The European Commission is offering grants to blockchain developers for solutions that adapt technologies from civil to defense applications. The European Commission (EC) is offering grants to blockchain developers and other specialists for solutions that adapt technologies from civil to defense applications. On March 24, the EC published a European Defense Industrial Development Program tender […]
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The Bitcoin network hash rate has just taken a steep plummet, and is now down almost 45% from its 2020 peak. The Bitcoin (BTC) network hash rate has just taken a steep plummet and is now down almost 45% from its 2020 peak. The network’s hash rate sank from 136.2 quintillion hashes per second (EH/s) […]
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The first round of Chinese sales for Bitmain’s Antminer S19s saw the units sell out within 24 hours, and will be shipped to buyers between March 11 and March 20. The world’s largest manufacturer Bitcoin ASIC miners, Bitmain, has sold out its first round of domestic Antminer S19 sales within 24 hours of accepting orders. […]
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As the inaugural MakerDAO debt auction comes to an end, $4.3 million in under-collateralized Dai will be burned, and bidders in the second phase bagged the biggest deals. As the first MakerDAO debt auction draws to a close, March 23, a total of $4.3 million worth of undercollateralized Dai (DAI) has been bid across both […]
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The analysis of Bitcoin transactions, addresses, UTXOs and some other key metrics allows us to predict an upcoming exciting future, at least for a couple of years. Bitcoin (BTC) has been the most interesting asset over the last decade and on-chain analytics can prove such a statement. Since its inception, and until the first quarter […]
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Bitcoin derivatives exchange BitMEX has slipped to third place in 24-hour trading volume for Bitcoin futures. Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives exchange BitMEX has fallen to third place in 24-hour trading volume for Bitcoin futures. Data from Skew analytics on March 23 reveals that the derivatives giant, founded by Arthur Hayes, is reporting $2.45 billion in 24-hour […]
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Bitcoin’s recent 50% drop and the issues traders experienced at BitMEX have led to a discussion on whether shorting should be banned by crypto exchanges. Bitcoin’s (BTC) rapid 50% price drop in the wake of coronavirus concerns aroused chatter around banning the ability for traders to assume short positions in cryptocurrency markets. Question is, would […]
Continue ReadingFollowing last week’s sharp market correction, crypto hedge fund Adaptive Capital announces its closure. Adaptive Capital, a crypto hedge fund, has announced that it will shutter all operations after taking heavy losses during the March 13 crypto market meltdown which saw Bitcoin (BTC) price drop to a 2020 low at $3,775. The fund has now […]
Continue ReadingBrave’s use of various novel privacy and security features has helped the browser’s reputation grow quite substantially over the past couple of years. On March 16, Brave, a privacy-oriented web browser, filed a formal complaint against Google with the Irish General Data Protection Regulation enforcer — since the multinational tech conglomerate’s European headquarters are located […]
Continue ReadingQuantum computing could potentially break much of the encryption algorithms and protocols that currently secure the internet and computational industry as they are. Back in the 2000s, when I worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), I was the director of technology and innovation. Part of that role was not only helping the company and some of our […]
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