Amazing Crypto

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  • Crypto media outlets confuse NSA with NASA, say a ‘quantum cryptocurrency’ is in the works

    At least a dozen media outlets have cited a Bloomberg contributor saying that NASA was working a quantum cryptocurrency. However, the journalist was referencing the work NSA has been putting into developing encryption that would be resistant to quantum computers, showing just how little research is done in today’s fast-paced news cycle. Forbes confuses NSA…

  • Samsung is releasing a better cryptocurrency-enabled smartphone

    Samsung is releasing a version of its newest flagship smartphone that supports 34 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, and a variety of DApps, as first reported by the Wall Street Journal. The largest smartphone manufacturer in the world by market share is offering a cryptocurrency-enabled Galaxy Note 10 variant, the “KlaytnPhone” on Thursday, exclusively to…

  • Ethereum investors lose confidence in ETH as scaling issues persist

    Venture capitalist Fred Wilson once believed that Ethereum would surpass the market capitalization of Bitcoin. Yet, persistent scaling problems are causing former advocates to revise their opinions. Investors seem to agree, with ETH trading at historic lows against BTC. “Hard to build on” Fred Wilson, co-founder and managing partner at Union Square Ventures, used to…

  • Cryptocurrency Projects Are Upping Their Privacy Game

    Cryptocurrency Projects Are Upping Their Privacy Game

    What you do with your digital currency ought to be nobody else’s business. Unfortunately, law enforcement, regulators, blockchain forensics firms and other opponents of civil liberties are constantly seeking to usurp this basic human right. As a result, crypto developers are caught in a constant battle to maintain a reasonable degree of transactional anonymity. Also…

  • New Storm Concept Could Strengthen Bitcoin Cash Instant Transactions

    New Storm Concept Could Strengthen Bitcoin Cash Instant Transactions

    Software developer Awemany has published a potential alternative approach to instant transactions on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network called “delta blocks” or Storm. The idea utilizes weak proof-of-work (PoW) for instant confirmations on Bitcoin Cash. The new Storm concept has piqued the interest of many BCH proponents who are eager to solve the instant or…

  • Telegram testing an Ethereum-compatible blockchain

    Telegram is publicly testing its much-anticipated blockchain project ‘TON.’ The company’s blockchain will be compatible with Ethereum, allowing developers to port their Ethereum smart contracts, revealed a tech startup working on the project alongside Telegram. Ethereum DApps will be available on Telegram’s new blockchain project Telegram, one of the fastest-growing messaging apps in the world,…

  • September is a big month for Cardano, updates from Charles Hoskinson

    Cardano will be making waves this September, with Charles Hoskinson confirming that the proof-of-stake Shelley testnet will launch ahead of schedule. This is on top of several other big updates, along with two more announcements that are yet to be revealed. Shelley testnet going live as early as mid-September With promises to change the world…

  • Hyperledger welcomes its first public blockchain—Ethereum

    Hyperledger is officially integrating an open-source Ethereum client into its technology offering. After vigorous debate, the Hyperledger technical steering committee decided—by unanimous vote—to induct PegaSys’ open-source Ethereum client “Pantheon.” In the coming weeks Pantheon will be renamed Hyperledger “Besu,” after the Japanese term for base or foundation. “Blockchains are, after all, a base of data…

  • Ethereum price at historic low against Bitcoin amidst capacity crisis

    A capacity crisis is roiling Ethereum as it hits a historic low against Bitcoin. Although declining prices appear to be part of a broader corrective trend, some analysts argue hiccups in the protocol’s development are the root cause. Meanwhile, Vitalik Buterin claims salvation via ETH 2.0. “The Ethereum blockchain is almost full” Ethereum’s network utilization recently…

  • Bitcoin Cash Innovation Accelerates With Cashscript High-Level Language

    Bitcoin Cash Innovation Accelerates With Cashscript High-Level Language

    Software developers Rosco Kalis and Gabriel Cardona have been steadily working on Cashscript, a high-level programming language for Bitcoin Cash. When the language is tied to certain opcodes, specific schemes can be built that allow for autonomous and decision-based transactions. While testing Cashscript’s capabilities, the two engineers recently deployed an oracle, forfeits, an onchain wager,…