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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Digital security can jeopardize privacy. This was stated by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the Open Innovations forum in Moscow. The head of government noted that the Internet "creates tremendous opportunities for the development of the individual and for entire states." However, open data carries many threats. “The concept of digital security includes many aspects. First of all, this provision […]
Casa introduced the Casa Covenant service, which allows you to transfer bitcoins to the heirs of their owner. The service uses multi-signature and its own security protocol. Announcing Casa Covenant! A Bitcoin Inheritance Service that solves the question: “What happens to my bitcoin when I die?” Https://t.co/NtLuD9sy4P – Casa (@CasaHODL) October 16, 2019 There are three scenarios today: bitcoins are lost after death […]
The head of the Gram Vault custodian, Sergey Vasin, filled out an application for listing on the Poloniex exchange even before the SEC filed a lawsuit against Telegram. According to Vasin, who is also the COO of Blackmoon, Gram Vault stores 50% of tokens from the first round and 75% of tokens from the second round of sales. He also added that Telegram does not work directly […]
In Ukraine, draft laws on the taxation of transactions with cryptocurrencies and the fight against money laundering with the help of digital assets were introduced, as well as amendments to the document “On public electronic registries” aimed at introducing blockchain. This was announced by People's Deputy of Ukraine Oleksiy Zhmeretsky. The draft laws were prepared by the inter-factional deputy association Blockchain4Ukraine together with the Ministry of Digital Affairs, BRDO and other market participants. Recall recently […]
Economist Stephen Moore, an agent of Donald Trump, co-founded Frax, which will release the eponymous stablecoin to compete with central banks, Fortune reports. Its partners were Sam Cazemian, co-founder of Everipedia (a blockchain competitor to Wikipedia) and former adviser to the Reagan administration Ralph Benko. “Central banks will soon feel competition from private currencies like Frax. The days of state currency monopoly are numbered, ”said Moore. Is he […]
Bitcoin financial expert and critic Peter Schiff believes the technical picture of bitcoin looks “terrible.” A bear flag indicates a chance of falling to $ 6,000, according to his analysis. The Bitcoin chart looks horrible. Not only does the flag that followed the recent breakdown project a move to $ 6K, but we are close to completing the right shoulder of […]
Russia must protect national interests when the Internet penetrates into various fields. This was stated by the head of Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov at a global conference on Internet governance in China, TASS reports. “It is necessary to ensure that all market participants and all citizens comply with local national laws. The state should have various instruments of influence on violators, primarily economic ones. At […]
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 […]