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Market Commentary: Bitcoin Price And Hashrate Both Decline

Bitcoin's price is now solidly below $10,000, which could have led miners to shut down their equipment en masse. LINK surges through Binance.

7 years ago · By ANDREY SHEVCHENKO

Can Atomic Swaps Reach Critical Mass?

Atomic swaps are a promising trading method, but they're making slow progress. What's holding them back, and are they finally gaining ground?

7 years ago · By MIKE DALTON

IOTA Introduces Permanode Tech For Long-Term Data-Storage

The IOTA Foundation is taking a major step towards ensuring permanency in the Tangle, announcing “Permanode” technology called Chronicle.

7 years ago · By DARREN KLEINE

Oracles Are The Missing Link For Business Adoption, Says Chainlink CEO

Companies are interested in using blockchain but reluctant to go all in, says Chainlink's CEO. Oracle mechanisms are a key compromise.

7 years ago · By PADDY BAKER

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Litecoin Hashrate Down 40%: Are Miners Leaving LTC?

Sep. 10, 2019

Litecoin Hashrate Down 40%: Are Miners Leaving LTC?

The Litecoin hashrate has fallen sharply. Although a block reward halving is the most immediate suspect, is it a sign of things to come?

By PADDY BAKER

Cryptocurrency Mining: Are ASICs Causing Centralization?

Sep. 2, 2019

Cryptocurrency Mining: Are ASICs Causing Centralization?

Cryptocurrencies are supposed to be decentralized, but ASIC miners and manufacturers have an oversized presence. Is mining too centralized?

By DARREN KLEINE

ShortHop Hops In To Eight More States

Aug. 30, 2019

ShortHop Hops In To Eight More States

Initially rolled out to California, Washington, and Illinois, the ShortHop USD-to-crypto exchange is now expanding to eight more states.

By DARREN KLEINE

Sharding Is A Major Security Risk, Warns Solana CEO

Aug. 29, 2019

Sharding Is A Major Security Risk, Warns Solana CEO

Sharding a network can pose as a security risk, believes Solana CEO Anatoly Yakovenko, as it opens up whole new attack vectors for hackers.

By PADDY BAKER

Decred Struts Privacy Credentials With Surprisingly Awesome Rap Snippet

Aug. 28, 2019

Decred Struts Privacy Credentials With Surprisingly Awesome Rap Snippet

Street cred, meet Decred. For reasons we don't entirely follow, the crypto OG has released a short-form rap track to announce new privacy creds.

By PADDY BAKER

VideoCoin Launches Decentralized Video Sharing Platform

Aug. 28, 2019

VideoCoin Launches Decentralized Video Sharing Platform

VideoCoin launched a decentralized alternative to video streaming platforms, providing a balanced mix of decentralization and practicality.

By ANDREY SHEVCHENKO

Does Wikipedia Need A Blockchain?

Aug. 24, 2019

Does Wikipedia Need A Blockchain?

Everipedia had a high-profile start to life, with Mike Novogratz and others investing $30 million in the Wikipedia-on-a-blockchain project.

By PAUL DE HAVILLAND

Litecoin Inches Towards Privacy With New Grin Dev

Aug. 21, 2019

Litecoin Inches Towards Privacy With New Grin Dev

Litecoin's Mimblewimble project is back on track, and a Grin developer is involved. What does this mean for Litecoin privacy?

By MIKE DALTON

EDAG Group Reveals IOTA-Powered Parking App

Aug. 20, 2019

EDAG Group Reveals IOTA-Powered Parking App

Trive.park allows its users to reserve and pay for parking spaces through an app that uses IOTA's Tangle for internal transactions.

By ANDREY SHEVCHENKO

No Borders: Bitcoin Helps Flood Victims In Iran, Without Regard For Politics

Aug. 19, 2019

No Borders: Bitcoin Helps Flood Victims In Iran, Without Regard For Politics

An international aid campaign, iranrescuebit.com, is making practical use of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin to help flood victims in Iran.

By DARREN KLEINE

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Market Commentary: Bitcoin Price And Hashrate Both Decline

Can Atomic Swaps Reach Critical Mass?

IOTA Introduces Permanode Tech For Long-Term Data-Storage

Oracles Are The Missing Link For Business Adoption, Says Chainlink CEO

Latest

Litecoin Hashrate Down 40%: Are Miners Leaving LTC?

Litecoin Hashrate Down 40%: Are Miners Leaving LTC?

Cryptocurrency Mining: Are ASICs Causing Centralization?

Cryptocurrency Mining: Are ASICs Causing Centralization?

ShortHop Hops In To Eight More States

ShortHop Hops In To Eight More States

Sharding Is A Major Security Risk, Warns Solana CEO

Sharding Is A Major Security Risk, Warns Solana CEO

Decred Struts Privacy Credentials With Surprisingly Awesome Rap Snippet

Decred Struts Privacy Credentials With Surprisingly Awesome Rap Snippet

VideoCoin Launches Decentralized Video Sharing Platform

VideoCoin Launches Decentralized Video Sharing Platform

Does Wikipedia Need A Blockchain?

Does Wikipedia Need A Blockchain?

Litecoin Inches Towards Privacy With New Grin Dev

Litecoin Inches Towards Privacy With New Grin Dev

EDAG Group Reveals IOTA-Powered Parking App

EDAG Group Reveals IOTA-Powered Parking App

No Borders: Bitcoin Helps Flood Victims In Iran, Without Regard For Politics

No Borders: Bitcoin Helps Flood Victims In Iran, Without Regard For Politics