Price of Bitcoin Slides Below $8,100 Amid Consensus Woes
This week has marked the duration of the fourth annual Consensus conference, the largest cryptocurrency conference in the world. As attendance more than quadrupled from 2017, to over 9,000 …
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Ethereum, OmiseGo, and Cardano Creators are Boycotting Consensus 2018 After Controversy
According to Bloomberg, the creators of Ethereum, Cardano, and OmiseGo, some of the biggest public blockchain protocols and cryptocurrencies, are boycotting the largest cryptocurrency conference, Consensus, after a controversial …
Can Hashgraph Dethrone Blockchain as the Future Backbone of Consensus Algorithms?
Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of talk about a new technology known as Hashgraph. So far, a lot of people have no idea what …
Bitcoin Scaling Agreements – Hong Kong Consensus vs New York Consensus
June 19, 2017
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Over the past year and a half, we have been multiple “agreements” to make Bitcoin scale. Two of the agreements that stood out are the Hong Kong agreement, and …
What is Delegated Byzantine Fault Tolerance?
There are quite a few different ways to power blockchain solutions. Two of the more common types are proof-of-work and proof-of-stake. However, every now and then, we see a …
Bitcoin Core Members Discuss Blockchain Consensus At Chinese Event
Bitcoin Core developers are working hard on facilitating the future of Bitcoin. Several of the team members recently attended a meeting in China, where they touched upon blockchain consensus …
Understanding The Real Value of Bitcoin Mining
There are a lot of aspects to the Bitcoin mining ecosystem. Many outsiders see this as a waste of resources, particularly when taking into account how miners receive a …
Mainstream Media Utterly Ignores Positive Bitcoin Trend Once Again
Now that the Bitcoin price is rising again, mainstream media outlets remain tightlipped on this significant change. For some reason, they refuse to report on Bitcoin price increases until …
Creating New Technology Standards For Bitcoin Core Development
Throughout the years, several changes have been made to the Bitcoin Core code, allowing for new features, improved security, and ultimately, bigger network blocks. But it seems as if …