The blockchain platform Waves on November 12 announced the launch of smart assets in its test network. After the new functionality will pass the audit of the community and show its reliability, smart assets will be launched in the main network Waves. Waves smart assets allow you to apply various scripts to the tokens that will be used to validate transactions before being added to the blockchain . Smart assets expand the capabilities of tokens on the Waves blockchain, which, unlike Ethereum platform tokens, do not require special programming skills for release. Smart Assets are on #Waves TestNet now! If…
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Probably everyone is truly familiar with the legendary phrase of Viktor Chernomyrdin, "never was this, and here again." However, as with all the quirks of the Russian language, there are a number of situations in which it can be safely applied. The era of wild capitalism in the post-Soviet space gave enormous opportunities to many, but a much larger number of people lost almost everything during this period. About the dashing 90s a lot has already been said, written and filmed: some feel nostalgic, others curse, but they will hardly be able to forget the time of “blood in the…
According to data from the CoinDance analytical service, on the eve of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard forks scheduled for November 15, the majority of miners support an alternative implementation of Bitcoin SV. In total, 64% of the hash capacities were sent to the version of Bitcoin SV promoted by the “self-proclaimed Satoshi” by Craig Wright. In support of the traditional implementation of BCH called Bitcoin ABC, only 18% of the hashrate is currently sent. The diagram below shows that the CoinGeek, SVPool, BMG Pool, okminer and mempool pools supporting Bitcoin SV have a very significant share in the total Bitcoin…
Analysts specializing in cybersecurity Japanese company Trend Micro have discovered a cryptocurrency miner KORKERDS, which is characterized by somewhat atypical behavior. This is reported on the company's website . Researchers have not yet determined exactly how the threat spreads. However, most likely, its download occurs after installing some software or through a compromised plugin. Researchers assigned the Coinminer.Linux.KORKERDS.AB identifier to the miner (XMR), a mining cryptocurrency miner. It is noteworthy that another component is also used – the rootkit (Rootkit.Linux.KORKERDS.AA), which “hides” the mining process from monitoring tools. After starting the work of the hidden miner in the system, the…
Iranian authorities have completed the development of a national cryptocurrency, provided by the local rial. Now a new asset is being approved by the central bank of the country. About this in an interview with the local news agency Ibena, said the general director of the corporation Informatics Services (ISC) Seyed Abotaleb Najafi. According to him, the testing of payments, as well as internal and interbank settlements will be conducted by the country's banking institutions, including through the distributed infrastructure. CBI is interested in using cryptocurrency to expand the services of the banking system and circumvent US economic sanctions. "The…
Switzerland-based startup X8 AG has received a certificate from the Shariyah Review Bureau (SRB) for its steeblecoin, released on the Ethereum blockchain. Reported by Reuters . According to the director and co-founder of X8, Francesca Greco, developed by the company steyblecoin is backed by a basket of seven fiat currencies and gold. This provision minimizes asset volatility and the possibility of speculation, which is in harmony with Islamic finance standards. As part of expanding its business to the countries of the Middle East, X8 plans to launch a cryptocurrency trading platform that complies with Sharia norms. To this end, the…
Iran has completed the development of its national cryptocurrency , supported by local currency rial. As soon as the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) approves its use, the unnamed digital currency will be provided to banking institutions for testing in payments, domestic and interbank payments. "State digital tokens will be used by Iranian commercial banks as a payment instrument for transactions and banking transactions." According to news.bitcoin.com , CBI has contracted with Najafi, an Iranian banking and payment solution provider, to develop and develop a national digital currency for use in expanding the services of the banking system. Najafi stressed…
The price of cryptocurrency NEM (XEM) increased by 15% after the resumption of trading on Exchange Coincheck. Recall that in January 2018 due to Security violations The Coincheck Exchange was hacked by hackers who stole NEM tokens worth about 530 million US dollars. After hacking, the Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) ordered the company to provide a full account of the incident and how to improve customer security in the future. Also today, Coincheck announced that such cryptocurrencies as Ethereum (ETH) and Lisk (LSK) are available on the platform. As of November 12, Japanese investors can…
In order to comply with regulatory requirements, the cryptocurrency trading bank Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd., created by billionaire Mike Novograz, introduced a number of operational and organizational changes to its operations, Newswire reports. In particular, the company intends to refuse to cooperate with small ICO projects and blockchain companies in favor of large institutional clients. In this regard, the bank will expand the staff in New York, but will close the office in Vancouver. In addition, by the end of 2018, President of Galaxy Digital Richard Tavoso will move to the position of trusted adviser and member of the board…
The cryptocurrency market is very volatile due to its complexity and lack of regulation. And, although it is not customary to talk about this, the majority of its participants do not understand at all what is happening. If you are looking for a guide to trading in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, this material will be useful to you. When it comes to cryptocurrency, nothing can be sure. At best, we can try to predict something and hope that our investments will not disappear. Nevertheless, we also need to be able to predict, so we have 20 rules for beginners. 1.…