The Bitcoin network’s mining difficulty level has increased by over 10%. The change happened on November 18, 2016, as a part of the digital currency network’s inbuilt regulation mechanism. The Bitcoin difficulty level ensures constant block generation times irrespective of the total hashing power. The increase in difficulty levels from the previous 254,620,187,304 to the […]
Technology can be used for both good and bad. As cyber researchers and developers continue to develop state of the art security features, the same set of skills can be used to circumvent them as well. Samy Kamkar, a hardware hacker has proven it with his PoisonTap device. The PoisonTap, comprising of a Raspberry Pi […]
Moscow-based legal experts examine the thaw in attitudes towards blockchain and bitcoin in Russia. Source
Ledger Labs’ Josh Stark seeks to provide a high-level framework for understanding the potential of nascent blockchain governance applications. Source
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Bitcoin made an unexpected appearance on an episode of the popular TV series “Shark Tank” this week. Source
Factom, an Austin-based blockchain technology company offering data management and record keeping support for business, announced it is the recipient of a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant. The intent of this funding is to address one of the world’s most urgent problems — the maintenance of medical records that are secure, readily accessible and […]
Bitcoin’s oldest mining pool, Slush Pool, will let its miners vote on the Segregated Witness soft fork proposed by Bitcoin Core. By passing this choice down to individual miners that connect to the pool (sometimes also referred to as “hashers”) Slush Pool hopes to remove itself as a decision maker from the equation. Speaking to Bitcoin Magazine, Slush […]