January 18, 2019 / by Steven Lubka
The North American Bitcoin Conference had a number of great guests this year in Miami. As with most Bitcoin conferences, there was a strong Bitcoin.com presence, the main supporter of Bitcoin Cash. A representative for Bitcoin.com took the stage to tell us all about the benefits of Bitcoin Cash and then informed us that they…
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January 17, 2019 / by Zachary Mashiach
The Ethereum (ETH) Constantinople hard fork has been delayed until further notice due to a critical security bug. At this point it would be best for developers to take their time and ensure that the fork has zero problems before scheduling to deploy it again, but instead the Constantinople hard fork will have to be…
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January 17, 2019 / by Cathy Zollo
Invictus By William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond…
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January 15, 2019 / by Zachary Mashiach
The War On Shitcoins Episode 9: TenX (PAY). The war on shitcoins is a Crypto.IQ series that targets and shoots down cryptocurrencies that are not worth investing in either due to their being scams, having serious design flaws, being centralized, or in general just being worthless copies of other cryptocurrencies. There are thousands of shitcoins…
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December 28, 2018 / by Angel Reyes
Technological advancements in the crypto space are often under scrutiny as many projects make claims of scalability, decentralization, and security. Tuur Demeester, a monetary economist and early Bitcoin adopter, has been speaking out against Ethereum’s validity and credibility for some time now. He says “Ethereum is at best a science experiment” and has failed to…
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December 28, 2018 / by Zachary Mashiach
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) forked from the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain in August 2017, amid a heated block size debate. At the time the Bitcoin network was undergoing congestion due to increased transaction frequency and transaction fees began to exceed $1, going as high as $3 in June 2017. The Bitcoin Cash community thought that increasing Bitcoin’s…
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December 27, 2018 / by Angel Reyes
The crypto market is no stranger to pump and dump schemes for various tokens and coins. This year has also seen a large rise and fall in crypto and blockchain companies and associated jobs as well. Sky News has analyzed recent data from Companies House and OpenCorporates to find that at least 340 UK companies…
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December 26, 2018 / by Zachary Mashiach
The War On Shitcoins Episode 8: Bitcoin Private (BTCP). The war on shitcoins is a Crypto.IQ series that targets and shoots down cryptocurrencies that are not worth investing in either due to their being scams, having serious design flaws, being centralized, or in general just being worthless copies of other cryptocurrencies. There are thousands of…
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December 19, 2018 / by Zachary Mashiach
Bram Cohen, the creator of the popular peer to peer torrenting software BitTorrent, is creating a cryptocurrency called Chia. This new cryptocurrency will use Proof of Capacity (PoC), an algorithm perfected by Burstcoin (BURST). Breaker incorrectly reports that PoC, which Cohen is calling Proof of Space, is a new algorithm developed by Cohen. Further, Breaker writes…
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December 18, 2018 / by Zachary Mashiach
The War On Shitcoins Episode 6: Decentraland (MANA). The war on shitcoins is a Crypto.IQ series that targets and shoots down cryptocurrencies that are not worth investing in either due to their being scams, having serious design flaws, being centralized, or in general just being worthless copies of other cryptocurrencies. There are thousands of shitcoins…
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