Weekly Top 5 Papers – April 30, 2018
1. What Do CDCâs Surveys Say About the Frequency of Defensive Gun Uses? by Gary Kleck (Florida State University – College of Criminology and Criminal Justice)read more...
View ArticleBring Home the Bacoin? Oscar Mayer Debuts Crypto Campaign
Meat manufacturer Oscar Mayer has launched a bacon-backed cryptocurrency, which fans can cash out for real bacon.
View ArticleCircle Adds Zcash to Crypto Investment App
Circle added zcash to its cryptocurrency storage and investment app, the company announced Monday.
View ArticleBitcoin Cash Is Bitcoin? Lawsuits Won't Stop the Fight Over Bitcoin's Name
Roger Ver's decision to call bitcoin cash "bitcoin" has dredged up a byzantine debate on how exactly the software should be defined and by whom.
View ArticleEthereum's Dialogue Divide Is Slowing Answers to Its Toughest Questions
In the wake of new growth, developers working on the world's second-largest blockchain are struggling to determine how best to gauge user sentiment.
View ArticleOnline Research Marketplace Adds Blockchain Verification Service
Online research marketplace Scientist.com has launched a blockchain-based data verification platform for the biopharma industry.
View ArticleHow to Fight the ASIC Mining Threat
Defending cryptocurrencies against the centralizing forces of ASIC mining chips requires more than coding fixes; human governance is also critical.
View ArticleUNDP Partners With Crypto Startup on Solar Power Pilot
Individuals who purchase and lease out solar panels will earn bitcoin as payment under a new pilot program with a blockchain startup and the UN.
View ArticleAnother PayPal Co-Founder Is Embracing Blockchain's 'Seismic Shift'
Origin has hired Yu Pan, a co-founder of PayPal and the first employee at YouTube, to act as its Research and Development Engineer.
View ArticleAustralia's Securities Watchdog Moves to Halt 'Deceptive' ICOs
Yet another global regulator is speaking out about its attempts to fight fraud in the ICO market. This time, it's Australia taking the lead.
View ArticleAn Invitation to CoinDesk's Super-Secret ICO Pre-Launch Party*
What good is having immutable record-keeping and shared digital trust if you canât kick it off with a rip-roaring banger? Amirite?
View ArticleRipple's Enterprise Blockchain Network Adds a New Bank
Muscat-based financial management firm BankDhofar has become the first Oman bank to join RippleNet, a global enterprise blockchain network by Ripple.
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The Death Spiral at Struggling Restaurants
Source: WikimediaI see it time and again. A restaurant begins to face declining revenues for competitive reasons. Perhaps fast casual restaurants begin to take share, as Panera and others have done....
View ArticleIOHK | Charles Hoskinson at Eurocrypt 2018IOHK | Charles Hoskinson at...
yt:video:KaDEO5Ov1G8 KaDEO5Ov1G8 UCBJ0p9aCW-W82TwNM-z3V2w IOHK, a leading blockchain research and development company, announced earlier this year that its research paper describing Ouroboros Praos,...
View ArticleIOHK Team Grothendieck-Ethereum Classic Scala Client Meeting, May 1, 2018...
Re record this meeting - with sound.
View ArticleThe Mystics May Be Here, But Are Crypto's Cards in Reverse?
Crypto may be seeing an influx of mystics, but that might not be a sign the industry is on the right course, CoinDesk editor Bailey Reutzel writes.
View ArticleIceland's Missing Bitcoin Miners May Be In China
Icelandic police think Chinese authorities may have discovered where its 6,000 missing bitcoin mining computers have gone.
View ArticleThe Next Generation of Crypto Exchanges Has One Big Missing Piece
Decentralized exchanges could unlock the potential of blockchains, but they face pragmatic issues today in gaining the marketshare of alternatives.
View ArticleThe Age of Endless Blockchain Forks Is Coming to an End
Real-world assets will force a change in blockchain governance, writes EY's Paul Brody. Forks will still be possible, but will attract fewer users.
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