Privacy in The Spotlight After Binance Refuses Withdrawal To Mixer Wallet

There is little doubt that blockchain development and adoption will make significant progress in the coming year. One clearly emerging trend is a movement by governments and regulators to reign in private use. As more of the public acquires cryptocurrencies, these efforts are all but certain to increase, as the ability to move assets with…

January 1, 20200Comments

ByTrevor Smith

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Nano May Emerge as Bitcoin’s Strongest Rival, yet Platform Remains Vulnerable

There is no shortage of cryptocurrencies challenging Bitcoin’s hegemony, yet Nano stands out among them due to its unique architecture and function. Although it is far from the most valuable of Bitcoin’s rivals, there is no doubt that it has the potential to become a dominant player in the crypto space. As altcoins continue to…

December 1, 20190Comments

ByTrevor Smith

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Privacy Coins Creating Unique Challenges, Courting Controversy

Crypto advocates have long asserted that anonymity is one of the most promising elements of distributed ledger technology. This issue is becoming far more significant as governments and regulators are now beginning to give serious examination to the blockchain space. What some see as one of the greatest strengths of cryptocurrency others consider both a…

August 25, 20190Comments

ByTrevor Smith

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Curated blockchain and cryptocurrency news – Week 52

Before we begin, happy new year! Thank you for being a Crypto-News reader and for supporting us since we started in 2015. If you are just discovering Crypto-News, welcome. We hope to earn your trust and attention through our reporting and opinion articles. Weekly BTC Price Chart Bitcoin has remained relatively stable through the entire…

January 2, 20190Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

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Crypto ATM Growth Proof that Mass Adoption is Underway

Declining fiat values has prompted many crypto critics to assert that blockchain assets are fundamentally flawed, or far less popular than earlier believed. The truth appears to be more complicated, with blockchain technology thriving, and interest in crypto continuing to grow, despite the drop in prices. One clear indicator of crypto’s increasing popularity is the…

December 16, 20180Comments

ByTrevor Smith

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More Platforms are Implementing Hard Forks to Fight ASICs

The months-long decrease in market values has done little to slow crypto development, and more than ever corporate and enterprise players are controlling Proof-of-Work (PoW) mining. The primary tool of these institutions is application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), the use of which is one of the most contentious issues in the crypto space. Platform teams…

October 23, 20180Comments

ByTrevor Smith

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Monero Hard-Forks, Becomes First Major Coin to Implement Bulletproofs

After months of preparation, Monero (XMR) has successfully activated a hard fork, upgrading its capabilities and technologies. This move is intended to make the cryptocurrency more resistant to ASICs, and also implements bulletproofs, which will enable private transactions that are substantially more efficient, and less costly, than what has previously been available with XMRs former…

October 19, 20180Comments

ByTrevor Smith

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Concerns Growing Over Crypto Energy Usage

A recent report in the scientific journal Joule has concluded that Bitcoin mining currently consumes as much electricity as Ireland, and is on track to consume .5 percent of global power by the end of this year. This report has raised concerns, as many consider such a massive use of energy wasteful and…

May 24, 20180Comments

ByTrevor Smith

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Unicef Cryptocurrency Fundraising, and it’s not an ICO

Unicef, one of the most important and prominent humanitarian organizations, that has helped and is helping thousands of people around the world, has wholeheartedly accepted cryptocurrencies. This acceptance is demonstrated by the implementation of the well-known browser-miner for Monero on one of their webpages. While we couldn't confirm, the Hope Page most likely uses the Coin…

May 8, 20180Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

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The ASIC Debate Heats Up As Mining Becomes More Centralized

In 2013 the first Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) entered the marketplace for Bitcoin mining. These chips, which are vastly more powerful than the GPUs used up to that point, quickly transformed Bitcoin mining from an obscure activity by crypto advocates into a major corporate enterprise. In addition to selling the ASIC miners, manufacturers quickly…

April 29, 20180Comments

ByTrevor Smith