The activation of the Ethereum-update Constantinople in the Ropsten test network took place at block 4,230,000. Ethereum's Constantinople test fork is officially active on the Ropsten! Who made this happen. Block rewards are coming in at 2 ETH per block. pic.twitter.com/qmppSxifHv – Eric Conner (@econoar) June 13, 2018 r. However, there were some problems with the upgrade process. So, according to CoinDesk , the Ropsten blockchain has been stalled for a while on the 4,299,999 block. The cause of the incident is still unknown. Some Ethereum developers suggested that it was the fault of the problem with updating the code,…
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The AvtoVAZ security service found a farm for mining of cryptocurrencies in one of the shops of the plant in Tolyatti. The equipment was secretly installed in electrical cabinets in the 19th conveyor control room. “Security experts established that the intruder used an Internet communication channel using a USB 4G modem for the operation of the crypto farm, and thus received remote access to his equipment. According to the event log of the investigated control unit, the crypto farm has operated since November 2017, ”the corporate newspaper of the Volga Avtostroitel car factory reported. According to preliminary data, the farm…
In Thailand, the main suspect of bitcoin fraud was arrested because of which Finnish investor Aarni Otava Saarimaa lost 5564 BTC (about $ 24 million at the time), according to Bangkok Post . Prinia Jarawiyit was detained on October 11 at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport. The arrested 35-year-old Prinja Jarawiyit in the center. According to the Thai authorities, the detainee lived for some time in the United States of America. Shortly before Parinya’s relocation, the Thai authorities arrested his younger brother, the TV actor of Dzhiratpisit “Boom” Jaravijit, who also participated in the scam. Thai police previously offered Parinya Jaravijit…
Many participants of the crypto community have noticed that recently the price of the first cryptocurrency on the Bitfinex marketplace is somewhat higher than on many other Bitcoin exchanges. So, at the time of writing, BTC is trading on Bitfinex at $ 6381: At the same time, at Bitstamp, the price of Bitcoin is $ 6,240: So the difference is $ 141 or about 2%. According to many, such a situation creates favorable opportunities for arbitrage operations . Why is bitcoin more expensive on bitfinex? For the most part, cryptanalysts are convinced that the reason for this discrepancy is the…
According to Quartz India , according to unofficial data, the Indian government has begun to study the issue related to the release of its own digital currency, despite the increased regulation of the innovation sector in the country. In a private conversation with the Ministry of Finance of India, it became clear that India is considering the possibility of developing a state cryptocurrency . Thus, one of the country's top officials said that "the government is currently evaluating a digital currency supported by the government." Despite this, not all officials support the initiative, arguing that the release of a national…
The AvtoVAZ security service found a mining farm for cryptocurrencies in one of the shops of the Togliatti plant, Drom.ru reports. The equipment was installed in electrical cabinets of the 19th conveyor control hall. “Security experts established that the intruder used a communication channel to the Internet using a USB 4G modem for the operation of the crypto farm, thereby gaining remote access to its equipment. According to the event log of the investigated control unit, the crypto farm has been functioning since November 2017, ” writes the corporate publication Volga Avtostroitel. It is noted that the total amount of…
Cryptocurrency creator Ethereum Vitaly Buterin said that the size of his cryptocurrency status never reached $ 1 billion. The well-known critic of Bitcoin, ICO and the cryptoindustry in general, Nuriel Roubini, accused Vitalik and the head of ConsenSys startup Joe Lubin of stealing 75% of ETH's offer during the “premining scam”, which supposedly instantly made them billionaires. The creator of Ethereum, in response, said that he never possessed more than 0.9% of the volume of supply of the second largest capitalization of cryptocurrency, and the amount of its assets did not approach the $ 1 billion mark. I’ve never really…
The developers of Ethereum report that the preparations for the Constantinople update are going according to plan, and expect to launch it in November. This writes CoinDesk . During the meeting this Friday, the developers confirmed that the necessary code has now been embedded in all major Ethereum clients, including the Ethereum Foundation software and the British startup Parity. Thus, the developers have expressed confidence that the update will be activated before the end of the year, but refrained from specifying a specific date, as well as the block on which the code will run. Constantinople includes five backward-compatible changes,…
IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson and Emurgo CEO Ken Kodama have published an open letter to the community informing them that they have broken ties with the Cardano Fondation. The Cardano Community https://t.co/YrKWfAxEot – Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) 12 October 2018 p. Hong Kong blockchain-company IOHK specializes in developing basic blockchain protocols for the Cardano project (ADA). At the same time, the Japanese company Emurgo is mainly engaged in concluding agreements and attracting other projects. Thus, both companies are key elements of the Cardano ecosystem. The statement says that over the course of two years the Cardano Foundation has not made any…
Dmitry Peskov, Presidential Representative for Digital and Technological Development, in the second half of the interview with Russia 24 TV channel, said that Russia intends to synchronize the country's crypto industry regulation with global regulators, the first of which is an intergovernmental organization to develop financial measures to combat money laundering (FATF). In his opinion, this is necessary, since cryptocurrencies are already designed, created and exist, “not to be objects of national regulation,” the issue of withdrawal of cryptoactive assets to fiat currencies is critical, and the “risk of uncontrolled emissions, the emergence of massive mmm and everything else is…