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New Cambridge Research Shows That Bitcoin Consumes More Power Than Entire Switzerland
6.7.2019
Cryptocurrencies are high energy consuming assets, and Bitcoin is expectedly the highest consumer. However, the recent research by the University of Cambridge is something bigger than most would have expected. Bitcoin consumes more electricity than the entire nation of Switzerland. As of now,...
Energy Used by Idle Device in the U.S. Can Power Bitcoin For 4 Years
3.7.2019
Academic researchers at Cambridge University launched a real-time index that tracks the total electricity consumption of the bitcoin network
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...
Iranian Authorities Shut Down Two Crypto Mining Farms Amid Power Spike
28.6.2019
Authorities in Iran have reportedly seized roughly 1,000 bitcoin mining machines from abandoned factories
20th eBay Power Lunch With Warren Buffett To Be Held On July 25, at Quince, SF
27.6.2019
Justin Sun, Tron founder and CEO, tweeted on Thursday that this year’s eBay Power of Lunch with Warren Buffett will be held on July 25. The event will be held at Quince Restaurant, San Francisco. I'm pleased to announce that this years eBay #PowerOfOneLunch with @WarrenBuffett will be held July...
Iranian Government to Cut Off Power to Crypto Mining Until Approval of New Energy Prices
25.6.2019
Iran plans to cut off power to crypto mining until new energy prices are approved, an official at Iran’s Ministry of Energy revealed
Roll Wants to Take Power From YouTube With Cryptos for Content Creators
20.6.2019
"Social money" startup Roll raised a $1.7 million seed round from BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes, Gary Vaynerchuk and Techstars
PR: Monarch Launches IEO on LAToken Exchange
17.6.2019
Monarch is changing the world of Crypto. With a Universal Decentralized Crypto Wallet, The MonarchPay payment solution allowing businesses and individuals the ability to receive BTC & ETH payments and get paid in Fiat, along with the Monarch Marketplace & Motor, Monarch is on track...
Internal Power Struggle at MakerDAO: When Coding and Personal Interests Collide
13.6.2019
The MakerDAO company, based on the philosophy of decentralization, has split into factions as a result of a struggle with the power centralization
China: Locals Allegedly Laying Cable via Fish Ponds to Steal Oil Well Power for BTC Mining
13.6.2019
Police in China have reportedly gathered evidence of people laying cables via fish ponds to steal oil well power to fuel their bitcoin (BTC) mining
The 20th Annual eBay Power Lunch With Warren Buffett Will Take Place In San Francisco
13.6.2019
The 20th Annual eBay Power Lunch with Warren Buffett will take place in San Francisco, California. The famous charity lunch is organized every year by eBay and the Glide Foundation initiative and supported by the investment tycoon. Buffett’s wife was an active member of Glide, and since her demise...
Could Bitcoin’s Lightning Power Mobile Communications? This Startup Thinks So
13.6.2019
New research from mobile mesh networking company goTenna explores how bitcoin's lightning network can help decentralize mobile communications
Report: Microsoft to Add Blockchain Tools to Its Power Platform
10.6.2019
Tech giant Microsoft will reportedly announce its plans to add blockchain tools to its Power Platform
A Japanese-Brazilian Investor's Baffling Ukrainian Crypto Dream
7.6.2019
Kaze Fuziyama (on the right). Kaze Fuziyama, a Brazilian cryptocurrency enthusiast of Japanese descent, has turned what was once planned as a USD 100 million Ethereum mining farm fitted with 17,000 video cards into a cloud video rendering center.
Media outlet Liga reports that the farm is located...
Badger Wallet Introduced For iOS With The Power Of BCH And SLP
5.6.2019
Badger Wallet of Bitcoin.com, the client of Bitcoin cash light has introduced an innovative app for iOS on June 3rd. The app is launch as a beta variant for iOS mobile devices. Through this launch, the company is making its entry into the mobile devices previously; they had successfully launched...
Can Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Power Payments in a Japanese Bar?
2.6.2019
A bar in Japan is teaming up with a locally-based lightning startup to let customers pay using the experimental payments network
Who Has the Power, Retail or Institutional Investors?
1.6.2019
The institutional and retail crypto markets are much more intertwined than we realize, argues Noelle Acheson, and each needs the other to hit scale
Bitcoin Mining With Solar: Less Risky and More Profitable Than Selling to the Grid
31.5.2019
The energy used to mine bitcoin has long caused debate over whether it’s a wasteful process. As the arguments have rumbled on, some people have been focused on mining coins with renewable energy. On May 29, Christian Ander, the founder of Stockholm’s Btcx exchange, explained how instead...
Fake News-Fueled Bitcoin SV Pump Reminds of Power of Chinese Investors
30.5.2019
The recent pump of the Bitcoin SV (BSV) price comes as a reminder of the importance of the Chinese investors in the cryptoverse, even if crypto exchanges are banned in the country with population of more than 1.38 billion people.
The price of Bitcoin SV, the infamous hard fork of Bitcoin Cash...
The Power of Serverless v2.0! (Now an Open-Source Gatsby Site Hosted on Netlify)
23.5.2019
I created a website called The Power of Serverless for Front-End Developers over at thepowerofserverless.info a little while back while I was learning about that whole idea. I know a little more now but still have an endless amount to learn. Still, I felt like it was time to revamp that site a bit....