Proof-of-Stake

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Why Harvard Research on a Low-Profit Tezos Attack Matters for Proof-of-Stake

William FoxleyJan 8, 2020

The study reveals some of the understudied aspects of proof-of-stake cryptocurrencies.

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Ethereum Devs Reconsider ‘Difficulty Bomb’ Timing as Hard Forks Loom

William FoxleyDec 3, 2019

Developers may punt a network feature two years down the road to avoid complicating ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake (PoS).

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Bitcoin’s Share of PoW Mining Rewards Now Above 80%

Omkar GodboleJan 16, 2020

Rewards received by bitcoin miners form a major chunk of the salaries paid across major proof of work (PoW) blockchains, according to Yassine Elmandjra, a cryptocurrency analyst from ARK Invest.

Smart Contracts

Algorand 2.0’s New Non-Turing-Complete Smart Contracts Are a Feature, Not a Bug

Danny NelsonNov 22, 2019

Thursday's Algorand 2.0 upgrade adds decentralized finance (DeFi) features and smart contracts to the $108 million blockchain.

Proof-of-Stake

Swiss SIX Exchange Lists Tezos ETP With Staking Rewards

William FoxleyNov 14, 2019

Amun AG has listed a Tezos (XTZ)-based exchange-traded product on the Swiss SIX exchange.

Startups

How to Turn a $17 Million ICO Into $104 Million: The Cosmos Story

Leigh Cuen

The startups building Cosmos don't own it or rely solely on it for income. And that's the point.

Coinbase

Coinbase Will Now Reward Users for Holding This Cryptocurrency

William Foxley

Coinbase is for the first time allowing general users to earn rewards by simply holding cryptocurrency, starting with the Tezos (XTZ) token.

Proof-of-Stake

From Cardano to Ethereum, 2020 Could Be Deciding Year for Proof-of-Stake

Christine Kim

Two of the industry’s most hotly anticipated PoS networks are scheduled to (re)launch in Q1.

Proof-of-Stake

Crypto Custodian Bitgo Launches Staking for Dash, Algorand

William Foxley

Custodian service BitGo announced BitGo Staking, beginning with cryptocurrencies dash and algorand.

Startups

This Crypto Asset Doesn’t Exist Yet, But Soon You’ll Be Able to Stake It

Brady Dale

Perlin's PERL cryptocurrency looks to make shipping easier, but could also democratize the proof-of-stake model.

Proof-of-Work

Hyundai’s Token Company Partners With CasperLabs to Build a PoS Blockchain

Diana Aguilar

HDAC, issuer of the Hyundai-DAC token, is working with CasperLabs to move from proof-of-work.

Proof-of-Stake

‘Phase Zero’ of a New Ethereum Blockchain Could Go Live Next January

Christine Kim

Ethereum may begin transitioning to its next-generation, proof-of-stake blockchain model at the beginning of next year – pending more tests, that is.

Proof-of-Stake

Blockchain Project Thundercore Releases Code for ‘Pala’ Consensus Protocol

Christine Kim

Blockchain provider platform ThunderCore announced the open-sourcing of a new consensus protocol called Pala.

Mining

Staking, Ethereum’s Mining Alternative, Will Be Profitable – But Barely

Christine Kim

The new miners of ethereum 2.0 are expected to make a small but positive profit for creating new blocks and validating transactions on the network.

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