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Dec 11, 2018
How developments in Quantum Computing could affect cryptocurrencies
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: bitcoin, computing, cryptocurrencies, economics, mathematics, particle physics, quantum physics
by Eloisa Marchesoni
Today, I will talk about the recent creation of really intelligent machines, able to solve difficult problems, to recreate the creativity and versatility of the human mind, machines not only able to excel in a single activity but to abstract general information and find solutions that are unthinkable for us. I will not talk about blockchain, but about another revolution (less economic and more mathematical), which is all about computing: quantum computers.
Quantum computing is not really new, as we have been talking about it for a couple of decades already, but we are just now witnessing the transition from theory to realization of such technology. Quantum computers were first theorized at the beginning of the 1980s, but only in the last few years, thanks to the commitment of companies like Google and IBM, a strong impulse has been pushing the development of these machines. The quantum computer is able to use quantum particles (imagine them to be like electrons or photons) to process information. The particles act as positive or negative (i., the 0 and the 1 that we are used to see in traditional computer science) alternatively or at the same time, thus generating quantum information bits called “qubits”, which can have value either 0 or 1 or a quantum superposition of 0 and 1.
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Dec 9, 2018
Future Cities & Societies: Governance, Law, Blockchain
Posted by Zoltan Istvan in categories: bitcoin, governance, law, transhumanism
I’m speaking next Friday evening, Dec 14, at 6PM then doing a panel at the NodeSF in San Francisco. Hosted by the Institute for Competitive Governance and Startup Societies Foundation, the event will discuss innovative approaches for new cities and societies. Join us in building the future! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/future-cities-distributed-socie…gFeha96wn2 #transhumanism
How are the future cities going to look like? Are they going to be sovereign states? Will people have decentralized governments? What is the future of law like?
Dec 5, 2018
Quantum computers put blockchain security at risk
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: bitcoin, computing, cryptocurrencies, encryption, finance, government, health, internet, quantum physics, security
The longer-term answer is to develop and scale up the quantum communication network and, subsequently, the quantum internet. This will take major investments from governments. However, countries will benefit from the greater security offered13. For example, Canada keeps its census data secret for 92 years, a term that only quantum cryptography can assure. Government agencies could use quantum-secured blockchain platforms to protect citizens’ personal financial and health data. Countries leading major research efforts in quantum technologies, such as China, the United States and members of the European Union, will be among the early adopters. They should invest immediately in research. Blockchains should be a case study for Europe’s Quantum Key Distribution Testbed programme, for example.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will founder unless they integrate quantum technologies, warn Aleksey K. Fedorov, Evgeniy O. Kiktenko and Alexander I. Lvovsky. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will founder unless they integrate quantum technologies, warn Aleksey K. Fedorov, Evgeniy O. Kiktenko and Alexander I. Lvovsky.
Nov 28, 2018
Bitcoin will make you filthy rich, cure cancer and prevent earthquakes!!!
Posted by Mark Larkento in categories: biotech/medical, bitcoin, internet
Giulio Prisco ‘s key point: “My first reaction to Satoshi’s white paper was like, here’s a possibly viable implementation of an internet currency independent of nation states, which can be used for online payments with strong privacy. My current description of bitcoin is exactly the same.”
Forget the ongoing bitcoin crash. Forget that you lost 80 percent of your crypto wealth since Christmas last year. If you HODL, Crypto Santa will make you filthy rich by Christmas next year.
Nov 26, 2018
Bitcoin Cash Wars End With No Relief for Biggest Cryptocurrency
Posted by Steve Nichols in categories: bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, policy
Update on bitcoin crash https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-23/b…tocurrency https://paper.li/e-1437691924
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Nov 25, 2018
Ohio is the first state to accept bitcoin for paying business taxes
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: bitcoin, business, cryptocurrencies
The option is limited to businesses, but it’s another step toward US legitimacy for cryptocurrency.
Nov 16, 2018
These DNA Startups Want to Put All of You on the Blockchain
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, bitcoin, genetics
Two different marketplaces for genetic data, Nebula and EncrypGen, recently launched with the promise of better protections for their users.
Nov 16, 2018
When the Fork Forks: What You Need to Know as Bitcoin Cash Goes to War
Posted by Steve Nichols in categories: bitcoin, cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin seems largely a ‘psychological’ currency whose value oscillates mostly in response to changes in folk’s opinions rather than shifts in some real underlying store of value, imo https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/when-fork-forks-what-yo…-goes-war/ https://paper.li/e-1437691924
Here’s what you need to know to get up to speed.
As a quick reminder, what is Bitcoin Cash again?
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Nov 14, 2018
Bosch Boosts IOTA With New Device Connectivity For IoT Data Collection
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, engineering, internet
Multinational engineering and electronics giant Bosch recently highlighted a new device connectivity method which will work with the Iota marketplace, among other things, for real-time IoT (Internet of Things) data collection and sales.
Data Collection for the IOTA Marketplace
In a recent blog post the firm opened with a quote from 1999 from Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman extolling the virtues of anonymously transferring funds on the internet, way before cryptocurrencies were even conceived. It continued to elaborate on the Iota ecosystem, its advantages over Bitcoin, and why it has been chosen as a partner.
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