Private enterprise blockchains are prone to insider attacks and don’t benefit from constant testing by an open community, experts at Kaspersky and EY say. Author: Anna Baydakova
Archives for May 2020
Bitcoin Halving 2020: How the World’s Largest Mining Pool Is Helping Miners ‘De-Risk’
F2Pool, the largest bitcoin mining pool in the world, controls 20% of the network’s hashrate. F2Pool’s Thomas Heller explains the economics of mining. Author: Christine Kim
Bitfinex, Tether Seek Subpoenas Across US in Hunt for Missing $800M
Bitfinex and Tether’s parent company wants to question employees of at least three U.S. banks about Crypto Capital – Bitfinex’s payment processor – accounts and holdings in an effort to recover more than $800 million. Author: George Chidi
Bitcoin Miners Usually Create 6 Blocks per Hour. They Just Banged Out 16
In a significant deviation from the norm, bitcoin miners just produced 16 blocks in 63 minutes. Author: Zack Voell
Bitcoin News Roundup for May 1, 2020
Bitcoin beats the markets while wallet demand rises. It’s CoinDesk’s Markets Daily podcast. Author: John Biggs