Coinbase to White Hat Hacker: We Don’t Want Your Bitcoin
Black hat hackers are asking for bitcoin. White hat hackers, at the behest of clients need to pay up. But Coinbase is kicking the ‘good guys’ out. Source
Ethereum’s ERC-20 Tokens Are All the Rage. But What Are They Anyway?
At the root of a high-profile wave of mega-ICO fundraising efforts on ethereum is a token standard called ERC-20. So what is it anyway? Source
Ether Price Analysis: Price Movement Shows Strong Market Value
What the heck is happening in the crypto world? Is Ethereum finally dead? Is ETH taking its last breaths? Not likey. In fact, the recent pullback on the ETH-USD market is probably one of the best and healthiest things investors and traders could have asked for. Given ether’s 300% price rise in just over a […]
BIP91: The SegWit Activation "Kludge" That Should Keep Bitcoin Whole
Bitcoin’s long-lasting scaling debate appeared to be heading toward a climax lately, with two proposals gaining significant traction. At one end of the fence there is Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 148 (BIP148), a user activated soft fork (UASF) originally proposed by the pseudonymous developer “shaolinfry.” On the other, there’s SegWit2x, an agreement forged between a significant […]
The Moonbeam Scaling Network: A “Semi-Decentralized” Scaling Solution
Bitcoin exchange and hosted wallet provider Luno (formerly BitX) is developing a Bitcoin scaling solution called Moonbeam. Unlike the lightning network, Moonbeam does not require SegWit’s transaction malleability fix and would be able to operate on the Bitcoin network as it is today. Moonbeam aims to provide a way for multi-user Bitcoin platforms — such […]
In the Green: Cryptocurrency Prices Rebound After Market Correction
Cryptocurrency prices have rebounded, reversing the price declines seen during a broad market correction. Source
Former People’s Bank of China Official to Give Cryptocurrency Lecture
A former official of China’s central bank is set to give a lecture on cryptocurrencies later this month. Source
UK Finance Watchdog Adds More Blockchain Startups to Regulatory Sandbox
One of the UK’s top finance regulators is expanding its regulatory ‘sandbox’ to include more blockchain startups. Source
US Should Encourage Blockchain Investments, Says Former Defense Official
The US should promote investments in blockchain as part of a broader fight against cyberthreats, a former Defense Department official has said. Source
Samson Mow Introduces Liquid Networks at Blockchain Forum in Canada
Blockstream’s Samson Mow and Paycase’s Joseph Weinberg unveiled the Liquid network yesterday at the Blockchain Association of Canada’s Government Forum in Ottawa, as a step forward in the ongoing Bitcoin scaling debate. The Liquid network is a federated sidechain designed to provide new features and benefits to exchanges, users, and businesses by leveraging a sidechain […]