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Andreas Antonopoulos Announces New 'Mastering Lightning Network' Book
29.8.2019
Andreas Antonopoulos announced his new “Mastering Lightning Network” book, co-authored by Olaoluwa Osuntokun and René Pickhardt
ERC20 Tether Transactions Flip Their Omni Equivalent
29.8.2019
Crypto enthusiasts have noticed that the Ethereum blockchain has come awfully close to reaching capacity due to the added transactions stemming from the Tether (USDT) network. The transaction count since mid-August shows the ERC20 version of tether has surpassed the original version that uses BTC....
Telegram’s Cryptocurrency – Gram, All Set to Debut by 31st October
28.8.2019
Bitcoin’s bull run till now has been largely affected owing to other global tech giants stepping into the bitcoin and cryptocurrencies space. BTC price having plateaued somewhere around $10,000, the crypto world received another huge blow when Facebook, earlier this year, announced plans...
They Biked, Ran and Swam Over 200 Miles Across Europe – All for Bitcoin
28.8.2019
A group of bitcoin enthusiasts just ran, biked and swam across Europe, all to promote the cryptocurrency they believe is leaving a powerful, positive mark on the world. The first “Satoshi Freeathlon” officially finished this weekend, in which a group of seven bitcoin enthusiasts flexing...
Parity Delays Ethereum Network Hardfork over Implementation of EIPs
28.8.2019
Parity needs more time to finish EIP implementation, delaying the Istanbul hardfork til Sept. 6
Gemini Joins Silvergate Exchange Network for 24/7 Fiat Money Transfers
27.8.2019
Gemini joins Silvergate’s exchange network to enable real-time USD transfers
Winklevoss Twins’ Gemini Exchange Joins Silvergate Crypto Lending Network
27.8.2019
The Silvergate Exchange Network provides a frictionless way to transfer U.S. dollars "around the clock."
BUTTON Wallet Surprises 300 million Telegram Users With Free Cryptocurrency Testing Playground
27.8.2019
Trading in cryptocurrencies has gained a good amount of momentum in the past few years owing to the lucrative returns bestowed upon to the investors. Despite, earning a lot of attention from the masses, a large section of our community hesitates to indulge in trading of this new-age currency....
Ethereum Foundation Grants $2.46 Million to Network Developers
26.8.2019
The Ethereum Foundation announced over $2.46 million in grants to finance Ethereum 2.0 development
Web3’s Gavin Wood Launches Kusama Network to Test Polkadot Protocol
23.8.2019
The Web3 Foundation launched a live experimental version of the Polkadot network on Friday. Here's what Kusama will be testing
Weekly Platform News: Improving UX on Slow Connections, a Tip for Writing Alt Text and a Polyfill for the HTML loading attribute
23.8.2019
In this week's roundup, how to determine a slow connection, what we should put into alt text for images, and a new polyfill for the HTML loading attribute, plus more.
Detecting users on slow connections
Algolia is using the Network Information API (see the API’s Chrome status page) to detect users...
Casa Releases Node Monitor Service to Improve Bitcoin Network Health
22.8.2019
A Bitcoin node provider is providing a rewards program for users who regularly confirm their nodes’ health status
The World Bank’s Blockchain Bond Is Just a Fancy Way of Selling Debt
21.8.2019
Last year the World Bank and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia announced a permissioned Ethereum-based blockchain to facilitate the end-to-end issuance of bonds between financial partners. The Bretton Woods-created financial institution hopes to make debt capital markets far more efficient with...
Bitcoin Lightning Network Implementation C-Lightning Gets an Upgrade
21.8.2019
Blockstream updated c-lightning, its Lightning Network implementation, to version 0.7.2
High-Powered Mining Rigs Drive Bitcoin’s Accelerating Hashrate
20.8.2019
On August 19, the combined SHA-256 hashrate between the BCH and BTC networks touched a massive high of over 91 exahash per second (EH/s). One notable contribution to today’s network hashrates is the manufacturing of next-generation mining rigs that produce a significant number of terahash....
Cere Network Raises 3.5M Dollars From Multiple Entities Including Binance Labs
20.8.2019
Cere Network, a start-up developing CRM (customer relationship management) software based on blockchain, has just raised 3.5 million dollars from leading organizations including Binance Labs. Other entities that have invested in Cere Network include Neo Global Capital, Arrington XRP Capital...
Max Keiser: New Bitcoin Network Hash Rate High Suggests Price Is Next
20.8.2019
The Bitcoin hash rate hits a new record at 82.5 TH/s
Using rel=”preconnect” to establish network connections early and increase performance
20.8.2019
Milica Mihajlija:
Adding rel=preconnect to a <link> informs the browser that your page intends to establish a connection to another domain, and that you'd like the process to start as soon as possible. Resources will load more quickly because the setup process has already been completed...
Alive, Thriving and Totally Unauthorized: Inside the Underground Market for Telegram’s Cryptocurrency
19.8.2019
Telegram forbade investors from selling their gram tokens before launch. Yet the secondary market for grams is lively – and rife with risk
The Entire Bitcoin Dynamic is Changed by the Lightning Network, Says Samson Mow
18.8.2019
Samson Mow, BTCC Exchange’s Founder and Magical Crypto Friends and Blockstream’s present CSO, recently shared his views on Bitcoin’s status and Lightning Network’s advantages in an extensive conversation with SFOX. Blockstream has intended to extend its support to the network of Bitcoin through...