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Some say that Bitcoin’s high electricity cost is the price we pay for network security, but is Bitcoin’s energy expenditure creating more positive or negative e...
News
There will be a cryptocurrency of the future and it will not be Bitcoin, says ex-Goldman Sachs president, ex-member of Trump administration.
A report by Mufti Muhammad Abu Bakar argues that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are generally permitted under Sharia law.
There is a difficulty bomb programmed into the Ethereum network that could freeze the Ethereum Blockchain later this year.
Although it may be hard to imagine, Blockchain-less cryptocurrencies exist and have significant advantages.
Everything you wanted to know about PoS: history, problems and solutions
The cryptocurrency space is continuing to grow. Here’s how cryptocurrency mining might change in the next years
Blockchain developers seek to employ the various strengths of different algorithms in order to achieve a more robust Blockchain platform.
Altcoin watch
Privacy-centered altcoin Zcoin has announced the first working implementation of Merkle Tree Proof (MTP) as a proof-of-work (PoW) algorithm.
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VIVA introduces the concept of Proof of Authority, an algorithm which delivers instant transactions and seamless consensus.
Changing Bitcoin’s algorithm is “absurd” and “reckless,” ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees has said.
Core developer Peter Todd has suggested changing Bitcoin’s proof-of-work algorithm is a “good backup plan” in the ongoing scaling debate.
Cointelegraph spoke with Cloak team member Cashmen about overcoming the initial pump and dump by the original team, resurrecting CloakCoin, transitioning from p...
The proof-of-work concept allows network nodes to reach consensus on which version of the blockchain should be considered correct.
Cointelegraph spoke to MaryJanecoin developer Gabriel Ballerini to get an inside look at the new marijuana-backed altcoin and at the challenges facing the cann...
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