Category: Cryptocurrency News

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Leading on-Chain Option Trading Protocol Oddz Finance Announces Its Public Distribution IDO on Polkastarter

Oddz Protocol is a trustless On-Chain Option trading platform that expedites the execution of call and put options contracts, conditional trades, and futures. It allows the creation, maintenance, execution, and settlement of trustless option contracts, conditional tokens agreements, and futures contracts in a fast, secure, and flexible manner. It employs the synergies of Ethereum, Binance […]

How does L2 keep the security of Ethereum?

Explain like I'm 5 please. If we add layers on top of the ETH PoW mechanism, how does that new layer adhere to the security and trust we have come to love about Ethereum? Same question for BTC. If we have to validate using a different layer can't it then be messed with once the…
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Polkadot’s Gavin Wood to Give Lecture Series as Part of UC Berkeley Blockchain Curriculum

University of California, Berkeley and Parity Technologies are joining forces on several blockchain fronts, including educational development and awareness, by leveraging Parity’s expert team and the Substrate framework as knowledge-building resources. UC Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator Partners with Parity to Promote Blockchain Adoption To bring more resources to the University of California, Berkeley community and Blockchain […]

Record GBTC discount may spark $100K Bitcoin price rise — analyst

History repeating itself have the potential to spark a 2-4X BTC price run, data covering the GBTC premium suggests.

IOST Partners With Polkadot for Cross-Chain Interoperability Breakthrough

PRESS RELEASE. IOST has announced it is now at the final development stage for building a cross-chain transfer bridge to the Polkadot Ecosystem. The move is part of IOST’s plans to promote its cross-chain interoperability, bringing tremendous value for IOST users & developers and drive bigger adoption scenarios for its blockchain, according to a blog […]

Question: What mathematical puzzle are miners trying to solve?

Hey Guys! I have a question that i hope i can ask here. I wasnt able to find a proper answer to this online. Miners (PoS) generally speaking create a hash from all the transactions in a possible block and the Parent Hash. Then the mathematical puzzle is to finde a random number (nonce) that…
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Decentralized Companies Are the New Norm and It’s the DAO Revolution That’s Making It Possible

The way people work has continuously evolved over the past couple of decades, thanks to increased penetration of the internet and advancements in communication tools that continue to make remote work possible. However, only recently, after the COVID-19 pandemic struck, did many organizations realize the viability of remote working as employees continued to work from […]

Advantages when you HODL crypto

When you hold your coins for long term, you don't have to check your portfolio every morning or every day. You don't have to worry about any dips or some sort of crypto addiction lol. You don't have to worry about converting X crypto into Y crypto because X crypto is down. All you have…
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Buying 4GB GPUs -Makes sense?

Hi everyone. I am looking to create my first rig for mining RVN. And I can see there is a reasonable (still way overpriced but thats the current market) supply of older 4GB cards out there that are no longer used for mining ETH. I do understand 4GB is enough to mine RVN however would…
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Ripple's Asia expansion unaffected by SEC lawsuit, says CEO

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says the company’s activities in the Asia-Pacific region have not been affected by current regulatory troubles in the United States.