BlogHide Resteemsclip-clip (33)in life • 7 years agoOld Wooden Rowing Boats on Lago di Braies (Pragser Wildsee)Old Wooden Rowing Boats on Lago di Braies (Pragser Wildsee) picjumboclip-clip (33)in news • 7 years agoPutin: Crypto Oversight Legislation Will Be NeededRussian president Vladimir Putin believes that legislation laying out rules for the country’s cryptocurrency sector will be needed in the future. According to a report from Russian-language news…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years agoThe Sidechains Breakthrough Almost Everyone in Bitcoin MissedYou've heard of proof of work, but what about proofs of proofs of work? A complex notion, the research on "Non-Interactive Proofs of Proofs of Work," or NiPoPoW, released in October, has received…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years agoBitconnect Closes Virtually Its Entire Operation, BCC Token Drops 87%Bitconnect has formally closed its lending platform and cryptocurrency exchange following warnings from Texas and North Carolina regulators. The Bitconnect Coin (BCC) digital currency is down 87%…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years agoIs Global Front on Bitcoin Regulation Possible?On a day where confusing news continues to emanate from South Korea and China on new proposed bans and restrictions on Bitcoin, a member of the board of Germany’s Bundesbank has called for a united…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years agoWorld Famous Brothel Buying Into Bitcoin?The Bunny Ranch, which is well known for even those who do not frequent such places thanks to being featured on HBO’s Cathouse show, is mulling over the advantages that could come with offering a…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years agoChina’s Alibaba Launches Crypto Mining Platform Despite Restrictions, Say Local SourcesChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has launched a surprise cryptocurrency mining platform, unconfirmed sources surfacing today claim. CnLedger, a Twitter-based local crypto news information…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years agoBig Money, Murky Governance: Kicking the Tires of Telegram's Token SalePitched as a game-changer for the cryptocurrency industry, Telegram's initial coin offering could be a lifesaver for the company. Launched in 2013 by Russian brothers Pavel and Nikolai Durov, the…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years agoOrioncoin Further Unveils Loyalty Program Blockchain PlatformCointelegraph is bringing continuous updates about the companies that made significant input to the recent BlockShow Asia conference in Singapore. This time it is a company called Orioncoin and its…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years agoCrypto Market Suffers From Uncertainty in Asia, Losses Up to 40%Bitcoin and altcoins lost up to 40% of their value the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 16, as regulatory pressure from China and South Korea appears to upset optimism. Cross-exchange data from…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years agoJust One Person Found To Have Caused Bitcoin’s Jump From $150 to $1000 in 2013A recent paper on Bitcoin (BTC) price manipulation has shown that just one actor was likely responsible for driving the price of Bitcoin from $150 to $1000 in 2013. The paper, co-authored by Neil…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years agoRipple Price Drops to 2.5-Week Low, Eyes Sideways TradingRipple's XRP token fell to a 2.5-week low today, and is looking at a more or less sideways movement in the short-term, chart analysis suggests. The world's third-largest cryptocurrency by market…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years agoBlockchain in Your Pocket? The Phone Behind Sirin's $157 Million ICODoes the world really need a blockchain phone? Sirin Labs is betting it does. The startup, which recently raised $157 million in an initial coin offering (ICO), is building an Android smartphone…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years ago3 Web Giants That Could Be Decentralized on a BlockchainThe web has taken over our lives, and with that, online enterprises have grown into huge monoliths of power. Yet, while tech giants give us access to the stuff we like – music, movies, shopping –…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years agoNo, You Don't Have to Buy a Whole Bitcoin"How much is bitcoin?" "Around $14,000." "Well, that's too expensive. I can't afford that." It's a conversation that has surely happened thousands of times over the past several months as a…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years agoThe Radical Vision of Futures-Backed CryptocurrencyVeteran user experience designer James Zdralek is on a mission to reimagine the way central banks run, using cryptocurrencies. Part psychologist, part accountant, part industrial engineer, the…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years agoWhich Bubble Does Cryptocurrency Mania Resemble?"It seems like the dotcom bubble all over again, or the housing bubble all over again." That's Robert Shiller, the Nobel Prize-winning Yale economist, quoted in Fortune magazine's cover story on…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years ago$400K: Hacker Makes Off With Stellar Lumens in BlackWallet TheftAn unidentified thief has reportedly stolen more than $400,000 in Stellar lumens after hacking the digital wallet provider BlackWallet. According to cybersecurity reearcher Kevin Beaumont, the…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years ago5 Blockchain Developments Coming in 2018During the course of 2017, we saw big technology players making moves in blockchain. In addition to Microsoft and IBM, Oracle announced in October a new cloud-based blockchain-as-a-service…clip-clip (33)in news • 7 years agoBitcoin's Price Just Dropped Over $1,300 in 1.5 HoursThe price of a bitcoin has just plummeted by over $1,300 in little more than an hour. Having been on the slide in recent days, in large part seemingly due to new regulatory efforts to calm the…