The Litecoin halving event has been completed with block rewards now halved at 6.25 Litecoin (LTC) per block. On Aug. 2, the Litecoin blockchain went through its automated halving procedure at block 2,520,000. LTC miners are now getting half the rewards and the clock has been reset for the next halving in roughly four years’ time. Litecoin founder Charlie Lee…
Month: August 2023
How to detect fake news with natural language processing
Unravel the power of NLP in spotting fake news with various techniques and real-world examples. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/detect-fake-news-with-natural-language-processing
KuCoin suspends Bitcoin and Litecoin mining pools
KuCoin’s Bitcoin (BTC) and Litecoin (LTC) mining pools will be suspended from 16:00:00 on Aug. 15, 2023 (UTC) until further notice. The exchange said the decision was “in line with KuCoin’s evolving business strategy” but didn’t elaborate further. It’s unclear if the decision is related to the upcoming Litecoin halving. KuCoin staff wrote: “To ensure uninterrupted earnings during our temporary…
Blockchain IOT firm Nodle goes open source with Web3 bluetooth ‘nanocomputer’ sticker
Decentralized network provider Nodle has launched a bluetooth hardware sticker that is aimed at increasing Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity for a variety of industrial use cases. The firm announced that it will open source it’s Nodle NanoComputer (N1), which features a Hardware Security Module (HSM) that enables a range of bluetooth operations. The N1 can be attached to any variety of items, with…
Frenly Pandas and Enlightenment x Reddit Collectible Avatars added to Kraken NFT « Kraken Blog
We’re thrilled to announce that we have added two new NFT collections to Kraken NFT for our clients to explore, collect and trade. After revealing dozens of NFT collections over the past few weeks, we carefully selected these new collections so you can continue to build the NFT collection of your dreams with zero gas fees.* We will continue to…
ICP-based blockchain chat app launches ‘Communities’ to compete with Discord
Blockchain chat app OpenChat has enabled users to create Discord-like servers called “Communities,” according to an Aug. 2 announcement. Early UX prototype for OpenChat Communities. Source: OpenChat OpenChat is a blockchain-based chat app running on the Internet Computer (ICP) network. It facilitates mostly crypto-oriented chat groups, including some with a few thousand members. LootMoneyArmy (3,201 members), Magnetic (2,703 members) and…
Asia Express – Cointelegraph Magazine
According to one insider, Chinese police are after Web3 co-founders, not to serve and protect, but for their wallets. In a recent blog post, Wuwei Liang, the brother of imprisoned CoinXP co-founder Liang Liang, warned that under no circumstances should executives hand over their private keys when detained by Chinese police. Responding to news of Multichain co-founder Jun Zhao’s arrest,…
What do crypto exchanges really do with your money? – Cointelegraph Magazine
So, you’ve deposited some cryptocurrency onto an exchange. You expect that these funds will be held in your name as a liability, with safeguards in place to make sure that you can withdraw them when you wish. However, this is not necessarily the case. Sitting down with Magazine, Simon Dixon, CEO of global online investment platform BnkToTheFuture, warns that the…
How to detect fake news with natural language processing
Unravel the power of NLP in spotting fake news with various techniques and real-world examples. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/wp-content/themes/ccx/index.php/news/detect-fake-news-with-natural-language-processing
ETF analyst raises spot Bitcoin ETF approval chances in the US to 65%
The chances of approval of a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States have now increased to 65% from a mere 1% just a couple of months ago. Bloomberg ETF analysts Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart said in a recent statement that the chances of approval for a Bitcoin ETF have increased significantly over the past month,…