Tag: ecosystem

In a novel campaign to maximize idle computing power, the FREED project by TVX Games looks to integrate gamers’ computers into a global network. In exchange for offering up critical computational resources, game developers are provided “with a new tool for the monetization of non-paying gamers and to provide them with an ability to earn extra in-game bonuses in exchange…

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Morrison Cohen LLP, a law firm based in New York, has developed and launched a system that is capable of tracking ongoing litigations involving cryptocurrency companies. The system which is called, the “Moco Cryptocurrency Litigation Tracker” will provide a platform for people to obtain information pertaining to cases involving crypto companies in law courts throughout the United States. The Vicious…

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Read Part 1 of BTCManager’s series on Airdrops here. Airdrops and coin forks have become the hottest new craze within the crypto community. Many airdrops and coin forks have recently taken place with even more lined up for the next few months. Many questions arise when airdrops are analyzed. What is their purpose? Are they a benefit or detriment in…

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After an unprecedented wild run through the second half of 2017, bitcoin has now found itself at the receiving end of a massive slowdown in the global cryptocurrency market. In fact, its overall performance so far in 2018 has been utterly disappointing. So, naturally one would expect cryptocurrency companies everywhere to tread cautiously to navigate the slowdown without taking any…

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A common refrain when people hear that I first embraced bitcoin in 2012 is, “I bet you’ve done quite well.” The truth is, I haven’t. Honestly, I’ve never been much of an investor or saver. Instead, I prefer to live on the edge, in mystery and paradox. Therein lies my approach with bitcoin which I view as nothing more than…

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In Mean, a Cambodian software developer who caught the bitcoin bug quite early mined “a lot of bitcoin” when the price of bitcoin was even lower than current trends. If only he had backed up his bitcoin, he wouldn’t have lost it all by now. KHCoin and a Growing Ecosystem Cambodian interest in cryptocurrencies has grown over time, and now,…

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Prominent venture capital firm and growth stage investor Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) has revealed its new $1.5 billion fund that will focus on early-stage startups in the bitcoin and cryptocurrency sectors. Over the past two years, IVP has experienced significant success in funding bitcoin startups. In August 2017, IVP invested $100 million in Coinbase, the world’s largest bitcoin wallet platform…

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Recently the first part of the Metropolis hard fork launched on Ethereum’s Ropsten testnet. On October 17, the hard fork is scheduled to go live on main net. To stay part of the network, every user has to update their client. But what does Metropolis actually change? Is the hard fork a big hit – or does it disappoint against…

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It has been around one week since the launch of LocalMonero.co and buyers and sellers of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency have already traded monero in many countries around the world. Launched by Monero enthusiasts out of Hong Kong, they based the peer-to-peer marketplace on the popular LocalBitcoins.com. Consequently, monero (XMR) is now easier to buy and sell, as the site allows…

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A backlash against BitPay for misleading users has resulted in their software being forked, meaning its code will be altered so that users have a Bitcoin Core based option for bitcore. On August 18, Bitcoin developer Nicolas Dourier begun to fork the code from BitPay’s bitcore so that merchants can get paid in bitcoin while avoiding upgrading to SegWit2x, which…

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