sponsored Crypto platform says it is developing a “modern alternative to bitcoin” without scalability issues. Crypto platform ILCoin says it is developing a “modern alternative to bitcoin” without scalability issues by using “pioneering technology” called command chain protocol (C2P). The protocol of C2P, created by ILCoin, is supposed to solve the main problem of the…
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Russian Parliament Considers Imposing Fines on Crypto Mining by End of June
The Russian State Duma is considering imposing administrative responsibility for mining cryptocurrencies. Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, is considering imposing administrative responsibility for the mining of cryptocurrencies, local news outlet TASS reported on June 7. In an interview with TASS, Anatoly Aksakov, the chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market, said that…
Iran’s Energy Minister Wants Crypto Miners Charged Real Electricity Prices
Iran’s deputy energy minister said that electricity bills for digital currency miners should be calculated in accordance to real prices. The deputy energy minister of Iran has said that electricity bills for digital currency miners should be calculated in accordance to real prices, Iranian economic daily newspaper Financial Tribune reported on June 9. Iran’s deputy…
Why Lobbying Growth Is a Sign That Crypto Is Maturing
Crypto lobbying is growing, but it’s being led by “noncrypto” companies. Crypto is on the march, and not just in terms of market price. Not only does data indicate that the number of ID-verified users of cryptocurrency doubled over 2018, but there are various other metrics that suggest that adoption is gaining traction. As many as 84%…
Binance DEX: Navigating Country-Specific Cryptocurrency Trading Restrictions
Binance blocks traders in 29 other countries from its DEX website but say affected users can utilize supported wallet apps or VPNs to bypass the restriction. At the start of June 2019, reports emerged that Binance DEX’s website was blocking users with IP addresses from 29 countries. This news immediately caused confusion with some commentators,…
Russian Region Yugra to Launch Blockchain-Enabled Tourism Platform
A region in Russia will launch a blockchain-enabled tourism platform in partnership with a local startup. The Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug – Yugra, a federal subject of Russia, will launch a blockchain-enabled tourism platform, major state-owned media outlet Tass reported on June 7. Per the report, during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum this week, the…
Blockchain In Retail: 2019 Status Check – Forbes
Blockchain In Retail: 2019 Status Check Forbes The business applications of blockchain are moving quickly, the technology is getting easier to explain (and understand), and some companies are actually … Source: New Google Blockchain
Hodler’s Digest, June 3–9: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week
Tron CEO Justin Sun gets to lunch with Warren Buffett for $4.5 million, while Facebook’s coin may come out this month. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, and much more…
Microsoft will Integrate Tools into the Azure Cloud Service to Work on the Blockchain – The Coin Shark
Microsoft will Integrate Tools into the Azure Cloud Service to Work on the Blockchain The Coin Shark According to the CryptoSlate press release, the Truffle startup integrates its development tools with Microsoft Azure, which will allow developers to. Source: New Google Blockchain
What Is a Satoshi, the Smallest Unit on the Bitcoin Blockchain?
Why Twitter has been using Satoshi more and more often. From paying for pizza with satoshi (SAT) on the Lightning Network to the 10,000 satoshis being added to the Lightning Torch each time it is passed, down to the 1 sat/byte rate on the bitcoin SV network, SAT is being used more and more in…