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Eigenlayer releases EIGEN white paper, bans airdrop for US users
29.4.2024
The EIGEN token will be used to form consensus around data that is off-chain but easily verifiable, such as whether someone won a bet or adequately stored data
What the History of Linux Says About the Long Road to Decentralized Storage Adoption
16.4.2024
Decentralized cloud is the stable end state for computing
Where Is Nayib Bukele Actually Storing El Salvador's Bitcoin?
18.3.2024
Last week, the sats stacking president of the "Land of Many Volcanoes" announced he was moving the country's thousands of BTC into a bitcoin "piggy bank."
El Salvador Transfers 5,000 Bitcoins to Cold Wallet, Surpassing Bitcoin Holdings Estimates
15.3.2024
El Salvador moved over 5,000 Bitcoins valued at over $400 million into a cold wallet this week, President Nayib Bukele revealed in a March 14 X post. The move surprised the cryptocurrency community by substantially surpassing expectations of what the country was believed to hold in the rallying...
Best Buy Will Soon Stop Selling Blu-rays And DVDs
3.1.2024
The days of walking into a store and spending hours slowly exploring aisles of movies new and old are ending, as Best Buy’s previously reported plans to stop selling physical media begin in 2024. Read more
China Raises Alarm Over Corrupt Officials Exploiting Cold Storage Cryptocurrency for Illicit Cross-Border Transactions
2.1.2024
Image Source: Pexels Official Chinese media sources have raised concerns regarding the exploitation of cryptocurrencies by corrupt officials for illicit activities. The use of cold storage methods for cryptocurrencies, in particular, has become a cause for alarm as it allows these individuals...
BNB Chain’s New Roadmap Prioritizes Blockchain Adoption, Web2 and AI Support
12.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / akif BNB Chain has unveiled the roadmap for the Greenfield decentralized storage network targeting web2 and web3 integrations and better innovation to drive blockchain adoption. In a Dec 12 statement, the company highlighted key areas of Greenfield’s development roadmap...
IBM Unveils New Cold Storage Technology for Enhanced Crypto Asset Security
6.12.2023
Source: DALL·E IBM has announced the release of latest technology designed to enhance the security of cold storage for digital assets, aiming to revolutionize the way cryptos are managed and protected. The IBM Hyper Protect Offline Signing Orchestrator (OSO) is specifically developed to overcome...
IBM Introduces New Cold Storage Tech for Crypto Assets
5.12.2023
The new Offline Signing Orchestrator tech is being used by IBM’s long standing partner in the crypto space, Ripple-owned custody firm Metaco
Crypto wallet with zero connectivity: NGRAVE joins Cointelegraph Accelerator
18.11.2023
NGRAVE, a digital asset security provider, offers user-friendly, self-custody solutions that combine offline key creation with advanced recovery options for crypto users
Ethereum’s rollups are 'gold standard’ but Plasma needs a revisit: Buterin
15.11.2023
Vitalik Buterin called the early Ethereum scaling solution Plasma “underrated” and a “significant security upgrade” for chains that would otherwise be validiums
Bitstream White Paper Proposes Bitcoin Payments to Disrupt File Storage Economy
12.11.2023
Robin Linus, the creator behind BitVM — a computing construct atop the Bitcoin blockchain — released a new white paper on November 11, 2023, entitled “Bitstream.” The document explores a system aimed at reforming the economic structure of file storage, suggesting...
Is It Too Late to Buy Arweave? AR Price Soars 27% as New Crypto Casino Project Gathers Steam
7.11.2023
Storage token Arweave has exploded in a strong rally move, but as AR price soars +27% side-lined traders are asking ‘is it too late to buy Arweave?’. The upside move has seen Arweave rank in the biggest gainers amongst top 100 ranked cryptocurrencies over the last 24-hours, as traders...
PS5 Slim Disc Drive Comes With Bizarre Online Requirements
25.10.2023
Sony’s forthcoming smaller PlayStation 5 will make the disc drive swappable, allowing owners to remove or connect it as they wish. However, a new leak of the upcoming slim redesign points to an internet connection being required for the Blu-Ray player’s initial setup, igniting fears it will one...
Bitget releases MPC wallet, includes 2/3 private key sharding
23.10.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has released a MPC wallet to improve asset security and user experience
Man Plans to Sue City Over Refusal to Dig for 7,500 Lost Bitcoin in Landfill
10.9.2023
James Howells, a bitcoin enthusiast who misplaced 7,500 bitcoin (BTC) in a South Wales landfill, is gearing up to take legal action against the local city council for barring his efforts to unearth the missing hard drive from 2013. This former IT professional, now 38, has been at odds with Newport...
Riot Showcases Demand Response Strategy: Bitcoin Mining’s Role in Strengthening Texas Energy Grid
7.9.2023
Bitcoin mining aided the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, when the bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms reduced its power usage amid a Texas summer heatwave. Riot said in its most recent production and operations update that it received $31.7 million in power and demand response...
Casascius Bitcoin Peels: $10M Cashed in 2023, Yet a $1 Billion Stash Remains Unclaimed
4.9.2023
While bitcoin (BTC) is already a limited asset, Mike Caldwell’s Casascius physical bitcoins take rarity to a whole new level. Between 2011 and 2013, he endowed over 27,000 coins and bars with nearly 100,000 BTC. As we step into September 2023, a limited supply of 19,082 Casascius physical...
France’s Data Watchdog Conducts Checks at Worldcoin Office in Paris
3.9.2023
The French body overseeing the protection of personal data has carried out “checks” at the Paris office of Worldcoin. The news of the French inspections comes amid heightened regulatory pressure on the cryptocurrency project co-founded by the current chief executive of Chatgpt developer Openai....
StarkWare, Herodotus launch tech to verify data from any point in Ethereum's history
1.9.2023
Storage Proofs could prove useful for services like account recovery tapping into the ability to access and verify historical Ethereum data