Blockchain

Is It Dangerous To Mine On A Home PC?

Is It Dangerous To Mine On A Home PC?

Cryptocurrency mining requires a high hashrate. Plus, the equipment is usually under heavy loads around the clock. However, many participants in cryptocurrency networks use PCs to mine digital assets. Many of them poorly understand the principle of operation and design of computers. Therefore, users do not know if it is dangerous to mine on a home PC. In practice, mining...

What Is GameFi?

What Is GameFi?

The main thing GameFi or game finance are blockchain projects that allow users to earn money through gameplay.  The model combines game mechanics, elements of decentralized finance ( DeFi ), non-fungible tokens ( NFT ), as well as metaverses. According to the data for 2021, the GameFi segment tokens turned out to be the growth leaders; among them are the Gala...

What Is Etherscan?

What Is Etherscan?

The main thing Etherscan is a block explorer and analytics platform for the Ethereum blockchain. The project was launched in 2015 by a development team from Malaysia. This is an independent organization that the Ethereum Foundation does not fund.  The service is designed to navigate the public data of the network: it tracks transactions and displays the results,...

How The Segwit Protocol Works For Bitcoin?

How The Segwit Protocol Works For Bitcoin?

The reliability of blockchain technology is due to decentralized data storage, cryptographic encryption, and consensus algorithm. The complex interaction of these characteristics protects against external and internal threats. However, experts have found that some parts of the code can be changed in non-cryptographic ways (without cracking private keys). This compromises the data stored in the system. The...

The Blockchain Startup Of The Former Head Of Wework Has Postponed The Launch Of Its Own Token

The Blockchain Startup Of The Former Head Of Wework Has Postponed The Launch Of Its Own Token

Former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann's blockchain startup Flowcarbon has delayed product launches due to unfavourable market conditions. The co-founder and CEO of the company Dana Gibber told the Wall Street Journal about this. Flowcarbon is focused on building a carbon credit market based on distributed ledger technology. Most of these instruments are sold through brokers or issuers...

New Deus Finance Exploit Loses $13 Million

New Deus Finance Exploit Loses $13 Million

On Thursday, a multi-blockchain DeFi protocol called Deus Finance DAO was exploited using instant credit. The hacker took approximately $13.4 million. According to the network, an unknown attacker carried out an exploit using flash credit at around 2:40 am UTC. Instant loans are loans taken with the requirement that the borrowed amount be repaid in the...

DeFi Argent Wallet Raises $40M, Targets Gaming

DeFi Argent Wallet Raises $40M, Targets Gaming

Argent, a London-based startup looking to build a DeFi super app, has raised $40 million in a Series B round. The investment was led by Metaplanet, an investment company owned by Fabric Ventures and Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn . The round also included existing investors Paradigm, Index Ventures and Creandum, as well as new strategic backers Starkware, Jump...

Bitcoin mining difficulty hits new high

Bitcoin mining difficulty hits new high

Bitcoin mining difficulty hit another all-time high on Wednesday, up 5.56% from the last adjustment two weeks ago. The mining difficulty level is now at 29.79 trillion at a block height of 733,824 after falling 1.26% on April 14 from the previous all-time high of 28.59 trillion on March 31, according to data from BTC.com. Bitcoin mining...