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You Might Abandon Your New Year's Resolutions, But the Internet Never Will
31.12.2020
After the past year’s wall-to-wall cavalcade of death and dreck, it’s not a surprise to see a lot of folks stepping into 2021 with what can best be described as “modest expectations” for the world writ large and their Capacity To Deal with whatever it throws their way. This is the year that we’ve...
What Is Proof-of-Stake?
30.12.2020
Proof-of-stake is a method of maintaining integrity in a blockchain, ensuring users of a cryptocurrency can’t mint coins they didn’t earn
These 2020 blockchain tech developments have set the stage for 2021
30.12.2020
2020 has been a stellar year for blockchain technology, laying important foundations for the year ahead
All Major Mining Pools Now Support Taproot, Bitcoin’s Biggest Upgrade in Years
30.12.2020
Binance Pool represents 11% of Bitcoin’s mining hashrate. Adding it to the “yes” column pushes mining pool support for Taproot to about 91%
Statechains Scaling Solution Offers New Potential for Bitcoin Privacy
30.12.2020
Statechains offer another way to scale bitcoin payments. New exploration has uncovered that statechains could boost Bitcoin privacy as well
Valid Points: A Year in Review by Your Ethereum 2.0 Staking Experts
30.12.2020
In our year-end Ethereum round up, we feature 4 charts from 4 Ethereum 2.0 staking experts recounting the best highlights of 2020
New Research Sheds Light on the Front-Running Bots in Ethereum’s Dark Forest
29.12.2020
The report outlines how the researchers identified and isolated generalized front-running bots while evaluating their efficiency
The Year the Narrative Became the Truth
29.12.2020
Bitcoin proved it could change how people think. But will the new system it enables be "better" or just "a system that better serves me?"
Who Insures the Insurer? Cover Protocol Attack Exposes DeFi’s Promise and Peril
28.12.2020
Defi insurer Cover Protocol, designed to reduce smart contract failure risks, was exploited by a bug in its smart contract on Monday morning
Cover Protocol Plans New Token After Attack
28.12.2020
Cover Protocol announced it's exploring launching a new COVER token through the snapshot before the attack by a "white hat" hacker on Monday morning
Proof-of-Stake Was Bigger Than Eth 2.0 in 2020
27.12.2020
Four of the top nine crypto assets by market cap are on a path to proof-of-stake, says the CEO of Staked
Digital Currencies May Make SWIFT Redundant, Says Russian Central Bank: Report
26.12.2020
Digital currencies may challenge and someday could make redundant the SWIFT global banking payment system, according to a Central Bank of Russia official, Russia Today reported. Read more: Bank of Russia Chair: Digital Ruble Is No Threat to Banks
Turkey to Pilot Digital Currency in 2021, Says Central Bank Governor
26.12.2020
Naci Ağbal's comments would place Turkey on the fast track to central bank digital currency
Canadian Company Mojo Invests $1.5 Million in Bitcoin, Plans to Allocate More Next Year
23.12.2020
On December 23, 2020, the Canadian financial tech firm Mogo announced its plans to invest 1.5% of the company’s reserve assets into bitcoin by the year’s end. Mogo’s president and CFO said the initial corporate investment of up to $1.5 million in bitcoin builds on...
From SIM Swaps to Home-Invasion Threats, Ledger Leak Has Cascading Consequences
23.12.2020
The incident shows the variety of ways data can be used to hurt people, and raises questions about how and if certain data should be retained at all
Valid Points: Forget Staking, There Are Still Coins to Be Mined on PoW Ethereum
23.12.2020
Ethereum miners are making investments to maximize profits before mining becomes obsolete and gets replaced by validating on Ethereum 2.0
Blockchain tech in national elections: An experience from Romania
23.12.2020
Romania is the first EU country to use a voting reporting tool that is based on blockchain technology for national elections
Coinbase Awards Its First Round of Bitcoin Developer Grants
23.12.2020
Coinbase, one of the oldest and most profitable companies in crypto, has awarded its first round of Bitcoin developer grants
What Is an Oracle?
23.12.2020
An oracle sends data from the outside world to a blockchain so specific data, like temperature, can execute the disbursement of money
Edge Everything
22.12.2020
The series is a wrap my friends! Thanks for reading and a big special thanks to all the authors this year who shared something they have learned. Many authors really swung wide with thoughts about how we can be better and do better, which of course I really love.
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