A drop in oil prices will benefit crypto miners in the US and China **The Bitcoin educator discussed the impact of the drop in oil prices on electricity costs and the competitive advantage it gives US miners** Tech entrepreneur and Bitcoin proponent, Andreas Antonopoulos, addressed the impact of falling oil prices on Bitcoin mining in a recent video on his YouTube channel. Calling it a net positive for Bitcoin miners worldwide, Antonopoulos stated that the recent downturn of…
Uruguay to launch the world's first blockchain network to track medicinal cannabis **A medical cannabis company will roll out an app to giving purchasers an in-depth look into the origin of the product** Blockchain is revolutionising how we do business. There is an intensified requirement for transparency and trust in today’s supply chains. To adhere to these needs of transparency and allow complete traceability, a company in Uruguay has decided to launch the world’s first…
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops For The First Time In 2 Years Bitcoin is unlike any currency, with no central figure as well as having digital scarcity. Its distribution model is unique as well, with the majority of Bitcoins entering circulation in the first couple of years, with the last Bitcoins not being mined until around the year 2110 – 2140. This distribution model, more commonly known as mining, which once was feasible on any computer, is now dominated by machines…
Inside One of the World's Most Powerful Bitcoin Mines One of the stumbling blocks to profitable mining is getting the massive scale needed for economy, whilst also making sure hardware is efficient as possible, keeping power bills low enough to make it worthwhile. Kncminer is using natural resources to power its massive farms of machines, including its cloud mining services. The name of its cloud mine, Clear Sky, refers to the fact that the doors are always open – literally!…
Be Fervent in your Display of Love *_1 Peter 1:22 (KJV)_* *Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently.* Throughout the Bible, you would discover the display of God’s love towards His creation. However, to understand the immensity of God’s love, you would have to turn to the pages of the New Testament. There, God hanged on a rugged cross as a man…
Good news for you *_Acts 26:18 (WEB)_* *To open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.* Your greatest discovery on earth is to identify purpose in God. The zenith of this discovery is that, it positions you to receive the eternal inheritance specially endorsed for you in Christ. God is calling you today to be an heir in…
Oil and Gas Blockchain Consortium pilots successful blockchain solution **Blockchain could save millions when implemented, says OOC chairman** The OOC (Oil and Gas Blockchain Consortium) has announced that it has successfully completed testing blockchain distributed ledger software that will allow for the automation of waterflow payments, as well as reducing the time taken for the process from 90-120 days to less than a week. The promising results of the pilot were announced…
Bitcoin Investment Trust Wins 48,000 Auctioned Bitcoins The Bitcoin Investment Trust has successfully bid for 48,000 bitcoins that were auctioned last week. The coins were originally part of a huge stash of bitcoins owned by Silk Road, the defunct dark web marketplace. They had been placed up for auction after it was shut down and its assets were seized. Silk Road’s founder, Ross Ulbricht, was also arrested. The US Marshals Service put 50,000 of Silk Road’s bitcoins up for…
White Hat Hacker Returns Stolen Bitcoins A hacker that stole hundreds of bitcoins from Blockchain.info has returned returned them to the site after they identified a vulnerability on the site. The mystery hacker, who uses the alias “johoe” on Bitcointalk, could have retained the bitcoins, worth around $90,000. Instead, he or she chose to send them back to their rightful owners via the wallet service Blockchain.info. The hack was made possible due to a serious flaw at…
ZeusHash May Close Cloud Mining Service In the same week that CEX.io announced that they are temporarily suspending their cloud mining service due to the low cost of Bitcoin rendering it unprofitable, ZeusHash, the cloud mining service offered by hardware manufacturer Zeusminer have followed suit announcing on their blog that they may also be forced to suspend their cloud mining operations, stating that as per their terms of service, if the cloud mining contracts remain…
A Spotless Bride *_Ephesians 5:27 (NLT)_* *He did this to present her to Himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.* How do you want to appear on the day of your wedding? How do you envisage your bride on that special, joyful occasion of presenting her to yourself as your lawfully wedded wife? For Jesus, he sees a bride who has no spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. He sees a wife gloriously…
Not the Talking but the Doing *_1 John 3:18 (NLT)_* *Dear children, let's not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.* In his address to the angel of the church in Philadelphia, the Lord revealed himself as the one who is true. _"And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is...true" (Revelation 3:7 KJV)._ What does this teach you? This teaches that as a child of God, you must have a vivid understanding…
The Dying Problem of Bitcoin Hacks and Thefts Although the days of massive bitcoin thefts are not behind us, better security solutions are slowly making their way to market. As we saw with the recent theft from Bitstamp’s hot wallet, even the largest, most-experienced players in the bitcoin space can have trouble securing their own bitcoins. Having said that, there have been a variety of new security solutions, such as multisig addresses and hardware wallets, that will make…
Jesus The Lord *_2 Corinthians 4:5 (KJV)_* *For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.* One of the great themes of the New Testament is the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Over and over we are reminded that He is Lord. The Lordship of Jesus Christ was not just a doctrine or an idea to the early Apostles but rather a living reality that must be with us also in this present age. The truth of Jesus being Lord and head of the…
Take Heed There is this temptation of assuming we are better than others, especially when we compare ourselves with others. A temptation, all especially believers must guard against. And this is why salvation is not acquired by anyone's efforts or works. Apostle Paul wrote "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast". If no one should boast, then that comparasm of being better than…
Has Love fallen into Disrepute? "Why do you love me?" is mostly the counter question when a lady receives a love proposal. It has become so easy for some men to utter the phrase without reservations "I love you". The speed with which some of these people fall in love is the same speed they fall out of it. Why do some people get angry when their love proposals are turned down ? Don't those whom are proposed to, reserve the right to accept or reject ? I should think if you…
IBM Makes Bold Moves in Blockchain Technology IBM is making bold moves to bring blockchain technology to the mainstream, announcing on Tuesday it has launched a new set of blockchain services on the IBM Cloud and donated nearly 44,000 lines of code to the Linux Foundation’s open source Hyperledger Project, a move that aimed at helping developers explore and easily build distributed ledgers. http://www.ibm.com/blockchain/ Additionally, the tech giant said it will soon open…
The Glorious Church *_Romans 12:11 (AMP)_* *Never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor; be aglow and burning with the Spirit, serving the Lord.* One thing is certain; we are in the last age of the church. And the best of God’s family will be manifested in this age. One thing will be common with God’s army in this generation - a generation of zealous Christians. A people having great energy and enthusiasm in pursuit of the Lord’s mission of perfection and preparing for himself…
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