In April 2016 the news about a specialized technology aimed to speed up bitcoin mining by 20% caused a real storm in Bitcoin community. The method called AsicBoost was developed by Timo Hanke, a mathematical researcher and cybercurrency expert, in collaboration with Segio Demian Lerner, a se...

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When the first cryptocurrency emerged on the world scene, it requested for a global trading platform. To perform this function cryptocurrency exchanges were quickly built. Today a few dozen exchanges are operating with cryptocurrencies. Some of them are local, while others are trading global...

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Apart from its unique payment features, bitcoin has been unique in another way. No other cryptocurrency can boast to have such a mystery halo, surrounding bitcoin from the very start. It was known earlier that a bitcoin creator, or a group of creators, were hiding under the alias Satoshi Nak...

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The issue of energy consumption is especially critical for Bitcoin miners. Hashing demands more and more capacity so the bitcoin miners have to continuously increase the number of pieces of equipment, thus consuming more and more electricity. The findings of research of Leiden University ecol...

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One of these days the news emerged that Bitcoin trademark was registered in Russia; - Certificate No 552645 was issued to “Bitcoin” company founded by Alex Fork from Russian Blockchain.community. According to the patent holder, his company does not have any plans to use this trademark fo...

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Asian markets have already got access to a new cryptocurrency - EDRC, and its creators anticipate quick growth of their product. Thanks to EDRC simplified mining process, its rate related to US dollar and its positive eco-message it immediately attracted interest of many businessmen in crypt...

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While Russian Ministry of Finance together with Investigation Committee are planning to make any operations with bitcoin a serious crime and to sentence persons found guilty to seven years in prison, in Ukrainian capital city, Kiev, they held Bitcoin Conference Kiev at the end of March. The ...

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The drop of bitcoin value projected as inevitable by spring of 2016 due to increasing complexity of block calculation and instability of the whole bitcoin ecosystem doesn’t seem to be in a rush to actually happen. In fact, bitcoin value was growing steadily the whole March through and sett...

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Finland, the birthplace of Santa Claus and home to some of the best ski trails in Europe, is widely known for its magnificent nature, high standards of living and advanced touring industry. But touring isn’t the only area that’s thriving in Finland....

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Currency exchange is a constant source of headache for a tourist or a traveler. Whether you use cash or card, there's no escaping the matter of exchange commission rate when you need to pay while travelling abroad. Actually, now there is, for travelers who use bitcoin, an internationally recognized ...

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