According to researchers at Cornell, blockchains utilizing on-chain voting – such as EOS and Tezos – are vulnerable to certain vote buying attacks.
It Took Just A Day for Tron’s Founder to Win His Own Blockchain’s Election
After announcing his candidacy just one day ago, Tron founder Justin Sun has already been elected to run a node in the network.
These Digital Monsters Live on Ethereum, But They’ll Fight on Zilliqa
A popular decentralized game couldn’t take ethereum’s slow, costly transactions. But it’s not leaving the chain behind entirely.
Bitcoin Trading Volume Is Up 100% From Its Recent Low
Bulls are back with a vengeance as shown by a 100 percent increase in trading volume from just four days ago.
Democracy of Two: NEO and the Crypto ‘Election’ That Wasn’t
Early results from elections on the neo blockchain suggest the world’s 12th largest cryptocurrency may be struggling to deliver on promised claims.
Is Pied Piper Serious? How HBO Inspired Crypto’s Most Confounding Coin
What began as a parody quickly became a coin. Soon it might – might – become its own blockchain. What is happening?
Augur Betting Volumes Just Topped $1 Million (And They’re Accelerating)
Data shared with CoinDesk shows a rapid spike in betting on Augur, a decentralized platform that’s been live for just a few days.
What Crypto Really Thinks About Litecoin’s Banking Ambitions
A much-talked-about deal between a cryptocurrency non-profit and a bank saw cheers and jeers this week, and all sorts of reactions in between.
Tezos Is Giving Away Grant Money to Crypto Developers
The Tezos Foundation is launching a grant program to encourage its community to participate on its platform starting next month.
Tether Hires Former Bank Analyst as Chief Compliance Officer
Tether, the company behind the dollar-tied USDT, has hired a chief compliance officer from the eighth-largest bank in North America.
A $3.3 Billion Claim: Has Cardano’s Blockchain ‘Solved’ Proof-of-Stake?
Charles Hoskinson explains cardano’s iterative approach to security, and how its interaction with academic gives it an advantage over other designs.
$3 Million Fund to Create 25 Marketplaces for Kik Messenger’s Token
Kik CEO Ted Livingston created the kin token so people could easily buy and sell digital stuff online. Now he’s paying devs to make the stuff.
Torrent Site Pirate Bay Spells Out Monero Mining Software Use
Torrent website The Pirate Bay is doubling down on its plan to use visitors’ processing power to mine crypto.
$42 Million In Crypto Is Now Being Airdropped to NEO Investors
The second half of the Neo Council’s airdrop of ONT tokens is finishing up. Now NEP-5 ONT holders need to migrate to Ontology’s mainnet.
PoWx: The New Effort to Change Bitcoin (And Who’s Backing It)
Technologists unveiled a foundation dedicated to rewriting bitcoin’s underlying tech, giving the long-controversial idea new wings.
Dead Cat Bounce? Bitcoin Charts Show This Rally Could Be Different
Bitcoin has teased the bulls several times over the past few weeks, but the charts suggest today’s rally might hold more weight.
Below $0.50: XRP Prices Fall to New 2018 Lows
XRP and other well-known crypto assets are sitting on dangerous grounds as they print new price lows not seen since 2017.
Tron’s Election Is Underway, But Who’s In Control of the $2 Billion Code?
Tron is in the process of electing “super representatives,” but who’s behind the wheel until the votes are in?
Tether Code ‘Flaw’ Was Actually an Exchange Integration Error
A suspected vulnerability in Tether’s code for its USDT stablecoin has been confirmed as an exchange integration issue, not a protocol bug.
Zcash Governance Panel Shoots Down Research on ASIC Resistance
Members of the zcash community have voted not to prioritize ASIC resistance.