[ad_2][ad_1] In the wake of Utah making history with blockchain voting during the 2020 presidential election, some security experts have increased their criticism of the idea. Earlier this week, a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology released a draft of a paper titled Going from bad to worse: from …
Read More »The Infura hard fork causes debate on the update mechanism
[ad_2][ad_1] Source: Wit Olszewski – Shutterstock Ethereum Core developers have decided to improve the update release mechanism. The Optimistic Ethereum team caused Infura to fail by triggering a critical sync bug on the Geth client. On November 11, an “unannounced hard fork” on Ethereum impacted the operation of Infura and …
Read More »Virtual gold? The rise of Bitcoin ignites a new debate amid a pandemic
[ad_2][ad_1] LONDON – Bitcoin’s rally above US $ 15,000 has reignited debate over whether the cryptocurrency is so-called digital gold or a dangerously risky bet as investors grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. The world’s most popular virtual drive gained over 30% in value in nearly three weeks through Friday, bringing …
Read More »Ripple’s Legal Adviser Says Company Doesn’t ‘Run’ From US As Debate Over XRP Regulatory Clarity Heats Up
[ad_2][ad_1] Ripple’s legal counsel is responding to speculation about the startup’s potential plans for payments to leave the United States. In a Twitter thread, Stuart Alderoty explains because Ripple is considering a move overseas. “We are a proud US company, but we don’t have a coherent regulatory framework here. This …
Read More »The warning about the payment in currency of an ALDI buyer ignites a heated debate
[ad_2][ad_1] An ALDI customer sparked the online debate after posting on Facebook that the supermarket refused to charge them in coins, citing a store policy that limits the amount of coins the store would accept. Hidez Coote told Yahoo News Australia that the incident occurred while shopping at ALDI in …
Read More »The Crypto community weighs on the debate "Creating a good Bitcoin" while the Academia makes the most recent accounts
[ad_2][ad_1] A few days ago, the news spread on the possibility of creating a new Bitcoin (BTC), or at least a better virtual currency. However, Bitcoin has been working for more than a decade and it looks like it will continue to work in the future with new implementations and …
Read More »Crypto Markets Gets an increase in header over the weekend as it intensifies the debate on Bitcoin ETF
[ad_2][ad_1] Saturday the prices of the cryptocurrency have risen, alleviating the risk of an imminent withdrawal after days of mostly sideways moves. As history has shown, longer periods of side trading are often followed by showy selloff in bitcoin and altcoin. Flush of Green The major cryptocurrencies reported gains at …
Read More »The founder of Litecoin [LTC] opens an intense debate on Twitter on "Bitcoin extremists"
[ad_2][ad_1] Charlie Lee, the creator of litecoin [LTC] he's back on the limelight and this time he's defending his mess against "Extremists" of Bitcoin. In a tweet, Charlie claimed that some Bitcoin Maximalists are actually Bitcoin extremists. In recent days, Litecoin and some other Bitcoin forks have been accused by …
Read More »Ripple and Swift Prepare for the Epic 2019 debate on the future of cross-border payments
[ad_2][ad_1] Ripple Labs Inc., one of Silicon Valley's most valuable start-ups, and the global Swift payment infrastructure – will compete with the 1TC conference in Rust, Germany. Marjan Delatinne – Global banking manager at Ripple and Wim Raymaekers – the head of global banking at Swift will give his two …
Read More »Ethereum Classic 51% Attack Fuels Ripple PoW Debate
[ad_1] On 5 January 2019, Ethereum Classic (ETC) fell victim to a 51% attack. In the beginning, the attack went unnoticed for over 24 hours until the Coinbase engineers noticed that 88,500 ETCs (about $ 450,000) were falsely deposited on the Okex crypt exchange. On 1/5/2019, Coinbase noted a deep …
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