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Daily Quote #27

"If your enemy is the US government, a resource–consumption competition is probably the worst approach to defense you could possibly take." – Joe Kelly

The Impact of Quantum Computing on Cryptocurrency Mining and Security

Image Source Quantum Computing and Cryptocurrency Mining Quantum computing has the potential to change the landscape of cryptocurrency mining, which is the process

Bitcoins Staggering Energy Usage: Bug or Feature?

In 2021, the whole Bitcoin network assumingly accounted for around 105 TWh of consumed electricity. Put into perspective, the whole country of Germany produced around

Blockchain Consensus Mechanism - Proof-Of-Work Vs Proof-Of-Stake - Which Is Better In Term Of Scaling Capacity?

Hello guys, welcome to my finance blog and today I'll be discussing the blockchain consensus mechanism, I'll focus on the two most popular consensus mechanism which

New York Assembly Pushes Back Bill Banning PoW Mining Until Next Year

After passing the New York Senate a few days ago, bill S6486B that temporarily bans PoW crypto mining in New York amongst other things has failed to pass the State

China And New York Clamp Down On Crypto Mining As New Bans And Restrictions Passed

Chinese regions Xinjiang and Qinghai have banned crypto mining while New York has passed a bill from Senate that restricted permits for PoW (Proof of Work) mining,

Hating On Proof Of Work Is Hating Yourself

Hey Jessienvironmentalists Ever since Elon decided to complain about Bitcoins energy use, we've seen a resurgence in the energy FUD, and Bitcoin has taken a knock.

Ultimate Proof-of-Work vs. Proof-of-Stake Discussion with Crypto Ramble

I had the great pleasure last year of having a comprehensive discussion on the main cryptocurrency anti-sybil mechanisms, proof-of-work and proof-of-stake, and their

Shoot the Rationalist #7: Spam

After a brief hiatus and recovering from drinking too much, I have returned to talk about spam. Spam takes many shapes and forms, but I'm going to focus on the delivery

Zilliqa coin: A proof of work coin for issuing tokens and creating Dapps on its network

Zilliqa is a native cryptocurrency of the zilliqa network that can be transferred from one smart contract address to another without involvement of a third party

Bytom coin: A mineable and stakeable coin for building Dapps on its network as well as creating and issuing tokens on its network

Bytom coin is a native cryptocurrency of the Bytom blockchain platform launched on the Ethereum network as an ERC20 but was later created on the Bytom blockchain

TWINS — Por que Proof Of Stake e Masternodes?

TWINS — Por que Proof Of Stake e Masternodes? Sempre gosto de navegar pelo BitcoinTalk em busca de novas criptomoedas, e tenho notado um aumento crescente do uso

How Bitcoin worked before computers were invented

Today I attended a really great Bitcoin presentation at Food4Thought. If you're into crypto and you're ever in Chiang Mai - you can attend interesting, free

Provide proof of account ownership via Keybase

Since the contributors (especially developers) are required to provide a proof that they own a given GitHub account, I'm thinking - why not do it via Keybase? Keybase