Former engineer LedgerX, developer of Bitcoin Core and recognized master of high-speed typing Brian Bishop turned out to be a supporter of transhumanism ideas. In May last year, he and the scientist Max Berry, who previously worked at a major biotechnology company, opened their own enterprise, focused on creating designer babies and modifying the human germline. This is the big one kids, this article has […]
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Forbes, the former chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation, the founder of Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm, and a figure in the Forbes richest representatives of the cryptocurrency industry, according to Forbes, Brock Pearce revealed a plan to revive the bankrupt Mt.Gox. Controversial crypto celebrity brock pierce is trying to get Mt. Gox's 24,000 feet from the ashes https://t.XXCPC09UJc – TechCrunch […]
The start time of the Bakkt platform, supported by the Intercontinental Exchange, the operator of the NYSE, has been postponed several times. Meanwhile, according to experts, the opening of Bakkt can break the back of cryptocurrency bears and be the beginning of the revival of Bitcoin . A source close to Bakkt told the publication that the company’s management effectively used the deferment caused by the crisis in the US government to attract customers and large banks. An insider also said that platform personnel have recently tripled, and the list of vacancies is still growing. Recall, Bakkt at the end…
The Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain platform, behind which the operator of the popular messenger stands, has been completed by 90%, and the launch of the test network is scheduled for the end of March 2019. It is reported by The Block, with reference to the report received by the investors of the project. As the newspaper notes, Telegram is actively negotiating the listing of the GRAM token at major Asian trading platforms – Huobi, Binance […]
In the medium term, the Bitcoin protocol can support Taproot technology, which focuses on increased flexibility of smart contracts while maintaining a fairly high level of privacy. It is assumed that users will not be able to distinguish simple transactions even from the most complex smart contracts. Initially, Taproot was designed by Bitcoin Core developer and Blockstream's former CTO Gregory Maxwell. Currently, the leading representatives of the community […]
BitTorrent (BTT) on the TRON blockchain is now supported by the CoinPayments payment service. Happy to announce the #BTT to the CoinPayments platform! Businesses can now start accepting payments through our people, https://t.co/iqrlHPBVGF — CoinPayments (@CoinPaymentsNET) 7
The largest social network Facebook is negotiating with representatives of at least 12 blockchain startups about their possible acquisition, reports The Information. It is known that among them: the now inactive steyblkoin-project Basis, founded by MIT professor Silvio Mikali, Algorand, a start-up startup specializing in end-to-end encryption, a start-up Keybase. Negotiations with Basis began in December, immediately after the start-up decision on […]
Binance Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of the largest cryptobirge, said he did not consider ETFs "a key factor in the growth of the industry." https://t.co/1XzeaJYm1O – Binance (@binance) 7 February 2019 p. “I think that in order to grow our industry, we need more entrepreneurs to create real projects,” Zhao stressed during the Periscope broadcast. The head of Binance was asked to comment on the situation with QuadrigaCX, a problem cryptographic counterpart. Zhao replied that […]
American companies AdvisorShares and Sabertooth Advisors have created an exchange-traded investment fund (ETF) based on high-tech companies that work with blockchain technology and cloud computing. According to MarketWatch, the launch of the AdvisorShares Sabertooth ETF (BKCH ticker) took place on February 7. According to a registration statement issued by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a new fund can invest in stocks, […]
Representatives of the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange team reported adding the ability to store bitcoins directly in the Coinbase Wallet application, which supports Ethereum, Ethereum Classic and over 100 thousand tokens of the ERC20 and ERC721 standards . Reportedly, the goal of Coinbase is to make the application the world leader among cryptocurrency wallets , in which users can manage the storage of cryptoactive assets, keeping private keys only in their possession. Next week, an update with pre-installed support for the PTS, SegWit and Legacy addresses will be rolled out for iOS and Android devices. At the same time will be…
