Bitcoin is ‘Bad for Humanity’ Claims VMWare CEO

Pat Gelsinger is the latest skeptic in a long line of bitcoin haters to step up to the plate and take aim at the flagship cryptocurrency. Speaking with Fortune, the VMWare CEO wasn’t shy when he unintelligently proclaimed: “People primarily use Bitcoin for illicit activities and overall, it’s bad for humanity.” VMWare is a highly […] The post Bitcoin is 'Bad for Humanity' Claims VMWare CEO appeared first on CCN Markets

Mining Conceal (CCX) with CryptoNightConceal on Nvidia GPUs

The Conceal (CCX) project is another attempt at a privacy oriented crypto coin that offers some interesting features one of which is the so called Decentralized Banking with coins getting locked to earn interest. Conceal is based on the Cryptonote protocol and uses the so called CryptoNightConceal algorithm, a variation that is based on CryptoNight and thus is considered to be an “AMD Coin” due to the fact that AMD GPUs usually do perform better in CN algos. With low mining profits and with more people looking into mining other interesting projects however even Nvidia GPU miners are looking into potentially interesting CN-based coins. With the latest CryptoDredge v0.21.0 Nvidia GPU miner support for the CryptoNightConceal algorithm has been added and the performance does not…

Epic Cash (EPIC) Private Internet Cash Based on MimbleWimble

There is a new fork of GRIN based on the MimbleWimble protocol called Epic Cash (EPIC) that has officially launched their blockchain a day or so ago. EPIC can be CPU, GPU, and ASIC-mined with 3 different algorithms available for each type of hardware and block rewards are distributed according to a schedule that balances wide distribution with long-term security. One of the main goals of the project is to offer high level of privacy to the users with a monetary policy very similar to that of Bitcoin (BTC). This includes a maximum supply of 21 million coins and a higher initial emission in order to reach and synchronize with Bitcoin in terms of available coins in a couple of years time frame. The so called Epic…

Dow Recession Alarms Ring Hollow Despite Sub-Zero Yield Gloom

The Dow Jones dropped by more than one percent on September 3 following several weakened futures trading sessions, dropping 285 points as the U.S. and China imposed additional sanctions over the weekend, triggering conversations about a possible recession. As investors continue to explore alternative stores of value and safe havens, strategists anticipate the bond yield […] The post Dow Recession Alarms Ring Hollow Despite Sub-Zero Yield Gloom appeared first on CCN Markets The post Dow Recession Alarms Ring Hollow Despite Sub-Zero Yield Gloom appeared first on Belher Mining.

Comment on 3 Simple Reasons NOT to Buy the Bitcoin Dip by Sajeel Aqdas

Future price of Bitcoin is not easy to predict. When i was analyzing the chart, I came up with an entry point that might not be available in the next year i.e. only available in this year. Bitcoin has very high price, that price can only be justified only if there is increase in activity of bitcoin usage. Until now, it does not look like the case. The bitcoin is only living up on its provision of censorship resistant dimension. At least, i am happy that institutions are taking it as crypto asset and offering future contract. Each cycle brought a big changes to block-chain community and bitcoin. 2013-2014 cycle introduced alt coin, 2017-2018 introduced tokens and ICO. Let’s see what changes the next cycle brings…

Goldbug Trumpets Bitcoin as Your Portfolio’s Long-Term Bond Killer

Dan Tepiero, the founder of DTAP Capital and co-founder of Gold Bullion International said that gold and bitcoin will replace bonds as vehicles of portfolio hedge in the long term. Following the noticeable increase in geopolitical risks caused by the trade dispute between the U.S. and China, a growing number of investors have flocked to […] The post Goldbug Trumpets Bitcoin as Your Portfolio's Long-Term Bond Killer appeared first on CCN Markets The post Goldbug Trumpets Bitcoin as Your Portfolio's Long-Term Bond Killer appeared first on Belher Mining.

Hotbit on Twitter: "We r honored to invite PPC project leader Peerchemist and Community manager Buckkets to Hotbit English Telegram Group to hold…

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10-Year Treasury Bond Yield Will Crash to 1{520ebc7d04367f10067c097a94259816cd1e6df76ec40212834858ca2e1af940}, UBS Warns

Conditions are favorable for another steep fall in the U.S. Treasury bond yield curve, says UBS, Switzerland’s largest financial institution. In revised projections published Wednesday, the bank identified U.S.-China trade tensions and their impact on economic growth as the chief catalyst for the continued drop off in yields. UBS Cuts Forecast on 10-Year U.S. Treasury […] The post 10-Year Treasury Bond Yield Will Crash to 1{520ebc7d04367f10067c097a94259816cd1e6df76ec40212834858ca2e1af940}, UBS Warns appeared first on CCN Markets The post 10-Year Treasury Bond Yield Will Crash to 1{520ebc7d04367f10067c097a94259816cd1e6df76ec40212834858ca2e1af940}, UBS Warns appeared first on Belher Mining.

Is Telegram’s Cryptocurrency the Long-Awaited Ethereum Killer?

With just over a month left until the TON blockchain officially launches, Telegram’s debut cryptocurrency project is shaping up to be one of Ethereum’s biggest threats to date. Numerous would-be assassins have lined up to close out the contract on the world’s largest blockchain platform in recent years – all with little success. But with […] The post Is Telegram's Cryptocurrency the Long-Awaited Ethereum Killer? appeared first on CCN Markets The post Is Telegram's Cryptocurrency the Long-Awaited Ethereum Killer? appeared first on Belher Mining.

Next-generation Cryptocurrency Exchange Changes the Way We Trade

BITLEVEX announces the launch of its new platform on September 1st, 2019. This new platform changes the way the cryptocurrency market will be viewed by people across the globe. BITLEVEX is a next-generation cryptocurrency exchange with groundbreaking technology and a wide range of instruments. The mission of the exchange is to create a universal gateway […] The post Next-generation Cryptocurrency Exchange Changes the Way We Trade appeared first on CCN Markets

Bitcoin Futures Continues Making Bitcoin Price Ridiculously Predictable

Bitcoin (BTC) started this week off in good spirits, citing an impressive rise of around 8{520ebc7d04367f10067c097a94259816cd1e6df76ec40212834858ca2e1af940}. Interestingly, analysts are attributing some of this action to the close of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). On Labor Day, September 2, the CME closed up shop. Far from the typical bloody Monday the cryptocurrency markets typically exhibit, many […] The post Bitcoin Futures Continues Making Bitcoin Price Ridiculously Predictable appeared first on CCN Markets

Announcing the Devcon Scholars Program

Welcome! The Devcon Scholars Program is an Ethereum Foundation initiative designed to provide an opportunity for Ethereum ecosystem-members from underserved communities, unique circumstances, or developing areas to attend the largest annual gathering in the Ethereum ecosystem. Now in its second year, the Devcon Scholars Program provides full scholarships to many…

Devcon5 On-Chain Ticket Sale

Over the last few months, we’ve been coordinating with the talented team over at ether.cards to bring an NFT-based on-chain ticketing solution to the Ethereum community in time for Devcon5. This experiment will take place in two parts, with a raffle and an auction with proceeds donated to the Devcon…

Bitcoin’s the Only ‘Crypto With Real Value’: Anti-Altcoin Analyst

Are you holding cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin? If so, you might want to overhaul your portfolio. That’s because an expert in classical charting principles warns that buying altcoins is not a wise investment decision. Not now, not ever. Altcoins Are ‘Lead’ to Bitcoin’s ‘Gold’ Earlier this week, Peter Brandt took to Twitter to remind altcoin […] The post Bitcoin's the Only 'Crypto With Real Value': Anti-Altcoin Analyst appeared first on CCN Markets

Jack Dorsey Rejects Twitter Crypto Concept to Passionately Back Bitcoin

As Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg faces a firestorm of criticism for his Libra project, another prominent social media billionaire is staying on the side-lines. Jack Dorsey made it very clear in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald that he has no plans to launch a Twitter cryptocurrency, instead preferring to advocate for Bitcoin as the […] The post Jack Dorsey Rejects Twitter Crypto Concept to Passionately Back Bitcoin appeared first on CCN Markets

December 12th Post Mortem

Over the past month, Coinbase has continued to prioritize scaling our backend systems so that we can provide a reliable customer experience during periods of high traffic. Despite our improvements, on December 12th, all time high levels of traffic lead to periods of slowness and elevated error rates.On December 11th at 22:00 PST Coinbase underwent scheduled maintenance to improve database performance. One of the techniques we utilized during this maintenance window was to distribute database load by splitting existing datasets to new clusters.On December 12th, starting at 04:00 PST, traffic began to climb as a result of large Litecoin price movements. At 04:15 PST, two of the new clusters from the maintenance window began to experience slowness as a result of the slower network attached disks used by …