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Proof of Stake Vs. Proof of Work: Which One Is ‘Fairer’?

This is the first of two articles providing a deeper dive into the eternal debate between the Proof of Stake (PoS) and Proof of Work (PoW) consensus algorithms. This part will focus on the basics, while also discussing the issue of wealth concentration and inequality, which is often at the center of any community argument.Bitcoin…

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Australian Startup Offers New Spin on Tokenized Gold Trading

Australian startup Meld Gold will launch a blockchain-based platform for tokenized gold trading in the third quarter of 2020.Meld Gold said the platform will offer a digital method to buy and sell physical gold that is more efficient and transparent than traditional gold markets.Unlike other gold-backed tokens, the issuer doesn’t have a stash of gold…

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Virtual Blockchain Week Is A Virus-Proof Crypto Conference

It’s just the kind of event that these sequestered, hunkered-down times call for.With COVID-19 still wreaking havoc on any plans to get more than ten people in a room together, Virtual Blockchain Week is a weeklong conference taking place completely online, and it just so happens that Cointelegraph is the primary media partner for the…

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Bitcoin Ends Q1 Down 10%, Outperforming Equities in Coronavirus Crisis

Mar 31, 2020 at 21:13 UTCUpdated Mar 31, 2020 at 21:40 UTCBitcoin ended the first quarter of 2020 down from the start of the year, but not as badly as the record-setting losses suffered by global equities. On a 24-hour basis, bitcoin (BTC) was in the green less than a percent Tuesday afternoon Eastern time and…

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Bitcoin All-Time High in 2020? Chances Are Only 4%, Options Market Signals

Mar 31, 2020 at 21:10 UTCPRICE SIGNAL: The options market shows just a 4 percent chance of bitcoin crossing above $20K before year’s end, according to data from Skew. (Chicago Board of Trade, 1973, photo courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration.)While many analysts are predicting a bitcoin (BTC) bull run, the options market sees…

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Binance Futures Hosts Trading Competition With Prize Pool Worth $1M

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on March 25 that it will be hosting a trading tournament where participants could compete in teams and win a prize pool of up to $1 million in BNB tokens.According to the announcement, the tournament will take place between April 10 and April 25, and will take place in two ways: daily…

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April Fools Sees Toilet Paper Token in Short Supply on CoinMarketCap

It’s April Fool’s day somewhere, or at least in CoinMarketCap’s neck of the woods, as the cryptocurrency data site saw massive volumes for new “Toilet Paper Token.”A website known for listing cryptocurrencies in order of market cap value, CoinMarketCap, listed Toilet Paper Token (TPT) as number “0” atop its list on March 31, showing a…

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Survey Reveals 87% of IT Professionals Are Concerned With Cryptojacking

Singapore-based unicorn startup Acronis released its latest cybersecurity survey on March 31 today, highlighting that 86% of IT professionals are concerned about cryptojacking.According to the 2020 World Cyber Protection Week Survey, there is a growing fear among IT experts in the face of cryptojacking attacks, as the study shows that 30% of personal users and…

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Bitcoin’s Lightning Becomes Latest Protocol to Court Publishers With Micropayments

Mar 31, 2020 at 19:50 UTCUpdated Mar 31, 2020 at 20:11 UTCLightning Labs co-founder Olaoluwa Osuntokun at the 2019 Lightning Conference in Berlin. (Credit: Lightning Labs)Bitcoin’s Lightning Becomes Latest Protocol to Court Publishers With MicropaymentsThe trouble with bitcoin payments these days may be a lack of spenders, not spending opportunities. On Monday, the Silicon Valley bitcoin…

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Crypto-Powered Internet Helps Work From Home During Coronavirus

Mar 31, 2020 at 19:16 UTCUpdated Mar 31, 2020 at 20:04 UTCBroadbandCrypto-Powered Internet Helps Work From Home During CoronavirusOnce the coronavirus hit, registered nurse Shannon Garcia suddenly needed to work from home, like thousands of others in the U.S. Not only would her isolation make space in a crowded hospital, she'd keep herself safe. Having…