MicroBT has unveiled its coming series of 100 TH/s miners for the post-halving block rewards, igniting competition with Bitmain. Bitcoin (BTC) ASIC manufacturer MicroBT has revealed its new mining hardware, boasting a hash rate of 100 terahashes per second (TH/s). This product unveiling demonstrates that competition is heating up among major ASIC manufacturers, following Bitmain’s […]
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Billion-dollar industries are using blockchain platforms powered by Hyperledger Fabric to bring trust to traditionally nontransparent markets. Located in San Francisco’s Presidio Heights neighborhood, the Linux Foundation’s office is nestled in a square of red-roofed buildings that resemble homes rather than technology work spaces. Inside the Linux Foundation’s office sits Brian Behlendorf, the executive director […]
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The hacker behind the recent theft of $25 million from DeFi platform Lendf.me has leaked important data about himself, and is already signaling for peace. The world of decentralized finance (DeFi) suffered yet another incident on April 19 as Chinese lending platform Lendf.me, part of the dForce network, was drained of almost all of its […]
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Tencent’s digital bank WeBank is integrating the DAML smart contract language for the chain that will undergird China’s national Blockchain-Based Service Network. Tencent’s digital bank WeBank is exploring the integration of the DAML smart contract language for its consortium blockchain FISCO BCOS — the chain that will undergird China’s national Blockchain-Based Service Network (BSN). On […]
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Leading Chinese DeFi protocol has lost 99.95% of locked funds in a nearly $25 million hack. Chinese decentralized finance, or DeFi, protocol dForce has been exploited in a $24.95 million hack that has resulted in its Lendf.Me lending platform going offline. According to DeFi data aggregator DeFi Pulse, the total value of funds locked in […]
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As blockchain-focused jobs increase, universities offer blockchain courses that could help students find job opportunities this year. Blockchain, a term once only familiar to Bitcoin (BTC) enthusiasts, is becoming one of the most in-demand business skills for 2020. According to a recent LinkedIn blog post, blockchain technology is the most sought-after hard skill this year. […]
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Bitcoin Cash advocate, Roger Ver, claims he spent thousands of dollars on individual Bitcoin transaction costs in the past. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponent, Roger Ver, claims he paid thousands of dollars in Bitcoin (BTC) fees on multiple occasions. “I paid a thousand dollars in fees for a single transaction on the Bitcoin network, more times […]
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PlusToken is not behind the recent Bitcoin price crash, but as scam activity peaks amid the pandemic they may still affect the market. Bolstered by the new coronavirus pandemic, scams continue to be rampant in the cryptocurrency world. From malware to fake investment programs and even fake donations to health organizations, scammers are known for […]
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AtomicDEX CTO believes Binance is “a ticking time bomb” ready to blow up any moment. Kadan Stadelmann, CTO of the decentralized exchange AtomicDEX, believes it’s only a matter of time before Binance (BNB) implodes. Vitalik’s dream fulfilled AtomicDEX is a decentralized exchange built on top of the Komodo (KMD) multi-chain platform. It claims to be […]
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Teleport, the logistics division of major airline AirAsia, launched blockchain-based cargo booking system Freightchain. Teleport, the logistics division of major airline, AirAsia, has launched a blockchain-based cargo booking system called Freightchain. According to an April 16 announcement, Freightchain is “the world’s first digital air cargo network run on blockchain.” The network — which is launching […]
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