Issue #115
22 - 28 February 2016
Lisk just launched their ICO a few days back. Thought you may be interested in looking at their decentralized application platform.
Bobby
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Latest News
E-coin, one of the leading Bitcoin debit card providers, has rebranded to Wirex, giving the company a more professional appeal to stand out among a sea of competitors.
San Francisco based Bitcoin microtransactions startup ChangeTip announced the launch of a new service called ChangeTip Wallet today. ChangeTip Wallet is being launched as a decentralized version of ChangeTip’s social tipping service ChangeTip.
Market
"Bitcoin is interesting to me as a route for capital flight. I am not opining on the long-term viability of bitcoin - I do think there is something there - but I am long bitcoin specifically to capture capital flight from China."
Ecosystem
Excitement is building around the Ethereum platform, but what are innovators and creators building with the technology? Here are seven cool examples.
Mining
Members of China's bitcoin mining ecosystem have committed to supporting a proposed roadmap for scaling the bitcoin network.
An interesting blog post by Anthony Towns on the state of variable bitcoin transaction fees and wallets implementing this variable fee structure.
In a recent appearance at Bitcoin Meetup Switzerland, Bitcoin Core Contributor Jonas Schnelli covered at least one possible issue with raising the block size limit too quickly: the effect larger blocks have on wasted resources for miners.
Learn
I have said this numerous times whenever I discuss whether a project should be implemented onto a blockchain - Can the project's purposes be served using a traditional relational database? This article explores the requirements before a project should consider using a blockchain.
The SWIFT Institute took a look at how financial firms could benefit from the adoption of blockchain tech and some pitfalls to avoid along the way.
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