Microsoft released an Ethereum-based protocol “CoCo”
Confidential Consortium Framework or “CoCo” has been released by Microsoft.
It is an Ethereum-based protocol which can be used by commercial companies and large-scale organizations to process information in a separate Ethereum blockchain with increased privacy.
CoCo benefits local hardware-based environments like Intel's TEEs in facilitating the placement of information in the Ethereum blockchain.
This project will provide a more flexible and functional infrastructure for decentralized applications.
Bitcoin Price Surpassed $4,000 today!
Today, August 13, 2017, Bitcoin just reached another all-time high at $4,208.39. Will this be the sign Bitcoin will really reach $5000 before the year ends?
Factors experts say are the following:
- many strongly believes that Bitcoin will become a major financial system in the future
- there is an increase in demand for Bitcoin from institutional investors
- the industry gained confidence in the ability of Bitcoin to scale based on the minimal impact of August 1 fork event
- recent news about US and North Korea tensions drives investors to Bitcoin and Ethereum due to economic uncertainty
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Headlines for the world of Cryptocurrencies - August 12, 2017Bitcoin Once More Reached A New All-Time / Storj Price Surge Surpassed $2 |
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Headlines for the world of Cryptocurrencies - August 11, 2017NEO Reached A Peak Price of $35 today / Coinbase Raises The Largest Funding Round Ever For A Bitcoin Startup |
Headlines for the world of Cryptocurrencies - August 10, 2017Segregated Witness will officially activate on Bitcoin / Overall Market Capital Reached A New High |
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