For the uninitiated, a URI handler is simply a protocol within your web browser that performs a specified action when triggered. A common handler that you probably use often is the mailto: handler. When you click on a hyperlink that displays an email address, with the mailto: handler embedded in the link, the link will automatically open your email program so…
In non-technical language, Bitcoin is a digital currency in which transactions can be performed without the need for a credit card or central bank. It s designed to enable users to send money over the Internet in a very simple and efficient way. Who runs Bitcoin? What is the company behind Bitcoin? In short, no one runs Bitcoin. Bitcoin is run collectively by…
It is not a secret that there is no love lost between enthusiastic Bitcoin community members and financial institutions and technology companies that are trying to build private blockchains. Bitcoin proponents are always quick to dismiss any attempts to build distributed ledgers that are only accessible to a few through permission grants as technologically retrogressive…
Strange times we live in. The world’s biggest financial players and analysts are buzzing about an invention that became famous partly by promising to destroy them. In just a few months, blockchain went from the cause cĂ©lèbre of crypto-anarchists and tech evangelists to the biggest idea in mainstream banking. We’ve seen a steady stream of blockchain news: five…
Two Factor Authentication It is highly recommended you enable two factor authentication on your My wallet account. Your wallet data is still only encrypted with your password however a second authentication step will need to be passed before your encrypted wallet data is output. Currently we support Yubikey and email two-factor authentication. Failed Login Attempts…
Security, transparency of movement throughout the supply chain and electronically initiating and enforcing contracts, are vital for successful supply chains. Blockchain technology is is facilitating visibility and efficiency in transaction in various industries. In our latest survey, we asked if blockchain technology will help ease and make admininstration work…
There’s been a growing buzz about Bitcoin halving over the past few weeks, and you’ll likely hear it referenced even more often as this upcoming weekend approaches! In this post, we’ll explain exactly what Bitcoin halving is, why it’s important to know about, and we’ll also share some cool resources to help keep you in the loop. If you need to rewind and refresh…
On this week’s BIGcast, Glen Sarvady, managing principal of 154 Advisors, joins me to attempt the impossible: describing exactly what the blockchain is. We’re talking about understanding blockchain, so this is a two-parter. Is blockchain bigger than bitcoin? What implications does the blockchain create for credit unions and financial institutions? Find out why…
Blockchain also has potential applications far beyond bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Blockchain is, quite simply, a digital, decentralized ledger that keeps a record of all transactions that take place across a peer-to-peer network. The major innovation is that the technology allows market participants to transfer assets across the Internet without the need for…
The Bitcoin cryptocurrency depends on security and confidence. If a flaw in the design broke its trust or usability, the whole system would collapse. It’s strange, then, that Bitcoin doesn’t have a specification. This is considered a feature, not a bug: The Bitcoin.org Developer Documentation describes how Bitcoin works to help educate new Bitcoin developers…
In this post we’ll explain what your wallet identifier is, as well as why it’s important to keep a record of it. We’ll also guide you through the steps on how to locate your identifier using our web wallet and our mobile wallets on iOS and Android. Understanding why your wallet identifier is important A wallet identifier serves as a unique way for you to differentiate…
Between Nov 20th and 27th, Bitcoin faced its busiest week ever with 2 million transactions, a near-constant backlog of tens of thousands of transactions to confirm, and a record , 466 transactions processed in a day. This resulted in average confirmation times reaching an unusually slow speed of more than 2 hours. The number of Bitcoin transactions and unique…
Blockchain.info, one of the most popular online Bitcoin wallet services in the world, was forced to take its service offline last week after suffering a DNS hijack that left its 8 million-strong userbase vulnerable to cyberattack. The digital currency service claims to power up to 100, Bitcoin transactions in a single day, so it was of little surprise that reports…
Blockchain applications live in their own digital realm, totally orthogonal to the physical world. In order to exist and solve real life problems, they must interface with human operators or machines through atomic transactions and contract function calls. As much as a blockchain is intrinsically secure thanks to its consensus based mechanism, the global security…
Coinify that will allow our users in Europe to, for the first time ever, seamlessly and expediently fund their Blockchain wallets without compromising user security or control. This partnership will make our wallet infinitely more user friendly and, ultimately, more accessible for the mass market. Acquiring bitcoin and other digital currencies has, historically…
The Merkle Conference is for CHRO, CIO, CDIO, IT Director, Managers, Consultants, Developers and Engineers who want to learn more on governance automation and efficiency (allowed by Bitcoin and Ethereum protocols) and their applications. Understand the protocols and experience the applications The Merkle Conference is the best event to understand immediatly what…
Blockchain started as a geeky hacker project aimed at making bitcoin just a little more accessible by building an explorer. From those humble origins, the project grew into a passion for creating a better financial future and Blockchain, the world’s leading software platform for digital assets, was born. Today, we run the largest block chain software platform…
In Settings -> Addresses , you can organize the funds in your wallet. This section of your wallet is also where you can view and manage individual addresses. Organizing your funds You can organize funds in your wallet however you like. Common ways to organize your funds include dividing them up into categories like spending, savings, or business-related…
BitPay CEO Stephen Pair has said that alternatives to the Blockchain are not “compelling” and that the company would not migrate from Bitcoin. Speaking at the Distributed: Markets 2017 conference in Atlanta, Pair implied that while the scaling problem with Bitcoin was taking longer to resolve than forecast, there was no better option available at present. We…
You may have noticed the Import/Export feature in your Blockchain Wallet before, but didn’t quite know what it is used for. Maybe you clicked it, but didn’t go any further because of the Advanced Security warning message. Don’t worry, the message just gives you a heads up that changes to the Import/Export section could impact your wallet and your bitcoins. It’s…
We will send you an SMS (Text) message with a unique one time password which must be provided before your wallet data will be made available for decryption. To be able to login to your wallet you must provide both your password and SMS code. If for example your wallet password was compromised due to a keylogger or phishing attempt the attacker would be unable…
Source: Thinkstock The Office of the National Coordinator might not always get what it wants when it comes to industry cooperation, but ONC officials have been pleasantly surprised by the positive response to its informational blockchain challenge. The agency found its inbox flooded with 70 entries after offering a cash prize for academic papers that best capture…
Early this morning (GMT time), we discovered that our Twitter account was defaced with provocative and distasteful political propaganda. We quickly got to work securing access to the account, removing the offensive tweets and broadcasting a message that all Blockchain services, including wallets and API were not impacted whatsoever. Unfortunately, we were not…
The NEM team would like to thank Chang Lu for writing this tutorial and contributing this code. I am a part of the NEM China Community and built a NEM BlockChain Explorer in Java a few months ago. Then a few weeks ago, I found out about the NEM project bounties program which included a NEM Blockchain Explorer, so I started to code another explorer written in…
Cheryl Gurz (The Bankcorp), Chris Larsen (Ripple), and Olaf Carlson-Wee (Coinbase) speaking on payments as a blockchain use case. Ripple was pleased to attend the packed-house event that was the Block Chain Conference in San Francisco (#TBCCSF) this week. CEO Chris Larsen spoke on a panel titled “How Block Chain Technology is Disrupting Global Payments, ” but…
I’ve published a few summaries of the best of blockchain research earlier this year (February and March). There’s been a load more since, but Brave New Coin has curated a nice summary of all those that came out in the last quarter. As they publish my content sometimes, here is their list (click on the titles to see the reports): This paper looks into how Blockchain…
Wall Street is obsessed with blockchain. Goldman Sachs says the technology has the potential to redefine transactions and can change everything. Exciting, right? One problem: Hardly anyone seems to understand what Blockchain is. Barclays Kenneth Hill took a stab at it in a note on Friday, and it s one of the best explanations we ve seen yet. A blockchain…
