Today, May 15, the planned hard forks took place in the Bitcoin Cash network. However, according to BitMEX researchers, the network soon encountered technical problems after the upgrade. At first, as expected, the Bitcoin ABC 0.18.2 client declared the chain incorrect from block 582680. As expected, Bitcoin ABC 0.18.2 is reporting 582,680 pic.twitter.com/llFgUXvrsw – BitMEX Research […]
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The central bank of France, which over the past few years has been extremely negative about digital assets , unexpectedly changed its position. It clarifies the agency Bloomberg, the head of the Central Bank Francois Vilrua de Gallo noted the great prospects steylkoinov having collateral. He stressed: "We are watching with great interest the growing networks that allow their users to exchange stable coins and apply them when they buy goods and services." But de Gallo immediately declared that it was necessary to separate the so-called steylbcoins from the classical cryptocurrencies . The latter, in his opinion, are a volatile…
Cryptopia, a crypto-exchange that in mid-January was subjected to a massive hacker attack, began the process of liquidation. A message about the start of liquidation appeared on the official website of the trading platform. Grant Thornton is responsible for this process. The report from Cryptopia states that, despite all the efforts of the company's representatives, who were primarily aimed at restoring the trading platform after hacking, as well as reducing costs, the administration decided to suspend operations and begin liquidation. The decision was made in the interests of clients of Cryptopia, employees of the crypto-exchange, as well as all others…
South Korean giant Samsung Electronics intends to add support for cryptocurrency in its low-end smartphone models. This year, the mobile phone maker first entered the digital assets market, presenting the functionality related to cryptocurrency in the new flagship Galaxy S10. The smartphone is equipped with a cryptocurrency key store and supports decentralized applications (DApp). “We will lower the barriers to a new experience, gradually expanding the number of Galaxy models that support blockchain functions. We will also expand our service to other countries outside of Korea, the United States and Canada , ”said Chae Won-cheol, Senior Managing Director. The Korean…
According to the Diar report, with an increase in the total computing power of the Bitcoin network, the share of unknown mining pools in it increases. At the same time, the share of pools associated with the Chinese giant Bitmain, which previously had almost a monopoly position, is gradually decreasing. The researchers note that in this way the network of the first cryptocurrency becomes more decentralized. For example, if the share of unknown Bitcoin-miners in early 2018 […]
It seems that May 2019 for the cryptocurrency market started well. The rise in prices for Bitcoin (BTC) was noted at 48% per month, its dominance reached the level of December 2017 (almost 60%). In general, analysts are very positive about the cryptocurrency market. There are at least 10 possible reasons that explain this bullish trend and can tell why bitcoin (BTC) is growing so fast. Despite the rise and rebounds of recent weeks, the number one cryptocurrency in the world does not seem to plan to stop. Altcoins are losing ground in favor of Bitcoin (BTC) , which does…
The crypto research company Diar has presented a new report, which notes an increase in the distribution of hash capacities among the mining pools of BTC cryptocurrency. The report from Diar notes that the share of previously unknown miners increased from 6% at the beginning of last year to 22% by the end of 2018. Over the past two months, small mining pools accounted for about 23% -24% of the hash rate. The share of small pools in the total amount of computing power doubled compared with the figures that were relevant at the beginning of last year. In the…
Microsoft launches the first decentralized infrastructure, which is built directly on the bitcoin blockchain . An open source project called Ion is based on the mechanics of how networks interact with each other. For example, if you log into Airbnb through Facebook, the software protocol sends personal information from your social profile to an external service provider. In this case, Ion handles decentralized identifiers that allow you to prove that you own the keys to this data. Co-founder of the World Wide Web Consortium Working Group (W3C) on decentralized identification (DID) solutions, Christopher Allen believes that Microsoft’s actions could affect…
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again postponed the decision-making period for the Exchange-traded fund (ETF) offered by Bitwise Asset Management. It is reported by CoinDesk. The application, according to which the launch of Bitcoin-ETF is to take place on the NYSE Arca, was filed in January 2019, and a decision on it should be made before […]
Bakkt's crypto platform CEO Kelly Loffler this Monday shared new information regarding the prospects of the company, organized by the owner of the New York Stock Exchange Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). According to Löffler, her company “worked closely” with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the USA (CFTC) and intends to start testing Bitcoin futures contracts this summer. "We will work with clients over the coming weeks to prepare for connecting users to testing futures and asset storage solutions, which starts in June, " she wrote. We intend to use this testing to ensure that customers have enough time to connect…