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A History of Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms
26.11.2019
The consensus mechanism is a critical blockchain component, providing a non-partisan means of establishing agreement as to the network’s current state. But ever since Bitcoin emerged in 2008, its original consensus mechanism – Proof of Work (PoW) – has been emulated and iterated...
Highlights from Chrome Dev Summit 2019
22.11.2019
Ire Aderinokun has made another round-up summary of some things that piqued her attention during this year’s Chrome Dev Summit and there’s a lot of exciting news! There’s the :is selector (which Geoff wrote about a while back) as well as logical properties, updates to standard form elements,...
Justin Sun Reminds Developers to Participate in the SUN Network Developer Challenge
22.11.2019
TRON Foundation, the leading blockchain and cryptocurrency network, is at present grabbing a lot of attention from the decentralized technology arena through its highly anticipated project, the “SUN Network developer Challenge.” The challenge which welcomed developers, tech enthusiasts...
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
Sony Corp. In Talks to Get Stake in Mukesh Ambani’s Network18 Network
21.11.2019
Sony Corp., Japan’s globally reputed conglomerate, has announced that it is in strategic discussions with billionaire business personality, Mr. Mukesh Ambani, to acquire a significant stake in the Indian television network running under the leadership of Mr. Ambani. The firm aspires to take...
Devs Reveal BCH Cashchannels and Simple Escrow Contracts
20.11.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters have been introduced to two new concepts that allow people to leverage the BCH network in a variety of innovative ways. On November 15, former Bitpay developer Jason Dreyzehner revealed his recurring payments system for BCH called Cashchannels. A few days later,...
Libra Network Logged Over 30 Projects Over Past Two Months of Testing
20.11.2019
The Libra Association has managed to log more than 30 projects and 51,000 transactions on the Libra network since it reset the testnet on September 17, 2019
Tor Project Now Accepts Bitcoin Over Lightning Network
20.11.2019
Anonymous network Tor now accepts Bitcoin donations via the Lightning Network
Online Gaming Platform Lets Gamers Collect BTC In First-Person Shooter Game
20.11.2019
P2P online gaming platform lets gamers hunt for Bitcoin in a fully lightning-native multiplayer first-person shooter game
Wall Street Trader: Bitcoin’s Lightning Network ‘Pulled Me in’
19.11.2019
Bond market veteran Nik Bhatia says that with Lightning, Bitcoin has become an unprecedented asset, combining a store of value with medium-of-exchange scale and speed
US to Strictly Enforce Crypto Rules Similar to FATF Guidelines
19.11.2019
The U.S. government will strictly enforce the rules on cryptocurrencies similar to the standards recommended by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has reaffirmed that its “Travel” rule applies to cryptocurrencies. Meanwhile, the Federal...
Nexinter – Profit Sharing Crypto Exchange
18.11.2019
Today, Nexinter, the digital fiat-crypto and custodian exchange, has announced that it will be the profit sharing digital exchange in the world. 75% of the Nexinter’s profits from any operation or revenue stream on the platform will be returned to the community in a reward system.
The post Nexinter...
Crypto Platform Celsius Network Reaches $4.25 Billion in Total Loans
17.11.2019
Crypto platform Celsius Network reached $4.25 billion in total crypto loans
JAMstack CMSs Have Finally Grown Up!
15.11.2019
This article is based on Brian's presentation at Connect.Tech 2019. Slides with speaker notes from that presentation are available to download.
In my experience, developers generally find the benefits of the JAMstack easy to comprehend. Sites are faster because the resources are static and served...
Bitcoin Cash Upgrade Complete: 2 New Protocol Changes Added
15.11.2019
The Bitcoin Cash network has successfully upgraded the latest ruleset changes to the protocol. The BCH blockchain now features the enforcement of minimal pushdata in script which will make a majority of BCH network transactions non-malleable. Moreover, as an extension to last May’s Schnorr...
TRON Starts Registration Process for the Sun Network Developer Challenge
15.11.2019
TRON has kickstarted the registration process for its highly anticipated project, the SUN Network Developer Challenge. The decentralized platform has urged developers, tech enthusiasts, entities, and organizations exploring the blockchain space to come and participate in the challenge, which...
Tom Lee: Like FAANG Stocks, BTC Will Hit $25K Due to ‘Network Value’
15.11.2019
Permabull Tom Lee believes Bitcoin will grow in value following a similar logic to the Silicon Valley tech titans
This Blockchain-Based Social Media Network Is The First Apple Pay Approved DApp
15.11.2019
Pepo is the first DApp allowed to offer Apple Pay payments, says founder Jason Goldberg
xx network Announces Arrival of xx coin to Boost Safety and Transaction Speed
15.11.2019
In an important development, the pioneering personality in the field of cryptography David Chaum has announced the arrival of the xx coin. The digital currency is going to support a host of dApp applications in addition to supporting payments and messaging on the xx network. The technical details...
BitOrb Exchange Raises $6.4 Million
14.11.2019
The BitOrb Exchange has successfully secured its funding round, raising a total of USD 6.4m. The round was led by the W-Rex Algo Trading Platform a product of the Wota Group.Additionally, the Wota Group will act as a strategic partner and help the BitOrb Exchange grow its network of traders, user...