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Ripple's Garlinghouse disses Bitcoin's energy use in advance of Biden administration
9.11.2020
With Joe Biden being declared the next President of the United States, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is making sure his company’s messaging aligns with the new administration
ETH 2.0 Scheduled for December, Vitalik Deposits $1.4M Worth of Ether Into Phase 0 Contract
7.11.2020
This December the cryptocurrency community may see the first introductory phase of the highly anticipated Ethereum 2.0 consensus change. On Wednesday, the Ethereum Foundation published ETH 2.0 specifications explaining how the genesis phase will be invoked. Moreover, on November 5, Ethereum’s...
Bitcoin price nears $16K, but it's Ethereum that may shine in November
6.11.2020
After Bitcoin's strong breakout above $15,000, analysts are looking toward Ether as the market sentiment around Ethereum strengthens
Ethereum 2.0 begins launch process as deposit contract goes live
4.11.2020
The first day of December is likely to be the launch date
Ethereum 2.0 Countdown Begins With Release of Deposit Contract
4.11.2020
Ethereum 2.0’s deposit contract is now live, heralding the imminent unveiling of the "world computer's" second act
Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin White Paper: A 12-Year Old Summary of Robust Unstructured Simplicity
1.11.2020
Cryptocurrency supporters all around the world are celebrating the fact that today is the 12th anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper, a summary of the invention created by the pseudonymous inventor Satoshi Nakamoto. Bitcoin’s inventor published the paper on metzdowd.com’s Cryptography...
Crypto Lender Celsius Taps Horizen for ‘Proof of Reserves’ Proof of Concept
30.10.2020
The proof-of-reserves pilot would take information that appears on Celsius’ website and have it fed from a public Horizen sidechain instead
An Internet for Humans: Proof-of-Personhood Explained
27.10.2020
Identity is one of our most fundamental human rights. In the age of surveillance, commodification and centralization, it is under threat
Binance-Backed Privacy Mavens Release Tokenomic Lynchpin: ‘Proof-of-Relay’
20.10.2020
Rewards gathered on the testnet will be made available when HOPR tokens launch on the live mainnet later this year
Trezor claims new “phishing proof” desktop wallet
14.10.2020
The desktop app reportedly provides “more robust protection” than Trezor’s browser-based wallet
Validator Vote Transitions NEAR Protocol to Proof-of-Stake Mainnet
13.10.2020
The Andreessen Horowitz-backed blockchain project successfully transitioned to Phase 2 of Mainnet after a suprise validator vote
Will a Sharded Ethereum Be Flexible Enough for Decentralized Finance?
13.10.2020
Over the past year composability has become a very real competitive advantage for DeFi. Will Ethereum's upcoming overhaul threaten it?
Former Steem devs believe CPU mining is the key to a fair launch for their ‘blockchain 3.0'
13.10.2020
Steemit veterans vow to improve blockchain upgradeability and avoid damaging hard forks
Bank of Japan to begin digital currency proof-of-concept in 2021
9.10.2020
In a recent document from the Bank of Japan, the central bank stressed the need for offline availability
Crypto Adoption Advocate 1xBit Adds EOS to Its Sportsbook and Casino
8.10.2020
October 8th 2020, Limassol, Cyprus – 1xBit Casino Sportsbook has announced its support for one of the markets hottest cryptocurrencies, EOS. The PoS (delegated-proof-of-stake) token is used on the EOS platform for developers to build Dapps, but also offers the everyday user a rapid, free...
BNP Paribas and Curv unveil highly secure method to transfer security tokens
7.10.2020
A Proof of Concept security token transfer involving BNP Paribas and Curv could lead to integrated crypto custody solutions
$1B in Wrapped Bitcoin now being audited using Chainlink’s ‘Proof of Reserve’
2.10.2020
Wrapped Bitcoin is now even safer with Chainlink oracles checking custody wallets every ten minutes
Bitcoin.com Exchange to List Aspire and Aspire Gas as Newest Digital Asset Creation Platform Comes to Market
30.9.2020
Aspire (ASP) is the first digital asset creation platform to resist both mining exploits and 51 percent attacks common to proof-of-work blockchains. Its fees are a tiny fraction of creating assets on Ethereum or other platforms due to its innovative Aspire Gas (GASP) blockchain Both tokens will...
It Pays to Play the Long Game in Crypto – and Here’s the Proof
29.9.2020
A ground-breaking report on the crypto industry has uncovered evidence that suggests firms that hang on for the long haul are more likely to turn a profit.
These were the findings of a report by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, authored by Blandin et al, which surveyed some 500 crypto...
The 51% Attack Nightmare Scenario (Isn’t That Bad)
27.9.2020
An accessible, in-depth look at what's really at risk when Proof-of-Work or Proof-of-Stake blockchains suffer the dreaded 51% attack