Despite its youth, the DASH cryptocurrency has a history full of events. The project was launched on January 18, 2014 as XCoin. Considerable interest in this new currency arose from the start and this was caused because mining of XCoins was possible even with the graphic processors of videocards while mining of Litecoin and Bitcoin on CPU and GPU stopped being the profitable a long ago. Of course, cryptocurrencies that can be mined on CPU and GPU, both then and now exist but XCoin differed favorably from any of them. The times of XCoin The combination of 11 cryptographic algorithms …

If only everything were available for purchase in Bitcoin. Oh, wait, it is. Anything from plane tickets to houses, sex toys to groceries, can be purchased just by using CheapAir or BitPremier, Purse or Magic (respectively). But you can also just buy good ol'-fashioned gift cards. The companies Gyft, eGifter, and newly-rebranded Gift Off stand out in the crypto-for-gift card space: 1. Gyft Founded in 2012 with the aim to eliminate the use of physical gift cards, Gyft began accepting Bitcoin relatively early on. They offer cards for over 200 retailers, including: Amazon Whole Foods Home Depot Starbucks Target Best …

DarkSend releases InstantX payments update. Allows for sub five second confirmation of transactions of DarkCoin. DarkCoin has released a new core update to its DarkSend system allowing for the implementation of their InstantX (IX) protocol for immediate payment confirmations. The new v0.11.1 release allows users to select the IX protocol for use in their transactions of the altcoin. The new system should mean that those receiving a transaction should get a confirmation within five seconds in most cases. Based on a trustless network of “Master Nodes,” the IX system seeks a consensus decision from a random selection of these nodes …

For centuries, governments with a global presence have always thought that they could benefit the world if only they were given more time and more money. In some countries, the time aspect is controlled by general elections and term limits, even though a similar party usually takes over and not much changes. The more immediate problem, however, is making sure there is enough money to accomplish what most global leaders think will benefit society, their voters and quite often, benefit themselves to remain in power. With the global economy looking like it’s slowing down, as major countries begin to damage …