Hello! This is me – the founder of ForkLog magazine Anatoly Kaplan. Today, August 25, 2019, the project marks five years, and this is our first anniversary. In August 2014, when the first news was published on ForkLog, cryptocurrencies were a fairly marginal phenomenon that most people did not even hear about, and many of those who heard did not […]
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The Polkadot development team has launched an experimental version of the blockchain interaction protocol called Kusama. Kusama CC-1, @polkadotnetwork's tentative experimental canary network, is out! https://t.co/w2EJRyrYEY – Gavin Wood (@gavofyork) August 23, 2019 According to Polkadot founder Gavin Wood, the new protocol combines “cutting-edge technical improvements in management, consensus, and scaling.” Initially, the Kusama network will operate on a consensus mechanism […]
Two years after the activation of Segregated Witness, the share of bitcoin transactions using this protocol reached 61.93%. Segregated Witness (SegWit) was activated on August 24, 2017. The protocol eliminated a number of problems that stood in the way of Bitcoin, opening up opportunities for network scaling, including through the Lightning Network. In particular, with the introduction of SegWit, the method of storing data in […]
Blockchain wallet has partnered with leading payment processor BitPay. Say hello to easier crypto payments ? our latest blog introduces a new way to spend bitcoin on your favorite internet items (think: giftcards .. travel .. jewelry) right from your web or mobile Wallet. Read more here: https://t.co/bnZEleoiMb – Blockchain (@blockchain) August 23, 2019 According to representatives of […]
Researchers at the analytic firm Elementus concluded that the funds raised by PlusToken went mostly to the Huobi Singapore exchange. According to analysts, almost 50% of PlusToken’s funds came to this exchange: As can be seen from the table, in somewhat smaller amounts, funds went to other Asian sites – ZB.com, Upbit, OKEx and Gate.io. According to representatives of Elementus, […]
According to The Block, the Chinese giant Bitmain allegedly placed an application for the purchase of 600,000 mining chips, which in the future could bring the company an additional $ 1.2 billion in profit. Information came from a source close to TSMC, Taiwan's largest semiconductor manufacturer. According to this information, some of the chips are represented by the latest 7-nm models, giving a hash rate of 50TH / s. The publication also states, […]
Bitcoin was recognized as property in the trial of the theft of 100 BTC, held in a London court on economic issues. According to Decrypt, the solution is interim and requires ratification. The plaintiff in the case was the head of the Alphabit fund Liam Robertson, who in July lost $ 1 million in cryptocurrency due to hackers. Then he made a deal on the phone […]
Sergey Prilutsky, un conocido experto en blockchain, jefe del departamento de investigación de MixBytes y del proyecto SmartZ durante el evento Telegram, compartió información detallada sobre el proyecto TON de…
Chainalysis, an analytic blockchain startup, introduced the Chainalysis KYT real-time alert system, which informs the user about suspicious transactions. According to the developers, the system is primarily focused on cryptocurrency companies and financial institutions and allows them to reduce regulatory and reputation risks. KYT notifications are available for all 15 cryptocurrencies that Chainalysis works with, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and […]
La plataforma Tech Week reúne a los mejores empresarios de diferentes partes de la Federación de Rusia y en el extranjero dos veces al año. En la reunión de otoño,…