What to expect at Caroline Ellison’s sentencing hearing
The former Alameda Research CEO’s lawyers have requested time served, and prosecutors seemed flattering in their sentencing memo, but what will Judge Lewis Kaplan say on Sept. 24?
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The number of Bitcoin addresses with balances less than 1 BTC has increased by more than 100% since the second halving in July 2016. 862 Total views 17 Total shares The number of Bitcoin addresses since the second halving has increased across the board, but the number of small wallets with balances of less than…

Debate Over Digital Privacy Amid Pandemic Remains ‘Archaic,’ Says Algorand Founder
With some countries beginning to lift lockdown restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, many are focusing attention on the technological tools that can help public authorities to comply with the World Health Organization’s guidance for COVID-19 suppression —- “test, trace, isolate.” This mantra has become all the more resonant in light of the apparent failure of multiple…

Understanding Directed Acyclic Graphs in the Blockchain Landscape
The more time you spend in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, the more you encounter some fairly arcane technologies and their accompanying terminologies. Blockchain technology, which started out as a simple immutable record composed of blocks of data, is constantly evolving. Although the broader tech world operates similarly, the blockchain and crypto sector moves at…

Ethereum hash rate scores new ATH as PoS migration underway
The hash rate surpassed 1.11 PH/s for the first time ever, breaking the previous high of 1.08 PH/s set on Jan. 13. 44 Total views 2 Total shares Over the previous year, Ether (ETH) has increased in value to the point that it significantly outperformed Bitcoin (BTC) in terms of returns. The rise of Ethereum…

Telling the truth? How crypto data aggregators fight fake exchange volumes
Today, cryptocurrency data aggregators are tasked with being the first point-of-contact for newbies entering the space and also providing up-to-date information to experienced users. While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global economic downturn, the crypto industry is booming. Previously skeptical investors have started to test the waters, and data providers are dying to make…

Hearing: Alternative payments’ threat to national security goes far beyond crypto
Crypto is just the tip of the iceberg, experts tell a U.S. House Financial Service subcommittee in testimony on payment systems and national security. 356 Total views 11 Total shares Non-crypto alternative payment systems pose a serious threat to United States security, according to testimony presented at a U.S. House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on…

El Salvador celebrates Bitcoin anniversary: A year of ups and downs
Sept. 7, 2022 marks exactly one year since El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender by enforcing the Bitcoin Law.Advocating for Bitcoin as legal tender last year, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele promised that Bitcoin adoption would benefit the 70% of the local population that had…

Silvergate suspends dividends to preserve ‘highly liquid balance sheet’
January has been a rough month for Silvergate, with the dividend halts coming just a few weeks after it announced a Q4 2022 loss of $1B and laid off 200 employees. 230 Total views 26 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTCalifornia-based crypto bank Silvergate has suspended dividend payouts…