Blockchain infrastructure firm Bison Trails and cryptocurrency storage provider Coinbase Custody announced on Jan. 30 that they have joined the Proof of Stake Alliance to support what one CEO called “the next wave of blockchain technology.
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Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work model will fail, economist for central banking organization argues
As the reward for mining new coins declines, finalizing transactions could take a year
Ultimately, it could take nearly a year, or 50,000 blocks, before a payment could be considered final
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Must-reads for Nov. 5, 2018: EOS is BS, ETH may go POS, and WEF touts BCH
These are the crypto stories you should be following today
Interview: Researcher Argues EOS isn’t a Blockchain — Just a Distributed Database (CCN) A paper by Whiteblock, a blockchain testing firm, has come down hard on EOS, the controversial protocol started by Block.one (helmed by none other than Brock Pierce). “EOS is not a blockchain, rather a distributed homogeneous database management system, a clear distinction in that their transactions are not cryptographically validated,” Whiteblock said. CCN interviewed Whiteblock’s CTO, Zak Cole, about their findings. Bitcoin is 10 years old: This is how it began and where it’s headed (World Economic Forum) One of the most bitterly debated topics in crypto is Bitcoin Cash. That makes this particular post provocative;…
