Blockchain development reaches a tipping point: expert opinion.

In December, Hyperledger CEO Brian Belendorf concluded that 2019 was a year of “cautious and prosaic development,” referring to the blockchain industry. The day before, he gave an exclusive interview to Coindesk reporters, in which he shared his expectations regarding decentralized technologies for the coming year.

Auctionity uses blockchain to sell real things from the auction.

Blockchain Auction
“Decentralized sites, resembling auctions in structure, appeared relatively recently. They made it possible to virtually tokenize almost any subject. Auctionity allows you to sell for coins and fiat money, which is doubly convenient. We hope to combine online auctions with live ones, attracting customers with any wealth and currencies, ”said Tristan Colombe, who is the head of Auctionity team.

Stirling Witzke: the blockchain will be in the spotlight over the coming years

Sterling Witzke, who has been working as a professional investor in venture capital firm Winklevoss Capital for more than 5 years, believes that stablebinks are attractive for use in blockchain games. This and many other topics he discussed during an interview with Cointelegraph journalist Anna Berman.

About blockchain security - part 2

In the first article of this series, we looked at the definition of Nakamoto consensus and the voting mechanism, under which evidence of work or a share of ownership allows “choosing a leader” to add a block to the common chain. Then we went over to the algorithms of the Byzantine generals and the ways by which the security analysis of such algorithms can be applied to blockchains using the Nakamoto agreement. Today we will complete a formal analysis of the blockchains and protocols of the Byzantine agreement, as well as idealized modeling of the blockchain system.

About blockchain security - part 1

Recently, I realized that I was stuck in a rabbit hole for educational work with blockchains. I was interested in this topic, because I have always been concerned about the guarantees of security and performance of blockchain protocols.

Overstock CEO praises the tZERO blockchain platform on the earnings report

Canadian online retailer Overstock.com said that in its 4th quarter earnings report, released March 18, it will compensate for its significant losses for 2018, returning profits to this.

South Korea began recruiting blockchain evaluators

The Ministry of Information and Communications of the South Korean government announced the creation of a blockchain evaluation team. referring to the document issued on March 17th.

Joseph Lubin: The massive adoption of the blockchain will accelerate global growth

The head of the blockchain startup ConsenSys, Joseph Lubin, during the SXSW conference expressed the opinion that, thanks to the widespread adoption of blockchain technology, the world economy will grow 10 times over the next 10-20 years.

UK intends to block porn sites, but the blockchain may thwart these plans.

Porn and blockchain
Even in the event that the bill is not adopted in its original form, as early as May of this year, every resident of the United Kingdom who wants to familiarize himself with adult content will have to confirm his age. To do this, experts are developing a number of utilities for verifying users. Users will not need to apply a passport - to get access to the content it will be enough to show a driver's license or another document.

Joseph Lubin: The introduction of the blockchain will lead to multiple growth of the global economy

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin expects the world economy will grow 10 times over 10-20 years thanks to the introduction of the blockchain. He announced this at the SXSW conference this week.

Blockchain: Semantic Desert.

"Blockchain" then, yes, "blockchain" here. Supporters of this concept consider it so important that they write with a capital letter and preach about it as a panacea for all business problems (in particular, for building supply chain management). This crude, irrefutable, self-evident concept undermined the rules not only of commerce, but also of grammar. Doubt it - and you will be exposed as a hopeless countryman and luddite. Use it sincerely - and you will join the ranks of hypers and techno-utopians.

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin: blockchain will be mostly part of the economy in 10-20 years

The co-founder of Ethereum (ETH), Joseph Lubin, said that he expects the world economy to grow 10 times in 10-20 years, when the blockchain is fully branched. Lubin made a statement at the SXSW conference in Austin on March 14th.

The fourth largest bitcoin kit quietly devastated the wallet after 60,000 BTC.

The owner of the world’s fourth largest bitcoin wallet that has amassed up to 113,000 BTC (worth about $ 435 million) since 2014 has sold all his funds after the withdrawal of the remaining 60,000 BTC ($230 million) at the end of February, according to Trustnode. The withdrawal did not trigger a market crash.

Airdrop of tokens of the Huobi exchange turned out to be part of a campaign to steal users' private keys.

The malicious browser extension for Google Chrome, aimed at stealing users' cryptocurrency assets, was downloaded at least 230 times before the search giant discovered and deleted it. This was told by the researcher of cybersecurity problems Harry Denley in his blog.

Google removes Blockchain.com malware targeting.

The Google Chrome browser extension is tricking users into participating in a fake eidrope from a cryptocurrency exchanger. At the moment, Huobi has already more than 200 applications from victims, said a security researcher.

China vs. USA: Who Wins the Battle for Blockchain?

China and the United States are the superpowers of the 21st century, and their respective innovations in the blockchain put both countries on the first place in the technological list of leaders. As the two countries clash in a widely advertised trade war, many people are also looking for which country will win the battle for the blockchain.

Republican leader McCarthy suggests using blockchain in government.

Kevin McCarthy, the Republican leader of the US House of Representatives, called for a study to find out if the blockchain could make the US government more efficient and transparent.

SingularityNET blockchain project has become a partner of one of the largest insurance corporations in the world.

The blockchain project SingularityNET on Thursday announced the start of cooperation with one of the largest insurance corporations in the world, Ping An.

Token 2049: Vitaly Buterin said that the blockchain can be used not only in the financial industry.

Vitalik Buterin, founder of Ethereum, noted that the use of blockchains outside the financial industry is still difficult, but there are prospects. He spoke about this at the largest event in the Asian continent dedicated to cryptoindustry - Token 2049.

The New York Times plans to use the blockchain for publication.

The New York Times has announced that it is looking for a blockchain developer who will help introduce innovative technology for publishing purposes. About this newspaper wrote on its web site.