p2k16 Hackathon Report: espie@ on proot

Our very first p2k16 hackathon report comes from none other than Marc Espie, who writes:

Lots of thanks to Gilles Chehade, Epitech Nantes, and Aymeric Fouchault
for the organization. It was top-notch. The only complaint I might have
is that the…

Bitcoin Price Support and Resistance

Bitcoin price will make many people rich this year. The bullish prospects are self-evident and a steady parabolic advance, some time this year, will give bitcoin traders what they want. Bitcoin price waves, like all market charts, advance and decline between established support and resistance zones. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour […]

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Peace & Stability through the Blockchain: Policing

This is part 4 of CCN’s “Peace & Stability Through The Blockchain” Series.  For part 1, click here. For part 2, click here. For part 3, click here. In this edition, we explore the way in which policing can be changed via public ledger technology.  Similar to how blockchain-forward technologies streamline the border, the same […]

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proot: dpb meets chroot

With the p2k16 hackathon just coming to a close, Marc Espie has revealed one of the new things he worked on.

I’ve been using dpb(1) chroot’d for a long time, using my own methods. This is a first try at making things “simple.” Basically,

proot…

Plug Pulled On Keza App Allowing Bitcoin Investing In Stocks

The Keza app, an IOS app which allowed users to invest in bitcoin stocks and fixed incomes, has closed down shortly after launching, according to its website. The project had received $357,000 in funding backed by Digital Currency Group and Jason Calacanis of HOF Capital. The closing marks a setback for bitcoin investing in stocks since […]

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Russia’s NDS Uses Blockchain For E-Proxy Voting

Recently the Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NDS), an organization that provides settlement and depository services, began testing blockchain technology as a potential solution for a corporate e-proxy voting system. The results will not shock you but the origin of praise for the system just might. NDS began looking into solutions for e-proxy voting in August of […]

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GPU-Powered Systems Take Top Spot, Set New Record in Student Supercomputer Competition

For the fourth consecutive year, our Tesla Accelerated Computing Platform helped set new milestones in the Asia Student Supercomputer Challenge, the world’s largest supercomputer competition. Each year, the brightest minds from universities around the world compete to find out who can build the fastest, most efficient supercomputer. At ASC16, GPUs once again powered the winning […]

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Peace & Stability Through The Blockchain: Government

This is part 3 of CCN’s “Peace & Stability Through the Blockchain” Series. For part 1, click here. For part 2, click here. So far, we’ve gone over the precedent some of the multinational corporations exploring blockchain technology have set historically about promoting peace through their work. In part 2, we look at the ways […]

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Bitcoin Trading The Block Reward Halving

Bitcoin price has slowly gained alttude in a non-committal rise to $450. This analyst keeps questioning why the market compulsively buys price up when the technicals are pointing down. Some say that perhaps the market is trading the expectation of a block reward rally. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read […]

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South Africans Supporters of Alleged Global Bitcoin Scam MMM March On

Supporters of MMM, which is accused of being a Ponzi scheme, marched in Soweto, South Africa in celebration of the Financial Freedom Awareness campaign, coinciding with South Africa’s Freedom Day, according to Independent Online (IOL), a South African news source. MMM Global is under investigation by The Hawks, South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation […]

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Inside Job: Student Turns to GPUs to Create Drones for the Great Indoors

Marc Gyongyosi isn’t your average college student. The junior computer science major at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering has thrown himself into the world of lightweight robotics in a way that reaches far beyond the classroom. Not only has Gyongyosi spent the past two years working with BMW’s robotics research department on developing robotic […]

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