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Today, May 15, the planned hard forks took place in the Bitcoin Cash network. However, according to BitMEX researchers, the network soon encountered technical problems after the upgrade. At first, as expected, the Bitcoin ABC 0.18.2 client declared the chain incorrect from block 582680. As expected, Bitcoin ABC 0.18.2 is reporting 582,680 pic.twitter.com/llFgUXvrsw – BitMEX Research […]

According to the Diar report, with an increase in the total computing power of the Bitcoin network, the share of unknown mining pools in it increases. At the same time, the share of pools associated with the Chinese giant Bitmain, which previously had almost a monopoly position, is gradually decreasing. The researchers note that in this way the network of the first cryptocurrency becomes more decentralized. For example, if the share of unknown Bitcoin-miners in early 2018 […]

Sidechain Lumino, created on top of the main Bitcoin network, is a third-level payment solution with support for Ethereum smart contracts, officially launched. This was reported on Tuesday, May 14 at the Consensus 2019 conference in New York by the head of the research and innovation department of the Argentine company RIF Labs, Sergio Lerner. Work on Lumino, which in some ways can be compared with the network of the Lightning Network, was carried out on […]

Owned by the Winklevossam brothers, Gemini has announced a partnership with the Flexa payment network, thanks to which large American retailers will start accepting cryptocurrency for payment. We're excited to announce our partnership with @FlexaHQ at # Consensus2019. This partnership enables select retailers to accept #crypto payments in stores. Spend your crypto in person, on the go! #CryptoNotCredit https://t.co/5dIUjkZ4q5 pic.twitter.com/j9jSSGrCvX – […]

Brooklyn’s autonomous communications developer goTenna and Blockstream’s blockchain company have signed a partnership agreement in which they integrate mesh networking technology and the Blockstream Satellite service in order to make it easier for Bitcoin users to translate without an Internet connection. @Gotenna + #BlockstreamSatellite integration. #Bitcoin txs & API data can now be shared from a full […]