Many tech companies jealously guard their inventions, but there are few secrets in the blockchain space. Vitalik Buterin says it is “fine” for Polkadot (DOT) or other rival blockchains to borrow from Ethereum’s technical implementations and code. The Ethereum co-founder said that an open developer space will allow ETH developers to benefit from Polkadot, as...Read More
This week, Litecoin creator Charlie Lee tweeted another round of criticism against Dash, claiming that the coin has become a highly centralized project. This is just the latest potshot in Lee’s long-running feud against Dash, which seems to have become his favorite target. Lee has even called Dash “trash” and “a scam“ in the past....Read More
The crypto market is constantly in flux: brand-new cryptocurrencies regularly appear at the top of the charts, while older coins slowly fade away. While Bitcoin has been a consistent leader, the market is littered with former runners-up. All it takes is a trip through the historical rankings to see just how transient cryptocurrencies can be....Read More
Tether is back in the news, but this time it’s just moving house. Large numbers of the controversial dollar-valued token are migrating to Ethereum from Bitcoin’s OMNI layer, resulting in a boom in active USDT-ETH addresses. A Coin Metrics State of the Network analysis, released August 27, 2019, reports that the number of USDT-ETH active...Read More
Factom Protocol, an open-source blockchain platform, has announced the launch of PegNet, a closely-connected network of tokens pegged to other assets, including Bitcoin, Gold, USD and EUR. The solution seeks to provide a fully auditable and non-custodial network for transferring value, simplifying the conversion process between one type of asset and the other. With PegNet,...Read More
The research team at SIMETRI, which now comprises 13 full-time crypto analysts, launched a new near-term trading dashboard – “Coins on the Move” – today that combines long-term fundamental research with short-term indicators and technical analysis. The new dashboard, available exclusively to SIMETRI Research subscribers, is based on a variety of data points including: Chart-focused...Read More
Bitcoin is best known as a currency, but that’s not its only use. As the oldest and most-secure blockchain, the Bitcoin ledger has many applications that aren’t directly related to finance or payments. In fact, anyone is free to use Bitcoin for their project, provided they pay for the space they use. But these complex...Read More
Microwork may be the most niche form of online labor there is: it doesn’t pay very much, but it does get quite a lot of work done by spreading tasks far and wide. Usually, this involves transcribing media, data entry, filling out surveys, and viewing ads – or any other brief tasks. At first glance,...Read More
