I probably don’t need to tell you that bitcoin’s price is up in the new year. But did you know that the bitcoin mining hash rate and difficulty are climbing too? On January 5, 2020, Bitcoin’s hash rate struck a…
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Why Proof of Reserves Is Important to Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a movement founded on individual monetary sovereignty, transparency and peer-to-peer auditability enabled by a breakthrough in technology. It launched at a time when trust in the world’s financial institutions was at an all-time low and struck a chord.…
Bithumb May Pour Over $8M Into South Korea’s Regulation-Free Zone
Bithumb shows interest in a 10 billion won investment into South Korea’s regulatory free zone in Busan. Bithumb, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, could invest more than $8 million into South Korea’s regulatory sandbox. Via its daughter company…
Bugs Found in Compiler for Readable Ethereum Smart Contracts, Team Downplays Concerns
Critical Ethereum 2.0 smart contract not affected by the bugs, developers argue. A Jan. 8 post published by the Ethereum Foundation (EF) revealed that developers are working on a new implementation of the Vyper compiler, due to “multiple serious bugs”…
NY Governor Wants Crypto Firms to Cover Costs for NYDFS Oversight
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants crypto businesses to pay for NYDFS’ oversight to “make progress happen.” Cryptocurrency entities licensed under the New York’s Financial Services Law (FSL) should pay the costs of regulatory oversight, Governor Andrew Cuomo believes. The…
ECB President Pushes for a Central Bank Digital Currency
Christine Lagarde has pushed for the bank’s involvement in the development of a CBDC to address the demand for faster and cheaper cross-border payments. The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, supports the bank’s active involvement in…
Blockchain Lock IoT-Solution Aims to Tackle Porch Pirates
Internet of Things software developer It’s Here announced the launch of a blockchain-enabled lock that purportedly prevents porch pirating. Internet of Things (IoT) software developer It’s Here announced the launch of a blockchain-enabled lock that purportedly prevents porch pirating. According…
Experts Share: What Are the Biggest Topics to Follow in 2020 Beside Crypto
What else will be interesting to follow in 2020 Alexander Zaidelson, CEO of Beam I am trying to follow general technology topics and also global politics. Developments in the larger world outside crypto community are bound to influence our industry…
Will Google’s Quantum Supremacy Break Bitcoin in 2020?
The crypto community should be ready for the inevitability of quantum computing: It’s not as distant a future as it might seem. The topic of quantum computing has been steadily gaining interest within the cryptosphere, particularly so over the past…
Buy or DIY? An Overview of 7 Bitcoin Full Node Products
Full nodes are an indispensable part of Bitcoin’s system of checks and balances. They further decentralize the network, they keep miners honest, they verify and register every transaction that takes place on the blockchain, and they provide more autonomy and…