BitMEX’s parent company is accepting applications for grant funding from developers contributing to open source technologies. Major Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives exchange BitMEX has started accepting grant applications from open source developers. The initiative follows $650,000 in developer grants that the exchange has issued to Bitcoin Core contributor Michael Ford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. […]
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Robert Kiyosaki predicts that Bitcoin’s price will rise nearly 100% per year over the next three years. Robert Kiyosaki, businessman and best selling author of the book Rich Dad, Poor Dad, has taken to Twitter once again to proclaim his bullish position on Bitcoin. His prognosis? BTC’s price is heading to $75,000 in three years. […]
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DigiByte’s founder has stood down citing a corrupted crypto culture fixated on profiteering just weeks after DGB rallied 90% in six weeks. Jared Tate, the founder of DigiByte (DGB), has announced he is stepping down from his daily operation, accusing the crypto community of becoming “co-opted [and] eroded by greed” and warning of centralization. Tate’s […]
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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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A new project from Accenture and Fujitsu aims to solve DLT interoperability and joins the Hyperledger Greenhouse. While interoperability continues to pose serious challenges for enterprises leveraging blockchain networks, companies may be one step closer to breaking down these barriers. An open-source project initiated by Fortune 500 company Accenture and Fujitsu joined Hyperledger’s Greenhouse on […]
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The latest revolt against the controversial BitPay appears to result in open-source competitor BTCPay getting its business. Cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay has lost a major customer before it even began accepting any payments after a social media backlash. In a Twitter debate on May 15, computer manufacturer Pine64 said that it had planned to use […]
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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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Telegram’s TON network and coin were destined to fail with regulators, experts say. So, what’s left of the project? Telegram Open Network is off to a very uncertain future. Earlier this week, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced his company’s “active involvement with TON” was over, following a drawn-out legal battle with the United States Securities […]
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Cointelegraph interviewed Alogrand founder and Turing Award recipient Professor Silvio Micali to discuss blockchain-based solutions to contact-tracing amid the coronavirus crisis. With some countries beginning to lift lockdown restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, many are focusing attention on the technological tools that can help public authorities to comply with the World Health Organization’s guidance for […]
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Losing privacy may be a big concern in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new class of technology is positioning us well for a more anonymous future. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, privacy was already at a premium. Now, we’re facing a further dive into the uncharted territory of pervasive privacy intrusions. Targeted advertising […]
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