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APEX Network Launches the KRATOS Rewards Program

With their main net launch approaching the APEX network have created a new rewards program called KRATOS in order to show their appreciation towards their token holders. Based on the recent statistics the KRATOS reward pool is worth more than $100,000 in crypto assets. Terms & Conditions for KRATOS Rewards Program In order for a token holder to be eligible for KRATOS rewards, they need to own at least a Data Cloud Node, which requires at least 20,000 CPX. The main difference between KRATOS and the standard preliminary program is that every additional CPX will increase the rewards. Here are the terms and conditions of the new rewards program: There will be two snapshots made during the months of May,...

24.04.2019

Crypto.com Provides A Revolutionary New Way to Earn Passive Income

Crypto Earn – a new way of earning passive income, was introduced this week to the Crypto.com ecosystem. It promises users not only the satisfaction of supporting an up and coming cryptocurrency network, but also a 12% yearly return on their investment, distributed daily in a convenient fashion. How to Get Started with Crypto Earn The whole process consists of opening your Crypto.com wallet and staking your CRO tokens to buy or partially own a Council Node. As a result of the new partnership with AllNodes, you can do so by either straight up buying your node or co-owning it with others. Council Nodes serve as validators of transactions in the blockchain. An added benefit of this system is that...

17.04.2019

Bitcoin Core: Next Release To Finally Enable Hardware Wallet Support

A piece of news that will excite many crypto enthusiasts was recently brought to light – Bitcoin Core, the official Bitcoin full node client will receive support for hardware wallets in its new, 18th major version. Although currently limited to manual usage via the terminal, it’s still a huge step forward towards better usability and wider adoption of Bitcoin. How Does This Change Affect Bitcoin Core Users? While some of you may be wondering what the fuss is all about, the enabled support for hardware wallet is a great step towards providing users of the Bitcoin blockchain with privacy once more. Generally, when a hardware wallet is used, its software connects through a 3rd party server and divulges your public...

10.04.2019

Bitcoinpython To Be the Fastest Full Node Written in Python

A new full node client has been introduced to Bitcoin Cash, called Bitcoinpython. The creators promise an increase in speed of over 100 times compared to any competitor. In addition, users will have access to a more robust API, compliance with all BCH protocols and extensive documentation. What is Bitcoinpython? The name stems from the programming language Python, developed back in 1991. Compared to other full node clients for Bitcoin Cash, which are all derived from Bitcoin and thus developed in C++, Bitcoinpython’s developer (Corentin Mercie) has decided to release this full node client, using a programming language that’s more user-friendly and will allow more blockchain enthusiasts to understand and audit the source code. Bitcoinpython isn’t the first project compiled...

03.04.2019

Enigma Genesis Nodes Code Becomes Public

Following a relatively long tech update drought, Enigma’s developers have surprised us with a report on recent developments surrounding their unique Secret Nodes and Discovery protocol. The main takeaway from their official blog post is that we can expect to see public access to the source code by the end of March, beginning of April – a huge change for the team and future development of the currency. In addition, users are welcomed to join beta testing of Secret (Genesis) Nodes with the initial number limited to 50, due to a more structured approach to testing and ease of coordination. What Are Secret (Genesis) Nodes? Enigma is a very interesting project in the sense that its Genesis Nodes open up...

27.03.2019

Ethereum Parity Full Node Contains a Potential Bug in Syncing

BitMEX, a market leading cryptocurrency exchange, recently announced in an official blog post, that its research team had discovered a potential bug in Ethereum’s Parity full nodes. Analyzing data from Nodestats.org lead researchers to believe that while not completely synced to the blockchain, the node’s client was reporting that it had completed the process while being 450,000 blocks behind. The entire synchronization had lasted 12 days up to this point, with a few more days remaining to completion, based on the progress so far. Whether or not this is a software bug and how it might affect users on the blockchain remains to be seen. All in all, the issue raises some concern, but the possibility of someone being able...

20.03.2019

Insolar Testnet 1.1 Makes Use of Public Nodes

A recent announcement from the contemporary Insolar project, a Blockchain-as-a-Service provider, states that following the recent update to the network, it has not only increased transaction throughput from 10,000 tx/s to 16,000 tx/s using the same amount of 20 nodes, but it has also opened its Testnet 1.1 to the public by making use of external nodes. One of the first corporate and academic partners include the Toronto’s York University and Swiss Technical University ETH Zurich. Infinite Scalability with Insolar Nodes Back in January 2019, the Insolar blockchain was running a closed test net with 20 nodes operational. During that time, transaction throughput was at 10,000 per second which in relative terms is amazing. PayPal for example, a globally used...

13.03.2019

Future Tech May Allow You to Sync Bitcoin from Your Phone

A scientist at the MIT Digital Currency Initiative, named Tadge Dryja, announced that he is working on a future solution to the Bitcoin scaling issue and make it possible to sync to the network using your mobile phone. The solution is called “uTreeXO”. uTreeXO: A possible solution to Bitcoin scaling issue The whole idea and goal of this concept initially was to find a way to deal with the rising demand of storage in order to be a part of the Bitcoin network. This brought developers new tools to deal with that and a new opportunity emerged to make it possible for phones to become nodes. While at the moment, it is required to download the full transactional history of...

20.02.2019

Ubisoft’s Blockchain-Based HashCraft Sets the Future of Gaming

At the Blockchain Gamer Connect conference in 2018 in San Francisco, Ubisoft revealed what their Strategic Innovations Lab has been working on. HashCraft is an online sandbox game using the blockchain decentralized ledger technology, in which the players create their own world and share it with others. HashCraft – An Alternative Approach to Minecraft-like Sandbox Games HashCraft can be considered as a sandbox game that is a mix of Minecraft and No Man’s Sky due to its procedural generation and limitless building and creation options. In this game, players can create their own islands and completely customize them as they see fit. They can place challenges and treasures and then share them in the blockchain network, later on, to be...

13.02.2019

Parity Ethereum Node Security Issues Rectified

On the 3rd of February this year, a London-based smart contract coding company, called Parity Technologies, issued an alert concerning a bug and security breach in their Ethereum nodes. According to their announcement, these nodes could be exploited and brought offline with a risk to the whole network. Parity reacted accordingly and released a new update that has removed this loophole and are advising all users to update their nodes as soon as they can to evade a possible breach. Parity Security Issues On November 8th, 2017, during the time when Parity was subject to controversy for security reasons, a user by the name of “Develops199” from the popular platform Github, accidentally managed to exploit the Parity software. The vulnerability...

06.02.2019