Pregnant Gabriela Hernandez flees Honduras with her two young sons. Through Mexico, she survives sickness, a trash train and 3,000 miles in a search for safety.
Pregnant Gabriela Hernandez flees Honduras with her two young sons. Through Mexico, she survives sickness, a trash train and 3,000 miles in a search for safety.
The bitcoin price has increased by around $400 over the past 24 hours, entering the $9,000 region and surpassing $9,200. On April 27, bitcoin experienced a sudden dip in price that sent it to the $8,800 mark. Throughout today, bitcoin and the rest of the market recorded strong gains as the valuation of the market … Continued
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The bitcoin price has increased by around $400 over the past 24 hours, entering the $9,000 region and surpassing $9,200. On April 27, bitcoin experienced a sudden dip in price that sent it to the $8,800 mark. Throughout today, bitcoin and the rest of the market recorded strong gains as the valuation of the market … Continued
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An SEC regulator thinks that the approach to ICOs should be “balanced,” while one Financial Services Committee member referred to ICO issuers as “charlatans and scammers” #NEWS
An SEC regulator thinks that the approach to ICOs should be “balanced,” while one Financial Services Committee member referred to ICO issuers as “charlatans and scammers” #NEWS
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China is the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, but it’s also leading the world in clean energy investment and deployment. The growth in China’s solar power sector, in particular, has been swift.
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, China added 53 gigawatts of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2017 alone, up from 30 gigawatts the year before. Part of the reason for this large increase? The Chinese government paid subsidies to developers of solar projects so as not to build more of the coal-fired power plants fouling the air in the country.
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Before Facebook, there was Echo.
Stacy Horn thought of it back in 1988. Back then, there were no VCs throwing money at dotcoms, because the Web as we know it didn’t exist. You could use it to chat in real-time, send emails to friends, and debate in threads about everything from politics to music. There was no slick interface, photos, or even colors — it was text only. You connected with a telnet client and entered text commands to navigate around. Still, by 1990, it got so popular, the phone company had to dig up her street to install a dedicated phone line to her Greenwich Village apartment. Read more…
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The everyday crypto user in the future is likely to spend time identifying illicit wallets and transactions to avoid, thanks to the U.S. Treasury.
South Koreans woke to a political reality Saturday that seemed improbable if not impossible only months ago.
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Since 2013, the Tomb Raider reboot video game series was billed as Lara Croft’s modern origin story: a journey from survivor to hunter. In the newly announced Shadow of the Tomb Raider, she’s reached her “defining moment,” finally embodying the badass apex predator we knew in the older games.
But it’s going to cost her. And honestly, I’m kind of tired of watching Lara Croft suffer.
Because in practice, the survivalist story arc of the series reads more like the developers asking themselves: “How can we torture Lara Croft this time? What fresh hell can we drag her through?”
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The Novusphere is an emerging cryptocurrency-based platform built using a Delegated-Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism. It leverages the power of IPFS to distribute files via a technology called Advanced File Index (AFIX) and aims to create a low-barrier economy for file distribution.
AFIX is an indexing mechanism that embeds metadata into the Atmos blockchain, which includes the title, a description and the location of a file. This metadata is permanently accessible as long as you are running a full node, making content uncensorable. This is achieved by creating an IPFS hash of the metadata (as a .JSON file) and indexing it into the blockchain. The information is stored via transaction. These transactions are actions and do not necessarily need a transfer of value.
IPFS is an open source technology that bridges peer-2-peer internet with the current HTTP layer. Files uploaded on an IPFS server are permanent due to their unique identifier but become persistent once the files are shared over the network and are kept in use through pinning. Essentially, IPFS technology makes it possible to distribute high volumes of data with high efficiency, using p2p distribution. A quick summary of IPFS can be found here.
Atmos adopted the Delegated-Proof-of-Stake (DPoS) consensus model for quality control efficiency. DPoS allows delegated block producers and voters to sustain the network for content distribution. The delegates are in charge of validating transactions and relaying blocks, requiring them to run an IPFS server. Those IPFS nodes can be verified by the voters to assess the quality of the content hosted. Voters can also monitor the uptime to ensure participation in block propagation. Delegates that get “voted out” no longer receive rewards and voters are incented to participate by receiving a part of the rewards.
Running a full node is crucial in this DPoS model. Gateways provide access to files by displaying them on an easily navigable webpage, but these access points can be subject to censorship and moderation. The full nodes provides direct access to the metadata, making it permanently accessible from the blockchain interface. The most popular usecases for the platform are video hosting and social messaging.
Public gateways will typically have to be compliant with copyright laws and not promote pirated content, but the interface is open source and the information about the files are permanently stored on the blockchain. Aside from censorship resistance, the Novusphere provides a decentralized indexing tool that can be utilized by 3rd party services. Collecting permanently accessible data with minimal costs is especially valuable in the AI field. Vega AI is currently utilizing AFIX to enhance the capabilities of their trading applications.
Individuals are encouraged to build interfaces to the system. A DAO funding platform is highly anticipated by the community to stimulate the growth of applications and gateways. The content distribution aspect is scheduled to be finished by the end of June, and will be available on the testnet soon. The current focus of the project is to ensure the stability and integrity of the blockchain. Users are welcome to assist in the testing phase before the mainnet release.
Disclaimer: The author has participated in the Novusphere crowdfunding event and holds a financial position in the Atmos cryptocurrency. This article is meant as an overview of the project from the author’s perspective and should not be construed as investment advice.
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Finally, a vegetable spiralizer that won’t take up an entire cabinet! Get your own Good Grips Handheld Spiralizer for $14.95 here. Read more…
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Bitcoin was trading near the $9,500 mark on Friday following the news.
Despite the Mt Gox trustee seemingly ready to sell a significant amount of Bitcoin the cryptocurrency markets are showing Bullish signs. A reassuring portent for investors is the volume of Wall Street purchases via CME Group Bitcoin futures trading, say eToro. Bitcoin reached $9,740 USD this week, the closest it has been to the $10,000 […]
The post Cryptocurrency Price Update: Bitcoin Futures Increase While $10,000 Resistance Holds appeared first on Coinjournal.
Oleg Deripaska is loosening his control of two companies that have been hobbled by US sanctions.
China is the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, but it’s also leading the world in clean energy investment and deployment. The growth in China’s solar power sector, in particular, has been swift.
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, China added 53 gigawatts of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2017 alone, up from 30 gigawatts the year before. Part of the reason for this large increase? The Chinese government paid subsidies to developers of solar projects so as not to build more of the coal-fired power plants fouling the air in the country.
More about Science, China, Science And Technology, Solar Power, and Science
Before Facebook, there was Echo.
Stacy Horn thought of it back in 1988. Back then, there were no VCs throwing money at dotcoms, because the Web as we know it didn’t exist. You could use it to chat in real-time, send emails to friends, and debate in threads about everything from politics to music. There was no slick interface, photos, or even colors — it was text only. You connected with a telnet client and entered text commands to navigate around. Still, by 1990, it got so popular, the phone company had to dig up her street to install a dedicated phone line to her Greenwich Village apartment. Read more…
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The everyday crypto user in the future is likely to spend time identifying illicit wallets and transactions to avoid, thanks to the U.S. Treasury.
South Koreans woke to a political reality Saturday that seemed improbable if not impossible only months ago.
Since 2013, the Tomb Raider reboot video game series was billed as Lara Croft’s modern origin story: a journey from survivor to hunter. In the newly announced Shadow of the Tomb Raider, she’s reached her “defining moment,” finally embodying the badass apex predator we knew in the older games.
But it’s going to cost her. And honestly, I’m kind of tired of watching Lara Croft suffer.
Because in practice, the survivalist story arc of the series reads more like the developers asking themselves: “How can we torture Lara Croft this time? What fresh hell can we drag her through?”
More about Entertainment, Tomb Raider, Lara Croft, Crystal Dynamics, and Tomb Raider Reboot
The Novusphere is an emerging cryptocurrency-based platform built using a Delegated-Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism. It leverages the power of IPFS to distribute files via a technology called Advanced File Index (AFIX) and aims to create a low-barrier economy for file distribution.
AFIX is an indexing mechanism that embeds metadata into the Atmos blockchain, which includes the title, a description and the location of a file. This metadata is permanently accessible as long as you are running a full node, making content uncensorable. This is achieved by creating an IPFS hash of the metadata (as a .JSON file) and indexing it into the blockchain. The information is stored via transaction. These transactions are actions and do not necessarily need a transfer of value.
IPFS is an open source technology that bridges peer-2-peer internet with the current HTTP layer. Files uploaded on an IPFS server are permanent due to their unique identifier but become persistent once the files are shared over the network and are kept in use through pinning. Essentially, IPFS technology makes it possible to distribute high volumes of data with high efficiency, using p2p distribution. A quick summary of IPFS can be found here.
Atmos adopted the Delegated-Proof-of-Stake (DPoS) consensus model for quality control efficiency. DPoS allows delegated block producers and voters to sustain the network for content distribution. The delegates are in charge of validating transactions and relaying blocks, requiring them to run an IPFS server. Those IPFS nodes can be verified by the voters to assess the quality of the content hosted. Voters can also monitor the uptime to ensure participation in block propagation. Delegates that get “voted out” no longer receive rewards and voters are incented to participate by receiving a part of the rewards.
Running a full node is crucial in this DPoS model. Gateways provide access to files by displaying them on an easily navigable webpage, but these access points can be subject to censorship and moderation. The full nodes provides direct access to the metadata, making it permanently accessible from the blockchain interface. The most popular usecases for the platform are video hosting and social messaging.
Public gateways will typically have to be compliant with copyright laws and not promote pirated content, but the interface is open source and the information about the files are permanently stored on the blockchain. Aside from censorship resistance, the Novusphere provides a decentralized indexing tool that can be utilized by 3rd party services. Collecting permanently accessible data with minimal costs is especially valuable in the AI field. Vega AI is currently utilizing AFIX to enhance the capabilities of their trading applications.
Individuals are encouraged to build interfaces to the system. A DAO funding platform is highly anticipated by the community to stimulate the growth of applications and gateways. The content distribution aspect is scheduled to be finished by the end of June, and will be available on the testnet soon. The current focus of the project is to ensure the stability and integrity of the blockchain. Users are welcome to assist in the testing phase before the mainnet release.
Disclaimer: The author has participated in the Novusphere crowdfunding event and holds a financial position in the Atmos cryptocurrency. This article is meant as an overview of the project from the author’s perspective and should not be construed as investment advice.
Finally, a vegetable spiralizer that won’t take up an entire cabinet! Get your own Good Grips Handheld Spiralizer for $14.95 here. Read more…
More about Food, Mashable Video, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, and Healthy
Bitcoin was trading near the $9,500 mark on Friday following the news.
Despite the Mt Gox trustee seemingly ready to sell a significant amount of Bitcoin the cryptocurrency markets are showing Bullish signs. A reassuring portent for investors is the volume of Wall Street purchases via CME Group Bitcoin futures trading, say eToro. Bitcoin reached $9,740 USD this week, the closest it has been to the $10,000 […]
The post Cryptocurrency Price Update: Bitcoin Futures Increase While $10,000 Resistance Holds appeared first on Coinjournal.
Oleg Deripaska is loosening his control of two companies that have been hobbled by US sanctions.
The ban on ICOs in China is sending blockchain startups that are looking to raise funds into the arms of rival Asian regions. In particular, blockchain startups are increasingly flocking to Hong Kong, where there’s more freedom than Mainland China, and Singapore to launch their token sales, according to market participants cited in a report in
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The ban on ICOs in China is sending blockchain startups that are looking to raise funds into the arms of rival Asian regions. In particular, blockchain startups are increasingly flocking to Hong Kong, where there’s more freedom than Mainland China, and Singapore to launch their token sales, according to market participants cited in a report in
The post Hong Kong and Singapore Prove Safe Havens for ICO Listings appeared first on CCN
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