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Bitcoin Developers Still Divided on Specifics of Taproot Activation
30.10.2020
The code for Taproot is ready to go, but developers are still discussing how to deploy the update across Bitcoin’s distributed network
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24.9.2020
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Bitcoin Soft Despite Fed Plan to Keep Rates at Zero For 3 More Years
17.9.2020
Despite the US Federal Reserve (Fed) is planning to keep interest rates at or near 0% for at least another three years, while also keeping the door open for inflation above its stated 2% target, bitcoin (BTC) traders did not seem moved by the somewhat expected announcement.
BTC touched a high...
Jackpot! User turns $200 into $250K thanks to a buggy DeFi protocol
9.9.2020
An anonymous user managed to net a profit of $250k from a $200 outlay due to a flaw in a DeFi protocol clone’s rebase code
Chinese Bank Disables Digital Yuan Wallet After Soft Launch Draws Wide Attention
29.8.2020
China Construction Bank had quietly opened up the wallet service of China's digital yuan to public users – but has now disabled it shortly after the feature gained wide attention
Six Months Later, Bitcoin Community Finally Debates How to Activate Taproot
15.7.2020
The Taproot conversation is continuing with the Bitcoin community having to decide how to begin the months-long activation process
Advocacy Group Claims IRS-Issued Crypto-Warning Letters Violated Taxpayer’s Rights
14.7.2020
Close to a year ago last July, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revealed it would be sending ‘soft letters’ to suspected American cryptocurrency owners advising them to pay their taxes. Now according to the Taxpayer Advocate Service, a subsidiary of the IRS, the soft letters...
Pool-X Opens WEST Soft Staking Program
14.7.2020
Pool-X, the exchange that offers liquidity through staking, has proudly announced the launch of the Waves Enterprise (WEST) Soft Staking Program at 20:00:00 on July 13, 2020 (UTC+8) for all the Pool-X and KuCoin holders. All the investors agreeing to participate will be offered an APR of 2% to...
[aktualita] Brněnský Y Soft vyčleňuje interní software Clerbo do samostatné firmy
10.6.2020
Brněnská technologická společnost Y Soft ze svých struktur vyčlenila novou samostatnou společnost operující pod názvem Clerbo. Jde o HR software, který vznikl pro interní potřeby firmy, a to v rámci YSoft Labs, tedy interního inovačního a experimentálního centra (vznikl zde třeba robot testující...
Steem Soft Forks to Sanction Mysterious 'Community321' Account
22.5.2020
Steem has completed a soft fork which sanctions the account that went rogue and sent 23.6 million STEEM to Bittrex in protest of a recent hard fork
Venezuelans Can Now Use Bitcoin to Pay for Goods at 20,000 PoS Terminals
19.5.2020
Venezuelans will now be able to use bitcoin to pay for goods and services at more than 20,000 point-of-sale (PoS) terminals throughout the struggling South American country. This follows a deal between Panamanian crypto exchange Cryptobuyer and local payments processor Mega Soft to connect some...
Venezuela Appears to Have Hard Forked The Petro
16.5.2020
Signs indicate that Venezuela’s state-backed cryptocurrency quietly underwent a hard fork earlier this month
Steem Soft Forks to Freeze 17.6M Tokens Held by Former Witnesses
6.4.2020
Citing a perceived threat to its blockchain, Steem has frozen 17.6 million tokens held by its former witnesses
Bitcoin Gold Whale Allegedly Controls Half the BTG Supply
6.3.2020
According to a recent study, bitcoin gold (BTG) market prices are being manipulated by a single whale who holds a significant portion of the bitcoin gold in circulation. The Bitcoin Gold network was recently hit with a 51% attack that caused two blockchain reorganizations. The team of...
Tron’s Steemit Acquisition Exposes Delegated-Proof-of-Stake Centralization
3.3.2020
The Steemit community is mired in controversy over the recent Tron takeover that managed to change the Steem blockchain’s governance. Steem witnesses attempted to soft fork the blockchain on February 24 to remove the powerful voting power Tron and Steemit hold. However, the soft fork...
Bitcoin Coders Confront an Old Quandary: How to Upgrade an Entire Network
19.2.2020
An old debate is resurfacing in the bitcoin developer community, underscoring one of the critical challenges confronting decentralized systems
Trump’s Fed Nominee Judy Shelton Says US Should Be Proactive on Digital Dollar
14.2.2020
Judy Shelton, President Trump’s nominee to the Federal Reserve Board, told lawmakers that digitizing the U.S. dollar could help maintain the currency’s ascendancy in global commerce
Bitcoin Cash Miners Propose Controversial Soft Fork for Zcash-Style Development Fund
23.1.2020
The proposed fork will see 12.5 percent of block rewards diverted to a new BCH-specific development fund. Reactions have been mixed
IRS Issues New Crypto Tax Guidance After 5 Years – Experts Weigh In
10.10.2019
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued long-awaited guidance on the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies. It is generally described by the crypto community as a mixed bag since some parts are useful while others have raised many more questions, particularly how cryptocurrencies from hard...
[aktualita] Další miliardová IT firma v Česku, brněnský Y Soft dosáhl na 47 milionů dolarů
18.9.2019
V Česku funguje další IT společnost, která dosáhla na roční tržby ve výši jedné miliardy korun. Brněnský Y Soft ve fiskálním roce 2019 tuto hranici překročil a vygeneroval tržby ve výši 47 milionů dolarů. V loňském roce to bylo 45 milionů korun a Y Soft tehdy na miliardu v korunách téměř dosáhnul....