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Samson Mow: Bitmain S17/T17 Antminer Has High Failure Rate
27.4.2020
Technical issues with the Bitmain Antminer S17/T17 heat sinks caused nearly a third of them to short out, according to the Blockstream CSO
Why ‘Ok Boomer’ May Not Apply to the Cryptocurrency Industry
26.4.2020
The fall of 2019 leading up until today has seen the rise of an incredibly popular meme among millennials: “okContinue Reading
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Bitcoin Car Finishes First in Virtual NASCAR Race Beating National Champion Kyle Busch
26.4.2020
A bitcoin-themed car has won an e-NASCAR race, beating professional Cup Series racers, including Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch. While sporting events have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, many NASCAR drivers have moved to race virtually. Bitcoin Car Wins Virtual NASCAR Race With...
Lightning Network Messaging, Political Expediency and What Crisis Has Revealed
26.4.2020
In a time of increasing censorship aimed towards protecting us, is truly private messaging possible? Why are we using "data driven" approaches when we know the data is wrong? Juggernaut's John Cantrell and HRF's Alex Gladstein help us see what the crisis has revealed
Is Bitcoin a Good Investment: Analyst Predicts High Institutional Demand Post Covid-19
25.4.2020
The global crisis and financial market turmoil have many investors looking into whether cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin, are a good investment for them. A Japanese analyst has predicted high institutional investor demand for bitcoin post coronavirus crisis, giving three key reasons why...
BHEX Rebranded as HBTC Exchange & Launch Innovative HBC 10x PE Repurchase Plan
25.4.2020
BHEX has rebranded as HBTC Exchange with a new domain of HBTC.com. According to the sharing from James Ju, the founder and CEO of HBTC Exchange. HBTC has come to a 2-year anniversary and did a 2-year glance, upgrade of HBTC Chain (previously known as Bluehelix Chain or BHEX Chain), and...
BIS Innovation Hub Head: COVID-19 Has Exposed The Value of DLT
25.4.2020
The BIS is exploring digital currencies and tokenization amid the coronavirus pandemic
Malta’s ‘Blockchain Island’ Dream Deferred as 70% Entities Shun Licensing
25.4.2020
Malta’s futuristic design to be the “Blockchain Island” has suffered a setback as 70% of companies in the sector have not sought licensing. Six months after the deadline, only 26 companies have applied for licensing and none has been granted one. Malta initiated legislation...
Facebook’s Libra Has Changed. But It Still Might Be a Win for Bitcoin
25.4.2020
Facebook’s Libra has changed. Having been roundly criticized after its unveiling in June 2019, it has now updated its white paper in a bid to placate regulators and governments.
Most notably, the new look Libra gets rid of any intention to move to a permissionless ledger. It also introduces a range...
Bitcoin to the Rescue as Ron Paul Says US Fed ‘Fake Economy Has Burst’
25.4.2020
Sound money is needed now, says Ron Paul as charts compare the Dow Jones to its position in early 1930
Sergei Polunin Embraces the Future of Dance by Collaborating With Sensorium Galaxy in the Brave New World of 3d Social Virtual Reality
25.4.2020
Sensorium Galaxy Is Rapidly Expanding 24 April 2020, Los Angeles: Sensorium Galaxy, the leading global virtual reality media platform has struck up a partnership with the Sergei Polunin Charity Foundation for the galaxy’s new Planet of Motion. The Sergei Polunin Charity Foundation for the Support...
Coinbase Launches Price Feed to Help Secure $1 Billion DeFi Economy
25.4.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has released a price oracle that allows anyone to publish price data on-chain. The Coinbase Oracle, a signed price feed, grants users free access to data for BTC-USD and ETH-USD markets, the company announced Thursday. The idea is to make decentralized finance more...
“The title ‘Front-End Developer’ is obsolete.”
24.4.2020
That title is from the opening tweet of a thread from Benjamin De Cock. I wouldn’t go that far, myself. What I like about the term is that ‘Front-End’ literally means the browser, and while the job has been changing quite a lot — and is perhaps fracturing before our eyes — the fact that...
Coronavirus Has Put Bitcoin’s Safe Haven Narrative to the Test
24.4.2020
Bitcoin’s price crashed on March 12, which seemingly invalidated the safe haven hypothesis. But reality is far more complex than that
Bitcoin Has Now 100% Recovered From $3.7K Lows, Decoupling From Stocks
24.4.2020
Bitcoin stays higher after its surprise surge, extending its decoupling from traditional markets
Bitcoin Email Scams 2020: Threatening Blackmail Tactics Used to Demand BTC
24.4.2020
The number of bitcoin email scams has been growing in 2020 and the authorities in several countries have warned of new blackmail tactics used in threatening email scams asking for bitcoin. As the world scrambles to cope with the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis, email scams are taking...
Liquidity Crisis: The Fed Is Sending Billions of Emergency Dollars to USD-Dependent Nations
24.4.2020
Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Federal Reserve has created trillions of dollars in order to keep the central bank’s private partners’ liquidity strong during the economic downturn. These moves have caused a number of sound money advocates and economists to explain...
General Bytes ATM Developers Add Two-Way Support for Bitcoin Cash-Based SLP Tokens
23.4.2020
The Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) has been extremely popular among Bitcoin Cash (BCH) advocates and the SLP token universe has grown quite large. SLP tokens have seen a myriad of applications built around them and a slew of unique tokens have gained real-world value after being listed on exchanges....
EOS Lacks Steady Traction Yet Has Spiked Above $2.6
23.4.2020
EOS, at the time of penning down this analysis, was trading at $2.61 after having a gradual spike in the price before the closing, yesterday The price trend of EOS/USD is hitting through the upper 20-day Bollinger Band, exhibiting a bullish intraday momentum The coin has retained immediate support...
Facebook Buys Stake in Reliance Jio — How the Deal Affects Cryptocurrency in India
23.4.2020
Facebook is buying a stake in Reliance Jio, India’s largest telecom operator. The deal has boosted Reliance Industries’ share price and is welcomed by the Indian cryptocurrency community. Besides Facebook’s investment into Reliance Jio, Whatsapp has also entered into a partnership...