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  • How to Become a Blockchain Developer

    How to Become a Blockchain Developer

    Skilled blockchain developers are a scarce commodity, as precious as the bitcoins that reside on the distributed ledgers they maintain. Teach yourself one of the major blockchain programming languages and you’ll be set for life, though like anything worth having, this achievement won’t come easy. If you’re contemplating becoming a blockchain dev, here’s how to…

  • Truffle adding support for Tezos, Hyperledger Fabric, and R3 Corda

    Truffle, one of the leading providers for open-source blockchain development tools, is expanding beyond just supporting Ethereum as it makes its push toward profitability. The ConsenSys-funded company announced support for Tezos, Hyperledger Fabric, and R3’s Corda. Truffle will soon be available to developers building across some of the most popular enterprise blockchain protocols, said Tim Coulter at…

  • Research Reports Show Positive Crypto Industry Growth in H1 2019

    Research Reports Show Positive Crypto Industry Growth in H1 2019

    More than half the year is behind us and the cryptocurrency ecosystem continues to move forward, showing relentless growth over the last six months. 2019 has also seen a new theme arise as speculators believe the cryptocurrency ecosystem is experiencing an influx of institutional interest and regulatory crackdowns. A variety of cryptocurrency research reports analyzing…

  • Walmart patents own cryptocurrency as battle with Amazon for retail intensifies

    Walmart, the world’s largest company by revenue and employees, filed a patent on its own cryptocurrency. The move appears to be an attempt to gain an edge against Amazon in an effort to retain control over retail, and comes shortly after Facebook’s entrance into the sector with Libra. Walmart breaking into cryptocurrency On July 31 Walmart…

  • New Bitcoin Cash Specs Propose Heightened Privacy and Double-Spend Proofs

    New Bitcoin Cash Specs Propose Heightened Privacy and Double-Spend Proofs

    Bitcoin Cash (BCH) development continues as software engineers have revealed two distinct concepts that aim to boost the BCH network. Bitcoin Cash developer Tom Zander has announced new documentation concerning the vision of a double-spend proofs, which now exists as a pull request to the alternative BCH implementation Flowee the Hub. Additionally, Electron Cash developer…

  • The case for blockchain in creating a more robust Internet is gaining momentum

    Since its humble origins among academic circles and DARPA researchers, the Internet evolved from a limited, fragmented set of networks to the ubiquitous global behemoth that it has become today. At the core of the Internet’s ability to empower unprecedented levels of communication is the standardization of a fundamental set of protocols, including the application,…

  • Gaming’s blockchain revolution: tokenization, esports, collectables, and cryptocurrency

    Blockchain and gaming having been on a collision course and may have reached the point of impact. Rapid changes in technology and methodologies have begun to happen across different sectors of the gaming industry. Here are some of the most significant ways distributed ledger technology is changing gaming. Variety of use cases At the core,…

  • Exploring the SLP Token Universe Built on the Bitcoin Cash Chain

    Exploring the SLP Token Universe Built on the Bitcoin Cash Chain

    Since last August, the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) has become a prevalent application within the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem. So far there’s been thousands of SLP tokens created, a number of which have been very popular and used regularly. Tokens have been issued by governments like Liberland, there’s a new SLP stablecoin backed by USD, a…

  • Crypto Is Part of Free Speech, and Free Speech Is Everything

    Crypto Is Part of Free Speech, and Free Speech Is Everything

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-QQwv1U2aY&w=560&h=349] On July 23, U.S. Attorney General William Barr gave a speech demanding big players in the tech industry work with government agencies in providing backdoor entry points for encrypted devices and software. Per his reasoning, certain devices and messaging services pose a safety threat by providing a secure, third-party-inaccessible area where crime can…

  • Microsoft using Ethereum blockchain to democratize machine learning and AI

    The Ethereum blockchain is being used by engineers at Microsoft to “democratize” AI and machine learning, making these typically centralized and costly systems more accessible to everyone. Smart contracts have the potential to profoundly impact how data is managed. They are immutable and allow developers to reward users for participation and contributions. And, for a…