Tag Archives: work

Litecoin and Cardano Explore ‘Velvet Fork’ Partnership – Here’s How Crypto Collaboration Could Work

[ad_2][ad_1] Litecoin (LTC) and smart contract platform Cardano (ADA) are exploring a “Velvet Fork” partnership that will unlock new features in the 10th largest cryptocurrency such as cross-chain communications, smart contract capability and improved scalability. In July, Cardano creator Charles Hoskinson invited Litecoin Foundation CEO Charlie Lee to potentially collaborate …

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Former government contractor avoids jail for mining crypto at work

[ad_2][ad_1] A former government contractor in Australia who mined cryptocurrencies using state-owned supercomputers avoided jail time. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Jonathan Khoo was ordered to complete 300 hours of community service for installing code on two supercomputers operated by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, or CSIRO, …

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R3 launches the Rope network – How does this XRP impact work?

[ad_2][ad_1] The long-awaited Corda Network (CN) has finally been launched by the blockchain enterprise software company, R3. The Corda network will be managed by a newly created non-profit organization called the Corda Network Foundation. R3 announced the news in a Press release January 16, 2019, stating that the newly created …

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Ethereum Classic returns to work with the new Core Dev team

[ad_2][ad_1] A new group of developers has officially announced their participation in the development of the Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain. Known as ETC Labs Core, the team of six developers, many of whom had previously been in ETCDev, will provide key technical skills for the blockchain and will continue to …

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ANC manifesto: land, work and blockchain

[ad_2][ad_1] Author's image Getty Images Image caption Mr. Ramaphosa has a businesslike style decidedly different from his predecessor In view of the elections in South Africa in May, President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled the manifesto of the African National Congress (ANC). Andrew Harding of the BBC unpacks the key themes of …

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What is the ripple and how does it work?

[ad_2][ad_1] Once the bitcoin established itself as a viable currency that had the potential to hang around, other cryptocurrencies started popping up in its wake to try to dethrone it. The two largest cryptocurrencies in the world by market capitalization are Bitcoin and Ethereum, but the third largest – Ripple …

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