Chrome API update will kill a bunch of other extensions, not just ad blockers

https://www.zdnet.com/article/chrome-api-update-will-kill-a-bunch-of-other-extensions-not-just-ad-blockers/

Tipping the Scales: Could Unit-e Finally Break Blockchain’s Scalability Impasse?

https://cointelegraph.com/news/tipping-the-scales-could-unit-e-finally-break-blockchains-scalability-impasse

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How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/magazine/beauty-evolution-animal.html

Who Scales It Best? Inside Blockchains’ Ongoing Transactions-Per-Second Race

https://cointelegraph.com/news/who-scales-it-best-inside-blockchains-ongoing-transactions-per-second-race

NFT Ecosystem to be Explored at First-of-Its-Kind NFT.NYC Next Month

https://coinjournal.net/nft-ecosystem-to-be-explored-at-first-of-its-kind-nft-nyc-next-month/

Some overdue transparency into the Cryptopia exchange hack

https://elementus.io/blog/cryptopia-hack-transparency/

https://twitter.com/DrBeef_/status/1079582084845522944

Wyoming Looks Determined to Legalize Bitcoin as Money

https://bitcoinist.com/wyoming-bitcoin-legal-money/

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New MIT Digital Currency Scaling Technology “utreexo”

https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/new-mit-digital-currency-scaling-technology-utreexo-could-allow-bitcoin-and-phone-to-be-synchronized-directly/

Ripple: Only XRP Private Keys That Used Software From Before August 2015 Are Vulnerable

https://paperblockchain.com/ripple-only-xrp-private-keys-that-used-software-from-before-august-2015-are-vulnerable/

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Researchers Find Vulnerability for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple Digital Signatures in Faulty Implementations

https://cryptoslate.com/researchers-discover-vulnerability-bitcoin-ethereum-ripple-digital-signatures/

How to Be an Artist 33 rules to take you from clueless amateur to generational talent

https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/jerry-saltz-how-to-be-an-artist.html

Blockchain Tech Firm Blockstream Launches Beta Version of Satellite API for Data Broadcast

https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchain-tech-firm-blockstream-launches-beta-version-of-satellite-api-for-data-broadcast

Kraken CEO Warns: Don't Keep More Coins Than Needed on Exchanges

https://bitcoinist.com/kraken-warn-cryptocurrency-exchanges/

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Adoption of Blockchain to Secure IoT Doubled in 2018, Says Gemalto

https://www.coindesk.com/adoption-of-blockchain-to-secure-iot-doubled-in-2018-says-gemalto

Cryptopia Confirms Hack yet Total Financial Losses Remain Unclear

https://nulltx.com/cryptopia-confirms-hack-yet-total-financial-losses-remain-unclear/

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Crypto Art Puzzles & Games Could Fuel New Crypto Craze

https://blockonomi.com/crypto-art-puzzles-games/

Blockchain Can Wrest the Internet From Corporations Grasp

https://www.wired.com/story/how-blockchain-can-wrest-the-internet-from-corporations/

Google Reportedly Blacklists ‘Ethereum’ as a Google Ad Keyword, Startup Claims

https://cointelegraph.com/news/google-reportedly-blacklists-ethereum-as-a-google-ad-keyword-startup-claims

$1,000 Bitcoin Puzzle Hidden in Paris Street Mural Now Solved

https://bitcoinist.com/1000-bitcoin-puzzle-hidden-in-paris-street-mural-now-solved/

IBM Unveils World's First Integrated Quantum Computing System for Commercial Use

https://newsroom.ibm.com/2019-01-08-IBM-Unveils-Worlds-First-Integrated-Quantum-Computing-System-for-Commercial-Use

That site shows how much it would cost to 51% attack a coin, and while it is a rough calculation, you'll be shocked how cheap it is.

https://www.crypto51.app

$1K worth of Bitcoin is hidden inside this French street art

https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/01/07/french-graffiti-artist-hides-bitcoin/

A look at OP_RETURN and whether embedding arbitrary data into Bitcoin’s blockchain is spam

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/01/09/a-look-at-op_return-and-whether-embedding-arbitrary-data-into-bitcoins-blockchain-is-spam/

DX.Exchange Is Leaking User Data, Including Logins

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/01/hot-new-trading-site-leaked-oodles-of-user-data-including-login-tokens/

Chart: The Largest Companies by Market Cap Over 15 Years. The indicator of the future.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/chart-largest-companies-market-cap-15-years/

Constantinople Hard Fork: 1 Week to Go, Less Than 15% of Nodes Ready

https://cryptovest.com/news/constantinople-hard-fork-1-week-to-go-less-than-15-of-nodes-ready/

#ETH Dev Suggests Moving to ‘ASIC-Friendly Algorithm’ After ProgPoW Decision

https://cointelegraph.com/news/eth-dev-suggests-moving-to-asic-friendly-algorithm-after-progpow-decision

#NEO Developers Announce Upcoming Consensus Algorithm Improvements

https://nulltx.com/neo-developers-announce-upcoming-consensus-algorithm-improvements/

Yellow Vests in France Planning a Bank Run to Collapse the Euro

https://bitcoinist.com/yellow-vests-in-france-planning-a-bank-run-to-collapse-the-euro/

'Too Many Cars, Not Enough BTC' - Morgan Creek Founder Selling Lambo for Bitcoin

https://bitcoinist.com/btc-morgan-creek-lambo-bitcoin/

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Deep Chain Reorganization Detected on Ethereum Classic (ETC)

https://blog.coinbase.com/ethereum-classic-etc-is-currently-being-51-attacked-33be13ce32de

On this date in 1933 the #Federalreserve confiscated all the gold from citizens in the USA. #economy

Kraken, Cobinhood and Poloniex Ranked Safest Crypto Exchanges by ICORating

https://bitcoinnewsbull.com/2019/01/05/kraken-cobinhood-and-poloniex-ranked-safest-crypto-exchanges-by-icorating/

Still life painting in #virtualreality

https://mobile.twitter.com/AnnaDreamBrush/status/1081235552668667906

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