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Bitcoin Taproot Support Lags at 27% — Even Though Soft Fork Is Opt-in Supporters Beg Nodes to Update
6.7.2021
On June 12, the crypto community celebrated the fact that the Bitcoin network locked in Taproot support in order to activate the largest upgrade the protocol has seen in four years. 24 days later, Taproot support via Bitcoin nodes has only reached 27.55% and upgrade supporters are pleading with...
Report: Vietnam's PM asks State Bank to trial digital currency on blockchain
5.7.2021
Vietnamese news outlets have reported that the country's prime minister, Phạm Minh Chính, has tasked the State Bank with studying and conducting a pilot for a digital currency
French Court of Appeals Upholds Alexander Vinnik’s Sentence
27.6.2021
A court of appeals in France has upheld the verdict in the case against BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik. His lawyers vowed to continue the legal struggle against Vinnik’s return to Greece in order to avoid a likely extradition to the U.S. Court Confirms Vinnik’s 5-year Sentence...
Vyzkoušejte si trial verzi Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
25.6.2021
DOJ Seeks Trial Attorney With Extensive Blockchain and Crypto Knowledge
24.6.2021
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking a trial attorney to help with the federal executive agency’s Digital Currency Initiative. The DOJ posted a job listing on the justice.gov web portal and the hired individual is expected to serve as an “expert on digital currency...
Taproot Lock-in Achieved — Bitcoin Network Set to Activate Biggest Upgrade in Four Years
12.6.2021
The ‘Speedy Trial’ lock-in period for the Bitcoin network upgrade Taproot is now complete. Data from taproot.watch details the lock-in has been achieved and it was locked in at block height 687,285 and mined by the mining pool Slushpool. Bitcoin Taproot Lock-in Complete at Block Height...
Speedy Trial Success — Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Set to Lock-in This Weekend
12.6.2021
On Friday, June 11, 2021, data shows that Taproot could get locked-in this coming weekend, as the signal ratio is 98.3% and a touch more than 100 additional signaling blocks are needed to lock in the upcoming soft fork. Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Inches Toward Lock-in, Success Means Activation...
Swiss, French Central Banks to Trial Wholesale CBDC Settlements With BIS and Private Sector
11.6.2021
The central banks of Switzerland and France are joining hands with the Bank for International Settlements to test wholesale central bank digital currencies in cross-border transactions. The experiment will be conducted with the help of a private sector consortium led by Accenture. European Central...
China to hand out $6.2M in new digital yuan trial in Beijing
2.6.2021
Beijing residents should apply to participate in the lottery until midnight on June 7
Beijing Readies USD 6.2m Digital Yuan Trial Amid Claims Main Rival Is Bitcoin
2.6.2021
China’s digital yuan project appears to be entering the final stages of its pilot, with yet another giveaway planned – this time in the nation’s capital Beijing.
Like previous giveaways in cities like Shenzhen and Chengdu, the tokens will be distributed in a lottery – with a fortunate few residents...
Bitcoin's Speedy Trial, Global Corporate Tax, Ripple Wins A Battle + More News
31.5.2021
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The Bitcoin (BTC) Taproot upgrade might lock-in on the mainnet in less than two weeks, when the next BTC mining difficulty...
Trial of former BitMEX executives set for next March
12.5.2021
18 months after charges were filed, BitMEX executives will head to trial
Digital Yuan Trial Hotspot Not Seeing Wide Acceptance, Claims Report
11.5.2021
With digital yuan pilots underway in China, it seems the currency is not meeting government expectations. A recent report highlighted a series of interviews from people in the hotspot, reflecting a lackluster reception among the participants. Privacy Concerns Reported According to Bloomberg...
Accenture and Digital Dollar Foundation to trial United States CBDC this year
4.5.2021
Five pilot programs will gather data on a digital dollar in the United States over the next 12 months
Bitcoin Taproot Speedy Trial Begins, But No Lock-in In This Epoch
3.5.2021
Bitcoin (BTC)'s long-awaited Taproot upgrade - its biggest upgrade since SegWit in 2017 - has been kicked off with the (somewhat contested) Speedy Trial - giving miners three months to signal readiness to enforce the upgrade. The first of six epochs has failed to lock in the upgrade.
On May 1,...
A South African NFT Marketplace Officially Launches After Trial Phase Nets Over $10,000 for Rugby Star Bryan Habana
2.5.2021
A South African non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, Momint has officially launched following the end of the two-week trial phase which saw the artwork of former rugby player Bryan Habana fetch over $10,000. More than 800 people from 25 countries took part in the auction. The Momint marketplace...
‘Ossification Is Stupid:’ Bitcoin Development Controversy Strikes ‘Speedy Trial’ Taproot Activation
17.4.2021
The well known software developer Luke Dashjr is in the midst of controversy over how to upgrade the Bitcoin network in order to add the Taproot protocol. Bitcoin Core developers want to upgrade with “Speedy trial,” which will allow miners to push the feature through. However, Luke...
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22.3.2021
HP’s Omen 25L and a Buy 2 Get 1 Free games sale lead Monday’s best deals.Read more
Balancer (BAL) hits an all-time high as DeFi projects trial new solutions
19.3.2021
Protocol integrations, gas fee reimbursements and a bump in DeFi activity back Balancer’s rally to a new all-time high
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18.3.2021
MacBook Air and Newegg PC game sale lead Thursday’s best deals.Read more