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Vlad Zamfir Opposes an Ethereum Hard Cap (EIP 960)
3 days ago admin2 0
On April 1st, 2018, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin announced a proposal that he now terms a “meta-joke”. In a surprise, Ethereum improvement proposal (EIP) Buterin suggested a hard cap for currently uncapped Ether (ETH) of 120 million coins. “In order to ensure the economic sustainability of the platform under the widest possible variety of circumstances, Read More
A salmonella recall is affecting 207 million eggs across the US
4 days ago admin2 0
A recall of 206,749,248 eggs has occurred in the US, following 22 reports of illness linked to salmonella contamination. The eggs were distrubuted to stores and restaurants in Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. The US Food & Drug Administration has a full list here (including Read More
Mayor of Cash-Strapped Louisiana City Pitches ICO
4 days ago admin2 0
Joel Robideaux, the mayor-president of the Louisiana city and parish of Lafayette, urged local residents on Thursday to consider launching an initial coin offering (ICO). Lafayette parish is in dire financial straits, officials say. A presentation given by the town in March stressed that property tax revenues are insufficient and that a fund used to finance operations Read More
FPT and Factom Announce Global Partnership
4 days ago admin2 0
FPT Software, one of the largest Vietnamese IT companies, and Factom, a Texas-based blockchain-as-a-service company, have announced a strategic partnership. Blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) refers to any product that utilizes distributed ledger technology for a specific use case, such as storing data. FPT Software hopes to integrate blockchain technology to enhance their Digital and Product Engineering. Read More
Winnie Mandela’s funeral was her last fight to dispel apartheid-era smear campaigns and lies
4 days ago admin2 0
Much like her mother would have at activists’ funerals during the apartheid era, Zenani Mandela-Dlamini allowed her righteous anger to lead her tribute at the state funeral for Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on Saturday April 14. “For those who have not had the time or the courage to go beyond the quick headlines or the rushed profiles, Read More
Germany’s No. 2 Stock Exchange Unveils Crypto Trading App
4 days ago admin2 0
The fintech arm of Germany’s second-largest stock exchange is set to launch a cryptocurrency trading app later this year. Sowa Labs, a subsidiary of Börse Stuttgart, unveiled the app on Friday, which it said would be available for use in September and will initially offer trading support for bitcoin, ether, XRP and litecoin. According to the Read More
Bitcoin Price: Experts Weigh in on Cryptocurrency Price Recovery Amidst Institutional Interest
5 days ago admin2 0
Bitcoin looks like it will end the week with a 15% price increase and all but four of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization are still showing green. Investors are demonstrating increased confidence illustrated by trading volumes. Experts have shared their predictions and explanations for the increase, which may well indicate a recovery for Read More
A Tangled Web: Will Coinbase Ventures Lead to Conflicts of Interest?
5 days ago admin2 0
Coinbase always seemed destined to add litecoin. Even amidst an early sea of competing cryptocurrencies cloned from the bitcoin codebase, litecoin had secured a special place. Early adopters used it as a way to extend bitcoin gains and test out the tech, while effective marketing attracted mainstream interest (even without the technology offering much in the Read More