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PBoC’s Fintech Research Institute Is Hiring Blockchain Experts
21.5.2019
A research institute under the Chinese central bank has just announced 29 job openings – three of which focus on blockchain-related expertise.
MakerDAO Fee Decrease Stalls Amid Decline in Token Holder Voting Turnout
20.5.2019
A decrease to fees on stablecoin DAI failed to activate over the weekend due to a lack of voter turnout
Bitcoin Cash Devs Publish the First 3 of 3 Multi-Sig Schnorr Transaction
19.5.2019
On May 15, the Bitcoin Cash network successfully upgraded by implementing Schnorr signatures, after which a few developers processed some basic Schnorr signatures. Then, on Saturday, May 18, software developers Chris Pacia, Mark Lundeberg, and Checksum0 performed the first multi-sig Schnorr...
‘Tackling Real World Issues’: Hackers at ETH New York Build Apps Geared Towards Social Change
19.5.2019
A New York Blockchain Week ended last Friday we spent time at an ethereum hackathon where developers came together to build blockchain tools with social impact
My Bank Account Was Frozen for Bitcoin – And It Only Made Me Love Crypto More
19.5.2019
The guy who coined the term "hodl" has a real bitcoin story that only made his interest in the technology stronger
Bitcoin and Blockchain: The Tangled History of Two Tech Buzzwords
19.5.2019
The word "blockchain" isn't used in the bitcoin white paper, the document that started it all. So, how did the term take off as a buzzword?
Anchor a Document or File to the BCH Chain With Notary.Bitcoin.com
19.5.2019
In my last article, I explained how to prove ownership of a specific address by signing a message with a public and private key pair. That’s just one way of proving ownership and verifying a valid signature, as BCH users can also anchor a document to the chain using the Bitcoin Cash...
RippleNet: An Advanced Global Payments Network Based on Blockchain Technology
18.5.2019
Ripple is an open-source protocol that allows quick and cost-effective transactions. Ripplenet is a banking and payment network. Ripple’s solutions and a standardized rule set enable those connected to RippleNet to send and receive payments efficiently across the globe. With #RippleNet...
How to Prove Ownership With a Bitcoin Cash Address and Digital Signature
18.5.2019
Bitcoin is an amazing form of money and the technology Satoshi created has incredible potential. However, most people don’t realize that the blockchain not only allows for a great medium of exchange, but it also provides the means for creating notarized proofs. The following walkthrough aims...
About That Orange B… The History of Bitcoin’s Logos
18.5.2019
Can a logo symbolize the ethos of a project? An industry? An entire movement? Bitcoin's might have come close
Bloq Labs’ Titan Aims to Simplify Crypto Farming
17.5.2019
Titan is a one-step crypto miner management system from Bloq Labs
Jet Powered 5-Seater Self Flying Aircraft Unveiled
17.5.2019
A startup company from Germany has revealed an all-electric self-flying 5 seater prototype of an air taxi. The German-based company, Lilium on Thursday announced that this taxi had made its first test flight successfully earlier this month. The aircraft took off, ran around and landed....
Unpatched Ethereum Clients Pose 51% Attack Risk, Says Report
17.5.2019
Ethereum clients that still haven't patched known vulnerabilities pose a security risk to the entire network, according to new research
OKEx is Giving Away Free USDT, Will it Attract Indian Traders?
17.5.2019
We can’t ignore how potential-laden the recent announcement by OKEx about giving away free USDT is. But if we look at the Indian government’s view about crypto trading and the strict regulation around it, OKEx’s attempt appears to be a wild bet. It can either go very wrong, or it can flip...
Amazon Wins Patent for Proof-of-Work Cryptographic System
17.5.2019
Tech giant Amazon has been granted a patent for a proof-of-work (PoW) cryptographic system similar to those used by many blockchains
MakerDAO Votes to Decrease Stablecoin Fees for First Time in 5 Months
16.5.2019
Dollar-backed stablecoin DAI is trading above a dollar for the first time in a long-time. MakerDAO token holders have voted to decrease fees on the stablecoin in order to address high market demand for DAI
Ava Labs Exits Stealth, Launches Blockchain Testnet Based on ‘Avalanche’ Protocol
16.5.2019
Ava Labs is out of stealth, revealing a past $6 million funding round and a new blockchain testnet backed by the Avalanche consensus protocol
Local.Bitcoin.com Aims to Spread Economic Freedom Through P2P Exchange of BCH
16.5.2019
On June 4, Bitcoin.com is launching a peer-to-peer marketplace called Local.Bitcoin.com that will allow users from around the world to buy and sell bitcoin cash (BCH). Now crypto enthusiasts and traders can create a pre-launch account to explore the trading platform and create orders on...
CoinDesk’s John Biggs Walks the Exhibit Halls of Consensus 2019
16.5.2019
Meet the exhibitors in the Consensus 2019 exhibit halls
IOTA Partners With Luxury Fashion Brand To Make Use Of Distributed Ledger Technology For Its Supply Chain
16.5.2019
In recent news, the German blockchain foundation, IOTA is initiating a Distributed Ledger Technology to enable a more supportive and ethically sourced fashion industry along with Avery Dennison, a global manufacturing company. The platform will be experimented with luxury label ALYX, to allow...