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BitShares 2.0 to Launch on October 13th (9/11/2015)
It has been a long wait for since the June 8th announcement of Graphene and the plans to upgrade to BitShares 2.0. Back in June we said that we would complete BitShares 2.0 by the end of the summer and that we would give a 30 day notice after completion before upgrading. The last day of the astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere is September 22, 2015 which means we have reached our goal and can start the 30 day countdown 11 days early!
Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Being Paid In a Cryptocurrency (7/27/2015)
More and more people are being paid in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Litecoin; the flexibility and low fees required are often ideal for both employers and employees. Cryptocurrencies are particularly appropriate for paying freelancers, as the simplicity of transferring money internationally can give businesses access to talented individuals, regardless of their location. The people who take their full wage in bitcoins will most often be employed within the industry but such individuals don’t seem to find this arrangement problematic; on the contrary many find it an easy, practical way to receive their wages. Here’s five reasons why you should consider taking your wage packet in a cryptocurrency.
Nuclear Bunker Data Center to Partner with BitShares (7/10/2015)
Data Security Node Inc. (DSN) is a 64,000 sq/ft nuclear bunker data center located in Nova Scotia, Canada. DSN provides hosted services and unique value added offerings, and is announcing a partnership with Bitshares, a one of a kind decentralized smart contract platform. Together, they are introducing a number of crypto-asset driven solutions to help usher in a new age of financial freedom and transparency.
Peak Venture Group Adopts the BitShares Exchange Network (7/2/2015)
“We’re always looking for game-changing opportunities,” smiled Steve Tiffany, CEO of Peak Venture Group. “BitShares has the potential to supercharge most of our existing businesses and revolutionize everything about how we start new ones.”
The Las Vegas based startup incubator has big ambitions that leverage remarkable synergies in the cryptocurrency, ATMs, remittance, video gaming, and network marketing industries. “BitShares turns out to be the missing catalyst needed to stimulate viral growth across our whole portfolio,” said Tiffany.
Banx Capital Joins the BitShares Exchange Network (6/23/2015)
Banx Capital announced today that it will be partnering with BitShares and migrating its services onto the BitShares platform.
Since the end of 2013, Banx has launched a portfolio of cryptocurrency businesses including a cryptocurrency exchange, mining company, trading company, and others – spanning the whole industry.
Danish Firm Set to Revolutionize Cryptocurrency Industry (6/16/2015)
CCEDK.com, a leading Danish cryptocurrency exchange, has just demolished the final barriers to mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies. “We have combined the strengths of digital currencies pioneered by Bitcoin with the universal acceptance of major credit cards,” said CEO Ronny Boesing. “In the process we have eliminated most of the biggest drawbacks of the two systems. This summer, consumers really can have it all!”
The History of Graphene (6/15/2015)
During the last several months, the BitShares share price has dropped, making the network unable to support the core development team via delegate pay. Thanks to their commitment to the vision of BitShares, most core developers were able to stay with the project by selling their personal BitShares and delegate pay in order to support themselves and–for some–their families. As a result, a number of core developers have nearly exhausted their BitShares savings. This is not a desirable or fair scenario, but a solution has been found.
Trading SmartCoins with CCEDK (6/9/2015)
For more than 25 years, Ronny Boesing distributed and published CDs, DVDs, games and other digital media all over the world, in over 65 countries on five continents. Today, he runs CCEDK the first Danish online exchange for digital currencies such as Bitcoin and BitShares, as well as a range of others including price-stable SmartCoins like BitUSD, BitEUR and BitCNY.
Migrating to BitShares 2.0 (6/8/2015)
Upgrading to BitShares 2.0 will require some network downtime. On an appointed date/time, a snapshot will be taken of all BitShares balances in all asset types. The new chain will then launch within 24 hrs of the snapshot that discards all transaction history. This snapshot will not be announced until we are 100% confident that the migration can occur in a timely manner.
Measuring Performance - Throughput and Latency (6/8/2015)
Great claims require great evidence and the claim that BitShares is capable of 100,000 transactions per second has probably raised a few eyebrows. This post should help clarify how we measure performance. It should be noted that we are talking about the capability of an individual computer which is the ultimate bottleneck and not the current P2P network.
Lessons Learned from BitShares 0.x (6/8/2015)
There are many reasons for starting over from scratch and producing a new toolkit and this article hopes to shed some light on what we learned from BitShares 1.0 and the many advancements that BitShares 2.0 allows.
Announcing BitShares 2.0 (6/8/2015)
The BitShares development team is proud to make their biggest announcement since launching one year ago: the upgrade to BitShares 2.0.
This is the next step in the evolution of BitShares, and incorporates all of the feedback and lessons learned from the BitShares stakeholders, partners, developers, marketers, and other community leaders throughout this past year of research and development.