The state of Washington passed a bill legalizing and protecting the legal status of electronic records that are part of distributed systems, such as the blockchain. Reported by the Cointelegraph. Law 5638 was introduced to the Senate in Washington in January, but State Governor Jay Insley signed it only on April 26 after several hearings and a number of revisions. Adopted by the overwhelming […]
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On Wednesday, May 1, a large transaction in the amount of 40,000 BTC (over $ 210 million) was recorded in the Bitcoin network. It is noteworthy that the coins were moved between the addresses of the Bech32 format, native to the Segregated Witness (SegWit) protocol. An unknown user has completely emptied his wallet, in which the displaced coins have been “sleeping” since February 2018. Apparently, he […]
On May 1, President of the Russian Federation (RF) Vladimir Putin signed the so-called law on the isolation of the RuNet, which is designed to ensure stable operation of the Russian segment of the Internet in the event of a disconnection from the global network or coordinated attacks. It is reported by Medusa. The law will come into force on November 1, 2019, although the implementation of some provisions has been postponed until 2021. On the implementation of […]
Japanese startup Nayuta presented its own implementation of the Lightning Network technology for the main Bitcoin network, focused on the Internet of Things (IoT), CoinDesk reports. The name of the Lightning client sounds like Ptarmigan, which in Japanese is petrel. This is the fourth implementation of the technology in the main Bitcoin network after Acinq, Blockstream and Lightning Labs software. Recently, many large companies are investing in […]
The developers of Bitcoin Cash intend to implement the signatures of Shnorr in the main network of the most popular fork of Bitcoin within the framework of the upgrade planned for May 15. This will theoretically help improve blockchain security and provide users with more privacy. The #BitcoinCash (BCH) network is a global currency. ? On 15th May, #SchnorrSignatures will be added during a […]
The venture division of the cryptocurrency company Coinbase took part in the sowing round of financing the Matic Network project. Matic is proud to announce @coinbase ventures as our seed investor. Coinbase team supporting us and aiming for work towards realizing mutual network effects. Some of which are listed below / pic.twitter.com/VKckY43YTn – Matic (@maticnetwork) 30 […]
Institutional Bitcoin Futures Platform Bakkt announced on Monday, April 29th, the acquisition of Digital Asset Custody Company (DACC), and also disclosed information about the partnership with a large American bank BNY Mellon. Having worked in the space development since 2013, it’s clear that our infrastructure and security-first […]
Eric Jean, co-founder of the NEO cryptocurrency project, announced the launch of the third version of the protocol in the new network. The mass adoption of blockchain tech is imminent. An optimized smart contract infrastructure system. #ROADMAP: https: //t.co/i0ic2NKcXh – Erik Zhang (@neoerikzhang) April 29 […]
Over the past few weeks, an increased activity of an unknown miner has been recorded in the Bitcoin Cash network, which signs his coinbase transaction with the name Satoshi Nakamoto. Experts suggest that behind the miner’s personality there may be supporters of Bitcoin SV cryptocurrency, trying to make money in this way against the background of the BSV price reduction. The most profitable for them will be the withdrawal of funds from BCH to BSV, experts say, […]
Binance Labs, the venture capital division of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, has invested an unnamed amount in PhishFort, a company that specializes in solutions for protecting against phishing attacks. PhishFort services are focused on companies at high risk, such as bitcoin exchanges, ICO projects and tokens. Exciting news – @BinanceLabs has invested in PhishFort! With the addition of @binance 's […]