The Lightning Network is one of the most bullish developments that the Bitcoin ecosystem has seen so far. And all the available metrics point up, a healthy and vibrant network is brewing. However, investor Kevin Rooke took a deeper look and found out that the Lightning Network is probably even bigger than previously thought. “Inaccurate…
Bitcoin is not welcome in Russia. The Central Bank of Russia, this year, put in place legislation that bans the issuance and circulation of cryptocurrencies. But officials in the country accept that an outright ban is unenforceable. Speaking on the country’s Digital Assets Bill, Alexey Guznov, the Director of the Bank of Russia’s Legal Department…
Brave, the company behind the eponymous browsers, has launched an unlimited video calling service based on the open-source Jitsi solution. The service, called Brave Together, is currently only available in Nightly, the beta testing version of Brave, in North America.Unlimited Video Calling Being Tested on Brave BrowserBrave Together promo image. (Source: Twitter)The expansion of video…
Crypto industry analysts cheered yesterday over Visa’s announcement to buy fin-tech company Plaid. And while many see this as a further legitimization of blockchain technology, in reality, we should all be concerned about our privacy.Not surprising to see this kind of consolidation, and expect this will set the stage for more to come in 2020…
Accounting giant Ernst & Young has just released open source code that vastly improves privacy and transaction efficiency for Ethereum. The news comes just days before the network undergoes an upgrade that further reduces costs and increases security.EY Supercharges Ethereum PrivacyFrom a technical standpoint Ethereum is constantly strengthening, but that has not been reflected in…
Bitcoin (BTC) is crumbling The success of Facebook’s Libra instrumental for Bitcoin Under attack for their reckless past, the success of Facebook will be immense for cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin. Even so, privacy is prime. Safeguarding personal data is a top priority. At the moment, the secure BTC is stable, bouncing back after this week’s rout.…
The race to launch the first crypto powered messenger app is heating up. Naturally the internet monopolies such as Facebook are scrambling to be first, but looking at its history it is one of the least suitable to handle decentralized currencies. New contenders are appearing on the scene with far better credentials than the world’s…