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Syscoin 4.2. - Next Level Masternodes!

15 Nov 2020 2 minute read 14 comments drluv

Syscoin masternodes are crucial to the functioning of the network in a number of ways. Syscoin masternodes provides the backbone for the patent-pending Level 2 Z-Dag Protocol that facilitates almost instant asset transfer, thus enabling scalability a...

Syscoin 4.2: Network Enforced Rules to Facilitate Regulatory Compliance

12 Nov 2020 3 minute read 2 comments drluv

Syscoin long-term development is focused on enterprise-level adoption and therefore, scalability and interoperability are essential keystones for adoption. Syscoin is merge-mined with Bitcoin and based on the latest Bitcoin core which provides for un...

Syscoin Cloud Mining

31 Aug 2020 1 minute read 7 comments drluv

In POW merge-mining, miners mine for more than one blockchain at the same time. The benefit is that with every hash the miner contributes to the total hash rate of both blockchains, and as a result they are all more secure. Hence, miners builds block...

Syscoin Cloud Mining

30 Aug 2020 1 minute read 4 comments drluv

As Syscoin is merge-mined with BTC. and other projects employing the SHA-256 hashing algorithm, some of the largest mining pools mine Syscoin on the side!  This includes well-known mining pools include F2pool, estimated to mine 17% of all Bitcoin blo...

Syscoin Hashrate and Mining Pools

30 Aug 2020 1 minute read 1 comment drluv

One of the fundamental metrics for evaluating a POW (proof-of-work) blockchain project is looking at its hashrate. Network security is directly related to hashrate (computing power) and the higher it is, the more secure a network is when new blocks a...

Binance's BUSD To Become The First Major Stablecoin To Utilize The Syscoin-Ethereum Bridge

24 Jul 2020 1 minute read 8 comments drluv

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has partnered with Blockchain Foundry Inc. to benefit from the use of the Syscoin Ethereum Bridge. The agreement will call for BUSD, the USD-backed stablecoin issued by Binance and...

Syscoin: Providing Stablecoins w/Scalability & Interoperability

26 May 2020 2 minute read 11 comments drluv

The rise of Stablecoins (TETHER, DAI, PAX and others) have substantially increased the number of transactions on the Ethereum network. This has helped  lift the price of Ethereum and increase gas fees (cost of making tx on Ethereum), as this creates...

Vitalik Calls for Trustless Bridges - and the Case for the SysEthereum Bridge

24 Apr 2020 1 minute read 6 comments drluv

In recent days we have seen more discussion and calls for trustless bridges between blockchains and Vitalik is quoted as stating that,  “It’s embarrassing that we still can’t easily move between the two largest crypto ecosystems trustlessly”.https:/...

Keeping your Wallet & Coins Safe: Tools and Tasks for Syscoin and Other Coins

11 Feb 2020 4 minute read 8 comments drluv

EXCHANGES AND SAFETY It has been often stated: keeping your coins on exchanges is not recommended. Exchanges have been hacked, closed down, or failed to upgrade when coins fork. Also, wallets on exchanges have been known to be in maintenance for exte...

Media Coverage of the Syscoin-Ethereum Bridge

31 Jan 2020 2 minute read 5 comments drluv

Syscoin successfully launched its bridge to Ethereum on January 28th at block 348'000. What distinguishes the Syscoin Bridge from others interoperability solutions, is that it established a completely trust-less two-way bridge without incurring third...