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A Plan to Decentralize Bitcoin Mining Again Is Gaining Ground
2.12.2019
New code for mining pools could fix problems associated with transaction censorship and more, say its supporters
PODCAST: Altcoins and Ancient History with Litecoin’s Charlie Lee
1.12.2019
The hosts are talking network effects, ad-hoc audits and more with early Bitcoin developer and Litecoin creator Charlie Lee
Photonics Bitcoin Mining Tech Aims to ‘Democratize’ Energy Use
29.11.2019
Three researchers have published a paper at Cornell University’s arxiv.org proposing a system called Optical Proof of Work (OPOW) to potentially be employed in Bitcoin mining. According to the paper, “heavy reliance on electricity has created scalability issues, environmental concerns...
IBM Patents Blockchain to Stop Drones From Stealing Packages
29.11.2019
IBM has won a patent for a blockchain system which tracks packages in case they're stolen by drones
What’s Really Private in Crypto? Research on Grin Raises Questions
25.11.2019
Following a report last week on the anonymity features of grin, one big question emerged: What is privacy in crypto, anyways?
Asian Tech Giants’ New Blockchain Drive Involves Traditional Finance
25.11.2019
Two of South Korea’s biggest internet tech companies are strengthening their ties with the traditional financial sector to prepare the ground for a fresh fintech, blockchain and token-powered business drive.
Per Fn News, search engine Naver and its Line chat app affiliate and rival chat app giant...
JPMorgan’s Blockchain Products, Explained by Ex-JPM Tech Leads
24.11.2019
The evolution of JPMorgan Chase’s blockchain products, explained by former blockchain tech leads at JPMorgan and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Statechains, and Trading the Panopticon for Magical Internet Money
24.11.2019
CoinDesk's Nolan Bauerle and Thiel Capital's Eric Weinstein talk Magical Internet Money; the Let’s Talk Bitcoin! host and Somsen Ruben discuss statechains
JPMorgan Tests Private Blockchain to Track Auto Dealer Inventory
22.11.2019
JPMorgan Chase has filed a patent and is testing a blockchain system for tracking the automobile inventory it finances for car dealers.
EU Launches Estimated €400M Blockchain, AI Fund to Avoid Lagging US, China
22.11.2019
A new fund has been set up with the aim of preventing the EU falling behind nations like the U.S. and China on blockchain and AI innovation
Algorand 2.0’s New Non-Turing-Complete Smart Contracts Are a Feature, Not a Bug
22.11.2019
Thursday's Algorand 2.0 upgrade adds decentralized finance (DeFi) features and smart contracts to the $108 million blockchain
Embrace the Political
21.11.2019
The tech industry has long held the belief that technology is apolitical. People are flawed, but the machines? They are neutral. They are pure.
This is ridiculous, of course. People make the machines. We write the algorithms that can't recognize dark skin tones. We decide to downplay or ignore...
Global Protests Reveal Bitcoin’s Limitations
21.11.2019
Protesters across the globe are testing out bitcoin and other decentralized technologies – then promptly discovering their limitations
Chinese Tech Capital Shenzhen Issues Warning Against Crypto Activities
21.11.2019
The Leading Group for Remediation of Internet Finance Risks of the Chinese technology capital of Shenzhen warned against illegal cryptocurrency-related activities
Orchid’s Decentralized VPN Network Set for Early-December Launch
21.11.2019
Decentralized VPN provider Orchid will debut its app, network and token (OXT) during the first week of December
Maker of Wasabi Bitcoin Wallet Valued at $7.5M in First Equity Round
21.11.2019
The privacy-centric Wasabi Wallet, launched by zkSNACKs in 2018, just raised its first equity investment from Cypherpunk Holdings, a publicly-traded Canadian fund
Franklin Templeton Taps Wallet Service Provider to Support Tokenized Shares
21.11.2019
Franklin Templeton Investments, the global investment firm looking to track shares of a money market fund on the Stellar blockchain, has tapped wallet service provider Curv to help safeguard its shares
Polymath Moves Security Token Platform Off Ethereum and Onto Parity’s Substrate
20.11.2019
As part of the transition, Parity has agreed to build certain business-logic features on Polymesh’s base layer
Oxford Foundry Joins Ripple’s UBRI for New Tech Series Aimed at Blockchain Learning
20.11.2019
The Oxford Foundry, which serves as an entrepreneurship center at the University of Oxford has announced the news about its strategic partnership with globally reputed blockchain technology services provider Ripple and its University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI). The team-up has been...
No, Absolutely Not
19.11.2019
I think the difference between a junior and senior front-end developer isn't in their understanding or familiarity with a particular tech stack, toolchain, or whether they can write flawless code. Instead, it all comes down to this: how they push back against bad ideas.
What I've learned this year...