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TNW2018 was off the (block)chain: Cats, free money, and more

Jun08
by on June 8, 2018 at 2:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider


Apparently, blockchain is kind of a big deal. Who knew? We did, and that’s why we had our cryptocurrency-dedicated Hard Fork track at TNW Conference. Blockchain experts shared their visions of the future, their advice for beginners, and even gave away free money. In case you missed it, here’s a recap: Yoni Assia, Co-founder and CEO of eToro Yoni began by praising the invention of electricity, without which we wouldn’t have air conditioning — “which we desperately need in here,” he said. That’s our bad, Yoni. He continued by saying that Bitcoin is undoubtably the next big invention we’ll be…

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TNW2018 was off the (block)chain: Cats, free money, and more

Jun08
by on June 8, 2018 at 2:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider


Apparently, blockchain is kind of a big deal. Who knew? We did, and that’s why we had our cryptocurrency-dedicated Hard Fork track at TNW Conference. Blockchain experts shared their visions of the future, their advice for beginners, and even gave away free money. In case you missed it, here’s a recap: Yoni Assia, Co-founder and CEO of eToro Yoni began by praising the invention of electricity, without which we wouldn’t have air conditioning — “which we desperately need in here,” he said. That’s our bad, Yoni. He continued by saying that Bitcoin is undoubtably the next big invention we’ll be…

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GitHub’s new CEO promises to save Atom post-Microsoft acquisition

Jun08
by on June 8, 2018 at 1:50 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev


Earlier this week, Microsoft announced the acquisition of GitHub for $7.5 billion, and the installation of Xamarin co-founder Nat Friedman as the social coding platform’s new CEO. It goes without saying that this wasn’t entirely welcomed by the community, particularly by those who remember Microsoft’s antitrust days of the 1990’s. One specific area of concern is what Microsft would do with GitHub’s beloved Atom text editor. Developers are worried that Microsoft could pull the plug on Atom, as it directly competes with Visual Studio (VS) Code, and both editors have an awful lot in common. They’re both cross-platform and based…

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Facebook! Stop sending us lobbyists! demands European Parliament

Jun08
by on June 8, 2018 at 1:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


The European Parliament is sick and tired of Facebook refusing to properly answer its questions. After the fiasco of the Mark Zuckerberg show, a further two hearings are planned for June 25 in Brussels and July 2 in Strasbourg. However despite a clear request for COO Sheryl Sandberg to join the latter, Zuckerberg consistently proposes to send the social network’s policy lobbyists rather than those running the company day-to-day. In a letter to Zuckerberg, seen by The Next Web, civil liberties committee chairman Claude Moraes says: “I would like to stress it is essential for Facebook’s credibility to show its…

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Research: Only 10% of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is used for transactions

Jun08
by on June 8, 2018 at 12:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Finance, Hard Fork, Insights


When Bitcoin Cash (BCH) – a hard fork of the world’s apex cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) – first took off last August, it promised to solve BTC’s soaring transaction fees and make cryptocurrencies a viable option for everyday transfers once more. But it appears hardly anyone is using it for its so-intended purpose. A new study by blockchain intelligence firm Chainanalysis suggests that most cryptocurrency enthusiasts still use BCH for investment purposes a lot more regularly than for transactions. Indeed, the amount of BCH held in wallets is 10 times higher than the amount of BCH used in transactions. In comparison,…

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