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At any given time during his workday, Anari Sengbe’s mind is brimming with ideas. A self-described blockchain and online gaming junkie, Sengbe’s digital insights and product prototypes have been sought out and employed by major companies like Mercedes Benz, HP, Emirates Airlines and DirectTV. He has also won numerous hackathons for prizes like this one for Mercedes. His current project…

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On Friday, February 17, the community manager of the cryptocurrency Zcoin (XZC), Reuben Yap, announced in a blog post the discovery of a bug in the anonymous altcoin’s coding that allowed a hacker to get away with over $400,000 worth of cryptocurrency. According to Zcoin’s statement, “a typographical error on a single additional character in code allowed an attacker to…

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If you have a computer with some graphics cards and a lot of memory, mining within the Ethereum network is one of the easiest and quickest ways to obtain the cryptocurrency Ether. To mine Ether using GPUs, two programs are needed. Firstly, Ethminer is required to do the hashing work and utilize your GPUs. Secondly, you will also need Geth,…

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The Blockchain Education Network (BEN) is helping to build a solution to the question, “Where can I get started with learning about blockchain?” via an open-source course with a syllabus of six modules, including a total bounty of six and a half bitcoin for contributors. Aligned with the month of October, the Blockchain Education Month course will be built collaboratively,…

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With school season back into full swing, those looking for Bitcoin-specific education worry not. With more top universities and colleges starting to offer Bitcoin and other digital currency-related courses, it is easier for individuals to be professionally recognized in a format that everyone is familiar with. Whether it is regarding mining, internal workings, or the blockchain, there are a broad…

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