Bitcoin Guru

Although bitcoin exchanges are doing what they can to ensure customer data and funds are being kept safe at all times, the same cannot be said for the way they communicate. Emails sent by Bitstamp are not subject to encryption, neither by the exchange owners themselves nor when the email is in transit. Kraken, on the other hand, uses GPG to encrypt all of their email communication. Is this is a situation Bitcoin exchanges will need to address in the future? Encryption is Important, Bitstamp! Every time someone receives an email from Bitstamp, the information contained in this message is not encrypted. While this may not be much of an issue for confirmations regarding deposits, it could prove to be a major problem when withdrawing funds from the Bitcoin exchange. Similar to how most exchange platform in the world, users who withdraw funds will receive a confirmation via email regarding this action. Bitstamp asks users to click a particular link to confirm withdrawal requests. And ha...

The Emercoin Group has begun the process of launching its research and development laboratory for blockchain technology. The focus of the laboratory is multi-faceted and its creation serves as the next step in the evolution of the top blockchain in the World for business and personal use. The lab will open later this year to facilitate the further development and monetization of Emercoin’s existing blockchain services as well as the creation of many new synergizing technologies. This will also open the door to outside investment, new partnerships, satellite offices and global talent acquisition. Several key projects are already lined up in Emercoin’s development staging area and will began kick-off upon the official launch of the lab. There are many exciting areas that are now ready for positive disruption in the form of blockchain implementation and Emercoin is positioned to be the global leader in these sectors. Allowing others in the industry to develop robust applications and...

Bloq has been around for a while, and they’re popular for delivering enterprise-grade blockchain technology, to companies from all around the world. According to a recent blog post, published by BitPay, the company announced that they’re partnering up with Bloq, to provide clients with better services, and new features. Based on this, Bloq will now offer an improved implementation of their services, alongside with 24/7 support for companies that currently use BitPay’s development platform and full node to develop Bitcoin and blockchain-related applications. For those who do not know, Bloq, also referred to as BitPay’s “preferred commercial partner for Bitcore” is a company founded earlier this year by a Bitcoin Core developer and BitPay advisor, to provide development services for individuals and companies willing to employ blockchain technology. Additionally, companies using the cross-platform will also get access to native utilities, and the intuitive Node.js libraries, which c...

In his most recent post, Marley Gray, Director of BizDev & Strategy of Cloud and Enterprise at Microsoft, announced the addition of five new cryptocurrencies/blockchains to the Microsoft Azure Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform; Ethereum-based prediction market Augur; JavaScript private blockchain platform Lisk; open-source digital asset platform BitShares; decentralized marketplace cryptocurrency Syscoin; smart contract platform Slock.it. The Azure BaaS platform has become so diverse in the past several months that Marley Gray now refers to it as a “distributed ledger ecosystem”. The Augur addition will give Azure developers the capability to launch their own private prediction markets. While this may not sound very impressive at first, the implication here is that companies can avoid the hefty regulatory costs and risks associated with running public prediction markets. Ron Bernstein, Advisor to the Augur project and Founder of the now-defunct prediction portal Intrade, ...