The idea to reduce the size of the bitcoin block came inappropriately. Luke Dash Jr., one of the developers of Bitcoin Core, came up with the idea of reducing the size of a bitcoin block to 300 kb. Dash Jr. was supported by Bitrefill Chief Operating Officer John Carvalho, who said that "the block size should be smaller." He explained that "The Lightning Network is making great strides, and I will be implementing the soft-block of the bitcoin blockchain." I agree with @LukeDashjr that the block size should not be smaller. I feel more striking. I'll run the soft fork.…
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The BitTorrent company, acquired by the organizers of the Tron blockchain project last year, will get a card for its own cryptocurrency, which will expand the capabilities of the recently released BTT token . The corresponding statement was made on Twitter BitTorrent Inc. According to the company's announcement, the map will be based on GRID technology. “Get, keep and use BTT on the go ,” writes BitTorrent. Also attached to the message image with the proposed design of the card. Introducing the BitTorrent $ BTT card, powered by #GRID . Receive, store and use $ BTT on the go! Stay…
The price of the tZero token (TZROP) on the platform for security tokens from the retail giant Overstock has fallen by more than 50% against the background of low trading volumes, reports CoinDesk. Thus, within three weeks, the daily trading volume of TZROP ranges from 7 to 23 thousand tokens with an aggregate emission of 26 million. At the time of launch, only a few hundred of […]
Apple Inc. based in Cupertino reported to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the observance of human rights in a global network of suppliers of raw materials for production. At the same time, the document states that Apple was involved in the development of the Blockchain Handbook for the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) initiative in mineral supply chains. […]
Specializing in cybersecurity, Symantec has discovered eight applications in the Microsoft Windows Store with a built-in enhanced version of Coinhive, a hidden mining script for the Monero cryptocurrency. Has found 8 apps on the @MicrosoftStore that mine #Monero without the user's knowledge. Details here: https://t.co/gWz9hJIgfA #cryptojacking pic.twitter.com/4BMeh1C7KA – Security Response (@threatintel) February 15, 2019 Note, […]
The Chinese search giant Baidu has launched a blockchain platform that allows you to simplify the commercial launch of decentralized applications (dapp). On February 14, Baidu Cloud officially announced the launch of the Baidu Blockchain Engine (BBE) platform, which is advertised as an operating system that allows developers to create blockchain applications “just like mobile applications”, as well as take advantage of the enormous possibilities for data storage and computing. Baidu says the BBE platform is built on a set of ABC technologies (artificial intelligence, data super-arrays, cloud computing), which will allow customers to explore and develop ways to commercialize…
On February 15, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) began consideration of the application of the NYSE Arca and Bitwise Asset Management to change the rules for listing Bitcoin-ETF. This is reported in the official documentation of the regulator. Within 45 days, the regulator will have to approve, reject the proposal or request additional time for its consideration. Besides, in […]
Chinese search giant Baidu has announced the launch of the Baidu Blockchain Engine (BBE) operating system, created specifically for developing decentralized applications. The basis of the new technology platform is Baidu's ABC technology strategy, which involves the use of artificial intelligence, big data and cloud computing. The cloud platform is also designed to eliminate the high cost of data storage and lack of computing power. "It makes the development of […]
Ledger hardware wallet developers stated that an unforeseen problem was found in software version 1.5.5 for the Nano S model. Improvements in the security context have affected the amount of device memory (1/2) On January 16, 2019 we’ve released a firmware update for the Ledger Nano. We are committed to making […]
Founder and head of the investment fund Digital Currency Group and Grayscale Investments Barry Silbert (Barry Silbert) in an interview with CNBC , said that most cryptocurrency on bearish sentiment drop to zero. “Almost all ICOs were just an attempt to attract money with the help of useless tokens at the base. The vast majority of them will disappear , ”he said. At the same time, Silbert supported the position of the head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jay Clayton, who believes that the majority of tokens were in fact unregistered – that is, illegal – securities.…
