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IBM Takes 7% Stake in Trade-Finance Blockchain Network We.Trade

21.5.2020
IBM has become a shareholder in we.trade, the blockchain-based trade-finance platform jointly owned by 12 European banks

Bitcoin Miners Double Revenue: Fees Spiked Over 200% in 10 Days Since the Halving

20.5.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) miners earned 44% more in transaction fees in the nine days since the halving than they did for the whole of April. If this continues miners will have more than doubled their income from transaction fees going forward. According to data from Coinmetrics, miners have collected...

Bitcoin-Backed Ethereum Token tBTC Paused Due to Poorly Tested Redemption Code

20.5.2020
A bug in tBTC meant the dapp couldn't tell different bitcoin addresses apart, the team has disclosed

45 Older-Generation Bitcoin Miners Are Unprofitable After the Reward Halving

17.5.2020
On May 11, the Bitcoin network experienced its third block reward halving, which had chopped the 12.5 BTC reward to 6.25 coins following the event. It’s been close to a week later, and data stemming from mining rig profitability websites show that more than 45 older generation devices are...

Comparing Social Media Outlets for Developer Tips

15.5.2020
As a little experiment, I shared a development tip on three different social networks. I also tried to post it in a format that was most suitable for that particular social network: On Twitter, I made it a thread. On Instagram, I made it a series of images. On YouTube, I made it a video. How...

Crypto Derivatives Exchange FTX Launches Bitcoin Hashrate Futures

15.5.2020
On Friday, Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX launched a hashrate futures tool that allows Bitcoin (BTC) miners to hedge against mining difficulty risk. Hashrate, the amount of processing power dedicated to a Bitcoin network at a given time, determines the strength and security of the network....

WTF is a Static API

15.5.2020
Just like there is a movement to make more websites (and more of websites) from pre-rendered static files (Jamstack), so to might we consider moving content-based APIs to be static. Sean C Davis: A static API is simply a collection of flat JSON files that live on a content delivery...

Bitcoin Cash Upgrade Complete: 3 New Features Added to Consensus Rules

15.5.2020
Today, at precisely 9 a.m. ET on May 15, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash network completed another upgrade adding a few new features to the blockchain. The latest upgrade comes with new opcode support, a chain limit extension, and the improved counting of signature operations using the...

Bitwala Launches Bitcoin Interest Account With up to 4.3% Annual Rate

15.5.2020
Neobanking service provider Bitwala on Thursday introduced a new account that offers its 80,000 European customers passive bitcoin (BTC) income. The Bitwala Interest Account allows users to earn up to 4.3% interest per annum for BTC held at the bank. According to the Berlin-based company, account...

Bitcoin Network Sees a Massive Mining Pool Shift Following the Halving

14.5.2020
Following the third bitcoin halving on May 11, 2020, there’s been a big shift in mining pool distribution, as far as hashrate is concerned. At the time of publication, there’s around 100-115 exahash per second (EH/s) in search of bitcoin blocks and spectators have seen two relatively...

IOV Labs Takes on Lightning Network With New Light Client

13.5.2020
IOV Labs, which builds platforms secured by bitcoin’s hash rate, launched Wednesday a light client for the Lumino Payments Network, its smart contract-compatible rival to the lightning network

2 Days After the Bitcoin Halving: Network ‘Remains Strong,’ Higher Fees, Bullish Sentiment

13.5.2020
On May 11, 2020, the Bitcoin network completed it’s third block reward halving and the network seems to be chugging along just fine. However, it may take a while longer to see the halving’s effect on the mining industry and right now bitcoin transaction fees have risen exponentially....

A Closer Look at the Bitcoin Network’s Post-Halving Hash Rate

13.5.2020
Bitcoin network hash rate experienced some decline, but the first difficulty adjustment post-halving will still see a positive adjustment

Telegram Drops TON Cryptocurrency Project After US Prohibits Global Distribution

13.5.2020
Popular messaging app Telegram has shut down its TON cryptocurrency project. Telegram founder Pavel Durov explains that a US court has stopped his TON project and prevented the gram cryptocurrency from being distributed to investors, not just in the US but globally. Telegram Discontinues...