Category: zcash
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Bitcoin Meets Zcash: Developers Test Tool for Trustless Trades
An in-progress blockchain project could one day help users trade bitcoin for zcash without a trusted third party. Created by zcash developers Jay Graber and Ariel Gabizon, ZBXCAT is a new command-line tool that developers can use to exchange the two cryptocurrencies. With today’s bitcoin exchanges having a history of being vulnerable to hacks (leading to millions of dollars in…
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Venezuelan Bitcoin Miners Turning to Ethereum After Government Crackdown
An increasing number of Venezuelans are shifting to mining digital currencieslike Bitcoin so that they can afford to buy their basic needs and survive due to the current hyperinflation being experienced in Venezuela as of late August 2017. Another reason for the shift is the affordability of mining due to the low cost of electricity in the country.…