The head of the cryptocurrency hedge fund Pantera Capital Dan Morehead (Dan Morehead) believes that we all need to calm down about the current cryptozymes. He stated this in an interview with the leading podcast Unconfirmed Laura Shin (Laura Shin). Morehead reminded the audience that the cryptobranch experienced similar periods of the bear market before, and the current market situation offers good prospects for the future Bitcoin and blockchain . “In fact, this is the second cryptozyme. In 2014-2015, we have already observed such a period. In the previous cryptozyme, I was more worried about whether the blockchain would work.…
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Iranian authorities, in cooperation with four local banks, launched a cryptocurrency to circumvent international sanctions, reports CryptoGlobe. According to the publication, a cryptocurrency called PayMon (from the Persian "testament") is provided with gold reserves. Financial institutions Parsian Bank, Bank Pasargad, Bank Melli Iran and Bank Mellat worked on the launch of the new payment instrument. It is expected that the asset will be presented on the Iranian over-the-counter platform […]
Beam is the first coin released with the embedded version of the MimbleWimble protocol. We wrote a lot of information about this protocol here , so it makes sense to repeat only the main points: increased privacy; Scalable and reduced blockchain size. Anyone who wants to mine this coin should read this article, because it provides step-by-step instructions and explains how it differs from Monero and ZCash . Beam uses the Equihash 150/5 protocol, written in C ++, open to ASICS. You may have heard about Grin , the second cryptocurrency released on the MimbleWimble blockchain. So Beam is significantly…
We bring to your attention the six most interesting Airdrop cryptocurrency tokens in February 2019, which will provide new opportunities to earn rewards in the form of tokens and free coins. BitTorrent (February 11, 2019 – February 11, 2025) Last year, BitTorrent hit the headlines after it was acquired by TRON’s founder of cryptocurrency, Justin Sun. BitTorrent is a popular p2p file sharing protocol that allows clients to interact with each other to share large files. Aidrop BitTorrent begins on February 11, 2019 and will continue over the next six years until February 11, 2025. The distribution will take place…
Ethereum cryptocurrency developers decided not to include code in the current protocol update, which could reduce the advantage of ETH miners using specialized ASIC equipment, CoinDesk writes. During a conference call on Friday, February 1, the developers agreed to postpone the update of ProgPow for further audits. These audits are designed to confirm that the integration of the algorithm will lead to a decrease in the effectiveness of ASIC mining , which in turn will make GPU miners more competitive. The consequence of this change, in theory, should be the presence in the network of a larger number of miners…
A 20-year-old college student who used the SIM card swapping method to steal more than $ 5 million in cryptocurrency, pleaded guilty and sentenced by a court in California to a ten-year prison term. This writes the Motherboard. In total, about 40 people have become victims of Joel Ortiz, and as representatives of law enforcement agencies believe, this is the first time in the United States when […]
According to the head of Galaxy Digital, Mike Novograz, the cryptocurrency market still retains huge prospects and will grow due to the arrival of large investors. Businessman posted another post on Twitter, which once again spoke of the inevitability of regrowth Bitcoin and altkoinov. Novograts stressed : “I don't think we will go north for a few more months. Institutional investors always need a lot of time to start moving, but I am sure that they will start it. Now there is a huge amount of activity from the inside. Do not leave the course, ” Novograts wrote on his…
According to an official announcement on the website of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the agency is looking for a supplier who can provide him with the opportunity to analyze blockchain data of leading cryptocurrencies, Coingape reports. The application was published on January 31, and according to it, the opportunity is open to companies that will ensure the extraction of data from blockchains and their translation into readable […]
The creator and head of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, reiterated that Bitcoin could become the native currency of the Internet. He said this on a Joe Rogan podcast. “I am convinced that the Internet will have a native currency. I assume that Bitcoin can become one, given the tests through which it has passed, as well as the principles on which it is built. He was born on the Internet, developed on the Internet and stood the test on the Internet , ”he stressed. He also added that Square's Cash App will not support other cryptocurrencies besides bitcoin. In his opinion,…
The founder and CEO of the investment company Galaxy Digital Mike Novograts said that he still believes in the growth of Bitcoin, but this will happen, in his opinion, not earlier than in a few months. He wrote about this on Twitter. Realizing having tweeted about crypto in a while. It's a grind. Do not think that we’re […]