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Confronting Bitcoin Network Issues Using Nakamoto Consensus and a Mining Parliament
1.7.2019
On June 28, Bitcoin Cash proponent Javier Gonzalez announced the launch of an interesting protocol called the Bitcoin Mining Parliament (BMP). The theory behind BMP is backed by the concept of Nakamoto Consensus where “miners are the executive power of Bitcoin” and “any needed...
What Is An ICON P-Rep And Why Should You Care?
1.7.2019
ICON – the blockchain network that raised $40 million in its 2017 ICO, is looking to democratize its entire ecosystem through its public representative (P-Reps) program. This community-based approach to blockchain management will allow each and every ICX holder to vote on who they want...
Bitcoin Miner Buys 5,000 ASICs as Network Hash Rate Climbs to New All-Time High
1.7.2019
Germany’s Northern Bitcoin buys 4,475 ASIC miners as expansion begins
CEO of LiquidApps, Beni Hakak Speaks Exclusively With CryptoNewsZ
1.7.2019
Beni Hakak, the Co-Founder and CEO of LiquidApps, spoke exclusively to CryptoNewsZ and discussed about the journey of LiquidApps, its groundbreaking technologies, and grand vision for the next couple of years. Beni is also the Co-Founder and CEO of LiquidEOS which he established in 2018, a year...
Bitcoin ‘Inventor’ Craig Wright Claims He Can’t Access Coins in Court Testimony
29.6.2019
On June 28, Craig Wright, the Australian native who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, spent the day in a Florida court battling with the Kleiman attorney. Wright became emotional when he told the court that he designed the network but didn’t like how it turned out. At one point he told the court...
Bitcoin’s Big Price Drop Is the Latest in a Long History of Flash Crashes
28.6.2019
On Wednesday, June 26, the price of BTC came close to reaching $14K. One hour later, it had dropped by close to 18%. Such events are known as a flash crash, a moment in time where a rapid-sell off happens and often times a few exchanges become inoperable. Over the last few years, especially when...
The Politicization of Money: Crypto as a Safeguard Against Economic Propaganda
27.6.2019
Money has come a long way since its origins. From cowry shells to crypto, transferable, divisible, and economically sound means of exchange have been adopted by market actors everywhere. Modern history has brought us to a dangerous place, however, a cultural climate where politics and bad economics...
Coinbase Users Now Have 'Recharge' Capabilities With Bitcoin Lightning Network
27.6.2019
Bitrefill has made it possible for Coinbase users to access its suite of Bitcoin Lightning services directly from within their exchange accounts
Cortex Launches Deep Learning and AI Network for Decentralized Apps
26.6.2019
Cortex has launched a network for decentralized apps powered by artificial intelligence
Bitcoin Cash Shows Phenomenal Growth in the First Two Quarters of 2019
24.6.2019
The second quarter of 2019 is coming to an end and the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network and markets have had an extraordinary year so far. BCH prices touched a high of $522 per coin on Sunday and at the current price of $470 per coin on June 24 BCH is up by a whopping 213%. […]
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Top 10 Applications That Are Pushing Lightning Network Adoption
23.6.2019
The Lightning Network has been one of the most exciting growth areas in the cryptocurrency space with a large number of new startups, projects, and applications emerging since the LN went live in early 2018.
This week, Lightning Labs, the developer of the technology, released its first Lightning...
What to Expect From the Telegram Open Network: A Developer’s Perspective
21.6.2019
A developer’s perspective of the Telegram Open Network and how its complicated API could quickly filter genius developers from the masses
Markets Update: Digital Currency Economy Surpasses $300 Billion
21.6.2019
Digital currency prices have spiked considerably in the last 24 hours and bitcoin core (BTC) stopped short about $70 in an attempt to cross the $10K price zone. Most cryptocurrencies are up between 2-8% on Friday, June 21 and the entire cryptoconomy surpassed $300 billion. Also read: These...
Zcash Price Analysis: A New Network Upgrade Will Strengthen the Security of the ZEC
21.6.2019
Recently, a new NU3 network upgrade took place in Zcash. It is the first Zcash network upgrade and is seen as the follow-up to the Network Upgrade Pipeline with established ZIP editorship. ECC and Zcash Foundation employees share the pipeline. Zcash to USD Price Current Statistics: On June 21,...
Lightning Network Makes Another Important Step Towards Adoption
21.6.2019
A screenshot of the app. Lightning Labs, working on scaling and speeding up Bitcoin transactions, released its first Lightning Mobile App, “the first [Bitcoin] mainnet app on all major mobile and desktop platforms.”
Having already released the Lightning App on desktop, their official announcement...
Bitcoin Hash Rate Climbs to New Record High Boosting Network Security
21.6.2019
Bitcoin price may be at its highest in a year, but hash rate is setting all-time highs this week
Lightning Lab’s Newly Launched Wallet Gets 2000 Downloads In First 24 Hours
21.6.2019
The lightning lab has released its alpha version of their Bitcoin wallet for lightning network. They released it on Wednesday 20th June. The application developer of Lightning Labs Tankred Hase has told within the last 24 hours the wallet saw about 2000 downloads both for Android and iOS. The idea...
Lightning Labs Mobile App Gets 2,000 Downloads in 24 Hours
20.6.2019
The new mainstream-friendly mobile wallet from Lightning Labs saw 2,000 downloads on Day 1. Next up for the company: merchant services
Now Released: Mobile Application of Bitcoin Lightning Network For Users’ Testing
20.6.2019
According to the latest reports, Lightning Labs has announced the release of a dedicated mobile application on 19th June 2019. The Lightning App, as the application is referred to, is available for the users to download on Testflight (iOS) as well as Google Play (Android). The App runs on Bitcoin...
Report: Facebook’s Calibra Digital Wallet Will Not Be Available in Its Largest Markets
19.6.2019
Facebook’s Calibra digital wallet will not be available in some of the social network’s largest markets, including India, according to a report