In Echo of Bitcoin’s Genesis, Mining Pool Embeds Reuters Headline on the Blockchain
Slush Pool has immortalized a potentially iconic Reuters headline on the Bitcoin blockchain. Source
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Ethereum 2.0’s Genesis Day Is Officially Set for Dec. 1
The biggest update in Ethereum’s history will begin its first phase on Dec. 1.Per a tweet by ETH 2.0 Researcher Justin Drake, Ethereum 2.0’s Beacon Chain’s launch has been set for Dec. 1 at 12:00 UTC.The backbone of Ethereum 2.0, the Beacon chain is an interim blockchain that will operate
Read MoreBitcoin genesis block is the ‘New Testament’ of finance
“Fiat lux”, said God, having created heaven and earth, which was filled with darkness. And then, there was light. At least, that’s what the Holy Bible tells us. Translated to English, this Latin phrase means “let light be made.”For Christians, who much of the global population, these words mark
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Pool-X Launches BurningDrop, Supporting KTSt Genesis Mining
On September 16, 2020, KuCoin, an IDG-backed crypto exchange, announced that its Pool-X platform has launched the BurningDrop
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Tron Foundation Announces Genesis Mining of SUN Token
Being a DeFi community governance token, the SUN token is a ‘meme’ coin designed with encryption and artistic expression in focus.The Tron Foundation has announced the launch of its DeFi governance token dubbed SUN named after the foundation’s CEO Justin Sun. Per the foundation’s open letter to the community about
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Bitcoin Lender Genesis Global Issues $2 Billion in Loans During Record Quarter
Genesis Global Trading has reported a 100% jump in new loan originations in the first quarter. The cryptocurrency lender and trading platform added a record $2 billion in new loans in the three months leading to March 2020, up $1 billion from the previous quarter. BTC accounted for 44.8%
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Genesis Mining Rejects $3.1 Million Suit From Former Contractor
Two firms in the cryptocurrency space are at legal loggerheads regarding millions of dollars in purportedly unpaid invoices.On September 30, 2019, the London-based payments company Digital Capital sued Genesis Mining over allegedly failing to pay 2.4 million pounds (roughly $3.1 million) in unpaid invoices for its development and maintenance
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Bitcoin SV Sees Minor Split as Blockchain Shifts to ‘Genesis’ Upgrade
Bitcoin SV (for Satoshi's Vision) has hard forked with apparently just one minor issue, taking its blockchain back to the first "Genesis" iteration of the bitcoin protocol.The BSV network upgraded at approximately 02:00 UTC Tuesday, implementing Genesis rules that bring about "the full restoration of Satoshis Bitcoin protocol." Jimmy Nguyen,
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Bitcoin SV Genesis Upgrade Results in Chain Split
Bitcoin SV (BSV) performed a scheduled upgrade named Genesis on Feb. 3. As most nodes have not yet updated, this resulted in a minor chain split where two versions of BSV exist.As reported by BitMEX Research, the upgrade occurred at block height 620,538, or about 8:30 PM EST. The
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A Deep Dive Into Satoshi’s 11-Year Old Bitcoin Genesis Block
11 years ago today, Satoshi Nakamoto launched the Bitcoin network at approximately 18:15:05 UTC and the world hasn’t been the same since.
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