Crypto Technology

• How I Defeated the Cobo Vault Pro’s Self-Destruct Mechanism

  7-3-2021 Crypto Technology Hackernoon 506

  This article provides an analysis and detailed teardown of the Cobo Vault Pro hardware cryptocurrency wallet. Read the full story

• SOTM February 25 – March 3, 2021

  6-3-2021 Crypto Technology CoinMetrics 379

  This past week was the first time in over four weeks that we did not see a new all-time high for Bitcoin. Uncertainty crept into financial markets...

• What are Crypto Hosted Services and Why Does Elon Musk Hate Them?

  6-3-2021 Crypto Technology Hackernoon 427

  On February 10, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk via Twitter called on people to avoid hosted services, whatever it takes. Read the full story

• I Bought This Image For $1,500 (and I sold it for +50% in two weeks) Using NFTs

  6-3-2021 Crypto Technology Hackernoon 484

  NFTs are the newest hype. Millions of dollars in transactions and to tell you the truth, I love how they disrupted the art gallery space. Read...

• Why Bitcoin mining firms based in Inner Mongolia are on the move

  6-3-2021 Crypto Technology AMBcrypto 425

  Crypto mining firms based in Inner Mongolia have decided to shut shop amid strict regulations. A draft proposal that seeks to “shut down" all...

• Pluto exchange to launch Chainlink node

  5-3-2021 Crypto Technology AMBcrypto 476

  Amid an “increasing” demand from developers that need high-quality API data directly on the blockchain, South Korean crypto exchange Pluto will...

• Coin Metrics Adds New Asset Coverage, Next-Gen Miner Flows, Supply Dispersion Metrics and More

  4-3-2021 Crypto Technology CoinMetrics 319

  Coin Metrics is pleased to announce the release of version 4.9 of our Network Data Pro (NDP) product. In this release, we introduce 1 new...

• Drug traffickers ‘increasingly’ used Bitcoin ATMs to aid illicit transfers in 2020

  4-3-2021 Crypto Technology AMBcrypto 550

  According to US Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), drug traffickers increasingly relied on crypto ATMs to aid illicit...

• Will Netflix soon buy bitcoin?

  3-3-2021 Crypto Technology AMBcrypto 373

  Markets have seen a major shift in conversations around Bitcoin lately. From ‘if to when,’ speculators now predict which company will be next one...

• Germanium transistors: logic circuits in the IBM 1401 computer

  3-3-2021 Crypto Technology Ken Shirriff's Blog 355

  .hilite {cursor:zoom-in} a:link img.hilite, a:visited img.hilite { color: #fff;} How did computers implement logic gates in the 1950s?...

• Bitfinex launches Bitfinex Pay for merchants to accept payments in ETH, BTC

  3-3-2021 Crypto Technology AMBcrypto 272

  Crypto exchange Bitfinex launched a payment widget dubbed Bitfinex Pay that will aim to provide online merchants with a means of receiving...

• Back on Solid Ground

  3-3-2021 Crypto Technology CoinMetrics 249

  The market took a downturn last week after bitcoin (BTC) reached as high as $58K. The stock market also sold off as the 10-year Treasury note...

• Multiple assets can 'behave like ADA' through Cardano’s Mary upgrade

  3-3-2021 Crypto Technology AMBcrypto 283

  IOHK recently went live with its planned Mary hardfork, a milestone upgrade to the Cardano blockchain. Through Mary, the network will now handle...

• Why Mark Cuban is looking forward to Ethereum’s use cases

  1-3-2021 Crypto Technology AMBcrypto 303

  Entrepreneur Mark Cuban is in awe of Ethereum network and thinks that blockchain technology could be a game-changer for various industries. In a...

• Strange chip: Teardown of a vintage IBM token ring controller

  28-2-2021 Crypto Technology Ken Shirriff's Blog 363

  .hilite {cursor:zoom-in} a:link img.hilite, a:visited img.hilite { color: #fff;} IBM used some unusual techniques in its integrated...