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The first formal review of the Lightning Network (LN) network specification for security yielded positive results, CoinDesk writes. In their work entitled A Composable Security Treatment of the Lightning Network, which was also attended by IOHK, researchers at the University of Edinburgh Aggelos Kiyaias and Orfeas Litos used mathematical methods to evaluate safety. They studied the fundamental cryptography created for […]

Over the past three days, the number of unconfirmed transactions in the Ethereum network has decreased from 118,000 to 51,000 amid rising gas limits. Social networks reported that the Ethermine mining pool mined the first block with a gas limit [equivalent to the block size in bitcoin] of 10 million. However, ForkLog found only the block with the closest possible value. Thanks […]

According to him, this will be a “fair and decentralized” distribution of TRX staking income, designed to stimulate more active participation of users, partners and cryptocurrency exchanges in the Tron ecosystem. The founder of Tron published the new program in a series of tweets on Saturday, September 21. New Staking #TRON Partners $ TRX Incentive plan coming: 1. A fair, decentralized distribution of staking revenues, encouraging […]

Bitcoin users have a new tool that allows them to instantly purchase cryptocurrency on the Lightning Network using bank cards. A solution called Olympus was introduced by Zap Wallet developer Jack Mullers. According to him, the new tool is designed to bypass complex KYC procedures requiring services like BitPay and Coinbase. I just published Announcing Olympus: Lightning-enabled fiat ramps by […]

Binance cryptocurrency exchange announced the addition of Beam, a privacy-oriented cryptocurrency, to the listing. #Binance Lists Beam ($ BEAM) https://t.co/CR0BgGqAeV pic.twitter.com/NesviQIv0Y – Binance (@binance) September 20, 2019 After the listing listing was announced at 10:25 (GMT), the price increased 11.5% from $ 1.43 to $ 1.59 (according to CoinMarketCap). At the time of writing, the coin was trading at $ 1.52. […]

American cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is considering listing 17 new tokens on its platform, including Gram from Telegram. Coinbase continues to explore support for new digital assets: https://t.co/LdyayXWN5k – Coinbase (@coinbase) September 19, 2019 In addition to Gram, the list of candidates includes digital currencies of Avalanche, Celo, Chia, Coda, Dfinity, Filecoin, Handshake, Kadena, Mobilecoin, NEAR, Nervos, […]

In the Russian segment of the Facebook social network, fraudulent earnings offers have spread through the Telegram Open Network (TON) platform, which has not yet been launched. It is reported by Kommersant. The publication of the fraudulent account on Facebook contains a link to a page that copies the popular Russian edition of RBC. It contains an “investigation” with embedded links to another site with a video about the “unique scheme” of earnings and […]

The leading US financial institution, Bank of America, has joined the Marco Polo blockchain consortium, which aims to increase the efficiency of international trade using distributed ledger technology. This is stated in a message on the organization’s website. Founded by startup R3 and fintech company TradeIX, the Marco Polo consortium offers its members a solution based on the C3 blockchain platform from R3. Its main functions […]

Investment Application Provider Abra has announced the start of sales of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at 6,000 retail outlets in the Philippines. The project is being implemented in partnership with the local payment company ECPay, which has provided Abra access to its network including the popular 7-Eleven stores. Abra adds 6,000 new retail cash-in locations in Philippines ??https: //t.co/10mgKVEcpa – Abra (@AbraGlobal) September 19, 2019 […]