What is finality in blockchain, and why does it matter?

Tether has not issued a statement giving a specific reason for blacklisting three addresses, but it has done so before to comply with law enforcement and aid exchanges after cyber attacks. 1587 Total views 30 Total shares Tether has added three more Ethereum addresses, holding more $150 million worth of the USDT stablecoin between them,…

Blockstack unveiled a novel consensus mechanism for piggyback blockchains called Proof of Transfer (PoX) on Feb. 6. Instead of relying on its own proof of work, miners under PoX commit Bitcoin (BTC), which circulates in the ecosystem.The system will be used in Blockstack’s proposed Stacks 2.0 blockchain, which is set for release later in 2020.…

Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, are turning out to be a treasure store with prices striding into the millions of dollars. Instances of an NFT garnering more than $69 million or a tweet fetching $2.9 million are not a fantasy, but an incredible reality.In 2021, an NFT by digital artist Beeple, or Mike Winkelmann, sold for…

The SEC has accused Binance of mishandling funds and operating an unregistered securities exchange. 1039 Total views 2 Total shares The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed an emergency motion in the District of Columbia U.S. District Court for a temporary restraining order against Binance, Binance.US and CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) on June 6, requesting…

Masternodes enable investors to earn a steady passive income by contributing a vast amount of computing power to a blockchain network.

BTC miners are struggling to adapt to a post-halving environment. 

Singapore’s central bank has held discussions with Facebook about its upcoming libra cryptocurrency, Bloomberg reported on June 27.Ravi Menon, the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, reportedly acknowledged libra’s potential benefits — such as making payments cheaper or supporting the unbanked — but said the regulator needs to understand exactly how the tech giant’s system will work.As well…

Sunday, April 7 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing moderate to notable gains on the day by press time, as Bitcoin (BTC) climbs over the $5,100 mark.Market visualization courtesy of Coin360Bitcoin’s price has seen a gain of two and a half percent on the day, trading at around $5,156 by press time,…