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Blockchain Scalability: Current Challenges and Potential Solutions
31.8.2019
While blockchain scalability is one of the biggest hurdles to mass adoption, the existing consensus mechanisms come with their own set of tradeoffs. To decentralize nonfinancial blockchains as well, we’re going to need novel approaches to secure their decentralized networks
The Cryptocurrency Projects Pursuing a Path to Decentralization
11.7.2019
Decentralization over time is an ethos that many crypto projects espouse. To date, however, few have completed this journey. Talking the talk is easy, but when it comes down to it, only a handful of projects are bold enough to walk the walk and willingly entrust their fate to the community. Also...
President And Co-Founder of Zilliqa Speaks Exclusively With CryptoNewsZ
11.7.2019
Amrit Kumar is President and Co-Founder at Zilliqa. Focusing predominantly on areas of security, privacy and applied cryptography, Amrit’s research has been widely published at conferences such as IEEE/IFIP and IFIP TC-11 SEC. Amrit received his Ph.D. from Université Grenoble-Alpes, France and...
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...
PR: WaykiChain CEO Gordon Gao Building a Win-Win Public Blockchain
18.6.2019
This article feature quotes returned direct from inquiry to the company CEO Gordon Gao. WaykiChain(WICC) CEO Gordon Gao’s credentials are substantial and they include (according to his LinkedIn page) having previously worked as a ‘senior business associate’ at Alibaba.com. His portfolio also lists...
Napster Creator’s Blockchain Firm Helium Releases IoT Hotspots
13.6.2019
Helium launched blockchain-based hotspot devices, designed to comprise a decentralized internet network providing IoT connectivity
PR: BitcoinHD Launches New POC Consensus
27.5.2019
One of the most influential blockchain conferences – Consensus 2019 – has just ended. Leading figures from all over the worlds of business and technology are still discussing the stories that emerged during the event, on the blockchain market, tech development and more.
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The Consensus 2019 Keynote Videos Are Now Live
22.5.2019
Watch nearly every Consensus 2019 talk on CoinDesk right now
Beyond KYC: Global Regulators Appear Set to Adopt Tough New Rules for Crypto Exchanges
20.5.2019
Exchanges will likely have to collect information about their clients' crypto transactions under new global standards expected in June
Tom Lee Cites 13 Confirmations That the Crypto Winter Is Over
20.5.2019
Fundstrat Global Advisors co-founder Tom Lee has claimed that the Consensus conference has confirmed that the crypto winter is over
NULS Teams up With Consensus Labs
18.5.2019
NULS, a global open-source and community driven blockchain infrastructure for customizable services, has added Consensus Labs to its ecosystem. By joining the NULS principal network, Consensus Lab has initiated a chain building and cross-chain investment layout that will enable the NULS ecosystem...
CoinDesk’s John Biggs Walks the Exhibit Halls of Consensus 2019
16.5.2019
Meet the exhibitors in the Consensus 2019 exhibit halls
NEO Blockchain Unveils NEO EcoBoost Funding For The NEO Ecosystem At Consensus 2019
16.5.2019
Consensus 2019, held in New York, is one of the most awaited events of the crypto industry. Many exciting announcements have been made since the inauguration on 13th May, and the event will be concluded on Thursday, the 16th. The announcement coming out of the NEO Blockchain states that it...
2020 Presidential Hopeful Andrew Yang Says Regulators ‘Owe’ Clarity on Rules for Crypto Industry
15.5.2019
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang pitched himself as a friend of the crypto community to a receptive crowd at Consensus 2019
Brian Armstrong: Coinbase Custody Has $1 Billion of Crypto Under Management
15.5.2019
In just 12 months after its launch, Coinbase Custody already has $1 billion in crypto under management, CEO Brian Armstrong says
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
Coinbase Custody Now Has $1 Billion of Crypto Under Management, CEO Says
15.5.2019
At Consensus 2019, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the exchange's custody service has been onboarding $150 million in assets under management each month
Congressman Emmer to Reintroduce Tax Bill Focused on Crypto Hard Forks
15.5.2019
U.S. Representative Tom Emmer plans to reintroduce a bill that would benefit taxpayers holding cryptos resulting from blockchain hard forks
EBay Denies Rumors It Will Start Accepting Crypto, Despite Advertising at Crypto Event
15.5.2019
eBay has denied rumors that it is going to start accepting cryptocurrency as a payment method
Bitcoin in Space? It Helps With Connection Woes, Says Blockstream’s Adam Back
15.5.2019
Beaming bitcoin from satellites might sound far-fetched, but there are serious use cases, according to Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream