Which Consensus Algorithm Is The Most Advanced One?
Which blockchain is the most advanced one? People argue about it all the time. The bear market got rid of all those small coins that claimed to be better than Bitcoin for no reason. Now it’s totally clear that Bitcoin is going to hold its…
The Inefficiency of Current Video Codecs (Part 2)
Prior to its transmission or storage, a multi-media signal (whether audio, image or video) often needs to be converted from one format, or code, to another. This process (or ‘encoding’) is repeated in reverse (or ‘decoded’) for playback or editing. The technology that makes this…
Coronavirus Panic Disrupts Cryptocurrency Markets
The Black Swan of 2020, Coronavirus outbreak, has hit cryptocurrency market, sending Bitcoin to it 10 month minimum, below $6000, on March 12. Bitcoin price fluctuates around $5800, falling more than 25% in the last 24 hours, according to Coinmarketcap. Main cryptocurrency dramatic drop dragged…
Russia Plans To Block Darknet and TON
One of the branches of Russian Internet watchdog has placed a contractor bid to research opportunities to block such protocols like TOR and Telegram Open Network, reported local outlet Forklog on March 10. The posted document suggests that government seeks to research internet technologies beyond…
Thiago Cesar, Creator Of First Brazilian Stablecoin: Crypto Provides a Direct Corridor for Business Flow In BRICS Countries
Thiago Cesar, co-founder, and CEO of Transfero Swiss AG, which main mission is to democratize the access to cryptocurrencies, founder of Bit.one and creator of first Brazilian stablecoin, BRZ, shared his vision of current Brazilian market, crypto tax policy and its effect on operating crypto…
Blockchain To Empower Women
On the International Women’s Day, Denelle Dixon, CEO of Stellar Development Foundation and ex-COO of Mozilla, shared in the opinion piece on Coindesk that blockchain can positively contribute to gender equality, by providing financial inclusion for women: “By using blockchain to create a more accessible…
Brazilian Government Proposes Blockchain-Issued University Diplomas
Brazilian Ministry of Education has proposed to create a blockchain platform for issuance of diplomas obtained from private universitities. Blockchain system is expected to help the government with the fight against the diplomas falsification in Brazil, as well as give universities additional means for self-regulation,…
South Korea Embraces Cryptocurrencies
South Korean Parliament has passed the amendment to the Act of Reporting Use of Specific Financial Information that has officially opened up doors for the fully legal status of cryptocurrencies in the country, reported News Asia on March 5. Now the president of South Korea…
India Lightens Crypto Regulations
The Supreme Court of India has lifted restrictions for providing financial and banking services to cryptocurrency sector, imposed by Indian central bank, reported Live Law on March 4. The 2018 Reserve Bank of India’s ban prohibited financial institutions to provide services to cryptocurrency-related enterprises, like…
Swiss Community Trades Solar Power Energy Via Blockchain
First of the kind blockchain electricity market pilot project Quartierstrom was successfully trialed in a community in Switzerland, reported Microgrid Knowledge on March 3. For a period over a year, 37 households in Walenstadt have been using the blockchain system for trading power generated by…
