Ethereum is one step closer to the promised shading. At least, the blocking researcher Vlad Zamfir together with the Ethereum team wrote a working concept demonstrating how different shards will communicate with the blockade. Sharding is one of the techniques of scaling large databases, so that they continue to successfully and quickly process huge data flows. The base is divided into parts that are carried to separate servers. These parts are called shards, literally shards. Although many Ethereum developers tend to integrate technology into the roadmap of their project, but the sharding is still under development. Its implementation will take…
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The developer of the first stock exchange in the world of music (ETN) to Bitcoin XBT Provider intends to introduce financial instruments to invest immediately in the whole basket of 5 or 10 cryptocurrency. This is reported by Bloomberg . According to representatives of the Swedish company, the launch of new instruments is planned before the end of this year. "This is what the market needs ," said CEO Lauren Kssis. – They [the users] tell us: "I would like to open a combined position based on 5 or 10 Crypto-currency" It should be noted that the company does not…
The general director of SpaceX and Tesla Ilon Mask asked Jackson Palmer, the creator of the crypto-currency company Dogecoin (DOGE), to help him fight the "annoying" crypto-crooks in Twitter on Monday, September 17. Recalling Palmer in his tweet, Mask wrote: "If you can help get rid of annoying spammers, this would be very welcome." Palmer responded almost immediately, urging the Mask to contact him using direct messages. The creator of Dogecoin promised to send the Mask a script that could solve the problem. It seems that the Mask did not take long to wait, as in a few minutes Palmer…
Over the past week, according to the COT (Commitments of Traders) reports provided by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): Large speculators (NON-COMMERCIAL) have reduced the net position for the sale of contracts for bitcoins by 0.13 thousand contracts to 1.24 thousand. Large speculative players are cutting the net position for sale for the second week in a row, and five weeks out of the last seven. Net position for sale fell below the levels of August and became the minimum since the beginning of trading in futures in December. Small speculators (NONREPORTABLE POSITIONS) reduced the net position for the…
In Russia, there is a growing interest in over-the-counter investments in Bitcoin and crypto-currencies. The daily trading volume of MTC and ETS reaches $ 50 million. This is much less than the volume of the top exchanges, but given the regulatory uncertainty, the value is quite large. Now in Russia it is not forbidden to invest in crypto-currencies. Virtual coins are considered property. While capital comes from a legitimate resource, until then, trade is technically legal for citizens and residents of the Russian Federation. Yet in Russia, the crypto-market is developing slowly because of the lack of an appropriate legislative…
On Monday morning, the Bitfinex platform introduced Ethfinex Trustless, an Ethereum-based trading platform that provides "security, confidentiality and control to the users themselves." The platform team highlighted its plan and aspirations to the users' trust, making it clear that this is a very necessary solution for consumers in the cryptosphere. Introducing Ethfinex Trustless – an Ethereum based trading solution, placing security, privacy and control in the hands of the user. Take control of your trading on https://t.co/KjfSyA0C6O . https://t.co/YYdd1b2LE7 – Ethfinex (@ethfinex) September 17, 2018 First, the release indicates that centralized exchanges, although inevitable, have acquired a disproportionate amount of…
The question is – what is the best crypto currency for investments in 2018-2019? Let's look together at the most promising coins. Let's choose those whose price is less than $ 10. Content NANO NANO boasts the following: zero commissions for transactions; Transaction time – 2 seconds; The network is built on the basis of Block Lattice instead of the already familiar schemes Blockchain or Tangle. The NANO technology allows each user to maintain their own unit. This accelerates transactions, because much less information flows on a single chain than on a shared chain for everyone. The more users on…
There is an opinion that mining of bitcoin is detrimental to the environment, as it allegedly requires huge volumes of energy. A lot has been written and said on this subject, and the essence is simple: in absolute categories, the energy store is extremely energy-intensive. However, if you believe the analysis of the long hash, carried out by Vladimir Dzhelisavic, the mining of bitcoin is much less energy-intensive, compared to mining (mining) of gold. To estimate the amount of energy consumed by bitcoin, Jelisavicic uses two methods of rough estimation: an approach that can be designated as "top-down" and a…
Richard Branson admires bitcoin, Warren Buffett predicts a bad end to him, Mike Novograts admits that he keeps 10% of his fortune in the BTC. And what about the rest of the finance gurus and celebrities? Over the past few years, bitcoin and blockchain are constantly falling into the headlines of the media. The Crypto currency and the technology behind it fascinated not only ordinary enthusiasts, but also leaders of the largest corporations. Forbes magazine collected 23 interesting quotes from these people. 1. "Bitcoin is gold for crazy geniuses" , – Stephen Colbert, comedian. 2. "Bitcoin will do the same…
Jack Ma, founder of the Chinese giant of electronic commerce Alibaba, said that Blockchain technology and other advanced systems still need to prove that they can help in the development of society in a "more inclusive" direction. His remarks were made as part of the main presentation, at the World Conference on Artificial Intelligence in China on September 17. While Ma's main focus was on problems and common (erroneous) perceptions associated with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), in particular, he took the time to discuss Blockchain technology and the Internet of Things (IoT) as technological innovations in a new…