John McAfee’s anonymity-oriented Ghost project plagiarizes PIVX blockchain in “at least 20 of the 26 total pages” of its whitepaper, PIVX developers claim. John McAfee’s anonymity-oriented Ghost project has largely plagiarized its whitepaper, according to developers of privacy coin PIVX. “After a detailed investigation, it is obvious the GHOST whitepaper was plagiarized extensively from an […]
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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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Ethereum is posting higher lows against its Bitcoin pair in recent weeks and this is a bullish sign for a possible breakout for ETH price. While the focus has been on Bitcoin (BTC) price recently, it is slowly shifting towards different projects. There’s a straightforward reason for that: the halving has passed by, so the […]
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The team behind tBTC, a decentralized Bitcoin-to-Ethereum bridge, pulled the plug on the system after a yet-undisclosed bug was discovered by software developers. The team behind the tBTC project, an effort to bring Bitcoin (BTC) over to Ethereum (ETH) through decentralized custodians, shut down the bridge just two days after launching it. The decision was […]
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Japan-based JCB is partnering with local venture capital firm TECHFUND to create a sustainable blockchain-based transaction system. The biggest credit card issuer in Japan, JCB, has partnered with technology accelerator TECHFUND to build a sustainable transaction system on the blockchain. According to a May 15 statement released by JCB, the partnership will utilize TECHFUND’s expertise […]
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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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Signs indicate that Venezuela’s state-backed cryptocurrency quietly underwent a hard fork earlier this month. On May 5, Venezuela’s government announced that its controversial oil-backed cryptocurrency, El Petro, would go offline for maintenance until May 10. However, observers have since identified that the official Petro block explorer now lists May 5, 2020, as the date that […]
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Only few TON investors reportedly want to support Telegram and wait for a 110% refund until April 2021 after TON’s official termination, a new report says. On May 12, Telegram officially terminated its involvement in its planned blockchain project, the Telegram Open Network, and its corresponding GRAM token. Apparently ending its long-running legal battle with […]
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Celo founder Rene Reinsberg discusses entering the early phases of mainnet and The Celo Foundation’s recent $10 million auction. The Celo Foundation raised $10 million for its blockchain platform Celo in a dutch auction on CoinList on May 12. The auction sold out within 12 hours, with Celo Gold (cGLD) tokens selling for roughly $1 […]
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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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