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5 Jan 2020 2 minute read 0 comments FKlivestolearn
Takeaways from second-largest blockchain’s Istanbul Mainnet activation The Crypto bears have been in control of the broader market in Q3' 2019. However, the sagging fortunes of the digital assets have received a lifeline in the last few days with t...
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A look at its flagship Dai stable coin as it heads for a protocol upgrade The stable coins have come a long way from just being a digital equivalent of fiat currencies. Innovation continues to drive the Cryptoverse and it is no more evident than in...
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The blockchain-based social media platform was launched recently at the San Francisco Blockchain Week For those of you who don’t know, DApp is an abbreviation for decentralized application where the front-end interface is pretty similar to any othe...
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This may also spell an earlier demise for Moore’s Law The emerging power and exponential growth of Quantum Computing in recent years have people questioning the validity of Moore’s Law — coined by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore in 1965 which deduced...
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Ricardian contracts go a step further than the smart contracts Some of the most popular Blockchain concepts seeing practical implementation now have been in theoretical existence since the 1990s e.g Proof of Work, Ricardian contracts & Smart contra...
5 Jan 2020 7 minute read 1 comment FKlivestolearn
Although used interchangeably with blockchain, Digital Ledger Technology is a broad-based term Let me clarify from the get-go that although both the terms DLT (Digital Ledger Technology) & Blockchain are used interchangeably, there is a certain dif...
5 Jan 2020 6 minute read 0 comments FKlivestolearn
The idea of a CBDC which was mostly frowned upon till a short time ago is now being openly discussed by various Central banks Although the price action in digital currencies in Q3 has disappointed the Crypto bulls, the mainstream adoption of digita...
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Litecoin Block rewards halving has seen the mining interest plummet, Will Bitcoin Halving in 2020 suffer the same fate? Let me start off by explaining the process of halving in Cryptos like Bitcoin and Litecoin for people who don’t know. It inv...
5 Jan 2020 1 minute read 0 comments FKlivestolearn
The Ethereum wallet is injecting malicious javascript code from open browser windows That didn’t take long… we have just started the year and already we have the first data breach incident reported. Cybersecurity and anti-phishing expert Harry Denl...
4 Jan 2020 2 minute read 19 comments FKlivestolearn
The decentralization and privacy of the cryptocurrencies have irked the financial regulators from Day one. Most of the financial authorities actually blame that cryptocurrencies are used by malicious actors for money laundering & other illegal activi...
