Vitalik Buterin Thinks zk-SNARKs Could Help Ethereum Scale to 500 Transactions Per Second

Ethereum, widely regarded as the second generation of blockchains, has had some problems with scalability and controversy around the value of its native ETH coin. Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin is set to end the scalability debate by using cryptography pioneered by Zcash. дальше »

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NHCT ICO

NHCT is a total health management platform that is built on the philosophy of preventive rather than reactive medical care`. It uses blockchain to counter systemic and technological issues that plague healthcare of today like high costs, data fragmentation & data security. дальше »

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This Week in Blockchain Venture Capital – Sept. 25

CoinAlpha, a Mountain View-based startup using blockchain technology to create the next wave of transparent, efficient, and secure financial products, recently closed a $3. 5 million seed round. Already involved with StartX, Stanford University’s accelerator program, other participants in the round included Bain Capital Ventures, SharesPost Investment Management, Alpha Startups, and Ironfire Ventures. дальше »

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Battle of the Privacycoins: Zcash Is Groundbreaking (If You Trust It)

Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger of transactions. While this is required for these system to work, it comes with a significant downside: privacy is often quite limited. дальше »

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SBI Remit, BitPesa to Offer Blockchain-Facilitated Payments Between Japan and Africa

SBI Remit and BitPesa have partnered to enable faster and cheaper money transactions between Japan and Africa using the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain.

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Pushing the Boundaries of Economic Change: Bitcoin as a Medium of Exchange in Africa

Bitcoin is pushing the boundaries of economic change in Africa. In East Africa, a new deal between digital currency exchange Bitpesa and a Japanese firm shows Kenyans are using bitcoin to pay for used Japanese cars, cosmetics and electrical gadgets. дальше »

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Can Bitfinex’s Decentralized Exchange Ethfinex Trustless Differentiate Itself?

There are certain risks that come with using centralized exchanges. Users are giving up control of their funds to a third party. They are exposed to all the risks that the third party is exposed to. дальше »

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Voice assistants will probably let us down

Since Amazon Echo shipped in late 2014, smart speakers and voice assistants have been advertised as the next big thing. Nearly four years later, despite the millions of devices sold, it’s clear that like many other visions of the tech industry, that perception was an overstatement. дальше »

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“Stay Away from Bitcoin Investments Using PM’s Name,” Says Singapore Government

The government of Singapore has warned investors to be wary of bitcoin investments purporting to be backed or supported by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Bloomberg reported on September 24, 2018. дальше »

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Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum can easily scale up to 500 transactions per second

Co-founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin found a way to increase the speed of transactions in the system by 3200% without using second-level solutions, such as Plasma.

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How to buy bitcoin using credit or debit card

Buy Bitcoin Using Credit or Debit Card   Debit and credit cards have changed the way we transact. We are moving towards a more a cashless world because of them. And why not, they are very convenient to use, carry around and the margin of fraud, given the new advancement in FinTech, are very, very The post How to buy bitcoin using credit or debit card appeared first on ItsBlockchain. дальше »

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How The United Nations Are Using The Blockchain To Help The Developing World

The United Nations have announced that they are developing a new initiative which uses blockchain technology to help further their support for developing nations. The announcement came at the 73rd annual UN General Assembly, hosted in New York. дальше »

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Walmart to Suppliers: Start Using Blockchain to Track Lettuce

Retail grocery giants Walmart and Sam’s Club are asking lettuce suppliers to put data about the vegetable’s supply chain on blockchain within the next year. In the wake of disease outbreaks that have amplified consumer concerns about food safety, executives at Walmart and Sam’s Club have made the decision to fight back against food contamination with blockchain. дальше »

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Brave Publishers Can Now Have Their Identities Verified with Civic

Civic, a digital identity firm, has collaborated with Brave, the privacy-based browser with a blockchain-based digital advertising platform, to provide identity verification services to Brave’s content creators. дальше »

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Study Reveals Growing Sophistication in Malicious Mining of Cryptocurrency

Several Chinese researchers from Fudan University, Tsinghua University and the University of California Riverside have produced the first systematic study of the malicious mining of cryptocurrencies, known as cryptojacking, unveiling increasing complexity over time. дальше »

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Walmart Tells Produce Suppliers to Use Blockchain by Next September

Walmart will begin tracking leafy greens using IBM's blockchain technology starting late next year, the company announced Monday. дальше »

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Japanese Giant SBI Remit Allows Customers to Send Money To Africa Using Bitcoin’s Blockchain

Japanese Giant SBI Remit Allows Customers to Send Money To Africa Using Bitcoin’s Blockchain Bitcoin continues its expansion all over the world. This time, the Japanese money transfer company SBI Remit will allow over half a million customers to send money to Africa using Bitcoin. дальше »

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Report: North Korea Is Evading US Sanctions Using Cryptocurrencies

North Korea is reportedly ramping up the use of cryptocurrencies to evade US economic sanctions. It’s also alleged that the country is developing its own native crypto asset to further assist moving money across borders, according to a duo of financial intelligence analysts from Washington D. дальше »

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NSA Tools Used to Unleash Crypto Mining Malware by Hackers

Hackers are now using software developed by the US National Security Agency (NSA) to illicitly mine cryptocurrencies. According to a recent report released by the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA), compiled… The post NSA Tools Used to Unleash Crypto Mining Malware by Hackers appeared first on CoinCentral. дальше »

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Kraken: An Overview of One of Europe's Top Bitcoin Exchanges

In this overview, we explore Kraken and its journey from a Mt. Gox alternative to soften the blow of bitcoin’s dependence on just one exchange to becoming one of the most respected cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. дальше »

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Brave Browser to Verify Publishers Using Civic’s Blockchain-Powered Platform

Crytpo-fueled web browser Brave and the DLT-powered digital identity platform, Civic, have decided to work in unison to bring the latter’s KYC services to publishers on the BAT-funded web browser. Per a September 21, 2018, dated announcement during the Consumer Identity World in Seattle, verified publishers on the Brave platform will now have the option to use Civic’s KYC and...The post %%POSTLINK%% appeared first on %%BLOGLINK%%. дальше »

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Vitalik: Ethereum (ETH) Can Scale to 500 tps Using ZCash’s ZK-SNARKs

The ability for the Ethereum (ETH) network to scale and provide a greater throughput than the current 15 – 25 transactions per second (tps), has been the subject of debate for quite sometime now. дальше »

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PayPal Suspends Infowars From Its Platform. Crypto The Answer?

Alex Jones’ platform, Infowars to be suspended from using PayPal’s payment processor for accepting payments from site users on the platform. To confirm this, Nathaniel Popper, who is a New York Times journalist had tweeted about PayPal’s proposed action, saying “PayPal has indeed told Infowars they will need to get a new payment processor — […] The post PayPal Suspends Infowars From Its Platform. Crypto The Answer? appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

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Blockchain Is Suing Blockchain – Things Are Getting Messy in Crypto World

Talk to anyone about the blockchain industry and the conversation usually turns to regulation, or rather, its lack of. However, just as many countries are starting to use existing securities laws as a framework for ICOs, blockchain companies are using existing legal channels to take action on each other. дальше »

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The Apollo Foundation Presents Invention for Overhauling Decentralized Blockchains

September, 24 The Apollo Foundation has presented a mechanism for secure updates of blockchains with the release of their Updater. The Apollo Foundation’s newest innovation is designed to update the blockchain using a transaction on the blockchain itself, allowing the blockchain to avoid hard forks and to ensure the stability of each node contributing to […] The post The Apollo Foundation Presents Invention for Overhauling Decentralized Blockchains appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

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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 »

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Cardonio ICO

Cardonio solves the current global challenges when it comes to making fiat purchases in the form of Cryptocurrency. Members make purchases via Cardonio Card in fiat currency using their Crypto holdings as security and have 90 days to settle their Credit Card bills. дальше »

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Siacoin (SC) Still Threatened by Hard Fork Favoring Obelisk Miners

A group of miners using equipment by Obelisk are still pushing for a hard fork to disable Bitmain’s machines.

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Juventus Partners with Socios.com to Launch Club’s Own Fan Token

The newly-signed partnership between Juventus and the blockchain platform Socios. com will enable team's fans worldwide to interact using the "Juventus Official Fan Token". The post Juventus Partners with Socios. дальше »

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Who’s Holding Bitcoin?

The world is full of Bitcoin holders, or hodlers (whatever you want to call them) but which countries are holding the most? Whilst this might not seem important, it is in fact very important. In order to see how Bitcoin might flow in the future, we need to see which areas are seeing Bitcoin as a long term investment, compared to the countries that are spending it more quickly. дальше »

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Xunlei Partners Newland for Advanced Cybersecurity and Digital Payment Solutions

Blockchain infrastructure powerhouse Xunlei established a strategic partnership with global leading payment technology provider Newland Hi-Tech Group to provide trusted and efficient solutions for managing digital identity and online payments, tackling cybercrime using blockchain. дальше »

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ICON, E-Commerce Giant SK Planet To Revamp Market Solutions with Blockchain

The partnership includes using the distributed ledger technology of ICON (ICX) cryptocurrency for stimulating the Korean economy.

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Crypto Startup Blockchain Takes Fraudulent ICO To Court

Blockchain Raises “Red Flags” About Upcoming ICO On Thursday, Blockchain, one of this industry’s leading startups, took to its official blog to convey a surprising announcement. дальше »

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What Is ZIL? Introduction to Zilliqa

When Ethereum’s scalability issues came to light, blockchain 3. 0 projects rushed to build new networks that resolve them. Singapore-based Zilliqa was the first, using sharding to streamline the consensus mechanism. дальше »

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World Credit Diamond Coin: Facilitating China and South Korea partnership using Blockchain

Think of living a completely cashless life

The post World Credit Diamond Coin: Facilitating China and South Korea partnership using Blockchain appeared first on CoinSpeaker.

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A-Cubed Unveils Blockchain Project to Trace Crypto Donations for Charity and Non-profit Organizations

A-Cubed Unveils Decentralized Ledger Technology Project to Trace Virtual Asset Donations for Charity and Non-Profit Organizations The Airbus’ Silicon Valley station, A-Cubed has commenced an open-source, which is a public decentralized ledger technology project, is meant to nurture a maintainable bionetwork for charity and non-profit firms which are using virtual assets and smart agreements for […] дальше »

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Brave Browser Will Use the Civic Platform to Verify Publishers

Brave Browser, a product of the Basic Attention Token project, has announced that it will be using decentralized digital… The post Brave Browser Will Use the Civic Platform to Verify Publishers appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »

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Civic Partners With Brave to Bring Reusable KYC Verification to Verified Publishers

At Consumer Identity World Tour 2018, identity verification software company Civic announced a partnership with Brave Software, in which verified publishers using Brave’s platform and Ethereum-based Basic Attention Token (BAT) will be able to verify their identities using Civic’s interface. дальше »

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Taiwanese Candidate Accepts Crypto Donations, California Bans Them

Using cryptocurrency for political donations has been a hot topic in many societies. Two recent developments demonstrate different views on the matter. A Taiwanese politician who has accepted bitcoin from his supporters believes crypto donations can help keep his country’s political system clean and transparent. дальше »

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Let’s Talk Bitcoin: Authority in a Decentralized System

On the most recent episode of Let’s Talk Bitcoin!, the hosts discuss the now-defunct Bitcoin Alert system, devised by Satoshi himself. A rarity in the podcast space, this episode’s exploration involved no guest appearances, instead relying on the wealth of experience that Adam B. дальше »

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Winmax Miner Software: Real Way To Earn Bitcoin Using PC System?

WinMax miner is Windows Max Bitcoin cloud mining software that seeks to provide Bitcoin miners with a simplified method of mining the cryptocurrency using their unused computing power on their PC to generate Bitcoin earnings. дальше »

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Wikipedia Shares Plans to Accept Donations Using Ripple’s XRP and Coil Web Monetizer

Wikipedia Announces Plans to Monetize Using Coil and XRP Wikipedia will test web monetization using Coil and XRP according to a recent tweet from Ripple CTO David Schwartz. XRP is surging on the news, rising 63% over the last 24 hours to become the world’s second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, surpassing Ethereum. Coil was […] дальше »

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BTSE Bitcoin Trading Exchange Offers New Cryptocurrencies Using One Book, ‘5 Index’ and ’10 Index’

BTSE Offers New Cryptocurrencies Using One Book There is a new cryptocurrency exchange known as BTSE that is offering new possibilities to investors from all over the world. The platform has been designed focusing on OTC trading. дальше »

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New Bitcoin Core Patch Fixes Vulnerability To DDoS Attacks, Devs Talk Of Possible Chainsplit

Like any technology, Bitcoin is always improving to achieve better results. The Bitcoin Core team has released a new patch this week, which fixed a vulnerability in the system that could be fatal to the network, as it allowed for DDoS attacks. дальше »

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Brave Browser Is Using Civic's Blockchain Platform to Verify Publishers

Privacy-focused internet browser Brave will use Civic's identity verification services to ensure that publishers are paid for their content. дальше »

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Hackers Have Been Secretly Using Indian Government Sites to Mine Cryptos

India is one of those few countries where the status of cryptocurrencies remains uncertain. Reserve Bank of India, the country’s central bank, has been adamant in its stance and does not want financial institutions to extend services in the crypto sector. дальше »

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Wikipedia To Test Web Monetization Using Coil and XRP

The former Chief Technology Officer at Ripple, Stefan Thomas, parted with the company to spearhead another venture by the name of Coil. The latter firm aims at using the Interledger protocol to help monetize the web in manner that will make it more vibrant for the users and content creators. дальше »

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Until1Mil: Legit Cryptocurrency Trading Community to Join?

UNTIL1MIL TRADING Until1mil trading is an online platform that offers users with an access to the Technical Analysis community that seeks to provide cryptocurrency traders with the skills, tools, and knowledge to prevent them from entering and exiting the market at the wrong prices. дальше »

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Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange Desktop Trading App: Simple Guide

Binance Desktop App Review and Guide Binance is the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. Today, Binance offers a desktop app that makes it easy to trade cryptocurrencies from your computer. дальше »

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Facebook’s new dating service wants to find you love

Yesterday, Facebook debuted its much talked about dating service – announced at its developer conference F8 earlier this year– in Columbia.   The social network doesn’t want to compete with Tinder, but instead will take on other major players such as OkCupid and Hinge by adopting a similar approach to matchmaking. дальше »

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