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PySpark process Multi char Delimiter Dataset
By: Vivek Chaudhary
Tags: Python Programming, Big Data, Programming, Apache Spark, Python3

The objective of this article is to process multiple delimited files using Apache spark with Python Programming language. This is a real-time scenario where an application can share multiple delimited file,s and the Dev Team has to process the same. We will learn how we can handle the challenge.

The input Data set is as below:

Name@@#Age <--Header

vivek, chaudhary@@#30 <--row1

john, morgan@@#28 <--row2

Approach1: Let’s try to read the file using read.csv() and see the output:

from pyspark.sql import SparkSession from pyspark.sql import SparkSession

spark= SparkSession.builder.appName(‘multiple_delimiter’).getOrCreate() test_df=spark.read.csv(‘D:\python_coding\pyspark_tutorial\multiple_delimiter.csv’)

test_df.show()

Output

#Note: Output is not the desired one and so the processing will not yield the desired results

Approach2: Next, read the file using read.csv() with option() parameter and pass the delimiter as an argument having the value ‘@@#’ and see the output:

test_df=spark.read.option(‘delimiter’,’@@#’).csv(‘D:\python_coding\pyspark_tutorial\multiple_delimiter.csv’) test_df.show(truncate=0)

error

#Note: spark throws error when we try to pass delimiter of more than one character.

Approach3: Next way is to use read.text() method of spark.

mult_df=spark.read.text(‘D:\python_coding\pyspark_tutorial\multiple_delimiter.csv’)

mult_df.show(truncate=0)

spark.read.text

#Note: spark.read.text returns a DataFrame.

Each line in a text file represents a record in DataFrame with just one column “value”. To convert into multiple columns, we will use map transformation and split method to transform and split the column values.

#first() returns the first record of dataset

header=mult_df.first()[0]

print(header)

Output:

Name@@#Age #split('delimiter') the string on basis of the delimiter

#define the schema of the Dataframe to be created schema=header.split(‘@@#’)

print(schema) Output:

['Name', 'Age']

The next step is to split the row and create separate columns:

#filter operation is removing the header

#map operation is splitting each record as per delimiter

#.rdd converts DF to rdd and toDF converts the rdd back to DF mult_df.filter(mult_df[‘value’]!=header).rdd.map(lambda x:x[0].split(‘@@#’)).toDF(schema).show()

Final Output

Hurray!! We are able to split the data on the basis of multiple delimiter ‘@@#’.

Summary:

· Read Multiple Delimited Dataset using spark.read.text() method

· use of map(), filter() transformations

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KEEP CALM AND MIGRATE YOUR BTSG NOW!!!
Tags: Music, Proof Of Stake, Mainnet, Launch, Blockchain

Have you bought btsg erc-20 and don’t know how to migrate them to BitSong Mainnet?

Following articles explain step by step how to register in BitSong and migrate your BTSG Tokens to Mainnet.

Metamask — https://bitsongofficial.medium.com/action-required-migration-from-erc-20-to-bitsong-mainnet-has-started-d15b8f10c5e5

Trust Wallet — https://bitsongofficial.medium.com/action-required-migration-from-erc-20-to-bitsong-mainnet-has-started-trust-wallet-guide-d70ba0ea0a38

The advantages that the Mainnet offers are multiple, you can participate in governance, vote, propose and you will also be rewarded at each block according to your voting power.

Taking part in the ecosystem from the beginning will bring you numerous other benefits over time as you gain some seniority in it.

What happens if I don’t migrate my tokens?

You wont’t be able to participate in governance, you won’t be rewarded at each block for your participation in the ecosystem and you will also have to wait for the first bridges on Cosmos to be released before you can have a new opportunity to enter.

Where can i buy btsg?

Currently there is availability of btsg only on Uniswap, so you can buy your tokens there and migrate them to Mainnet as described in point number 1, or simply trade them.

BitSong recommend migration?

Absolutely yes, BitSong recommends all token holders to take part in the ecosystem, thus contributing to its healthy growth and at the same time being rewarded for doing so.

Until when can I migrate my tokens to Mainnet?

The Smart Contract will be stopped on March 23rd at 12pm UTC. After this date, until a bridge is released on Cosmos, it will no longer be possible to join the Mainnet!

🚀That said, it remains only Migrating your Tokens, fastening your seat belts, put your mobile phones in flight mode and be ready to take off!!🚀

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What Is A Consensus Mechanism?
Tags: Proof Of Work, Blockchain, Proof Of Stake

A consensus mechanism is a fault-tolerant mechanism that is used in blockchain networks to achieve the necessary agreement on a single state of the network among distributed agents. This means that the consensus mechanism provides the process for different nodes of the network to agree on the current state of the network and its transaction history.

Keeping records on a public blockchain that operates in a decentralized fashion is difficult because there is no single entity that has the authority to maintain and update the database, but instead many different entities have to synchronize with each other to reach consensus. If the different nodes cannot come to an agreement, the blockchain cannot function properly. Without a proper consensus mechanism, transactions aren’t added to the blockchain and the network is exposed to various security attacks.

The first blockchain consensus mechanism was used by Bitcoin and is called Proof-of-Work. Proof-of-Work operates with nodes called miners, who compete with each other to solve a complex mathematical puzzle. The first miner that solves the problem creates a block that gets added to the blockchain, and receives a reward of bitcoins in exchange for its computational power spent. This ensures that the agents that are maintaining the stability of the network have an incentive to do so by competing for the block reward. While Proof-of-Work has successfully maintained the stability of the bitcoin network since its inception, it does it at the cost of using an excessive amount of energy needed to maintain the network.

Proof-of-Stake is another prominent blockchain consensus mechanism that requires much less computational cost than Proof-of-Work. It is built on the premise that whoever owns the most coins has the biggest incentive for maintaining network stability. Proof-of-Stake operates with nodes that allocate a certain amount of their coin holdings through a process called staking, and during that time validate transactions for a staking reward in return. Implementations can vary, but generally the nodes with the highest amount of staked coins have the highest chance of receiving the staking reward. While Proof-of-Stake is a promising blockchain consensus mechanism, it also raises some issues of its own, such as potentially reducing the decentralization of the network by continuously supplying the biggest holders with the biggest rewards.

Many other blockchain consensus mechanisms are under some form of development. They can be used for different requirements of different types of blockchains, and can also be combined with each other to maintain the security and stability of the network in more complex ways.
How to Delegate Tezos With Magnum Wallet?
Tags: Tezos, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Proof Of Stake, Blockchain

Hi Readers🧑‍💻,

In this tutorial, we will explain how to use a Magnum Wallet and how you can delegate your Tezos.

Create / Recover a Tezos wallet

In the first step, you need to create a wallet. In case you previously have a wallet, you can also restore it using a private key.

If you decide to create a new wallet, you will need to choose a password, please make sure you also register a backup in case something bad happens.

This is one of the main advantages of using Magnum wallets. You hold custody of your funds and you are the one in charge of keeping your account and backup secured.

You need to go to “Settings” and then click on “Download Backup” or just wait to create a wallet and then download the backup.

Keep this backup in a safe place and make sure you will be able to find it easily and securely in case you need it.

The other advantage of Magnum and what makes it so useful is the fact that you can manage several cryptos on it!

Dashboard

If you click on Tezos, then a wallet will open. Once again a warning message will pop up.

No backup, no funds

Once the file is downloaded you should be able to see your Tezos wallet.

Tezos Wallet

First, you need to top it up. You can find your wallet address in the top right end corner or directly by clicking on “Receive”. It should take a few seconds before the operation appears on your wallet.

Once you have received some Tezos on your wallet, you need to go on the “Delegate” tab and choose the baker you want.

You can choose Stakin by POSBakerz directly from the baker list. Just select Stakin, click on next and validate the transaction. Once again a small fee will be taken to do the operation.

You will see this transaction pending on the magnum wallet, including the operation hash where you will be able to check the transaction on the Tezos blockchain.

After a few minutes, the operation should show as being successful. Your Tezos will be delegated to the baker you chose.

Please note, the funds are not sent directly to the baker but delegated from a KT1 address that belongs to you. If you scroll down in your Tezos wallet, you will be able to see the baker and your KT1 address by clicking on it.

You can top up funds on your KT1 address, withdraw or redelegate to another baker whenever you want.

👉 It takes 7 cycles (~20 days) before you are able to receive rewards from a delegator, or more depending on the bakers — we pay automatically at the end of each cycle!

👉 Stakin only charges 2% in fees, so you keep 98% of the rewards!

👉 We advise you to use the Baking Bad service, to check if you’re receiving your rewards correctly. The platform also enables you to receive a message every time a payment is made to your address by the baker.

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DISCLAIMER: This article is for information purposes only. Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile investment assets. We suggest that you conduct your own research before deciding to purchase cryptocurrencies.
Introducing The Lunie mono-repo!
By: James Ryan Moreau
Tags: Blockchain, Open Source, Lunie, Proof Of Stake

We have been blown away by the support of our users, the networks we have integrated and the node operators in these networks. We built Lunie to provide a valuable non-custodial staking and governance experience for everyone and want to make sure that the framework we’ve established is extensible beyond just our development capabilities.

This is why we decided to push the remaining portion of the Lunie codebase, the API and browser extension, open-source. You can find the code for our API and browser extension in a mono-repo here:

https://github.com/luniehq/lunie

Let’s talk about why we went fully open-source:

Greater Transparency

Working on Lunie out in the open makes it possible for greater accountability for our engineering and product directions we take.

Giving Back

We realize we need to give back to all of the different network communities we support as a fundamental element of what we do.

Community Mobilization

One thing we have noticed about integrating several Layer 1 protocols as well as networks built upon those protocols is that we are overwhelmed by the interest and initiative that teams and communities have shown towards getting their network on Lunie. While we are unable to get every network request up onto our platform we want to give the community the ability to run with their imaginations and ingenuity and possibly handle some of the lift along with us.

Many Hands and Eyes On Security

Going fully open source allows us to more effectively approach the security of Lunie and all of the networks we support.

What Will You Build With Lunie?

Of course we support the community to take any of our open source code and use it to build something useful and powerful. While we believe many of the products and features we have brought to Lunie add massive value to our users, networks and node operators, we believe that there is still so much more potential beyond just Lunie alone!

A couple examples of projects that are forks of Lunie include:

Terra Station:

Harmony:

Need Some Help? Get In Touch:

Need help getting a fork of Lunie operating for your blockchain project or have general questions about how to get setup? Please send us an email to hello@lunie.io or drop into our Telegram channel!
Rocket Pool 3.0 — Beta Finale. We’re proud to announce that the Rocket…
By: David Rugendyke
Tags: Ethereum, Staking, Proof Of Stake, Rocketpool, Blockchain

We’re proud to announce that the Rocket Pool 3.0 Pyrmont Beta will be starting in just 6 days, on the 18th March, 2021 00:00 UTC and will feature a 2,500 RPL giveaway for participants! The beta site will be open to the public, running from https://beta.rocketpool.net for several weeks while audits are actively being done by both Sigma Prime and ConsenSys Diligence.

All you’ll need to participate as a staker is a browser with the latest version of MetaMask and some Goerli ETH to stake, you’ll then be able to trade that for some tokenised staking goodness in the form of rETH.

If you wish to run a node in the beta, you can do that too and we highly encourage it just so you can see just how easy we make it. As a node operator, you’ll even have your choice of Lighthouse, Prysm, Nimbus or Teku as your ETH2 client should you wish to do so. How’s that for some client diversity!

This beta will include our new tokenomics which makes staking as a node operator in ETH2 unlike anything else to date. Get higher returns by earning ETH from commissions for staking ETH on the protocols behalf and also earn RPL rewards for providing collateral on your node as an insurance promise to the protocol. For providing this service, not only are you rewarded better than anywhere else for running a node, but you’re helping with ETH2 security by being part of a decentralised network of node operators.

If you’re new to Rocket Pool or want a recap on us, please read our explainer series linked above to get a great overview of what we’re about and how we work. The first two articles are out now in the series, with two more to come over the following beta.
Huobi x CoinMarketCal 👀A Coin To Keep An Eye On- ETH!
By: Huobi Global
Tags: Ethereum, Berlin Hard Fork, Crypto, Proof Of Stake, Buy Eth

🔹What is ETH?

Ethereum is a decentralized, open-source blockchain featuring smart contract functionality. Ether is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. It is the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, after Bitcoin. Ethereum is the most actively used blockchain. Source

📅Event:14 Apr 2021 Berlin Hard Fork >”Ethereum developers have scheduled the Berlin hard fork for April 14 at block height 12,244,000". This will be another step in the switch to proof of stake to help increase transactions per second.

📈Analysis:

Since the beginning of March, ETH has climbed 70% — a relatively small amount compared to many other altcoins. However, the price continues to creep to new all-time highs, suggesting that the consolidation period may be near its end.

Aggressive bulls could look for entries in new possible support between $2,125.24 and $2,039.29. A dip below this area might also find support near $1,983.56. However, a daily close near $1,9800 brings bullish strength into question.

A sudden drop in the market is likely to test possible support beginning near $1,810. This retracement would create extensions suggesting $3,030–3,050 as a potential target for bulls.

Currently, extensions indicate a reasonable take-profit zone near $2,575 to $2,800, with $2,775 having the most confluence. If bulls can maintain strength, confluent extensions point to $3,225-$3,300 as a reasonable next target.

🔷Trade ETH & Get $170 Welcome Bonus

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Risk Reminder:

1. Trading in digital assets comes with high risks due to huge price fluctuations. Users should be fully aware of the risks associated with digital asset trading and make prudent trading decisions.

2. Huobi Global’s announcements and information do not constitute investment advice, and Huobi will not bear responsibility or provide compensation for direct or indirect losses arising from trading decisions whilst relying on this information.
[PoS Round-Up] Ethereum’s Berlin hard fork two days away
Tags: Pos Round Up, Ethereum, Staking, Proof Of Stake, Blockchain

[PoS Round-Up] Ethereum’s Berlin hard fork two days away stakefish Follow Apr 13 · 2 min read

PoS Round-Up is our focused biweekly report on the major news in and around the Proof of Stake ecosystem.

Ethereum

The Berlin hard fork, set to land in just a couple of days, introduces a number of optimizations and paves the way for the London upgrade, which will include EIP-1559, among five other EIPs.

After two slash-free months, there was an isolated slashing event on the Beacon Chain on April 6.

Bits & Bytes

The Ethereum price has been setting new all-time highs

The NFT space continues to buzz, with big players getting involved

NEAR Protocol

NEAR Protocol has launched its bridge to Ethereum, dubbed Rainbow, enabling direct transfers between the two blockchains.

IRISnet

IRISnet has enabled IBC transfers on its mainnet!

Learn more in their blog post:

Polkadot

Tether is set to add its popular USDT stablecoin to Kusama Network with a view to later going live on Polkadot.

Cosmos

Cosmos is running an incentivized testnet competition to battle test Gravity DEX, a decentralized exchange enabling trades between any two Cosmos tokens.

Agoric

Agoric has released its first public beta!

We’ll be joined by Agoric in just a few hours at 00:00 UTC on April 14 for a live AMA.

Persistence

DeFi-focused Proof of Stake blockchain Persistence went live at the end of March.

NuCypher

NuCypher’s first DAO proposal, which seeks to reduce gas fees by about 7x by extending period duration from 24 hours to 7 days, is live.

stakefish

We added support for Flow.

We open sourced our Eth2 Monitor tool and released a blog post about it.

Crypto Kickers designed some stakefish kicks for our excursions in the metaverse!
Neblio Partners with Leading Staking Services Provider MyCointainer
Tags: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Proof Of Stake, Bitcoin

Leading Cryptocurrency Staking Services Provider, MyCointainer has partnered with Neblio to offer NEBL Cold-Staking to all users of their platform, free of charge with no staking fees. Cold-Staking NEBL on MyCointainer allows users to contribute to the block generation and security of the Neblio Blockchain, without running their own Neblio node or wallet 24/7/365. (Learn more about how Neblio Cold-Staking works, here)

While Cold-Staking on MyCointainer, users will receive NEBL stake rewards for blocks their NEBL generate on the Neblio Blockchain, all while fully controlling their own private keys. Users are in complete control of their NEBL that is Cold-Staking and can withdraw their NEBL at any time from the Cold-Staking smart contract. MyCointainer never has access or control over any user’s NEBL that it is Cold-Staking.

In addition to Cold-Staking services, MyCointainer also provides regular “hot” staking services for Neblio users, promotions, giveaways, NEBL trading, and more! For additional details on MyCointainer and the services they offer for NEBL, view the MyCointainer NEBL page.

If you have any questions, comments, or ideas regarding MyCointainer & Neblio, we encourage you to get in touch with MyCointainer or the Neblio Team to schedule a meeting to learn how MyCointainer & Neblio can help your business grow to the next level.
CyberMiles Community Update (mid-March 2019)
By: Mark Brinkerhoff
Tags: Blockchain, Proof Of Stake, Cosmos, World Wide Web, Cybermiles

This move by ICE, which owns of 12 financial exchanges and marketplaces, including the storied New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is a significant for CMT because, in addition to NYSE, the company has invested heavily in Bakkt, purportedly “the first integrated, institutional grade exchange-traded markets and custody solution for physical delivery of digital assets.”

The crypto data feed service, which ICE and Blockstream launched together last year, is designed to facilitate price discovery and provide historic data of dozens of tokens and fiat currencies. Go to Chepicap for a full report.

2. “A blockchain to connect all blockchains,” Cosmos is officially live

Cosmos, the highly-anticipated network that is designed to improve blockchain interoperability, officially released its live software last week, CoinDesk reported.

While users won’t be able to swap tokens between blockchains (or otherwise connect with existing blockchain networks) until validators vote to activate the Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol, the Cosmos Hub launch is a milestone: the first in a series of proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains within the Cosmos ecosystem.

For now, take a look back to CyberMiles’ introduction of a blockchain explorer for Cosmos with our very own Dr. Michael Yuan.

3. A guide to consensus algorithms

Speaking of PoS blockchains, CoinGecko has a handy guide to a half dozen consensus algorithms used by the most notable — and promising — crypto projects around.

Chief among these is Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS), which CyberMiles swears by and has been touted as a potential game changer. But you don’t have to take our word for it; check out part one and part two of this guide for yourself.

4. The World Wide Web turns 30: favorite memories from A to Z
About Allsafe Wallet
By: Allsafe Coin
Tags: Masternodes, Wallet, Bitcoin, Proof Of Stake, Cryptocurrency

HOW TO STORE ALLSAFE COIN?

The most secure way to store AllSafe Coin is to download Safe Wallet, generate a wallet address, deposit coins, encrypt the wallet with a secure passphrase and backup the wallet file to one or more secure storage units like reliable flash drives. After backup, the original wallet file can be removed from the computer to avoid the risk of hack attacks and copied back only when it is needed.

It is also possible to store AllSafe Coin using the web wallet or on Discord via AllSafe Bot or Panda Bot; both available on AllSafe Discord Server. These options are recommended only for small amounts and short term use since they rely on centralized and private operations of bots and Discord which cannot be controlled by the user or -except AllSafe Bot- AllSafe Foundation or community.

Please avoid using exchanges for storing AllSafe Coin and withdraw any balance not used for trade.

HOW TO SET UP SAFE WALLET?

To set up Safe Wallet, download the appropriate wallet for your operating system from the links above, open the archive, extract and run allsafe-qt. After execution, the wallet is ready to generate a new address, encrypt and backup. Other functions should be used after complete synchronization with the network.

HOW TO SET UP A ALLSAFE COIN MASTERNODE?

AllSafe Coin Masternode can be set up on a personal computer or server. Please read AllSafe Masternode Guide for instructions.

AllSafe Coin Masternode is also available on third party masternode hosting and shared masternode services. Please scroll down to the next section for a full list.

HOW TO STAKE ALLSAFE COIN?

To stake AllSafe Coin, deposit AllSafe Coin on your Safe Wallet, encrypt the wallet if it is not, unlock the wallet for staking only, keep Safe Wallet open and connected to the network. Block rewards are distributed by a random selection algorithm and depends on the amount of staked coins. Wallets staking more coins receive rewards more frequently.

AllSafe Coin is also available for staking on Panda Bot and third-party staking pool services (Please scroll down to the next section for a full list.)
FESTOON! IT HAS MEDIUM! WE HAVE ARRIVED!
By: Feston Coin
Tags: Masternodes, Bitcoin, Proof Of Work, Proof Of Stake, Cryptocurrency

Feston has reached MEDIUM one of the biggest social networks that currently exist for the medium of cryptocurrencies! that is why we are here to bring you the most important news of FESTON! but mainly let’s talk about an open mouth! that is exactly FESTON!

What is FESTONCOIN?

Feston is an alternative to the physical tokens that one needs at festivals, parties or any other kind of events that use tokens. During the festivals, people have to queue in long lines to buy tokens in form of paper tickets or plastic coins. Once you have bought the tokens, then you have to queue one more time to get your drinks or food. If you are short of tokens, you have to repeat this double queuing over and again. When you want to leave but still have some extra tokens that you haven’t spent, then you need to queue one more time to exchange your tokens for money. That is at all not convenient, especially when you are tipsy at a festival. That is not only inconvenient for the clients but also inefficient for the event organizers. When you use the physical tokens, you need to deploy personnel who are being paid to sell the tokens. Organizers also lose space for kiosks and queues of people who are waiting for their turn to exchange money for coins and viceversa. That all instead of deploying those people to serve the clients with services such as tapping beers or handing food. Tokens at parties and festivals are a known for their inconvenience and that is the reason why several electronic payment systems were introduced on the market. Those companies offer electronic chips that function as bank cards. Others make use of mobile payments. A system that makes use of the blockchain technology, so far, has not been introduced yet to replace tokens. We take this initiative and introduce our cryptocurrency with which we aim to introduce a new standard that must be used at every party instead of the tokens.

Gradually they will be uploading publications about this great project! but I know that many of you have been intrigued about this project so I’ll leave you the official links so you can see more of us! Stay tuned for upcoming publications!

Contact us
The Gravity of Monetary Maximalism
By: David Hoffman
Tags: Ethereum, Bitcoin, Proof Of Work, Proof Of Stake, Blockchain

The Gravity of Monetary Maximalism

Gigi, anonymous and prolific Bitcoin thinker and writer, comes to POV Crypto to discuss his latest article, “Bitcoin’s Gravity”. David Hoffman Jun 6, 2019·2 min read

In short, Bitcoin’s Gravity is about the pulling force that Bitcoin has to so many different people from so many different populations

Gigi has a website

Bitcoin’s Gravity article

David makes the point that this very really effect is not specific to Bitcoin, but it’s crypto at large that people come to, and Ethereum has the capability to generate much more ‘pull’ through its high expressiveness.

David and Gigi go off to the races with a great debate about Bitcoin vs. Ethereum fundamentals!

Topics:

Bitcoin’s gravitational push and pull of people with different mindsets

Bitcoin changes you more than you change it

Being a good trader requires understanding Bitcoins value prop, means you need to understand Austrian economics, means you need to understand politics. In Crypto, traders are also politically opinionated!

PoW & PoS, Competitive or not?

Debate!:
A look at our journey and the way forward!
Tags: Liquid Staking, Staking, Defi, Proof Of Stake, Claystack

A look at our journey and the way forward! ClayStack Follow Jun 1 · 2 min read

The past few months have been overwhelming for the crypto markets and the ClayStack team. Since our introductory post, five months ago, we have been diligently working to build a decentralized cross-chain liquid staking platform that is secure and open for all.

We’ve also made strides in other organizational functions; our team size grew to 10, we’re close to implementing our liquid staking protocol for the first chain, and we have closed our seed funding round.

A look at the horizon

The coming months will be a rollercoaster ride changing with market dynamics till we launch our product. Some of the aspects that we’ll be releasing further information on includes:

Community platform

Our team

Revamped visual identity

Fundraising updates

Platform features, and

Testnet launch

Today, the staking market cap is at ~$480B, with over $140B locked in staking. We aim to bring this capital to DeFi by helping users effortlessly stake their crypto assets while maintaining their liquidity. And, to achieve this monumental task, we need all the help; if you align with our long-term vision, look at our open positions.

We have a lot of fun ideas planned for our small yet loyal community on Telegram and Twitter. If you’ve not joined it, be sure to do so.

Looking forward to a bright future.

About ClayStack:

ClayStack is a decentralized liquid staking protocol that enables you to earn staking rewards while keeping your assets liquid. Without any lockups.

Get the latest updates!

Learn more about ClayStack, interact with our team, engage in community discussions, and share your valuable feedback.
Stakebase Initial Launch: Complete!
Tags: Exchange, Masternodes, Cryptocurrency, Proof Of Stake, Blockchain

What Happened?

This evening, we have officially opened up trading and staking on Stakebase for our initial wave of beta testers. These initial users consist of Stakebase team members as well as some individuals from the Stakebase and Bitcoin Green communities. We’ve updated the look-and-feel of the Stakebase.com site. The new exchange is hosted at ex.stakebase.com (currently only accessible to beta testers). Leading up to the public launch, there will be a number of changes to the site (both stakebase.com and ex.stakebase.com).

Want Early-Access as a Beta Tester?

In the next few weeks, after we iron out any issues and clean up the UI, we’ll be opening Stakebase up to more beta testers. If you would like to start using Stakebase before our public launch as an early-access beta tester, please fill out the following Google response form: https://forms.gle/jWqPfLe8CeDsjPJT8

Why Be A Beta-Tester?

Help shape user experience to match your needs

Receive eligibility for additional Stakebase perks and benefits for being an early adopter

Receive special BITG-denominated bounties and airdrops

…and more!

Early Sign-up Discount

If you register a Stakebase account before our public launch, you will receive 25% reduced fees!

Referral Program

Once you create an account, navigate to your Dashboard to find your unique referral link. You will receive 20% of fees from anyone who signs up using your link, and 10% of fees from anyone who your referees sign up!
01No.de: Claudiu Nae
Tags: Pos Validator Series, Proof Of Stake, Validator, Cosmos, Blockchain

Some Background

01node is part of 01.capital, and a genesis validator for the next generation Proof of Stake systems, making it easy for people to earn interest on their assets. Forbole has known 01node for a while and decided to delegate to them in 2019 to support their work in the Cosmos community. Claudiu Nae is the founder of 01node.

Graduated with a degree in Computer Science from a Romanian-American University in 2004, Claudiu started his career in IT. He is also a certified Microsoft server administrator, quality manager, and a Certified Information Systems Auditor. It is safe to say, computers have become an important part of Claudiu’s life.

After years working as an IT specialist, Claudiu decided to start his own company with a friend. They founded FiXMYPC, a IT company focusing on network/computer related services. After two/three years, they shifted their service into the web applications area.

Encountering Blockchain and Cosmos

At that time, Claudiu’s friend and partner “dragged” him into the blockchain space. But it was not difficult to convince Claudiu that blockchain has great potential at all. As a matter of fact, Claudiu spent two weeks reading about blockchain and thus determined to devote all his time to it.

Cosmos is the first blockchain project that Claudiu has invested in. Claudiu found Cosmos particularly attractive, as it is tackling the problem that bitcoin network and ethereum network cannot solve — the interchain connection problem.

Claudiu remembers that one time he ran into Ethan and Jae in a bar in Zug back in 2017, according to him, it was the feeling of meeting your heroes in real life.

A trustworthy validator

01node focuses their services on security and usability with a team of experienced blockchain engineers. Operating at almost 100% uptime, they provide their services from two data centers with two racks of physical servers. They have been developing their own set of delegating tools. Check it out and give it a try!

Something More…

01node is also looking at projects such as Iris, Terra, IOV, Solana, Polkadot, Nuchyper. As Claudiu mentioned, all these projects are trying to expand and tacking blockchain problems in their unique ways.

You can find out more about 01node and Claudiu here:

Website

Twitter

Telegram

Medium

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How to choose a good and safe Cosmos hub validator among 100? A brief guide for delegators
By: Cosmic Validator
Tags: Cosmos Network, Proof Of Stake, Staking

Delegators seem to value long term trusted community members (which is positive) and also low commission the most. Please note however that higher reward implies higher risk so a lower commission usually means a higher risk of slashing. Some delegators value the amount of self-delegation or “skin in the game” of validators, but the previous biggest validator Ion (Dokia Capital) decided to reduce their self-delegation to improve the decentralization of stake among the top 100 validators and hence benefit more the project and increase its value.

Delegators think that running costs should be below 50% of the commission fee rewards. Therefore, validators with higher commission that also have expensive running costs for security at around 20–50% of the commission fee rewards is fair for delegators. So the commission fee alone should not be considered but the running costs too.

The maximum fee parameter of 20% seems to be considered fair and also a 1% maximum commission rate change per day. For example, during the 21 days period to redelegate after the first delegation a validator could increase the commission fee by 1% every day so that would be a 21% increase although this is unlikely to happen and usually validators will inform their delegators well before any commission fee increase.

Delegators and the community in general think that while decisions like that of Ion to reduce their self-delegation are positive, the decentralization of the Cosmos hub validators should improve a lot still.

Risks for delegators:
Blockchain Association announces Staking Working Group
By: Blockchain Association
Tags: Proof Of Stake, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency

The Blockchain Association is pleased to launch the Staking Working Group to educate the policymaking community about proof-of-stake (PoS) networks, and the legal and regulatory issues with particular effect on PoS networks. The working group’s co-chairs will be Katie Biber, General Counsel at Anchorage; Matt Perona, Chief Operating Officer at Polychain; and Rachel Nelson, Senior Director, Associate General Counsel — Regulatory at Coinbase.

Open blockchain networks have different ways of ensuring their shared ledgers are accurate. Many of these consensus mechanisms reward network members with new tokens in exchange for helping to maintain the ledger by validating new batches (or “blocks”) of ledger transactions. One increasingly popular consensus mechanism is “proof-of-stake.”

In a proof-of-stake-network, members “stake” their own tokens for the chance to validate a new block of transactions. The member’s odds of being chosen to validate a new block are proportional to the amount staked. Once a block is validated, the chosen member receives a distribution of new tokens from the network, in addition to the originally staked tokens. (If the block is found to be invalid, or if the chosen member acts maliciously, the staked amount may be partially or fully forfeited.)

One issue of particular importance to proof-of-stake cryptocurrency networks is the proper tax treatment of these newly created tokens.

Current Treasury guidance suggests that these new tokens be taxed as gross income. However, this tax treatment fails to account for (1) newly created tokens’ inflationary effect that partially offsets any gains from participating in network maintenance, (2) the administrative burden of accounting for taxable events each time tokens are created (some networks create tokens every few seconds), and (3) the true nature of these decentralized systems, wherein the new tokens only exist because they were created through the efforts of the individuals running the protocol software and contributing to the network.

Instead, we believe that reward tokens should be treated as created property and taxed when they are sold or exchanged. This taxation method will ensure the fair market valuation and equitable taxation of all tokens and reduce administrative burdens.

The Staking Working Group will spearhead industry efforts to bring legal and regulatory clarity to issues of particular importance to PoS networks and coordinate educational opportunities for the policymaking community. The working group’s efforts will do much to advance the Blockchain Association’s goal to shape smart policy that will catalyze blockchain and crypto entrepreneurship and innovation in the United States.
Come Try Lunie Notifications In Early Beta Today!
By: James Ryan Moreau
Tags: Lunie, On Chain Governance, Blockchain, Proof Of Stake

What is Lunie Notifications?

Lunie Notifications is our first premium product in early beta that gives users the power to opt-in to alerts about on-chain events related to their staking and governance needs.

Currently Lunie Notifications delivers alerts via email, in the web app and as mobile push notifications on our Android and iOS apps.

Lunie Notifications is designed to be extensible and we imagine it will serve a number of both consumer and B2B use-cases in the long term.

What types of notifications can I get?

We started off with the types of notifications that users told us they would find most useful. We will be adding additional notification types in the future, so if you have any suggestions, please let us know!

Staking Rewards

Unclaimed Rewards

Balance Updates

Un-delegation Reminders

Transaction Confirmations

Governance

New Proposals

Proposal State Changes

Deposit and Voting Reminders (coming soon)

Know How Your Validators Vote (coming soon)

Validators

Commission Changes

Status Changes

Slashing Events

Profile Updates

Downtime Alerts (coming soon)

Network Updates

News (coming soon)

Protocol Upgrades (coming soon)

Github Alerts (coming soon)

Ok, I’m sold, how do I start?

If you have not signed up for Lunie Notifications yet, you’ll see you are identified as an “anonymous user” when you click the avatar in the upper right corner. Click “Sign up/Sign in”.

You’ll be prompted to enter an email which will generate a magic link login sent direct to your email address.

Once you receive this email entitled “Sign in to Lunie” from “noreply@lunie-core.firebaseapp.com”. Click the link in the email and you’ll be sent back to Lunie and will then be signed in under your email account.

The default view you’ll be sent to is the notifications page, which is of-course empty because you don’t have any addresses associated with your account yet! Time to add some.

All you have to do is “Add an Address”. Whether you use a Ledger address, a Lunie browser extension account or explore mode, the addresses you add will now be added to your Lunie Notifications account. You will get notifications for all of these addresses moving forward!

Lunie Notifications is in Beta and there may be hiccups along the way. Thanks for being the first to try out this new product. Please let us know what you think!
What are Consensus Mechanisms? Part II
By: Sara Ray
Tags: Consensus Algorithm, Blog, Consensus Mechanism, Proof Of Work, Proof Of Stake

Proof of Work (PoW)-PoW existed even before cryptoassets. The idea came out in 1999 when it was coined by Markus Jakobsson. Proof of Work system to prevent an entity from gaining a majority control over the network. Applying Proof of Work in this manner is arguably the central idea necessary for Bitcoin, as it allows for trustless and distributed consensus.Currencies using PoW are BTC, ETH, BCH, LTC, XMRand many others.

Pros – Proof of Work platform makes decision making and changes easy. They are made jointly in Blockchain. Majority of the vote making is made by miners and developers.

– Proof of Work platform makes decision making and changes easy. They are made jointly in Blockchain. Majority of the vote making is made by miners and developers. Cons – Proof of Work systems consume an excessive amount of energy which is not good in regards to miners and the environment.

– Proof of Work systems consume an excessive amount of energy which is not good in regards to miners and the environment. Coin- BTC, ETH, BCH

Proof of Stake (PoS)- Proof of Stake is a type of a cryptocurrency algorithm that aspires to achieve distributed consensus. The architect of the next block in Proof of Stake system is chosen completely randomly based on variety of combinations off of random selection.
Delegate to Any Cosmos Validator Using Your Ledger on Hubble
By: Andrew Cronk
Tags: Ledger Nano S, Cosmos Network, Proof Of Stake, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain

You can now securely delegate Cosmos Atoms to your favorite Validator using your Ledger in Hubble. No need to compile code and learn the command line. You can also quickly withdraw and redelegate to Validators to compound your earnings.

Step by Step Tutorial

First, find the Validator you want to delegate to on Hubble. For example, here is the Figment Validator.

Click on the white “Delegate Now” button in the top right corner.

2. Next you will be asked to plug in your Ledger to your computer, unlock the device, and open the Cosmos app.

3. Now you will be asked if you’d like to delegate to a new Validator or withdraw and redelegate to an existing Validator.

4. If you click on New Delegation, you’ll next simply fill out how many Atoms you want to delegate and then click the blue “Sign with Ledger” button.

5. Now you need to pick up your Ledger and confirm the transaction on the device. The computer browser will show the loading screen below while waiting for you to confirm on the Ledger. You can click the white “View Raw Transaction” button to verify all the details before confirming on the Ledger.

6. Success! You’ve now delegated and can view the transaction confirmation by clicking the blue “View Transaction” button.

The process for withdraw and redelegate is similar, except you don’t have to type in an amount of Atoms. It automatically redelegates any pending rewards for that Validator.
Honest Mining is a crypto cloud mining (staking) platform, supports Dash (DASH), ZCoin (XZC), SmartCash (SMART) & PIVX
By: Crypto Investor
Tags: Masternodes, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Proof Of Stake, Mining

Honest Mining mission is to make crypto currency mining a lot easier and accessible for everyone. You will be able to start earning from the get-go.

Our staking pool platform allows people to grow their assets even with minimum commitment.

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How to Start Staking at Honest Mining?

Steps to Start Staking

It is very easy to start staking with Honest Mining, just a few simple steps as follows.

Step 1: Register New Account at Honest Mining

If you are already registered, you can skip this step. Otherwise, make sure you register using your active email address. Confirm your email using the verification number on the email. After that, you can log in and start using Honest Mining account.

Step 2: Select and Join Masternode

Honest Mining supports staking for Dash (DASH), ZCoin (XZC) and SmartCash (SMART). Every masternode have different staking reward distribution and characteristic. So, to choose which coins to stake, make sure you understand how they all differ by following Featured Coins on our blog.

Don’t forget to deposit the coins by going to the Wallet menu. You may also refer to Honest Mining guide How to Deposit Coin? to Honest Mining Wallet.

Step 3: Decide Number of Seats

The next step is deciding how many seats you want to contribute atHonest Mining. Choose coin by selecting Join Masternode at the menu, and decide how many seats you want to contribute. Please note that each coin has a different coin requirement per seat. Check our guide Join Masternodes and Contribute Seats.

Step 4: Earns Staking Rewards!

Congratulation! You have start earning Staking Rewards!

Keep in mind that not only the frequency & coins amount that you receive will differ according to the type of coin & its network condition. Staking Reward will be distributed to your wallet according to the distribution schedule of every coin. We also encourage you to complete the Account Verification process so you can perform coin withdrawal in the future.

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How To Stake Guide — Easy Tutorial
Tags: Cartesi, Staking, Proof Of Stake, Cryptocurrency, Pos

Cartesi Staking Guide

Cartesi is revolutionizing smart contract program, It allows developers to code with mainstream software stacks instead of Solidity. Transaction scaling is 20+ fold TPS increase over ethereum.

Cartesi is a breakthrough for existing DApp developers and for the adoption of non-blockchain developers.

More details can be found at https://www.mycointainer.com/assets/cartesi

Users can easily stake CSTI tokens at MyCointainer and earn passive income with few simple clicks.

Check out step by step guild how easy CSTI staking is:

New users register at https://www.mycointainer.com/signup/ , registered users login to https://www.mycointainer.com/ After login, choose deposit option

3. Choose ‘I already have coins’ and search for Cartesi (CSTI) from the list

4. After choosing Cartesi (CSTI), click on generate address

5. Deposit CSTI tokens to the address displayed. The moment your deposit is successful your staking rewards will start

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