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South Korea’s ICON Reveals new Consensus Algorithm

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ICON, the largest public blockchain network of South Korea, has recently announced its new consensus algorithm. On the 8th of April 2020, ICON revealed the Loop Fault Tolerance 2.0, or LFT 2.0, consensus algorithm.A New Innovation For Korea’s Blockchain SpaceIt’s claimed that this new algorithm is capable of improving the network bandwidth and overall scalability of the ever-popular Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance consensus types, or PBFT. According to ICON, this algorithm can achieve this without compromising the security through doing so.The white paper for LFT 2.0 was published today, having

Binance CEO CZ: Stricter Regulations in Asia Will Lead to Consolidation of Crypto Exchanges

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The fragmentation of the Asian market has brought about more rigorous scrutiny from financial regulations and this has led to a consolidation of many cryptocurrency exchanges according to a report on Wednesday. The report cited a decline in the number of Mergers and Acquisitions by 76% in 2019 and a good number of these transactions had involved exchanges and payment services. While the number of deals conducted in the US fell by 40%, those conducted in Asia rose from 14% to 22%. Binance leading the way Binance, the world’s largest

Interchain Data Hosting Project Combines Edge Computing With DLT

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Interchain decentralized data hosting project Bluzelle (BLZ) announced the launch of its mainnet which aims to combine the advantages of edge computing with distributed ledger technology (DLT).According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on April 9, Bluezelle will host a network stress test dubbed “Swarm of Duty” which will be incentivized with $30,000 worth of tokens for developers, token holders and validators. The company says that this test is “the last step before Bluzelle’s mainnet launches” and is meant to ensure that the network can manage real-world usage.Bluzelle’s team claims that

South Korea’s Largest Crypto Unveils New Consensus Algorithm

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South Korea’s largest public blockchain project, ICON (ICX), announced its new Loop Fault Tolerance 2.0 (LFT 2.0) consensus algorithm on April 8.The new algorithm claims to make performance improvements in scalability and network bandwidth over the popular Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance (PBFT) consensus types, without compromising security.Innovation reduces network load and improves throughputThe LFT 2.0 white paper was published on today been published on Github, following three years of research and development. It marks the first time that a South Korean team has successfully innovated on this element of blockchain

OneCoin Co-Founder’s Sentence Postponed

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The United States government’s request for a delay on the judgment of OneCoin co-founder Konstantin Ignatov has been granted New York Southern District Court.Reports confirmed earlier today that the District Court approved the request yesterday after the government had filed a motion to adjourn Ignatov’s sentencing a bit longer. The sentencing, which was initially to happen on April 8, 2020, will now be shifted to July 8, 2020. A Useful Part of the Government’s Campaign Against OneCoin Ignatov founded OneCoin in Bulgaria with his sister, Ruja Ignatova. Both oversaw the scam that

Overstock Will Airdrop Millions of Security Tokens to Its Stockholders

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Overstock has slated May 19 as the date to airdrop OSTKO security tokens as a dividend to its shareholders. They’ll get one security token for every ten OSTK shares they own as of April 27, making for 4.37 million tokens to be distributed in total.Importantly, trading for these tokens will take place exclusively on Overstock’s alternative trading system tZERO. It processes less than $10,000 in daily volume on average.Documents filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 7 announced May 19 as the scheduled date for

Exclusive: US Congressional Watchdog on Prototyping Smart Contracts

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The supreme audit institution of the United States, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), posted two job positions with its Innovation Lab concerning the development of prototype applications for blockchain technology during March.Cointelegraph spoke to Chuck Young, the managing director of public affairs at GAO, to find out more about the agency’s interest in distributed ledger technologies, or DLT.GAO to refine auditing processes for blockchainYoung stated that GAO's primary application for blockchain will be as “a digital financial ledger” — indicating that the chief auditor is planning to use blockchain to

All Hope Not Lost; Court Grants Cryptopia Users Entitlement to Funds in New Ruling

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Users of defunct New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange, Cryptopia, have finally gotten a reason to smile again after more than a year of losing their funds in multiple hacks. A new ruling by a high court today will ensure that victims receive part of the company’s assets worth over $100 million as compensation for their losses in the Cryptopia hacks. Justice David Gendall at the High Court in Christchurch declared that the users of the exchange are entitled to the assets they hold in Cryptopia accounts. He, therefore, decided that they

Zoom Data Scandal Shows Blockchain May Be the Future of Communications

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As people around the world started following shelter-in-place orders, popular video conferencing platform Zoom quickly gained new users, noting in a recent blog post that it had reached more than 200 million daily users last month, up from 10 million in December. From virtual conferences to online birthday parties, thousands of individuals have flocked to Zoom in an attempt to remain social at a time when social gatherings are banned.Yet, while Zoom may have seemed like the perfect alternative to in-person gatherings, a major security flaw has been lurking in