Critical Ethereum 2.0 smart contract not affected by the bugs, developers argue.
PoS News
Proof-of-stake (PoS) is a type of consensus algorithm of a cryptocurrency’s blockchain network. In a PoS cryptocurrency, block creators are chosen by random selection with the consideration of the user’s wealth in the network and, sometimes, the age of his assets that is often referred to as the “coin age.” Unlike proof-of-work (PoW), miners of PoS cryptocurrencies must have some coins to continue mining. PoS blockchains are much more energy efficient than PoW blockchains and are more engaging in the accumulation of wealth. Bitcoin enthusiasts sometimes offer PoS as an alternative to PoW that might be implemented in Bitcoin’s blockchain. PoS for Bitcoin may be implemented as a hybrid of PoW and PoS to engage people with less powerful computers in the network. Famous examples of PoS cryptocurrencies are DASH, NEO and Stratis.
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by Helen Partz
Binance will suspend Ether deposits and withdrawals to support the Ethereum network Muir Glacier upgrade that is expected to be executed on Jan. 1, 2020.
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Bitcoin Cash-focused firm BitcoinBCH has potentially misled the public into believing that Bitcoin double-spends is easy to carry out.
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by Samuel Haig
Block.One’s announced participation in EOS’s block producer elections has reignited concerns regarding the network’s centralization.
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The next Ethereum hard fork is coming soon — here’s how the improvements it brings fit into the big picture of network’s evolution.
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Ethereum Foundation Developer Péter Szilágyi has confirmed Dec. 4 as the launch date for the network’s Istanbul hard fork.
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The world’s 3rd largest crypto exchange OKEx has announced it will be listing Tezos later this week.
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CasperLabs announces “Highway,” reportedly the first correct-by-construction Casper proof of stake implementation that is provably live and safe.
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by Kollen Post
Bakkt announced its coming app for consumer payments, with Starbucks on board as the flagship retailer starting next year.
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Google’s quantum computer could purportedly help improve the random selection process of proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies.
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Ethereum co-founder turned Cardano creator Charles Hoskinson believes that if Bitcoin fails, the entire cryptocurrency industry could fail.
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A major South Korean convenience store chain, CU, will now accept a blockchain-based payment method at its stores.
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Algo Capital has raised $200 million — double its $100 million goal — for its venture capital fund.
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Enterprise-grade blockchain platform Nuls and cross-blockchain layer-2 network Aleph have completed testing of a staking service that applies a new type of rewa...
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PIVX, a private transactions altcoin, and allegedly another 200 other chains are vulnerable to a bug that has been used across multiple PoS blockchains.
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