BoE Official: Central Bank Digital Currency Would Need ‘Extraordinary’ Resilience
A Bank of England researcher wrote earlier this week that a central bank digital currency would need “extraordinary” levels of resilience to work.
Bitcoin’s Price Is Down More Than $500 Today
Continued market turmoil traced to Chinese regulatory pressure has sent bitcoin’s price tumbling more than $500.
Bitcoin Core 0.15.0 Is Released: Here’s What’s New
Today marks the official release of Bitcoin Core 0.15.0, the fifteenth generation of Bitcoin’s original software client launched by Satoshi Nakamoto almost nine years ago. Overseen by Bitcoin Core lead maintainer Wladimir van der Laan, this latest major release was developed by nearly 100 contributors over a six-month period, with major contributions through Chaincode Labs, […]
Building “Cappasity” for AR, VR and 3D Content
Imagine for a minute the next evolution of online retail, featuring an in-store browsing experience with interactive 3D images. All of this would be tethered to a broader ecosystem that delivers fast and easy augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and 3D content. This scenario above is not a fantasy. Rather, it signifies a new […]
North Korea Is Targeting South Korea’s Bitcoin Exchanges, Report Claims
Actors tied to the isolated nation have been involved in attacks on crypto exchanges in South Korea, a prominent U.S.cybersecurity firm said.
Analyst: Cryptocurrency Mining Is Boosting AMD and Nvidia Stock Prices
AMD and Nvidia’s work to attract cryptocurrency miners is paying off in the stock market, analyst Jefferies said today.
NO2X: Breaking Bitcoin Shows No Love for the SegWit2x Hard Fork in Paris
“There’s no such thing as a safe hard fork,” Electrum lead developer Thomas Voegtlin corrected an audience member at the Breaking Bitcoin conference in Paris last weekend. “I would recommend to have replay protection, of course,” he added. Community support for SegWit2x, the Bitcoin scaling proposal spearheaded by Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group, was virtually […]
Jamie Dimon: Bitcoin Is a ‘Fraud’
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon renewed his criticism of bitcoin today, declaring that he believes it to be a “fraud”.
Japanese Company Will Launch New Bitcoin Mining Operation With 7 nm Chips
GMO Internet Group, a Japanese provider of a full spectrum of internet services for both the consumer and enterprise markets, is launching a new Bitcoin mining business utilizing next-generation 7 nanometer (7 nm) semiconductor chips. “[We] believe this new business has high potential for increasing corporate value in the future,” states the company. Headquartered in […]
How One Blockchain Startup Is Combatting Centralization of the Credit Industry
Startup company Bloom seeks to take advantage of blockchain technology’s perks to create a platform where the participants will have global access to credit services. According to Bloom, the traditional methods of credit checking leaves billions of people without basic credit services. The stats of the company show that fewer than 9 percent of the […]