97% of Blockchain Startups are ‘Chainwashing’ – R3’s Tim Swanson
Chainwashing is the perfect term, coined by R3's Tim Swanson to describe the current "Blockchain, not Bitcoin" hype that is hopefully...
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Litecoin: SegWit ‘Testbed’ at Risk as Bitcoin Politics Spread
The Segregated Witness (SegWit) update has received lukewarm support thus far since it was announced on Litecoin on January 28th. Beyond Bitcoin:...
Bitcoin Unlimited Dev: Bug Caused By ‘Miscounting of Bytes’
Bitcoin.com pool has lost 13.21 BTC or over $12,000 USD due to a bug in BitcoinUnlimited software, which caused it...
China Trials Its Own ‘Bitcoin’ But Here’s Why It Will Probably Suck
After a successful trial, China is one step closer to becoming the first country in the world to issue its own blockchain-based...
Blockstream Reveals ‘Strong Federations’ to Boost Sidechain Project
Blockstream has released a whitepaper detailing the Strong Federations system, the foundation for the Liquid sidechain project to improve privacy, costs, speed...
Mercedes Buys Bitcoin Service Provider in ‘Digitization Strategy’
Mercedes owner Daimler AG has announced its takeover of PayCash Europe, a provider of Bitcoin payment services alongside others, in a move that...
Amsterdam Conscripts Homeless in the War on Cash
Amsterdam has introduced the “Contactless Payment Jackets” for beggars, an electronic payment system that allows people to donate to the...
Why Tokenization Will Be Key in Protecting Your Payment Data
Card fraud at the Point-of-Sale (POS) has been on the rise as the security chip provides little protection for data stored...
