For the first time, blockchain technology is being applied in the medical field. However, data protectionists are concerned about it. Blockchain technology is experiencing total hype, but the implementation of the corresponding projects continues to be delayed, especially in Europe. China, on the other hand, recognised the potential of the new technology early on and
Bitcoin is often referred to as “digital gold. ” The two investments certainly have many similar advantages, which make them excellent stores of value. In some aspects, Bitcoin is even superior to gold, even if the necessary confidence in the cryptocurrency is lacking. The BTC is above all counterfeit-proof, and its mantra is “Don’t trust;
Last Tuesday, Poly Network was stolen $600 million in cryptocurrencies from unknown hackers. The company then tweeted to ask the hackers to return the money after all. This was at first laughed at, but already on Thursday night 9-figures millions were flowing. The hackers wrote in the transactions that they were not interested in money
Since Tesla decided to stop accepting Bitcoin payments in 2021 because they are too environmentally damaging, there are more and more chains trying to work on their carbon footprint. At the front of the race is Elrond. In an analysis of the chain, sustainability experts at Offsetra found that it has a carbon footprint of
National goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is investing in the startup Votebase. The aim of the startup is to make elections safer. A blockchain-based app will be launched to help countries in which elections are physically difficult or hardly possible. Manuel Neuer sees this as a very important step forward and thus enters the company with a
So far, it has been possible to bet on the performance of Bitcoin, but never with the EU’s “Ucits” seal. Which is the gold standard of fund regulation in the European financial world. The French investment firm Melanion Capital has created a fund consisting of 30 companies in the field of cryptomining and blockchain technology
Warsaw has made the headlines: An IT specialist from the Warsaw Police has set up a crypto-mining farm in his own police station. The technician equipped manipulated computers with powerful graphics cards and the required power was easily supplied by his own police station. Computerbase assumes that it must have been the cryptocurrency Ethereum. The
Most people already know that blockchain technology is energy-intensive. So far, many have tried to obtain energy from renewable energies. The founders of Chia, however, approached this problem quite differently. Chia Farming uses less energy-intensive hard disk space as a validation mechanism for blockchain transactions instead of energy-consuming CPU and GPU performance. In addition, any
This question has probably already been asked by most people who deal more closely with cryptocurrency. Tesla investor Dave Lee estimated the amount of bitcoins from the e-car maker based on the stock exchange announcement. At the end of the second quarter, the value of Bitcoins held amounted to 1. 47 billion US dollars. At
Bitcoin is now known to almost everyone. But there is one cryptocurrency that many underestimate: Ether. Currently, the market capitalization of Ether is more than 200 billion dollars! This makes this digital currency the second largest cryptocurrency. Ether can do much more. Ethereum is also a platform for decentralized applications, which is considered by many
