South Korea’s Second-Largest Mobile Operator Unveils Its Blockchain Network

There are quite a few companies which are building their own proprietary blockchains. As is always the case when ventures like these come to market, one has to wonder whether they can live up to expectations. KT Corp, one of South Korea’s leading mobile carriers, has unveiled a commercial network which uses blockchain technology. KT Corp … Read more

What Is the BitFi Wallet?

Even though there are a plethora of Bitcoin wallet solutions on the market, competition is always more than welcome. BitFi Wallet aims to introduce competition by offering a physical product which offers decentralization, security, and convenience rolled into one. The BitFi Wallet Explained Various companies offer Bitcoin hardware wallets nowadays. It is always good to see more … Read more

Canada Central Bank: Bitcoin Safe From 51% Attack, Double Spending

Canada’s Central Bank (BOC) released a working paper this month, Incentive Compatibility on the Blockchain. In it, BOC seems to argue the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is safe from a 51% attack, double spend scenario through the right incentive structure and proof of work (POW). Also read: Coinbase Flexes Muscle, Creates Political Action Committee … Read more

What Is Everipedia?

Most people use Wikipedia to find information online. It is a powerful platform, although there have been some censorship issues over the years. Everipedia may be a valuable extension of the existing Wikipedia platform, and it also seems to have an interesting tie-in with cryptocurrencies. The Concept of Everipedia Although one would assume Everipedia is … Read more

Bitcoin Unlimited Merges Graphene Block Propagation Technology

Over the past week, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents have been discussing ideas like pre-consensus and faster block times. Now, on July 25, the Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) development team has announced merging a block propagation concept called ‘Graphene’ into the BU client. Graphene is a technology that is a fraction of the size of current methods … Read more

Bolivar ‘Anchored’ to the Petro to Be Issued in August, Maduro Says

A new Venezuelan fiat currency, ‘anchored’ to the nation’s crypto, the Petro, is expected to start circulating in the second half of August. The news was announced by president Maduro himself, along with other measures intended to improve the economic situation in the country. The ‘Sovereign Bolivar’ will have less zeros than the inflated ‘Strong … Read more