Bitcoin Mining Titan BitFury: No to BIP 101, Yes to Block-size Consensus
Dec 04, 2015
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BitFury has re-established its belief that the current 1 megabyte block-size limit must be changed only if agreed upon by consensus. BitFury CEO Valery Vavilov told Bitcoin Magazine. “As Bitcoin Core developers note , Bitcoin is not only software, but also a blockchain protocol. Therefore, we think that the Bitcoin protocol should be developed like other Internet protocols – by a consensus process involving all parties. This process may be lengthy, but it is better than making decisions that don’t consider all points of view.”
Blockchain investments spread outside financial services
Dec 03, 2015
www.usatoday.com
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The Russian government can’t decide whether to ban bitcoin and other so-called cryptocurrencies over fears they could be used by terrorists and criminals to hide illicit economic.
BitFury opens Level39 office
Nov 18, 2015
www.finextra.com
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BitFury has opened an office in Europe’s largest technology accelerator and FinTech center Level 39 to make it easier for European-based financial institutions to access its blockchain exploration program. The program leverages BitFury’s infrastructure, transaction processing platform and unique knowledge base for companies developing blockchain use cases and applications. BitFury has also partnered with Innovate Finance and has become a member of the independent not for profit organization serving the global FinTech community. BitFury will support Innovate Finance’s Blockchain Lab and joins IBM and the UK Government-sponsored Hartree Lab in steering the ongoing exploration of the potential of blockchain technologies.
US Justice Department Holds Blockchain Summit in San Francisco
Nov 10, 2015
www.coindesk.com
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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) convened a first-of-its-kind conference on digital currency and the blockchain in San Francisco.
The X-factor That Could Launch a Bitcoin Boom
Nov 04, 2015
fortune.com
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Enthusiasm for the technology behind the cryptocurrency is rising. What does it need to go mainstream? A ‘hero app.’
Immersion Cooling At Scale: BitFury Pushes Density to 250kW Per Rack
Oct 27, 2015
datacenterfrontier.com
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Immersion cooling is having a bit of a breakout moment. Bitcoin specialist BitFury will use liquid cooling technology from 3M to build a 40 megawatt facility that will feature power densities of 250kW per enclosure.
BitFury Announces 'Record' Immersion Cooling Project
Oct 27, 2015
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Bitcoin's biggest miner, BitFury, says it is launching the world's largest two-phase immersion cooling project.
Group formed to help with U.S. digital currency probes
Oct 22, 2015
www.reuters.com
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Oct 22 Some of the biggest names in the bitcoin community have formed an organization to help counter criminal activity involving digital currencies and their underlying technology.
Blockchain Alliance Forms in Washington, DC
Oct 22, 2015
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WASHINGTON, D.C. OCTOBER 22, 2015 – Today a public-private forum has been formed by the Bitcoin community to help combat criminal activity involving bitcoin and the blockchain. Founded by the Chamber of Digital Commerce and Coin Center, the Blockchain Alliance is comprised of a broad coalition of companies and other institutions that have come together to address public safety concerns about digital currencies and the blockchain.
BitBeat: New Blockchain Alliance Seeks to Ferret Out Bad Guys, Bolster Bitcoin’s Image
Oct 22, 2015
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Bitcoin has a reputation as a darling of the dark-web set, a conduit for all manner of illegal activity. A group of civic-minded bitcoiners is trying to change that through a new partnership with law enforcement in the U.S. It might just help catch bad guys, too.
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