Blockstream c-Lightning client developer Rusty Russell suggested raising the default transaction fees on the Lightning Network from 1 satoshi to 5 satoshi, as well as charging an additional 0,0005% of the payment instead of 0.000001%. Russell’s proposal was supported by ACINQ CEO Pierre-Marie Padua and Jack Mollers, founder of Zap Solutions. However, other developers believe that a single proposal from the three largest […]
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Startup Satoshis Games will develop an analogue of the Fortnite computer game with payment support in the Lightning Network – Lightnite. We are announcing our new game at @LNconf ⚡ Here is the medium article about Lightnite, our #Bitcoin integrated battle royale game ? You'll also find a trailer in the article: https://t.co/dgpzQYo7xn – Satoshi's Games ( @SatoshisGames) October 19, […]
The Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Digital and Technological Development Dmitry Peskov said that there was no ban on the Telegram messenger in the country. He announced this at the Open Innovations forum in Moscow, TASS reports. “First, Telegram is not banned in Russia. Second, I’m not just using it, but today we have a network that is being built on the basis of more […]
Telegram representatives called on investors in the Telegram Open Network (TON) project to have a positive view of postponing litigation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as this would provide the best possible support for their position. This is reported by the Cointelegraph. Earlier it became known that a New York court adjourned the SEC case against Telegram Group Inc. and TON […]
Mobile phone manufacturer HTC introduced a new smartphone model that promises support for full Bitcoin nodes and the Lightning Network micropayment protocol. The presentation of Exodus 1s took place on Saturday at the Lightning Conference in Berlin. If we're going to make the leap to Bitcoin from fiat money, we're going to need a device to do that. Meet the EXODUS 1s, […]
On Saturday, October 19, miners mined the “jubilee” 18 millionth bitcoin. At the time of writing, 85.72% of all bitcoins were mined, and annual inflation is 3.72%. There is 207 days left until the next halving. During this time, 374,375 new BTCs will appear. After halving the award, annual inflation will drop to 1.80%. Recall that the 17-millionth coin was mined on April 26, 2018. Subscribe to ForkLog news […]
Fintech-startup Ripple sold XRP tokens for $ 66.24 million in the third quarter. This is 74% less than the previous indicators. The Q3 XRP Markets Report is here. Read the latest on #XRP sales, volume, On-Demand Liquidity traction and more. https://t.co/sAo7DXqvyw – Ripple (@Ripple) October 18, 2019 The company received $ 50.12 million from direct sales to institutional customers, and programmatic sales […]
Hoy, el proyecto criptográfico ACINQ introdujo una nueva billetera para teléfonos inteligentes, que está diseñada para llevar a cabo operaciones con criptomonedas Bitcoin en Lightning Network. Se llama Phoenix. El…
Telegram informó a los inversores de su proyecto blockchain que el lanzamiento de la red TON no tendrá lugar el 30 de octubre, como se esperaba, sino el 30 de…
Russian experts do not share the point of view of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, which expects a surge in fraud after the launch of digital currencies from Telegram and Facebook. Earlier, a similar idea was expressed by the director of the department for counteracting unfair practices of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Valery Lyakh. He pointed out that young people interested in investment projects could become the most vulnerable to scammers. “Everything suggests that probably in the near future […]