Category: Blockchain

Blockchain development platform Chain has announced the launch of Ivy, a programming language they claim makes it possible to write smart contracts for Bitcoin’s Blockchain. Generally, smart contracts are associated with Ethereum, the Blockchain that was created to support Turing-complete, or computationally universal, smart contracts. In a blog post Monday, Chain explains that writing smart…

GMO Internet, a publicly listed IT firm in Japan, has officially launched its cryptocurrency mining operation. The mining unit was previously unveiled in September, with a goal of going live with it in the first quarter of 2018. GMO has pursued a number of cryptocurrency-related business lines in the past year, including an exchange platform…

1. What are futures? Futures are an agreement to buy or sell an asset on a specific future date at a specific price. Once the futures contract has been entered, both parties have to buy and sell at the agreed-upon price, irrespective of what the actual market price is at the contract execution date. The…

Admittedly, 90% of Hyperledger projects are Proof-of-Stake – not even Blockchain at all. And to call IBM’s “Fabric” contibution “Blockchain” is really a stretch. That makes Hyperledger a hot-podge of stuff, but lacks clear focus. Hopefully this focus will be tightened soon, if it really wants to stay relevant. — TJACK   NEW YORK (Reuters)…

Stick with the real thing, not the clones, to avoid such issues: PoW Blockchain — TJACK   Using ethereum browser Mist may put cryptocurrency private keys at risk, according to an Ethereum Foundation blog post published today. The threat arises from a newly discovered vulnerability, which the blog post classifies as “high severity,” and impacts…

For years, Google and Apple have enjoyed an effective duopoly on apps, earning huge fees and implementing opaque policies. Blockchain is poised to change all this.   In 2017, app stores saw record revenues and downloads. Across both iOS and Android platforms, downloads grew by 15 percent year-over-year to reach nearly 50 billion worldwide, taking…

They use the term “Blockchain” very loosely, and actually refer to Ethereum as the platform … Yet the general idea has validity (though better on the Blockchain, i.e. PoW) – thus re-published here — TJACK   The global equity market has seen a very turbulent decade since the start of the global recession. Yet despite…

“What is bitcoin? Can I buy, like, pizza with it?” Asked by sports blogger Dave Portnoy in his inaugural video as a bitcoin investor, the comment cuts to the core of a truism about the network: while it’s been billed as a “digital currency,” it’s actually not all the useful for payments today. In short, you’re very…

So, do you realize NOW we are onto something really big here? — TJACK Bitcoin has sustained its phenomenal rise and already surpassed the $18,000 per token level as of Dec. 7, 2017. Because of this, the leading virtual currency’s market capitalization (cap) has also swelled to a new record high of $305 bln, surpassing…

Even though this is a sponsored post for the DataWallet service, it makes an excellent point of what Blockchain technology can do for all of us (I offer no opinion on this particular product). No longer watch annoying ads (if you still don’t use ad-blockers), instead: get paid. — TJACK   It’s in the name:…

Bitcoin’s long wait for the Lightning Network is almost over. Announced today, the startups behind the three most active Lightning implementations have revealed test results, including live transactions, proving their software is now interoperable. The findings, released by ACINQ, Blockstream and Lightning Labs, effectively bring Lightning (the mechanism many see as the best solution for increasing…

When you trust centralized systems in a decentralized world. — TJACK   The mining service Nicehash was reportedly hacked today, with over $60 mln in funds stolen. Users report that funds have been moved from their own internal Nicehash Bitcoin addresses to a single Bitcoin address controlled by an unknown party. The company released a…

Livestream of the Blockchaingers Tech Deep Dive at Delft University of Technology on 6 December 2017. Together with 600 developers, CEOs, entrepreneurs, scientists, politicians and blockchain enthusiasts, the Blockchaingers will dive into blockchain technology. The Blockchaingers Tech Deep Dive features an international line-up with representation of every significant blockchain. Together, we will move the blockchain…

When $90m of that is Core Developer’s money, a second “Greatest Assumable Disaster” is tolerable? Systemic design flaw “Anyone can delete a critical smart contract component (library)” is diminished to just being a “bug” and “young technology” – rather than a cheap copy of PoW. So there will be three (3) Ethereums soon: ETC, ETH,…

Marc Hochstein is the managing editor of CoinDesk and the former editor-in-chief of American Banker. The following article originally appeared in CoinDesk Weekly, a custom-curated newsletter delivered every Sunday exclusively to Coindesk subscribers.   The most expensive dunce cap in the world is a hat I bought with bitcoin about five years ago. I’m not going to bother…

WeWork errichtet größte deutsche Coworking-Fläche am Potsdamer Platz in Berlin • Weltweit führender Anbieter von Coworking-Flächen mietet 14 Etagen mit insgesamt 13.000 Quadratmetern in der Eichhornstraße 3 • Eine der größten Einzelvermietungen des Jahres auf Berliner Büroimmobilienmarkt • Vermietungsquote am Potsdamer Platz steigt auf 93 Prozent im Bürosegment Berlin, 04. Dezember 2017 – Das US-amerikanische…

“CryptoKitties” Becomes Largest Ethereum-Based Decentralized Application CryptoKitties, the massively popular Ethereum-based digital kitten breeding app and collectibles marketplace, has surpassed major decentralized cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta to become the largest decentralized application (dapp) on the Ethereum protocol by gas consumption. According to ETH Gas Station, the CryptoKitties Ethereum smart contract accounted for 13.94 percent of Ethereum’s…