February 24, within minutes, the Bitcoin price dumped by 11 percent from $4,150 to the mid-$3,000 region, pushing the crypto market to lose $11 billion on a single day. Investors expected a pullback to occur on the price trend of Bitcoin but many traders were surprised by the magnitude of the drop. дальше »
2019-2-28 15:31 | |
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Submarine Swaps Explained: Pay From Bitcoin Mainnet To Lightning and Back
By now you have probably heard of atomic swaps, a Lightning Network-related technology looking create interoperability between Bitcoin and every other altcoin on the market. Swaps technology is in itself focused on trustlessly exchanging, “swapping” various types of data, in our case cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-2-28 01:07 | |
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Constantinople Incoming: Today’s Two Ethereum Hard Forks Explained
Tomorrow is the big day for ethereum's sixth (and seventh) backwards-incompatible upgrade since mainnet launch back in 2015. Having faced a number of setbacks already, the highly-anticipated activation of Constantinople may or may not go as planned. дальше »
2019-3-1 23:50 | |
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Constantinople Incoming: Tomorrow’s Two Ethereum Hard Forks Explained
Tomorrow is the big day for ethereum's sixth (and seventh) backwards-incompatible upgrade since mainnet launch back in 2015. Having faced a number of setbacks already, the highly-anticipated activation of Constantinople may or may not go as planned. дальше »
2019-2-28 23:50 | |
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How Does MakerDAO Work And How It Is Possible For Users To Loan Dai Money Themselves?
How Does MakerDAO Work And How It Is Possible For Users To Loan Money Themselves? Mariano Conti, an Argentinian entrepreneur and the “Head of Oracles” at MakerDAO, explained that it is possible to take a loan using himself as collateral. дальше »
2019-2-26 19:02 | |
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Facebook’s global content moderation fails to account for regional sensibilities
Over the past year, Facebook’s biggest challenge has been moderating billions of posts every day in more than a hundred languages. It’s proven almost impossible to maintain a balance between what is deemed as “hate speech” and “free speech” since social media is global, but our perception of “free speech” is determined by region. дальше »
2019-2-26 16:58 | |
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Maduro’s Petro Becomes More Accessible, but Scrutinized by Venezuelans
For a while now people were skeptical about the Petro network and questioned whether or not it even existed. Many Venezuelan citizens explained over the last few months that they hadn’t seen the new asset being used in the wild. дальше »
2019-2-26 07:05 | |
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Billionaire Warren Buffett Remains Clueless About Bitcoin, Calls It ‘Delusional’
Warren Buffet has blasted bitcoin again, calling it a “delusion. ” Speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box, he said: “Bitcoin has no unique value at all. It doesn’t produce anything. You can stare at it all day and no little bitcoins come out. дальше »
2019-2-25 17:21 | |
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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 | |
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IBM Exec Forecasts a Million-Dollar Bitcoin — When a Sat Will Equal a Cent
An IBM executive is unfazed by the current market realities, saying he sees Bitcoin (BTC) reaching a value of $1 million as a present possibility. Jesse Lund, vice president of Blockchain and Digital Currencies at IBM, shared his predictions at the IBM Think 2019 Conference, which took place February 12–15, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-23 00:42 | |
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New Video Streaming Service Plans to Use Coil To Provide Premium Content
When Coil was launched by the former Chief Technology Officer at Ripple, Stefan Thomas, he explained that one of the goals of the project was to provide an open marketplace that made it easy for. . дальше »
2019-2-22 17:37 | |
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Coinbase Deems “Replay Protection” as Essential During Hard Forks to Protect Customer Funds
In a recent Coinbase blog post written by their very own engineer, Breck Stodghill, the need for replay protection – especially during a hard fork – was explained. In particular, Coinbase has implemented replay protection through what they refer to as, “dust mixing”. дальше »
2019-2-21 16:29 | |
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Gladius Network ICO Issuer Settles with the SEC for $12.7 Million Unregistered Securities Offering
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to terms of a settlement with the crypto start-up Gladius Network LLC the SEC announced Wednesday. Charges included running an unregistered security offering within the U. дальше »
2019-2-21 00:01 | |
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Will This Vulnerability Finally Compel Bitmain to Open Source Its Firmware?
As if Bitmain’s year hasn’t been rough enough, having posted big losses and laying off entire departments, its flagship product now has a firmware vulnerability. A few weeks ago, Bitcoin Core contributor James Hilliard discovered an exploit in Bitmain’s S15 firmware. дальше »
2019-2-21 23:44 | |
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Oops: Binance Accidentally Gives Away BitTorrent Tokens During Testing
It seems that Binance can’t catch a break when it comes to bugs: the exchange recently experienced a minor mishap while testing one of its upcoming token sales. Apparently, Binance inadvertently distributed BitTorrent Tokens (BTT) to users who were not supposed to receive those funds. дальше »
2019-2-21 21:09 | |
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How to choose the right musical instrument for you
This is the second article in a series imploring STEM workers, students, and entrepreneurs to learn to create music. The first article explained why playing an instrument or producing music has many benefits beyond just those associated with listening to music. дальше »
2019-2-20 19:59 | |
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Elon Musk: ‘Bitcoin’s Structure is Brilliant’ But Not For Tesla
Sorry — Elon Musk may like Bitcoin, but Tesla isn’t getting involved with cryptocurrencies anytime soon. Nevertheless, the CEO of SpaceX believes BTC has its pros (and cons). On a podcast with ARK Invest, Musk explained that Bitcoin and Tesla simply don’t mix. дальше »
2019-2-20 16:00 | |
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Tesla Founder Elon Musk Believes that Bitcoin is Better than Paper Money, and Here’s Why
CoinSpeaker Tesla Founder Elon Musk Believes that Bitcoin is Better than Paper Money, and Here’s Why Saying that he believes in Bitcoin, Musk also explained why his companies are not yet involved in using and applying this technology. дальше »
2019-2-20 12:04 | |
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SEC to Review NYSE Arca Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Proposal
Yet another journey to launch a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has begun. According to a published notice, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun reviewing a proposed rule change for a bitcoin ETF filed by NYSE Arca and Bitwise. дальше »
2019-2-18 18:46 | |
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Charlie Lee Breaks Down the Fungibility of Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin (BTC)
Lee, the LTC creator recently explained the fungible nature of BTC and LTC during a crypto show. Samson Mow, the Blockstream CSO, also chipped in and talked about tainted coins. Before talking about the fungible nature of BTC and LTC, Lee talked about why privacy and fungibility were important. He said that this would be […] дальше »
2019-2-14 20:38 | |
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Why it’s High Time for Millennial Crypto Investors to Go All-in on Bitcoin
One of the world’s most prominent cryptocurrency investors has thrown even more weight behind bitcoin, claiming virtually all other cryptocurrencies will die a painful death. Barry Silbert, CEO of Digital Currency Group and Grayscale Investments, says the flagship cryptocurrency has already won the race to become digital gold. дальше »
2019-2-15 20:28 | |
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Freelancers on Traditional Platforms Can Now Invoice in Bitcoin Via Bitwage
In the current freelancing industry, many platforms only allow independent contractors to use one bank account. In addition to restricting freelancers to the use of fiat only, this can also cause significant lag times when employees work with companies overseas. дальше »
2019-2-15 20:14 | |
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Binance Expands its Stablecoin Pairs with USDS/USDT, USDS/PAX, USDS/TUSD and USDS/USDC
In the world of crypto-trading, there are two schools of thought when it comes to the role played by stablecoins. The first group of traders welcome the idea of stablecoins such as Tether (USDT), True USD (TUSD), Paxos Standard (PAX) and more. дальше »
2019-2-13 19:05 | |
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Exclusive: Bitcoin Cash Developer Amaury Sechet Comes Clean on Satoshi Claims
CCN finally caught up with Bitcoin Cash lead developer Amaury Sechet, who recently graced our headlines with a bit of a stunt: claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto. Amaury Sechet: I Didn’t Create Bitcoin Obviously, this was our first question for him. дальше »
2019-2-12 22:53 | |
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Western Union Acknowledges Experiments With Ripple Tech
A senior executive at Western Union has announced the company is getting “ready” for a surge in cryptocurrencies, and is currently trialing some of the technology developed by Ripple Labs for use in its settlements services. дальше »
2019-2-12 22:14 | |
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Crypto Pioneer Mark Jeffrey is Sure that Bitcoin will Reach $250k, and Here’s Why
CoinSpeaker Crypto Pioneer Mark Jeffrey is Sure that Bitcoin will Reach $250k, and Here’s Why Bitcoin pioneer, Mark Jeffrey, who published "Bitcoin Explained Simply" (2013) and "The Case For Bitcoin" (2015), bets that Bitcoin will multiply surpass the earlier highs seen towards the end of December 2017. дальше »
2019-2-11 15:20 | |
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Bitcoin Pioneer: Next BTC Price ‘Act’ Will See $250K
Mark Jeffrey, author of 2013 book, ‘Bitcoin Explained Simply’, remains bullish on the future of bitcoin, despite the current climate. Drawing analogies to a supercharged dot-com boom-and-bust cycle, he predicted future growth to a price of $250,000. дальше »
2019-2-11 23:00 | |
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BlockTower Exec: Bitcoin Unlikely To Get Ousted By Fast, Feature-Rich Crypto Assets
Ari Paul, the managing partner of crypto asset investment group BlockTower, recently took to Twitter to make an intriguing claim: Bitcoin (BTC), the asset, is bigger than its own underlying blockchain. дальше »
2019-2-10 00:00 | |
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BitMEX Explains Reason for Recent Malfunction on the Trading Platform of API Timeouts
A trading platform for cryptocurrency derivatives, BitMEX, has announced the reason for the recent malfunctions noticed by users using its services. A report published on its official blog explained that the error was caused by slow API responses which eventually led to API Timeouts. дальше »
2019-2-9 22:31 | |
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The Fight to Return “Stolen” Mt. Gox Funds to Victims
Actor and cryptocurrency advocate Brock Pierce explained the goals and challenges facing ‘Gox Rising’, an initiative to return Mt. Gox victims their stolen investments in an interview with TechCrunch, February 7, 2019. дальше »
2019-2-9 18:00 | |
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Binance Chain Will Charge ‘Close’ To $100K to List New Coins
The CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, revealed that the company’s decentralized exchange (DEX), Binance Chain, will charge ‘close’ to $100,000 for listing new coins. $100K Listing Fee Set ‘Deliberately’ In a 45-minute live ask-me-anything (AMA), CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, said that there will be a listing fee for new coins on the company’s DEX – Binance Chain. дальше »
2019-2-9 14:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency Exchanges Could be a Dangerous trap for your Digital Assets
Not long ago, the many reports to create awareness to cryptocurrency investors on the very big gap that lies in storing digital assets on the exchange platforms were better explained by true-life experience. дальше »
2019-2-8 17:50 | |
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Raspberry Pi’s Eben Upton opens up about the future of retail
Retail is dying. The latest figures paint a dismal figure for the UK high street, with shops closing at an average rate of 14 per day. The thing is, I’m not sure anyone’s told the Raspberry Pi Foundation. дальше »
2019-2-7 03:01 | |
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How WhatsApp fights spam without ever reading your messages
There are more than 1. 5 billion people using WhatsApp, and sadly, some of them are your relatives spamming you with bad jokes and flowery ‘good morning’ messages. Then there are other kinds of spammers, bots, and people, who try to clutter your message box with automated messages. дальше »
2019-2-6 14:20 | |
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Zcash Fixes And Discloses Vulnerabilities That Would Allow For Infinite ZEC Counterfeiting
The Zcash team has recently discovered and fixed a huge vulnerability of its system. Now, the team explained all about it on its official site. This vulnerability would have allowed hackers to counterfeit ZEC on the network, which would be a huge problem for the company. By using this bug, someone could print infinite ZEC […] дальше »
2019-2-6 04:52 | |
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Philippines Announces New Cryptocurrency Regulations
The Philippines has announced new regulations to govern crypto assets. According to the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (Ceza), a government regulator, the new regulations cover areas around the acquisition of cryptocurrencies, including utility and security tokens. дальше »
2019-2-6 03:25 | |
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Philippines Announces New Cryptoccurency Regulations
The Philippines has announced new regulations to govern crypto assets. According to the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (Ceza), a government regulator, the new regulations cover areas around the acquisition of cryptocurrencies, including utility and security tokens. дальше »
2019-2-6 03:25 | |
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