Analysts of The Wall Street Journal researchers have 3,300 ICO campaigns on ICOBench, Tokendata and ICORating sites. They found that 16% (513) showed signs of "plagiarism, promises of unrealistic profit and identity theft." Note that plagiarism primarily concerned whitepaper projects. In the WSJ, sentences containing ten unique words were compared with sentences in similar documents. At the same time, they searched for the phrases “no losses” and “guaranteed profit”, and also analyzed the photos of the team members and the completeness of their biographies. Recall that the head of the BitMEX exchange, Arthur Hayes, is convinced that the ICO will…
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In 2018, the number of blocks extracted using the AsicBoost optimization algorithm in the main Bitcoin network increased from 0% to 31%. Bitcoin blocks mined with overt "version-rolling" AsicBoost increased from 0% to 31% during 2018. pic.twitter.com/5uJmu3kwFD – Jameson Lopp (@lopp) December 26, 2018 Earlier , the release of the Braiins Wolfram operating system with the support of technology AsicBoost from the developer of software solutions Braiins Systems took place. Then came the Braiins Cobalt version. Subscribe to BlockchainJournal news in Telegram: BlockchainJournal Live – the entire news feed, BlockchainJournal – the most important news and polls. << aside id…
The CEO of the leading Bitcoin exchange Binance Changpeng Zhao summed up the results of the outgoing year, and also shared his expectations for the future, saying that he is very optimistic about the future development of the cryptocurrency industry. The 2018 Binance Year End Review – A letter from #Binance CEO @cz_binance to our friends and community. Read it here ? https://t.co/vxMMp7uXf2 pic.twitter.com/ANd2zdYxgR – Binance (@binance) December 25, 2018 Starting with thinking about the reasons for the tremendous fall of the market in 2018, Zhao considers it necessary first of all to recall the historical heights that bitcoin and…
The most popular client for the Bitcoin network has been updated to the Bitcoin Core version 0.17.1. About this, the developers reported on their twitter. The Bitcoin Core software development team for Bitcoin presented an updated version of Bitcoin Core 0.17.1. In the new version, the RPC parameter “listtransactions” was restored, it was also renamed to “label”. In addition to this important innovation update contains a fix known to developers of errors. Bitcoin Core 0.17.1 Released https://t.co/afp0glUdkD Happy holidays! – Bitcoin Core Project (@bitcoincoreorg) December 25, 2018 “Bitcoin Core 0.17.1 is already out. Have a great weekend! ”The developers said.…
The government of India is ready to legalize the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but only under the strict restrictions of the industry. This is reported by the local edition of New Indian Express . “There is a general opinion that cryptocurrency cannot be considered completely illegal. They should be legalized under strict supervision. The discussion continues. We will have more understanding on this matter in the near future, ”said a senior government official on condition of anonymity. Formed by the Ministry of Finance of India, the Commission for the study of cryptocurrency is of the opinion that Bitcoin…
Anthony Pompiano, founder and managing partner of Morgan Creek venture capital firm, believes that within the next few years all stocks, goods, bonds and currencies will be digitized, and the use of blockchain technology will become commonplace. He said this in an interview with BlockchainReporter . “This will expand our ability to conduct transactions in a way that we now cannot imagine. I'm not sure that this will happen in about 5-15 years, but it will happen anyway, ”he said. Anthony Pompiano also expressed the hope that the blockchain will be embedded in the daily lives of people unnoticed. “Products…
may fall under the reduction Following the manufacturer of Bitcoin mining equipment Bitmain, the cryptocurrency company Huobi Group confirmed the information about a significant reduction in staff, reports 8btc with reference to the Chinese Internet portal Sohu.com. So, one of the employees of Huobi said that the company is conducting the so-called blockchain qualification exam, which includes 2,000 questions. The exam must pass all employees of the company, and in case of his repeated failure should be dismissal. Such a check, insisted in Huobi, is necessary to improve the professionalism and efficiency of employees. Another source claims that last week…
Binance cryptobirth , which was launched only in mid-2017 and gained mass recognition, is on the verge of a new success – all for the same reason its popularity is increasing among users of cryptocurrencies. A recent survey among 11,587 users was aimed at identifying the safest and most reliable cryptocurrency exchange among leading platforms. Malta based Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange was chosen by participants as the most reliable platform. She has the highest volumes of trade in cryptoactive assets , as well as one of the most active managers – Changpeng Zhao. The second place in this security rating was…
At least 340 British companies operating in the field of cryptocurrency and blockchain, were forced this year to cease operations. Of these, more than 60% were eliminated from June to November, according to Sky News . Thus, the total number of cryptocurrency companies that were forced due to the market downturn and other reasons to stop working increased more than two and a half times compared with 2017, when 139 such firms were counted. The data from the publication were taken from OpenCorporates, a site with information on British legal entities, and on the website of the UK Registration Chamber.…
In 2019, the cryptocurrency market promises us many interesting events and expected projects. Let's list those that can most influence the development of the cryptocurrency industry. Bakkt and Bitcoin Futures The launch of Bakkt is one of the most anticipated events. The platform should start work by the end of January. According to rumors, the opening may be postponed again , because of which the opening of the site will take place in February 2019. The most positive thing about this project is the provision of a service for institutional investors who are willing to invest large sums in this…
