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20-Year-Old Cryptographic Puzzle Is Solved and Stamped in the Bitcoin Cash Blockchain
17.5.2019
A fiendishly tricky puzzle that has baffled cryptographers for two decades has been solved, and the proof preserved on the BCH and BTC blockchains. The feat, which was achieved 15 years earlier than the puzzle’s architects had anticipated, was commemorated with another premature reveal...
Amazon Patent Casts Light on Plans to Create Proof-of-Work Blockchain Analog
17.5.2019
Amazon could be on the road to creating some form of cryptocurrency system with latest patent award
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
Amazon Strikes its Move; Files Patent for Crypto-Based Proof of Work System
17.5.2019
Amazon, the American retail and e-commerce giant that doesn’t need any introduction having one of the largest userbases across the world, is ready to take on the crypto space with its strategic move. The shopping behemoth that is considered as one of the hugest tech firms in the world has come...
Blockchain Project Thundercore Releases Code for ‘Pala’ Consensus Protocol
15.5.2019
Blockchain provider platform ThunderCore announced the open-sourcing of a new consensus protocol called Pala
Messari CEO: Ethereum 2.0 Proof-of-Stake Transition Not to Happen Until at Least 2021
10.5.2019
The Ethereum 2.0 PoS transition will not happen before the end of 2021, Messari CEO Ryan Selkis predicted at a recent panel of ConsenSys’ Ethereal Summit
What Hooks Mean for Vue
4.2.2019
Not to be confused with Lifecycle Hooks, Hooks were introduced in React in v16.7.0-alpha, and a proof of concept was released for Vue a few days after. Even though it was proposed by React, it’s actually an important composition mechanism that has benefits across JavaScript framework ecosystems,...
Pantera, Coinbase Join $4.5 Million Round for Staking-as-a-Service Startup
31.1.2019
Pantera Capital and Coinbase Ventures have joined a $4.5 million round for Staked, a firm that helps investors back proof-of-stake cryptos
When Blockchains Go Down: Why Crypto Outages Are on the Rise
23.9.2018
It used to be that downtime was unheard of on blockchain networks. As new protocols and new trade-offs emerge, that's no longer the case
There is no longer any such thing as Computer Security
21.9.2018
Remember "cybersecurity"?
Mysterious hooded computer guys doing mysterious hooded computer guy .. things! Who knows what kind of naughty digital mischief they might be up to?
Unfortunately, we now live in a world where this kind of digital mischief is literally rewriting the world's...
CBP: Our ‘Live Fire’ Blockchain Test Is Entering the Proof-of-Concept Phase
24.8.2018
U. S. Customs and Border Protection will begin its live testing of a shipment tracking system on a blockchain after Labor Day
EOS: Unpacking the Big Promises Behind a Possible Blockchain Contender
25.6.2017
Dan Larimer says his new project has an infinitely scalable blockchain, but skeptics doubt the controversial figure's ability to pull it off
A (Short) Guide to Blockchain Consensus Protocols
4.3.2017
Bitcoin's consensus mechanism is great, but it isn't perfect. This article looks at some of the more viable public blockchain alternatives
New Altcoin Promotes Fitness with ‘Proof of Sweat’
15.8.2014
Mangocoinz uses exercise as proof of work, but how to stop the cheaters?
5 Global Problems Bitcoin’s Proof of Work Can Help Solve
3.7.2014
Could there be better uses of cyrptocurrency proof of work rather than just solving arbitrary cryptographic problems?