Indian economy has been surfing troubled waters for quite some time. Several proposals have been made by economists and taxpayers across the country to resolve the situation. The Indian government, although it has embraced the idea of “digital India”, isn’t really convinced about the entire concept of cryptocurrency, while being cautious about blockchain. The government...Read More
Last week the Cardano Foundation released Shelley’s Incentivized Testnet which was an entirely new software based on Jormungandr version8. CEO of IOHK, Cardano’s parent company, Charles Hoskinson shared a “brief update” with the community. While pointing out that every testnet would have some sort of issues, Hoskinson revealed that they came across several comments pertaining...Read More
On December 20, BCHD and Openbazaar developer Tyler Smith published first draft specifications for a protocol he calls “Snowglobe.” Smith’s Github repository says that Snowglobe is a propagation protocol for nodes using Nakamoto Consensus and it uses an Avalanche-based consensus algorithm for the process. Also read: BCH Avalanche Transactions Show Finality Speeds 10x Faster Than...Read More
“When things go wrong, those in power often promise to make it right. But do they?” I remember reading these lines in a New York Times news article, and for an uncanny reason, it reminded me of Bakkt and all the institutional investors that promised good days for Bitcoin, the promise of ‘Making Bitcoin Great...Read More
2019 has been nothing less of a rollercoaster ride for the cryptocurrency industry and the uncertain regulatory climate in the US backs the statement. Crypto enthusiasts across the world are now skeptical of what to expect moving into 2020. Blockchain Association’s executive director Kristin Smith is of the opinion that while drastic regulation might not...Read More
Ripple announced raising $200 million Series C funding, led by Tetragon with participation from SBI Holdings and Route 66 Ventures. This investment set a record for the company and affirmed the value of blockchain in improving global payments. SBI Holdings’ partnership with Ripple has been cemented through its venture, ‘SBI Ripple Asia’ to fuel ODL...Read More
South Korea’s leading telecom company, KT is all set to launch its digital currency called Dongbaek Currency. According to reports from a local publication, the blockchain-powered “local currency” will be rolled out in the city of Busan on 30th December. This initiative aims to strengthen Busan’s local economy and to help small stores and merchants. However,...Read More
Spark will compete with Ethereum’s similar web app. IOTA has released Spark, a web wallet that can be set up in seconds and erased in the same amount of time. The announcement refers to the app as a burner wallet: “The idea is that you use the wallet for small amounts of funds, for a...Read More
Libra Dev just released the second roadmap for Libra Core, the software that powers the Libra network. As part of Libra’s roadmap, the developers of the upcoming stablecoin rollout will focus on three main things. Firstly, the Libra developers will be working towards delivering mainnet features in priority order. Secondly, they will focus on defining...Read More
Bitcoin and its forks are the most auditable blockchains, according to a Dec. 17 report from CoinMetrics. The report examines the blockchains behind the top ten cryptocurrencies, eight of which CoinMetrics operates nodes for. CoinMetrics synced data for each blockchain, reconstructed its ledger, and verified its coin supply. CoinMetrics graded each blockchain on two main...Read More
The crypto community has had a rough relationship with traditional financial institutions with limited solutions available. Around the world, both early and recent crypto users have had bank accounts closed, transactions rejected, unnecessary delays in receiving their funds, or worse. To add to this dilemma, the availability of trustworthy and regulated solutions where both your...Read More
One of the lead investigators at CipherBlade, Richard Sanders, alleges that the cryptocurrency exchange HitBTC is the “largest-scale criminally fraudulent entity” in the industry. According to Sanders, HitBTC is a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.” Though the firm portrays itself as “the most advanced” exchange in the market with high levels of security and liquidity, this...Read More
Pseudonymous blockchain blogger Hasu has released an analysis of the latest Vertcoin attack. Published on the Deribit blog, the article makes a credible argument that ASICs enhance blockchain security by introducing an incentive to act in the interests of the network. The Altcoin Case for ASIC-Resistance As Bitcoin evolved, so did the prevalence of Application...Read More
Blockstream recently revealed its plans to make multi-part payments interoperable on the Lightning Network, a development which essentially means that sending large Bitcoin transactions on top of the layer 2 network would be possible in the future. This development is instrumental in terms of the Bitcoin network which has been plagued with scalability woes for...Read More
Cardano’s incentivized testnet went live with promising results. Holders already staked 5.4 billion Ada, representing 17% of the coin supply. IOHK also announced that over 120 staking pools went online during the first day of operation, well on its way to its 1,000 pool target. Although some of the leading pools are operated by IOHK...Read More
Monetary sovereignty is the power of the state to exercise exclusive legal control over its currency but what if a person has this power within a hand’s reach? Prominent BTC investor Trace Mayer said, “Imagine being able to run a full node on your cell phone, like your daily cash where you’re holding your own...Read More
Digital asset management firm, CoinShares, published the second report this week of their bi-annual series called, ‘The Bitcoin Mining Industry’, which followed on from the previous issue, published back in June. The report detailed the geographic distribution of miners, the energy mix in play and the benefits Bitcoin mining can bring to the global economy. According to...Read More
Recently, digital asset management firm CoinShares published a report titled, ‘The Bitcoin Mining Network’, which spoke about break-even costs for miners, their geographical distribution and the effects of mining equipment on the Bitcoin network’s power draw. The report mentioned how certain segments of miners with the coveted combination of very cheap electricity and brand-new next-generation...Read More
A report on ‘The Bitcoin Mining Network’ was recently published by digital asset management firm, CoinShares, which spoke about the Bitcoin mining space, its growth over the last six months, and events that could affect the industry in the future. According to the report, Bitcoin proof-of-work miners continue to dominate the industry, in terms of...Read More
Mankind is a dedicated race and our insatiable thirst for innovation has been evident through history. Humans are obsessed with speed. For us, anything faster is better. Major innovations like telephones and trains, improved our speed of communication and transport, whereas simple developments like food-delivery apps, increased our ability to access a cooked-meal under 20...Read More
Unlike privacy coins, cryptocurrencies like Litecoin do not have inbuilt privacy features. MimbleWimble via extension blocks is yet to be implemented. In the absence of new cryptographic obfuscation methods, the network becomes vulnerable to malicious activities such as dusting, where hackers and scammers try to break the privacy of cryptocurrency users by sending tiny amounts...Read More
On December 3, the crypto software firm Bloxroute’s cofounder, Eyal Markovich, announced the launch of the startup’s Blockchain Distribution Network (BDN) Version 1. Markovich explained that the BDN V1 release is a milestone for the company and the scalability service aims to enable exponential blockchain scaling by propagating blocks and transactions faster. Also Read: 23...Read More
The technology industry has undergone many changes and developments over the years. The Pirate Bay, a popular torrenting platform, has made numerous headlines in recent years. It now appears TPB can be used to stream video content, instead of downloading it. The Pirate Bay is Evolving That is not necessarily a surprising development either. The...Read More
On the latest episode of the ‘On The Brink with Castle Island’ podcast, hosts Matt Walsh and Nic Carter of Castle Island Ventures spoke about recent ICO scams, Jack Dorsey’s activity with Square Crypto, and the effects of staking on a network. Walsh and Carter first spoke about the ShopIn ICO, where the failing business...Read More
On ‘The Scoop Live’ podcast, Frank Chaparro recently spoke to Fidelity Digital Assets’ president, Tom Jessop, to talk about custodial services in the current market, and institutional entrants into the Bitcoin space, support for Ethereum, and the application of blockchain technology in the tokenization of traditional assets. According to Jessop, Fidelity is currently routing more...Read More
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. We live in an era where the latest technology profoundly shapes our daily lives. The past decade has...Read More
Effective tracking of learners’ interaction with the course material is perhaps one of the most notable advantages of eLearning technology over traditional learning methods. The ability to track a learner’s progress and optimise the learning experience to maximise effectiveness truly revolutionised the way we learn. All this was made possible with a system of standards...Read More
Robots can perform a wide variety of tasks. European scientists currently plan to send a self-destructing robot into space to clean up debris in orbit. Most people do not even realize there is a lot of scrap and junk in our planet’s orbit. A Robot to Clean up our Space Junk This garbage includes old...Read More
Major developments continue to take place in the artificial intelligence industry. Facebook’s Jerome Pesenti thinks the current model of deep learning is reaching its limits, however. Dozens of companies are in the process of exploring the potential of artificial intelligence. The Costs of Artificial Intelligence Research Virtually all of these companies have scientists and engineers...Read More
Monero recently upgraded its network, keeping in line with its constant efforts to steer clear of ASIC centralization. One of the major network upgrades included the shift of the mining algorithm from CryptoNightR to RandomX. The new algorithm not only puts ASIC miners at a disadvantage but also limits GPU mining to an extent. The...Read More
