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Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Has One Percent of his Net Worth in Bitcoin

Marc Lasry, the billionaire co-founder of Avenue Capital Group, whose net worth is estimated to be at around $1. 68 billion, has invested $16. 8 million in bitcoin. Bitcoin Investments Explained When asked about his personal investment in bitcoin, Lasry explained that he entered the cryptocurrency sector a few years ago, and invested quite a lot of capital in the market. дальше »

2018-7-22 09:39


Coinbase Inc. Forms Political Action Committee (PAC)

Coinbase, one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchange platforms in the world, has launched a political action committee (PAC). The formation of a PAC advocacy group by the San Francisco-based exchange platform is the latest in a series of steps by cryptocurrency companies to engage policymakers in the United States. Details of the PAC The […] дальше »

2018-7-22 08:53


Indian Central Bank Makes a Case Before Supreme Court Against Allowing Crypto Use

India’s central bank told the country’s supreme court on Friday that “allowing dealings in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin would encourage illegal transactions. ” Other crypto petitions being heard include one asking the government to “take emergency steps to restrain the sale and purchase of illegal cryptocurrencies. дальше »

2018-7-22 02:34


Block.One Releases EOSIO Version 1.1.0 Targeted at Scalability, EOS Price up Nearly 3 Percent

Enterprise blockchain, smart contract, and Dapp platform EOS has upgraded its EOSIO open-source blockchain software to version EOSIO 1. 1. 0 to achieve better scalability and performance. The new release, announced July 20, 2018, also focuses on a better usability experience for developers looking to build on the EOS platform “laying a foundation for more scalable application… The post Block. дальше »

2018-7-22 01:46


Singapore’s COSS Crypto Exchange Adds 4 NEO Crypto Trading Pairs

On July 20th, COSS announced that it will be listing NEO on its platform. COSS – Crypto One Stop Solution is the Singapore headquartered Cryptocurrency Exchange. Earlier in June, it had announced that it will be listing ten new cryptocurrencies that included Bitcoin Cash (BCH), EOS (EOS), Lisk (LSK), Ark Ecosystem (ARK), Zencash (ZEN), Waves […] дальше »

2018-7-22 00:10


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Governance, Part 2: Plutocracy Is Still Bad

Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


STARKs, Part I: Proofs with Polynomials

Special thanks to Eli Ben-Sasson for ongoing help, explanations and review, coming up with some of the examples used in this post, and most crucially of all inventing a lot of this stuff; thanks to Hsiao-wei Wang for reviewing Hopefully many people by now have heard of ZK-SNARKs, the general-purpose succinct zero knowledge proof technology that can be used for all sorts of usecases ranging from verifiable computation to privacy-preserving cryptocurrency. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


Notes on Blockchain Governance

In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


Japan’s Telecom Company NTT Looks To Distributed Ledger Technology For Contract System

According to a recently filed patent application, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) might be planning to introduce new contracts agreement system based on distributed ledger technology. NTT, which is one of the leading telecommunications companies in the world, has revealed that the application will be used to store contracts while the contained documents are tamper-proof. […] дальше »

2018-7-21 19:43


Digital Asset Director Says Bitcoin Is ‘Digital Gold’, Has Huge Investor Upside

Bitcoin has been regaining its strength lately, as it finally has surpassed $7,000 in price. One expert in cryptocurrency has noted that this upside is major for the platform, and will hopefully urge gold investors to take advantage of Bitcoin, due to its reputation as “digital gold” The director of digital asset strategies at VanEck/MVIS, […] дальше »

2018-7-21 19:35


KoinEx Loop Launches In India As LocalBitcoins Competitor Despite Crypto Ban

India is one of the many countries in the world that has placed a stringent ban on cryptocurrency trading, though the market may soon take a turn. Regulations with the Indian Reserve Bank have not changed at all, but that has not stopped KoinEx from bringing forth competition for the LocalBitcoins platform. This innovative project […] дальше »

2018-7-21 16:53


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CoinSmart Launches a Simplified Crypto Exchange for Canadian Crypto Traders

A new crypto exchange dubbed CoinSmart has opened shop on July 10, 2018, in Canada to address rising interest in cryptocurrencies among the Canadian population. Making Life Easier for “Crypto Curious” Community The exchange that comes with a tagline “you can actually understand” has capabilities of getting coins at one click, making crypto trading easy, offers 24 hrs support and. дальше »

2018-7-21 03:00


Bitrefill Integrates Bitcoin’s Lightning Network For Crypto Payment Vouchers

Bitrefill recently announced that it would offer Amazon gift vouchers, effectively helping to open up lightning network transaction to nearly any item. This startup is known for its revolutionary products, which includes the ability to purchase mobile phone top-ups in over one hundred nations across the world. Their new support for gift vouchers from leading […] дальше »

2018-7-21 01:04


New Zealand’s SBS Bank Explores Using Blockchain For User Experience Benefits

In some very positive blockchain news, one of New Zealand’s leading banks, SBS Bank, appears to consider integrating blockchain support to provide better user experience to their local clients. This proactive approach is very promising as most financial institutions are not offering enough options for their clients who are interested in investing in cryptocurrencies. Based […] дальше »

2018-7-21 00:38