Bloatchain

24,270 tokens. 27,358 pending transactions. 463,713 digital kittens.  

⛓️ ⛓️ January 18, 2018 ⛓️ ⛓️  "You can't have everything ... where would you put it?"  ― Steven Wright Got this from a friend? SUBSCRIBE HERE THE FEATURE Blockchain Bloat: How Ethereum Clients are Tackling Storage Issues 24,270 tokens. 27,358 pending transactions. 463,713 digital kittens. Ethereum has hosted a lot of activity recently, and while many crypto enthusiasts see that as a positive sign, as the network's usage soars, its history gets longer and its blockchain more unruly. And although network congestion leading to transaction backlogs and rising fees has taken the spotlight, there's another issue this scale causes – a growing database that puts significant storage costs on users wanting to run a full node. That database, called the ethereum state, hold all the computations that need to be memorized by the computers supporting the platform and the ethereum blockchain itself. And with the costs (both in time and money) of storing the state increasing, fewer and fewer people are choosing to run full nodes, which many worry will centralize the network into the hands of only a few arbitrators. And developers recognize the problem. Read the whole story Tweet Share Wait, there's more: Bitcoin Is Back Above $11,500, But Bulls Not Out of the Woods Yet Despite a sharp recovery to over $11,500 today, bitcoin's price is still on shaky ground, the charts suggest. Korean Regulator Investigating Staff Insider Trading of Cryptocurrencies A Korean financial regulator has reportedly indicated it is investigating possible insider trading of cryptocurrencies by its own staff. Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger Nets $75 Million in Series B Funding Ledger, the maker of hardware cryptocurrency wallets, has raised $75 million in Series B funding. Dept of Veterans Affairs Wants Industry to Propose Use Cases for Blockchain The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will consider any blockchain use cases that can help solve its problems, its CTO said Tuesday. Enterprise Blockchain Is Ready to Go Live in 2018 2018 will be the year enterprise blockchain goes live and businesses can move from experimenting to production, says Oracle's Mark Rakhmilevich. Colorado New Bill Encourages State to Adopt Blockchain for Data Security A new state bill introduced to the Colorado Senate is looking at using blockchain technology to secure private data from cyberattacks.  Report: South Korea to Decide Thursday on Crypto Exchange Regulation South Korea will make a decision on Thursday over its stance on cryptocurrency exchange regulation, according to a report by Reuters. Blockchain Bloat: How Ethereum Clients Are Tackling Storage Issues With long-term fixes like sharding a ways off, ethereum developers are making the software run more efficiently to ease growing storage requirements. 3 (Possible) Reasons the Crypto Markets Tanked This Week What do you get when you mix regulatory threats, an immature market infrastructure and an influx of new investors? Lots of red on the trading screens. Milestone: Cboe's First Bitcoin Futures Contract Expired Today The first bitcoin futures contract listed by Cboe has expired, a move that came amid a turbulent day of trading that saw the cryptocurrency's price drop below $10,000. Treasury Official: Department Working With IRS to Police Crypto Exchanges U.S. Treasury Department Deputy Sigal Mandelker explained how the department would regulate cryptocurrency exchanges in testimony before the Senate. Goldman's Jafari: Watch For Signs of Price Base Just Below $10K A new analysis by Goldman Sachs technician Sheba Jafari released a new paper claiming bitcoin could recover just below $10,000. Israel Releases Draft Plan for Taxing ICOs Israel's government has published draft circular outlining possible approaches to taxing the proceeds of initial coin offerings (ICOs). BitConnect Investors Left in the Lurch as Token's Price Drops 90% Numerous users complained on social media they couldn't cash out their BCC tokens on BitConnect's site following the shutdown of its lending platform. Go to CoinDesk BTC: $11,548.61 +3.66%  ETH: $1,048.95 +3.32% @8:14 EST - More price details 👋 CoinDesk is Hiring 👋 Come join our great team here in New York City! Copyright © 2018 CoinDesk, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you subscribed for updates on our website. Our mailing address is: CoinDesk 636 Avenue of the Americas New York City, NY 10011 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list