Ledger Launches Hardware Wallet for the Smart Contract Era

Ledger, the French company known for its range of bitcoin hardware wallets, has launched a new extension of its product line: the Ledger Blue.

Billed as "the most advanced hardware wallet on the market today", the Ledger Blue is a significant departure from the thumbdrive style of Ledger's previous products. With a 320 x 480 pixel screen (along with BlueTooth and near-field communication (NFC) capability), it's a handheld touchscreen device that can run a number of different applications.

In a video call, Ledger CEO Eric Larchevêque talked to CoinDesk about the product’s evolution, design philosophy and target market.

Bitcoins Norway Now Allows Deposits through DNB Bank’s Payment App

The payments application, Vipps extends its support to Bitcoins Norway cryptocurrency platform enabling users to purchase digital currency. Read more...

The “Land of Midnight Sun”, Norway has stepped ahead of many countries when it comes to Bitcoin adoption. According to a user on Reddit and the Bitcoins Norway website, people in the country can now buy Bitcoin directly through Vipps Payment Application.

Striscia la notizia - Bitcoin e il futuro

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Bitcoin Difficulty Level Increases by More Than 10%

The Bitcoin network’s mining difficulty level has increased by 10.68%. The change happened on November 18, 2016, as a part of the network’s inbuilt regulation mechanism that ensures that if more miners arrive, the difficulty increases to keep issuance rate stable on 10-minute blocks. This is the highest increase experience since February this year when the mining difficulty surged over 20% on February 7.

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HASHFLARE Black Friday - DISCOUNTS UP TO 42%

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Lo "squalo" George Soros dietro le proteste anti Trump

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Avrei impiegato meno tempo a scrivere questo pezzo se non fossi stato così impegnato a ridere. Non è carino farlo, lo ammetto, però, insomma, pensateci un attimo: avreste mai immaginato di vedere una rivoluzione colorata anche negli Usa? Perché è questo che succede, anche se non ve lo dicono. In molte grandi città americane come Portland (nell’Oregon), Los Angeles e Oakland (California), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Denver (Colorado), Dallas (Texas), Baltimora (Maryland) e naturalmente New York, da giorni migliaia di persone protestano contro l’arrivo alla Casa Bianca di Donald Trump.

Popolo sdegnato, cittadini in ansia per le sorti del Paese, movimento spontaneo di gente perbene? Qualcuno così ci sarà pure, per carità. Ma la realtà è quella che è rapidamente saltata fuori: file e file di pullman noleggiati per spostare i manifestanti da un posto all’altro, paga oraria tra 15 e 20 dollari l’ora per gridare «Not my president» contro Trump, panini e bibite gratis.

ViaBTC Cloud Mining Contract — Batch 1

ViaBTC is now launching our cloud mining product — an easy way for EVERYONE to mine your own Bitcoins. Our first cloud mining contract — ViaBTC S9 will run with Antminer S9, the most advanced mining rigs today. All cloud hashrates will come from the miners ViaBTC purchases and deploys. Now we have deployed our Batch 1 of 2.4 PH/s cloud hashrates for global customers to purchase.

Blockchain, come funziona la mano invisibile della fiducia -- di massimo chiaritti

Dalla metafora di Adam Smith alla fiducia in una rete di persone. Il ruolo possibile di blockchain e lo "spostamento del rischio" dalla trasmissione alla custodia

La mano invisibile è la famosa metafora del ‘700 usata da Adam Smith per descrivere i benefici sociali derivanti dalle azioni quotidiane delle persone – a loro insaputa. E, oggi, come fare in modo che un comportamento egoistico da parte dei singoli soggetti possa arrecare beneficio alla società nel suo complesso? Nello specifico contesto del mondo online, come aver fiducia in una rete di persone, che potrebbero tradire, per trasferire valori in rete?

Blockchain, come funziona la mano invisibile della fiducia -- di massimo chiaritti

Dalla metafora di Adam Smith alla fiducia in una rete di persone. Il ruolo possibile di blockchain e lo "spostamento del rischio" dalla trasmissione alla custodia

La mano invisibile è la famosa metafora del ‘700 usata da Adam Smith per descrivere i benefici sociali derivanti dalle azioni quotidiane delle persone – a loro insaputa. E, oggi, come fare in modo che un comportamento egoistico da parte dei singoli soggetti possa arrecare beneficio alla società nel suo complesso? Nello specifico contesto del mondo online, come aver fiducia in una rete di persone, che potrebbero tradire, per trasferire valori in rete?

 

Donald J. Trump Appoints Bitcoin Investor Peter Thiel to Presidential Transition Team

A page in the book of history has turned, and there is an opening to think about some of our problems from a new perspective,” the gay Bitcoin enthusiast, Peter Thiel, who will serve on Donald J. Trump’s presidential transition team, told the New York Times after the election. “I’ll try to help the president in any way I can.”

Since Donald J. Trump assumed the role of president-elect in last Tuesday’s U.S. election, much scrutiny has been put on his statements and team as the transition begins between President Obama and Mr. Trump.

Blockchain 101 - A Visual Demo

Bitcoin e l’uso consapevole del mercato (a proposito del controllo…)

Nelle reti in cui l’identità è conosciuta, un comportamento illegale, quando viene scoperto, è punito e si perde la reputazione. Nelle reti con un certo grado di anonimità, dobbiamo ricorrere ad altri strumenti. Un recente studio dal titolo“The Evolution of the Bitcoin Economy: Extracting and Analyzing the Network of Payment Relationships” mostra che il mercato del bitcoin è maturato a tal punto da non vedere più come promotori del suo commercio le attività viziose come il gioco d’azzardo o i traffici nel web sommerso (Deep Web). Sostenuta da un team di ricercatori guidato da Paolo Tasca (University College London, Centre for Blockchain Technologies, coadiuvato da Shaowen Liu, Deutsche Bundesbank e da Adam Hayes dell’Università del Wisconsin), la ricerca asserisce che il Bitcoin, inteso come sistema di pagamento, abbia attraversato tre distinte fasi di utilizzo, la più recente delle quali è rappresentata da “pagamenti, traffici e servizi legalizzati e virtuosi”.

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Venezuelans are turning to bitcoin as the bolívar crumbles

Venezuela’s currency has lost so much of its value that people have given up on counting the notes—they just weigh piles of cash. So far this year, the bolívar has lost nearly half its value compared to the dollar, while inflation has shot up as much as 15 times. That’s according to best estimates, since official data isn’t available.

It’s brutal:

Segregated Witness Support

The following is a list of companies and projects which have stated they will support segregated witness.

To add your company or service, please ACK ticket #30 with company/service name.

* BitGo provides wallet services to exchanges such as Bitstamp and Kraken.

* GreenAddress provides wallet services to TheRockTrading exchange, BitBoat and CoinBR.

wip: work-in-progress

To add your company or service, please ACK ticket #30 with company/service name.

Bitcoin Price $800 Imminent; Boosted by China Capital Outflows

As capital outflow from China continues to increase, the possibility of Bitcoin reaching $800 seems to be more than ever. Read more...

Bitcoin has been going strong since the past few weeks. The cryptocurrency which was priced at around $640 in mid-October has surged past the $700 mark and now stands at $725, after falling to $690 briefly over the weekend. At the current pace, the price of Bitcoin reaching $800 is imminent.