Drivechain Creator’s Latest Paper Sparks Debate Over Bitcoin’s Future Security
Drivechain developer Paul Sztorc has the cryptocurrency community riled up over his latest blog “Security Budget in the Long Run.” The essay discusses the economics of BTC network fees over a long period of time and suggests rather than giving up the fees to competition, a dominant protocol should collect fees “from all networks.” Also Read: More Than 30% of BTC Traffic Stems from the Veriblock Project...
Survey: ‘Blockchain’ Was Most Overrated Buzzword of 2018
A survey has determined that advertisers believe the word “blockchain” to have been the most overrated of 2018. This is hardly a surprise as many companies from fields completely unrelated to cryptocurrency claimed to use or test blockchain technology last year with little to show for it. Also Read: In the Daily: Shapeshift Beta, Coinsquare Acquisition, Grayscale Investment Report Most Overrated Word of 2018 A recently...
Cloudflare Suspends Streaming Sites and File Hosters, But Not Over Piracy
As one of the leading CDN and DDoS protection services, Cloudflare is used by millions of websites across the globe. As with any service of its size, it doesn’t come as a surprise that the company’s clientele includes many pirate sites. This includes the likes of The Pirate Bay. In recent years many copyright holders have complained about Cloudflare’s involvement with these platforms. However, the company maintains...
EU Commission Deletes Article 13 Post Because ‘Mob’ Understood it Incorrectly
Last week the European Parliament and European Council agreed on the final text of the EU Copyright Directive. Supporters of Article 13 say this will lead to a better deal for the entertainment industries at the expense of Google’s YouTube, since it will have to obtain proper licenses for content uploaded to platform, while taking responsibility for infringing uploads. Opponents, on the other hand, believe that the...
How Linux testing has changed and what matters today
If you’ve ever wondered how your Linux computer stacks up against other Linux, Windows, and MacOS machines or searched for reviews of Linux-compatible hardware, you’re probably familiar with Phoronix. read...
