A (Short) Guide to Blockchain Consensus Protocols
Bitcoin's consensus mechanism is great, but it isn't perfect. This article looks at some of the more viable public blockchain alternatives.
Bitcoin's consensus mechanism is great, but it isn't perfect. This article looks at some of the more viable public blockchain alternatives.
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CoinScope, a tool that provides aggregated data about bitcoin nodes, has been made open source.
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Japanese banking group Mizuho announced today the completion of two new blockchain trials.
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BTCC has announced that it will halt bitcoin and other cryptocurrency withdrawals for one month.
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Microsoft and professional services firm KPMG have announced the opening of new innovation workshops focused on blockchain development.
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