Bitcoin History Part 10: The 184 Billion BTC Bug
There was something unusual about Bitcoin block 74638. It was Core developer Jeff Garzik who first spotted it, commenting on the “quite strange” transaction outputs, which stood at 92233720368.54 BTC apiece. That wasn’t meant to happen. Within an hour, another forum user had started a thread titled “overflow bug serious” in which he implored “We need a fix asap.” It was Aug. 15, 2010, and...
P2P Exchange Hodl Hodl Announces New Prediction Market
On Feb. 27, KYC-free cryptocurrency exchange Hodl Hodl announced a new service called Predictions, which will soon be added to the peer-to-peer trading platform. Hodl Hodl believes prediction markets are useful financial instruments within the crypto ecosystem that offer an incentive for those forecasting the specific outcome of an event. Also read: What Does the Future Hold for Augur’s Prediction Market? Hodl Hodl Is Adding...
New Freelancing Platform Supports 12 Different Cryptocurrencies
There’s a new freelancing platform called Freelance for Coins that provides users with the ability to publish offers and bids for cryptocurrencies. In order to help facilitate deals between users, the service not only allows people to publish their bids and offers, but also provides them with a messenger for chatting. It also enables crypto invoices for coins like BTC, BCH, ETH, XMR, and a few stablecoins. Also read: Crypto...
German Data Privacy Commissioner Sounds Alarm Over ‘Upload Filter Oligopoly’
After lengthy discussion, campaigning, and sometimes hostile debate, earlier this month the European Parliament and Council finally agreed on the final text of the EU’s copyright reform proposals. Based on a compromise deal struck between France and Germany, the final version of Article 13 requires for-profit Internet platforms to license content from copyright holders. In the event that’s not possible, platforms will be...
Pirate Proxy ‘Unblocked’ Fights Censors With 38th Domain Name
The entertainment industries generally view website blocking as one of the best tools available to prevent people from pirating. The practice has been around for over a decade and has slowly expanded to more than 30 countries around the world. While these blockades may help to deter some casual pirates, there are plenty of people who find their ways to pirate content through workarounds. VPN services are often used as...
