Bitcoin Unlimited Hosts Week-Long Hackathon to Bolster the Future of Finance
On December 2, 2020, the organization and full node project Bitcoin Unlimited is hosting a week-long hackathon that aims to build the future of finance by leveraging the decentralized crypto network Bitcoin Cash. The event dubbed “Coinparty 2020” aims to get the top crypto talent in the world to compete for $17k worth of bitcoin cash prizes. The cryptocurrency community has grown massively in 2020, and there’s been a number of new and exciting innovations this year. Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) wants to bring a number of useful innovations to the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network and....
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The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has announced it is hosting a regulatory hackathon for blockchain and fintech innovation. The event follows the recent launch of the OSC LaunchPad, a service that engages with fintech startups and provides opportunity. Hackathon Looking for the Wow Factor. The regulatory agency that oversees the Canadian province....
A hackathon is an event in which computer programmers come together to build things, often in teams. Hackathons are generally 24 hours long or longer, and they sometimes have a specific focus. Bitcoin is often used in hackathons, such as at Money20/20's hackathon which focused on finance, where a few Bitcoin companies offered their APIs to hackers for projects. From January 9th to 11th, a Hackathon will focus on Bitcoin: the Miami Bitcoin Hackathon. Also read: Bitcoin Found Its Way to McDonald's London Hackathon. The Hackathon will take place from January 9th to 11th in Miami, and is....
The crux of the problem with Bitcoin Unlimited is that the economic majority is making the decisions, including the decision of who gets to be a part of the economic majority (by increasing the cost of participation). Ever since Bitcoin Unlimited gained traction, there has been substantial debate regarding this solution. If all network nodes would be able to select their block size, an interesting future is created. However, this idea poses a set of new problems that need to be addressed in the future. Some people even speculate Bitcoin Unlimited would eventually lead to centralization.....
According to the information available, Harmony Hackathon will last for six weeks. The Hackathon will commence on August 15, 2021, and ends on September 30, 2021. Related Reading | Ether EFT Gets Approval From Brazilian Securities Regulator There will be three categories, and each one will have four challenges for the experts to complete. 🚀 1/ We are happy to announce the Bridging #TradFi to #DeFi #hackathon where Harmony, along with prize partners, will be giving up to $1,000,000 in prize money and non-dilutive seed funding. Why are we doing this?https://t.co/qeq6U9M0LV....
The NYC Bitcoin Center held its first hackathon over the weekend. An educational hub for the cryptocurrency, the Center hosted a developer event to further educate the technically inclined about the power of distributed money. James V Barcia, the Center's Communications Director, said: "Hackathon participants worked on ways to improve cryptocurrency exchanges and streamline bitcoin-related apps, making them more efficient and user friendly." Some of the featured projects included various types of wallets for bitcoins and altcoins, including Coinbase. A walkthrough of what it takes to build....