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Quantum computing. Is it a foregone conclusion, and what is being done about it?

Quantum computing could be the death knell to existing crypto currencies because of a leap in processing power like we have never seen before. Is this real? And if so, what is Ethereum doing about it? submitted by /u/neocybersonic [link] [comments]

Ethereum core?

Does the Ethereum network have a reference wallet similar to bitcoin core? submitted by /u/nahaho [link] [comments]

Etherum core wallet?

Does the Ethereum network have a core wallet similar to bitcoin core? submitted by /u/nahaho [link] [comments]

2021’s Largest Epoch Drop: Bitcoin Network’s Mining Difficulty Dips Over 12%, Hashrate Nears 200 Exahash

Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has seen a massive drop this week, as the metric slid 12.6% and was the largest difficulty drop in 2021. The mining difficulty decline follows the recent electrical outages in China which had affected the network’s hashrate to some degree. Following the difficulty drop, Bitcoin’s hashrate is climbing northbound again nearing the […]

I had a nightmare last night

I was causally checking the price of Eth when I noticed I couldn’t see the graph. I thought it was a glitch as the screen was just a white. Then I noticed a jagged vertical red line on the left side of my screen. I kept scrolling down to find the bottom but I couldn’t…
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Coins vs tokens. What’s the difference?

I see these 2 terms confused a lot and if you didn’t know, these 2 words have very different meanings which I’ll be explaining now. Coins are cryptocurrencies that have their own ecosystem. For example, Cardano, Ethereum, bitcoin, etc. are all coins because they have their own blockchain and don’t depend on other blockchains. Tokens…
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Today I just realised that “Diamond hands” is the millennials equivalent to “time in the market, beats timing the market”

There is an old quote in the world of trading "time in the market, beats timing the market". This is just an expression to state that if you hold long enough then your portfolio will go up no matter when you joined. I've just realised that the expression "Diamond hands" is the equivalent. If you're…
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How Moons can Change Lives – A First Person Perspective

Yesterday, u/anotherjohnishere tipped me 2000 moons. Here is the story, and what I'll do with it: It started off as a bit of a joke. I saw a post stating that John loves tipping moons, so I asked for 1000. Little did I know where it would take me. A few minutes later, I saw…
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The biggest BTC upgrade since 2017 is going live in three months

So the Bitcoin community has reached consensus regarding the details and rollout of the Taproot upgrade, which is quite a big deal. The upgrade will offer more functionality for smart contracts, improve the infrastructure for privacy (not privacy itself, for now), reduce the amount of data to be transferred and stored on the blockchain, enable…
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Mass adoption of blockchain tech is possible, and education is the key

Mainstream adoption of emerging technologies such as blockchain is inevitable, a transformation that younger generations will carry out.