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In Response to Bitcoin, Central Bank of Brazil Presents Instant Payment System Pix
21.2.2020
Banco Central do Brasil has started testing a new payment network with the promise to offer Brazilians near instant transactions and many new services. Portrayed as a response to Bitcoin, the Pix system will be mandatory for major financial institutions to ensure wide coverage. The project aims...
The Future of Crypto: The Latest Cryptography Advances Set to Change Blockchain
20.2.2020
Crypto experts talk about the latest cryptography advances and what they mean for the future of cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Growing ‘Increasingly Centralized,’ Researchers Find
20.2.2020
Bitcoin's lightning network is growing "increasingly centralized," making it more susceptible to attacks, asserts a new paper by security researchers
Cardano to Undergo Network Upgrade in Preparation for Shelley
20.2.2020
Cardano is getting ready for its highly anticipated network upgrade that will remove the “training wheels” from the network and let the community decide on block validators
US Court Tells Telegram and SEC to Focus on ‘Economic Realities’ of Gram Token Sale
19.2.2020
In his first public comments on the case, federal judge P. Kevin Castel called on Telegram and the SEC to consider the "economic realities" of the case such as the gram token’s secondary market
Defi for Bitcoin: Collateral Peg Platform Provides Noncustodial BTC Lending on Ethereum
19.2.2020
During the second week of February, a new project called tBTC was unveiled that is similar to the Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) created with the Ethereum network. However, the tBTC effort claims to be a noncustodial application that allows users to deposit BTC, mint tBTC, and lend it with interest. Also...
Mozilla spouští Firefox Private Network. Zatím jen v uzavřené betě a za paušál
19.2.2020
Mozilla v minulosti nabízela svým uživatelům placené anonymizační VPN od švýcarského provozovatele Proton Technologies, kterého proslavil šifrovaný pošťák ProtonMail. Teď přechází k severské konkurenci a zve své fanoušky do uzavřeného betatestu na pozvánky.
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How to Mine Bitcoin in 2020
19.2.2020
Bitcoin mining is a great way to earn cryptocurrency while providing a valuable service to the global network of users. Miners can set up a hardware operation by themselves or join forces with a large venture via cloud mining. If you are looking to enter this field in 2020, here is what you need...
Bitcoin Coders Confront an Old Quandary: How to Upgrade an Entire Network
19.2.2020
An old debate is resurfacing in the bitcoin developer community, underscoring one of the critical challenges confronting decentralized systems
Lightning Network Increasingly Fragile to Attacks – Hope Turns to Drivechain for Bitcoin Scaling
19.2.2020
A report published February 7 and authored in part by Blockstream researcher Christian Decker found that the BTC Lightning Network is “evolving towards an increasingly centralised architecture.” Proponents of LN say this is not a problem, and even critics of the network point to...
Meet the Network Investor: A Venture Capitalist Who Invests in DeFi
18.2.2020
How do you invest in a space where startups rarely have revenue?
Steemit for Sale: Popular Crypto Blogging Platform Sold to Tron, Community Reacts
16.2.2020
Crypto blogging platform Steemit is undergoing a big change, migrating from its own Steem blockchain to the Tron network. The struggling crypto blogging platform launched in 2016 and made waves when big name libertarian users began to make thousands of dollars per post. The platform’s heyday...
IOTA Network Still Down: How the Next Bitcoin Killer Screeched to a Halt
14.2.2020
On February 13, the IOTA network came to a screeching halt and the IOTA Foundation reports that $1.6 million worth of the native currency was stolen. The following day, the IOTA network status page still shows the mainnet is “not operational” and the development team has found...
Hedera’s Token Price Spikes Prematurely After Google Cloud Joins the Network’s Governing Council
14.2.2020
The cloud services arm of the Silicon Valley tech giant becomes the 11th member to join the council, but has no plans to further endorse the network
TON Developers, Investors Back Telegram in SEC Fight
14.2.2020
A new organization composed of TON developers and investors has filed an amicus brief supporting Telegram in its fight against the SEC
Steemit to Shift Its Proprietary Blockchain and Token to Tron Network
14.2.2020
Steemit partners with Tron to move its blockchain-based platform and token STEEM to the Tron blockchain
Steemit Sets Up Shop on Tron Network
14.2.2020
Steemit, the blockchain-based social media platform, is partnering with the Tron Foundation, introducing Steem dapps and users to the Tron network
Coinbase Commerce Introduces DAI Stablecoin on the Network
14.2.2020
Crypto payments network Coinbase Commerce announced on Thursday that it had launched the DAI Stablecoin on the platform. Merchants will now be able to accept DAI payments via the platform’s own API and the 12 e-commerce partners. ???? We are proud to announce the ???? launch ????of...
IOTA Foundation Suspends Network, Probes Fund Theft in Trinity Wallet
14.2.2020
The German nonprofit, which supports several decentralized platforms, said it received several reports of fund theft from its Trinity Wallet users and decided to shut off the Coordinator node in the network for further investigation
Mastercard and Ripple’s Xpring Join Industry Group to Promote Blockchain Education
13.2.2020
Mastercard, the innovation arms of Ripple and Binance and eight other firms joined a group supporting blockchain education in universities worldwide