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IOTA: Confirmation rates in the Tangle

Monday, 16 April 2018 17:23

The IOTA consensus mechanism is based on a weighted random walk. Using this tip selection mechanism, large branches of the Tangle become larger and smaller ones become smaller, until they get abandoned. The intuition is quite similar to blockchains: while a blockchain builds upon the longest chain,…

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Sweetbridge: Video: SweetMeet Washington, D.C. — Business in the Distributed Age

Monday, 16 April 2018 19:35

At our inaugural D.C. event, Sweetbridge CEO Scott Nelson detailed his vision of how blockchain is springing forth a new “Distributed Age.”At the National Union Building in downtown Washington March 5, 2018, Nelson laid out the paradigm-shifting aspects of the blockchain and how this emerging technology will…

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ETHNews: Facebook’s Personal Data Crisis Is Ethereum’s Opportunity

Friday, 13 April 2018 23:17

Time to take a good look at those privacy settings — and also to push for further development of Ethereum's data storage layer. If anyone's going to control our identities on the coming Web 3.0, it should be us.

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Cryptovest: Launch of Taklimakan Network ICO - comprehensive platform for cryptocurrency trading

Saturday, 14 April 2018 11:15

Taklimakan Network is a mobile and web-based platform that was developed as a knowledge portal for investors, traders, and analysts from beginner to expert. The app provides crowdsourced services and trading tools, including trading signals, analytics, and strategies with the aim of enabling users of any experience…

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ETHNews: Buterin Proposes ‘Minimal Sharding Protocol’ For Immediate Development

Friday, 13 April 2018 23:32

Vitalik Buterin has recommended that developers work on building a skeletal version of a sharding system until the Ethereum community is able to produce a more precise vision of how sharding will work.

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CoinTelegraph: Wall Street Banks See Share Prices Fall While Crypto Markets Surge

Saturday, 14 April 2018 11:30

The traditional markets had started off the second quarter relatively low, as the crypto markets ended their worst first quarter ever for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).

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Bitsonline: Latvia Could Impose 20% Tax on Cryptocurrency Transactions

Saturday, 14 April 2018 12:00

The Baltic nation of Latvia has recently witnessed a rise in crypto activity, prompting the government to consider taxing cryptocurrency transactions. The Latvian government’s intention to introduce taxation on digital currency transactions is a way to cash in on the crypto craze, as other European governments have…

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AMBCrypto: Future launch of cryptocurrency app for crypto trading - Bison

Saturday, 14 April 2018 12:30

Börse Stuttgart, the second largest stock exchange in Germany is set to launch a cryptocurrency app called Bison. It will be available for use in September with initially support trading of Bitcoin [BTC], Ethereum [ETH], Litecoin [LTC], and Ripple [XRP].

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ETHNews: Yahoo Japan’s Z Corporation Purchases Stake In bitARG Tokyo Cryptocurrency Exchange

Friday, 13 April 2018 21:50

On Friday, Z Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo Japan, acquired a minority stake (40 percent) in bitARG Tokyo, a cryptocurrency exchange licensed by Japan’s Financial Services Agency. The exchange, which is not yet active, plans to launch its service in fall 2018.

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