‘Unrealistic': BIP 91 Creator James Hilliard Has Choice Words for Segwit2x
The creative coder behind a clever way to enact SegWit doesn’t believe a new proposal for the network is in its best interest. Source
Ether Price Analysis: Market Consolidation Provides Calm Before Next Breakout
Over the past few days, despite major swings throughout the crypto-market, ETH-USD finally appears to be displaying nice, reliable signs of market consolidation: Figure 1: ETH-USD, 2-hr Candles, Bitfinex, Consolidation Pattern Two key characteristics of market consolidation are decreasing volume over the course of a trend and decrease in price volatility. It should be noted […]
Bad Karma: Community Objects to “Opportunism” of Buddhism on the Blockchain
Last week, startup company Lotos published its new project on Reddit aiming to create a decentralized religious community, supporting Buddhism and meditation, based on the Ethereum blockchain. According to the company’s white paper, the community’s structure will be segmented into three parts: “an off-blockchain software platform” connecting the teachers and the students; “an internal economy […]
Mastercard and Cisco Join Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) was recently joined by 34 new members, including Mastercard, Cisco, Scotiabank and the Government of Andhra Pradesh, bringing the total membership of the consortium to over 150 organizations. On July 18, 2017, the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance published a press release claiming that — with the 34 new members and the […]
Start Your Hedging: LedgerX to Begin Trading Cryptocurrency Derivatives
New York startup LedgerX has received approval from the CFTC to trade cryptocurrency derivatives to institutional investors. Source
Winklevoss Backed Gemini Exchange to Begin Daily Ether Auctions
Digital currency exchange Gemini is set to begin hosting daily ether auctions on Friday. Source
[Review] Antminer T9 vs. Antminer S9 – Who is the Best Bitcoin Bitcoin Miner?
The post [Review] Antminer T9 vs. Antminer S9 – Who is the Best Bitcoin Bitcoin Miner? appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Note: this review assumes knowledge of the Antminer S9. If you’re unfamiliar with that device, see our detailed Antminer S9 review. Despite the recent AsicBoost and Antbleed scandals, Bitmain remains the world’s premier ASIC […]
Between a Rock and a Hard Fork: Jeff Garzik’s Plan to Avoid a Bitcoin Split
Perhaps no coder is more at the center of bitcoin’s raging scaling debate more than Jeff Garzik – here he talks about the network’s future. Source
Life in Crypto Time
Trading expert Tim Enneking compares the crypto asset space with the early days of the internet, where time just seemed to fly faster. Source
Understanding Bitcoin’s Scaling Debate: Politics Comes First
Cato Institute’s Jim Harper argues that, since the scaling debate is so political, the community has something to learn from Washington, D.C. Source