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ForkLog 72 31.12.2020

A Kaleidoscope of Events: What 2020 Left in the History of Cryptocurrencies

2020 was, in every respect, unprecedented. The global crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic affected all aspects of human activity, including the cryptocurrency industry. Although it did not end up the worst for it, and despite a hesitant start, the year can even be described as fairly successful.

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ForkLog 13 30.12.2020

OKEx traders explain how to profit from long-term cryptocurrency trades

According to ForkLog's survey, in 2020 43% of respondents earned profits from cryptocurrency investments. Sixty percent of readers trade on centralized exchanges, of which 6.9% use OKEx.

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ForkLog 22 30.12.2020

Halving, corporate war and the reshaping of influence: how mining changed in 2020

This year, the third Bitcoin halving and the corporate war between Bitmain co-founders Micree Zhan and Jihan Wu had a major impact on mining. Against this backdrop, China began losing share of the hashrate to other regions. Here's what defined the year for the crypto-mining industry.

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ForkLog 11 27.12.2020

Two Sides of the Same Coin: Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence

The year 2020 is coming to an end just as it began—hacker attacks, breaches of computer systems and data leaks are recorded almost daily.

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ForkLog 9 19.12.2020

How Artificial Intelligence Predicted Bitcoin’s Price

Artificial intelligence (AI) has long been used to forecast various events. Algorithms, based on historical data, successfully predict Oscar winners, stock quotes and even the spread of a pandemic.

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ForkLog 6 17.12.2020

Toward tougher regulation: regulatory trends shaping Russia’s crypto industry

In 2014 the Russian central bank called bitcoin a 'monetary surrogate', and in 2020 the State Duma passed a law regulating the circulation of cryptocurrencies on Russian territory. Nevertheless, the Federal Law 'On Digital Financial Assets (DFA)' and amendments thereto are largely prohibitive in nature.

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ForkLog 105 17.12.2020

The Battle for P2SH: How the First Major Bitcoin Developer War Ended

Over Bitcoin’s history, it has endured many dramatic moments, not all of which were merely swings in the coin’s price. One need only recall the events surrounding the activation of the Segregated Witness protocol, the Bitcoin Cash hard fork, and the wars that preceded them over block size.

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