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This week the Bitcoin ABC developers officially announced the much anticipated Bitcoin Cash network hard fork on May 15. In addition to the statement from the development team, the codebase for the client Bitcoin ABC 0.17.0 has also been made available with the newly added consensus rules. Also read: New Karate Combat League Arena Features Bitcoin […]
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With all cryptocurrencies bleeding value as of right now, it is evident the upcoming weekend will be crunch time for a lot of altcoins. As of right now, the Tron price is taking a major beating compared to other currencies This is pretty interesting, as the team recently unveiled the launch of the testnet. So far, most investors seemingly couldn’t care less. The Tron price is Heading Down While all other cryptocurrencies are also losing value, the Tron price is the only one effectively in the double-digit percentage right now. That in itself is quite problematic for such a currencyPowered by WPeMatico
On Saturday, February 10 a new bitcoin cash (BCH) wallet was announced called, Handcash, an SPV client that enables Near Field Communication transactions. The wallet’s initial release is still in beta form but is available to download for experimentation on all compatible Android devices. Also read: Trading Tip `the Wall´ – Disappearing Premiums Signal Bearish Mid-Term […]
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Over the past few weeks, there’s been a lot of hyped up discussion about the Lightning Network (LN) from those who believe it will help scale the bitcoin core (BTC) protocol. The Lightning Network topic has now moved from BTC testnet experimentation to trialing LN over the currency’s mainnet using real BTC. LN development and […]
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During the first week of the new year, many cryptocurrency enthusiasts have been talking about the Lightning Network (LN). So far the protocol has surpassed 610 nodes and 1882 channels while many bitcoiners, businesses, and developers have tried the technology on both testnet and mainnet. This week the virtual private network (VPN) service Torguard initiated […]
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RSK Labs has finally mined its genesis block and formally launched its long-awaited Bitcoin-based smart contract platform and sidechain on the mainnet. While still in beta with limited distribution, the new RSK sidechain is expected to offer significant scaling benefits to the Bitcoin network. News.Bitcoin.com caught up with CEO Diego Gutierrez Zaldivar to find out […]
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With the end of the year almost upon us, a lot of ICO projects still have deadlines to meet. Now is an excellent time for teams to unveil recent developments to both existing and interested investors alike. That is much easier said than done, although some projects are moving in the right direction as we speak. The SONM team will unveil its MVP testnet on December 25. It is a big milestone for the company, to say the least. The SONM MVP Testnet Although most people associate “MVP” with Most Valuable Player, it has a very different meaning in the business world.Powered by WPeMatico