Tech 15 March 2019

BitMEX Research flags bug in Ethereum Parity full node

BitMEX has uncovered a serious bug in the Ethereum Parity full node, with significant consequences for data integrity.

Business 12 March 2019

With a recession coming, Bitcoin SV is the smart investment

Most experts agree that a recession is coming, and soon. One expert has spelled out why that spells bad news for Ethereum, and why Bitcoin will thrive.

Business 4 March 2019

Ethereum-scamming Twitter bots make a return

Research indicated that there were as many as 15,000 crypto scam bots running wild throughout the social media platform and the site promised to do something about it.

Business 15 February 2019

Nasdaq to launch cryptocurrency liquid index

The NASDAQ Stock Exchange appears to be venturing into the cryptocurrency markets as it announced it will launch a Bitcoin Core and Ethereum Liquid Index effective from February 25.

Business 18 January 2019

Google blocking ‘Ethereum’ ads in latest crypto blacklist

Decenter, a smart contract security audit startup based in Belgrade, said it had noticed a “hard stop” on ads containing references to “Ethereum,” including for terms such as “Ethereum security audits.”

Tech 16 January 2019

Ethereum hard fork postponed on security concerns

Citing “potential vulnerabilities” to smart contracts on the Ethereum chain, the Constantinople hard fork for the network is postponed indefinitely.

Tech 7 January 2019

Bitmain pushed back as Ethereum moves to ASIC-resistant miners

Ethereum core developers have reportedly reached a decision to implement a new proof-of-work algorithm that could potentially improve the efficiency of GPU-based mining, shying away from ASIC-based activity

Tech 26 December 2018

Vitalik Buterin doesn’t believe in proof of work

Vitalik Buterin does not believe in the proof-of-work (PoW) system which Ethereum, the platform he co-founded, uses.

Business 13 November 2018

PureBit exchange pulls exit scam, runs off with almost $3M in ETH

Crypto traders using the South Korean exchange PureBit understand why Mondays are typically considered to be bad days.

Editorial 5 November 2018

Welcome to the distributed collaborative entity: Terra firma societies are possible with crypto, and it’s not a fantasy

The seventeenth installment in a weekly column, A Power of Facing looks at the prospects for freer enclaves, societies, build on the power of cryptocurrency and its underlying tech. It’s no longer a fantasy.

Tech 29 October 2018

Blockchains in the enterprise: Smart contracts in different chains

This next section of the article will deal with the issue of smart contracts and how they are implemented in the different blockchain systems which are popular in the current industry.

Tech 15 October 2018

Blockchains in the enterprise: The different types of blockchains

Enterprises have very unique requirements when it comes to blockchains. There is much potential to saving costs and also removing a whole class of errors that could occur in a system that is centrally administered.