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The Difference Between Public and Private Blockchains

The Difference Between Public and Private Blockchains

Private blockchains (also called permissioned blockchains) may be controversial, but they have their advantages. Here’s how they compare to public blockchains. Public blockchains are very open: anyone can join, become a node, or look at the transactions history. There’s no verification process before acceptance, and if you no longer wish to verify transactions, you can stop without penalty. …

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Mastercard Thinks Blockchain Can simplify b2b Transactions, Fills 3 Patent Applications

Mastercard Thinks Blockchain Can simplify b2b Transactions, Fills 3 Patent Applications

Financial services giant Mastercard has invented a blockchain system that it believes can simplify business-to-business (B2B) transactions in a high-volume enterprise environment. That system is outlined in a series of three patent applications filed by the New York-based multinational firm in March, made public on Thursday by the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). Writing in one filing, the …

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Ethereum Sees Highest Daily Trading Volume in Past 12 Months

Ethereum Sees Highest Daily Trading Volume in Past 12 Months

Ethereum’s ETH token on Thursday saw its highest amount of daily trading volume on Bitfinex. The second-largest cryptocurrency witnessed a 24-hour trading volume of 0.85 million yesterday – the highest level since September 15, according to Bitfinex data.  Further, the current weekly volume of 2.907 million is the highest since mid-December. Meanwhile, 24-hour trading volume …

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Crytpocurrencies are Back over 200 Billion, Ethereum Recovers

Crytpocurrencies are Back over 200 Billion, Ethereum Recovers

The cryptocurrency market has been making history for all the wrong reasons as of late, most notably by recently surpassing the plunge of the infamous Dot-Com bubble in the early 2000’s. With that said, cryptocurrencies tend to make recoveries when all hope is seemingly lost, and today’s price action of the world’s second largest cryptocurrency, ether and …

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WAVES Up 20% After Partnership with Russian Rostec, Mainnet Smart Contract Launched

WAVES Up 20% After Partnership with Russian Rostec, Mainnet Smart Contract Launched

Waves (WAVES), a crypto platform allowing users to issue their own blockchain-based tokens, has surged over 20% in the past 24 hours. The Waves token’s price increase comes shortly after Russian manufacturing holding company Rostec announced a partnership with VOSTOK, a startup founded by Waves’ developers. The agreement between the two parties will involve developing …

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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao: Crypto Market Will Grow 1000x and More

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao: Crypto Market Will Grow 1000x and More

Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance better recognized as CZ, has said that crypto still has room to grow by more than a thousand times in the years to come. Earlier this week, as CCN reported, Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin stated that while the cryptocurrency sector as an industry can grow by a thousand-fold, it is …

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OkCoin Crypto Exchange Implements Token to Token Trading in 20 US States

OkCoin Crypto Exchange Implements Token to Token Trading in 20 US States

Crypto exchange OKCoin has expanded its trading platform in the US to 20 more states. It’s set to offer crypto-to-crypto trading pairs in these. It already offers fiat-to-crypto trading in California. OKCoin, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has recently announced that its branch in the United States is now going to offer crypto-to-crypto trading pairs in …

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Bitcoin Price Analysis

Bitcoin Price Analysis

Morgan Stanley is going to provide an avenue for investors to access Bitcoin derivatives while utilizing ‘price return swaps.’ Bitcoin is up 2.8% on the day but a support above $6,500 is vital for further upside moves. Bitcoin is leading is leading other cryptocurrencies in the recovery on Thursday. The resistance at $6,480 discussed in an earlier published …

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CEO of Morgan Creek Ethereum will Build the TrustNet

CEO of Morgan Creek Ethereum will Build the TrustNet

Morgan Creek CEO Mark W. Yusko voiced an optimistic opinion about the future of Ethereum. During a Yahoo Finance discussion panel on Wall Street’s cryptocurrency skepticism, Yusko debated the topic of Ethereum’s downward trend with panel hosts Dan Roberts, Dion Rabouin, and Rick Newman. During the panel on September 8, the hosts discussed the belief that crypto …

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