In a world without electricity and the Internet, Bitcoin would find alternatives to flourish, argues Andreas Antonopoulos. What if the world was hit with another major disaster, but this time, it included global electrical failure? Would Bitcoin (BTC) survive, would it thrive, what about the banks? — We have the answers. Bitcoin consumes massive amounts […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin may provide some of the best solutions to drive a new economy in the post-COVID-19 world. Aren’t we all searching for a safe haven? Whether we mean literal shelter — four walls and a roof over our heads — or something more sophisticated, the craving for a dependable defense against random chaos has always […]
Continue ReadingThe Harmony mainnet claims to be the first blockchain network to integrate both sharding and staking into its infrastructure. The open blockchain platform Harmony announced that it will now support staking in a bid to create a blockchain infrastructure that attains high scalability without compromising on decentralization. In a press release published May 19, 2020, […]
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Coinbase will transition to a permanent “remote-first” future after the quarantine is over. U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has announced it will transition to a “remote-first” workplace after the pandemic lockdown is over in an effort to guard against location-centric risks and to improve decentralization. In an open letter to all employees, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong […]
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Gibraltar could be the next crypto hotspot, so what do companies based there think about the territory’s sector-leading regulations? For hundreds of years, Gibraltar was a vital part of the British Empire. The tiny territory, known as “The Rock” due to a gigantic protrusion of limestone that dominates its skyline, was sliced off the bottom […]
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Vitalik Buterin says both blockchain and antitrust laws have the same goal: preventing the creation of monopolies by imposing decentralization. In a recently published paper, Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin along with Harvard faculty Thibault Schrepel argued that blockchain is positioned to help antitrust laws in areas where regulations are difficult to apply and enforce. The […]
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Filed this morning, the second class action against block.one estimates that U.S. investors made up $200 million of the EOS ICO, in violation of securities law. Per a May 18 complaint, more investors are looking to recoup funds invested in the record-breaking initial coin offering for EOS — which netted a total of $4 billion […]
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Free TON launches first community contests, planning to distribute thousands of TON Crystals among winners and participants. Free TON, a decentralized blockchain network derived from Telegram’s TON blockchain, is launching the first community contests to power its network. Starting Monday, users, developers and validators are invited to participate in three separate contests, with Free TON […]
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As Ethereum prepares to shift to a PoS blockchain, interest in staking crypto is growing. Here is a list of the biggest blockchain staking platforms. The debate over which consensus algorithm is right for blockchain is long overdue. While proof-of-work remains popular with Bitcoin (BTC), interest in proof-of-stake protocols has been picking up speed, especially […]
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Public blockchains came under the attack of Salesforce exec, and EY and VeChain stepped up to explain how businesses are using them. The question of whether enterprises should use public or private blockchains for business has become extremely relevant today. A recent report from Fortune Business Insights predicted that the blockchain market will reach $21 […]
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