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Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths: The ‘Intrinsic Value’ Fallacy
A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value. дальше »
2019-6-4 23:41 | |
Op Ed: Debunking Bitcoin Myths, The ‘Intrinsic Value’ Fallacy
A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value. дальше »
2019-5-31 23:41 | |
How To Send Bitcoin Lightning Payments With No Invoice
Ever wish that you could make a Bitcoin Lightning Network payment, without the rigmarole of receiving an invoice first? Well, you can… Lightning Network is one of the most exciting current developments in the Bitcoin space and gaining features all the time. дальше »
2019-5-25 13:00 | |
Op Ed: Lightning Network Consensus Is a Marketplace and That’s Okay!
To Bitcoin or Not to BitcoinDuring the “scaling debate” before the SegWit2X user-activated soft fork (UASF), Bitcoin businesses were getting their first bitter taste of Bitcoin’s censorship resistance. дальше »
2019-5-21 21:10 | |
Microsoft Is Building an ID Verification Platform on Bitcoin
Microsoft is leveraging blockchain technology to create a trustless digital identity scheme, but its not launching a token or building a private blockchain to do so. дальше »
2019-5-13 18:34 | |
Bitcoin Gets Protection on Lightning Network, Preventing File Corruption by Saving a Copy
When it comes to dealing in cryptocurrencies, one of the major concerns is the potential for getting hacked. Hacking can include only the funds available in a crypto wallet, but there is a major risk that files on the device connected to that wallet could be left exposed as well. In a recent CoinDesk article, […] дальше »
2019-4-25 15:35 | |
Bitcoin [BTC], Ethereum [ETH], Bitcoin Cash [BCH] and Litecoin [LTC] can now be used on Amazon
Lightning Network has stepped up its game and is now allowing users to transact cryptocurrencies on Amazon. Bitcoin [BTC], Ethereum [ETH], Bitcoin Cash [BCH], and Litecoin [LTC], can now be directly used on the biggest e-commerce website in the world. дальше »
2019-4-23 09:33 | |
Adamant Capital: BTC Price Bottom Is Likely In, Accumulation Phase Has Begun
Bitcoin fund Adamant Capital is convinced that the bottom of the bear market is in, and true to its name, the firm has laid out an unwavering case for this position with some persuasive hard data and fundamental analysis. дальше »
2019-4-20 22:59 | |
Bitcoin is Now Moving 11% Of Venmo’s Yearly Total in One Day
Bitcoin scaling solutions may be getting huge publicity in 2019, but the amount of money the network processes daily could already cause headaches for competitors. Bitcoin Usage Tramples Venmo As Morgan Creek Digital co-founder Anthony Pompliano noted on social media April 17, Bitcoin’s ‘on-chain’ transaction volumes grew to $7 billion per day earlier this week. дальше »
2019-4-18 16:00 | |
The Passing of the Lightning Torch Reaches Final Destination, After Growing to Over $2,000
The “torch” of the Lightning Network was publicized several months ago, as Twitter users around the world passed along small amounts of Bitcoin between each other to show how far the network could go. дальше »
2019-4-13 03:32 | |
Sparkswap, World’s First Lightning Atomic Swap Exchange, Now in Beta
Bitcoin’s first decentralized exchange to make use of the Lightning Network’s Atomic Swaps is now in beta. Sparkswap, an exchange with backing from Pantera Capital (which announced its ambitious mission to become the most decentralized bitcoin exchange on the market in August 2018), has now opened its beta to users. дальше »
2019-4-9 23:28 | |
Bolt-A-Thon, a Virtual Lightning Network Event, Invites Borderless Progress
Bolt-A-Thon, a unique kind of Lightning Network hackathon and conference kicks off today, April 5, 2019, to help gather contributors from all over the world and propel Bitcoin’s vital Layer 2 solution. дальше »
2019-4-5 19:10 | |
Bitcoin at $5,000: What Has Changed Since 2017
This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Olusegun Ogundeji. Bitcoin has crossed the $5,000 price range again (after its first reach to that level in 2017) following a sudden breakout on April 2, 2019. дальше »
2019-4-4 18:42 | |
Bitcoin Dev Demos the First Lightning-Enabled Bitcoin ATM
At the Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong’s Lightning Hack Day on March 31, 2019, Bitcoin developer Felix Weis presented a successful demonstration of his Lightning-enabled plugin for a Bitcoin ATM. дальше »
2019-4-2 22:02 | |
Crypto ATM Payments Using Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Could Soon Become a Reality
Felix Weiss, a crypto developer and researcher has successfully conducted a transaction on the Lightning Network (LN) using a Bitcoin ATM. However, this was just a proof-of-concept and there is still work to do to extend this to other terminals. дальше »
2019-4-1 19:36 | |
Blockstream’s Satellite Messaging API Is Now Available on Mainnet
Blockstream has launched its satellite messaging application programming interface (API) on mainnet. Essentially, this means users can now broadcast data via the company’s satellite network and pay with Lightning payments. дальше »
2019-3-14 22:15 | |
Blocktream’s Satellite Messaging API Is Now Available on Mainnet
Blockstream has launched its satellite messaging application programming interface (API) on mainnet. Essentially, this means users can now broadcast data via the company’s satellite network and pay with Lightning payments. дальше »
2019-3-14 22:15 | |
Square Leads the Bitcoin Adoption Movement as Cash App’s Impact Could Outdo Bakkt or an ETF
In the world of business, one of bitcoin’s most vocal supporters has been Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter. He has previously revealed that bitcoin is the only cryptocurrency he holds and took part in the Lightning torch movement this year. дальше »
2019-3-3 00:53 | |
Pomp Is Ready To Take Bitcoin’s Lightning Network To 250 Kroger Grocery Stores Due To Visa Network Fees
Lightning Network Ready To Take Bitcoin In Over 250 Grocery Stores via Kruger Bitcoin community is not letting go of any chance that could push Bitcoin adoption further. As per the latest developments soon Bitcoin can start being accepted at local grocery stores of Kruger. Kroger Expands Ban On Visa Credit Cards Due To High […] дальше »
2019-3-2 20:19 | |
Grim Stories of Ethical, Privacy Abuses Emerge About Coinbase’s New Partners
When Coinbase acquired Neutrino for an unspecified amount in February 2019, the news looked like business as usual: A cryptocurrency juggernaut had made another acquisition. дальше »
2019-3-1 17:19 | |
Researcher: Bitcoin Lightning On Square Could Be Bigger Than Crypto ETF, Bakkt Combined
Although many industry insiders talk a big game about the real world viability of Bitcoin, as it stands the cryptocurrency has seen little adoption. In fact, it has been anecdotally said that the number of brick and mortar merchants accepting BTC has plummeted, not risen over the past years. дальше »
2019-2-12 18:00 | |
Could Tesla CEO Elon Musk be Next in Line for Bitcoin’s Lightning Torch?
From Twitter founder Jack Dorsey to crypto billionaires, the Lightning Network torch is still a thing on social media. It most recently found its way into the hands of Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. дальше »
2019-2-12 00:41 | |
Can I Trust BitFury’s Peach Lightning With My Data? Maybe
Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation. дальше »
2019-2-9 23:59 | |
Can I Trust Bitfury’s Peach Lightning With My Data? Maybe
Announced at the end of January, Bitfury’s production-ready suite of Lightning Network products and services, Peach, appears to offer everything a developer, user or merchant could want from a Lightning implementation. дальше »
2019-2-12 23:59 | |
BSV Advocate Craig Wright: Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Lightning Network are Subject to FINRA
All money handlers, something crypto exchangers too often forget they are, store highly sensitive data involving the exchange of assets and monies and were always going to be subject to government and zone regulations eventually. дальше »
2019-2-7 20:29 | |
Bitcoin’s Advancing Lightning Network As ‘Wumbology’ (Wumbo) Gets Its Day
Bitcoin’s Advancing Lightning: Wumbo Gets Its Day Earlier this year, Bitcoin launched their new lightning network transaction program to (you guessed it), make transactions happen faster. Despite warnings from developers that the release was “reckless” because there could be bugs that cause the irreversible loss of coin within, it did not stop users’ excitement or […] дальше »
2019-1-31 22:25 | |
Bitcoin 2019: A Peer-to-Peer Conference for the Whole Bitcoin Community
The first major Bitcoin conference, Bitcoin 2013, was held in San Jose, California. Organized by the Bitcoin Foundation, it was centered on Bitcoin specifically and the more pragmatic issues that Bitcoin was trying to solve, particularly in the areas of Bitcoin technology, Bitcoin mining, Bitcoin business and regulatory issues. дальше »
2019-1-31 00:30 | |
Living on Bitcoin Day 7: A Supposedly Fun Thing I’d Definitely Do Again
This is the seventh instalment of reporter Colin Harper's "Living on Bitcoin" experience in San Francisco. Find out what happened to him earlier on Day 1 , on Day 2 , on Day 3 , onDay 4, on Day 5 and on Day 6. дальше »
2019-1-29 01:51 | |
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network (BTC LN) is Giving Altcoins a Run for their ‘Money’
The reason why most altcoins exist today is that they want to offer better speeds at lower fees than BTC. However, the Lightning Network could soon negate that argument. According to recent data, these altcoins might not have any use in the future as the Lightning Network continues to improve. What The Data Shows The […] дальше »
2019-1-25 19:57 | |
Lightning Network Co-Creator Is Designing a Scaling Solution Called Utreexo
A blockchain researcher has been working on a scaling effort for the unspent transaction output set found in the Bitcoin protocol. According to Tadge Dryja’s recently published description of research, the software engineer is working on a dynamic accumulator called Utreexo. дальше »
2019-1-20 03:01 | |
Educating the Next Wave of Bitcoin Developers
Bitcoin is an open-source protocol that anybody can interact with. It is getting attention and attracting participation in different ways, whether it is through speculation, investing and sending money, all the way to contributing to what’s underneath the hood. дальше »
2019-1-16 01:14 | |
Report: Apple may abandon Lightning for USB-C (and bring back the iPod Touch)
A new report suggests Apple “might” make the switch to USB-C in 2019 on both the iPhone and iPad. The report, from supply chain blog Macotakara, claims Apple engineers are working on the USB-C transition but haven’t yet reached the reference design stage — meaning, it could miss the 2019 cut-off, pushing it to 2020. дальше »
2019-1-15 05:29 | |
Qtum Completes First Atomic Swap With Bitcoin on Mainnet
Qtum, a blockchain platform that merges the strength of Bitcoin’s blockchain with the Ethereum Virtual Machine to build decentralized applications, has completed its first atomic swap with Bitcoin on mainnet. дальше »
2019-1-10 21:44 | |
Bitcoin could touch ATH again in 2019: according to weiss ratings
The Bitcoin-like coin Litecoin has surged over 10% in the last couple of days. This surge is being attributed to the fact that Litecoin’s Lightning Network went over 100 nodes recently. The Litecoin is seeing double-digit gains in the market because its lightning network has just crossed over 100 nodes and is expected to be The post Bitcoin could touch ATH again in 2019: according to weiss ratings appeared first on ItsBlockchain. дальше »
2019-1-6 11:55 | |
BTC Wallets Take One Small Step For Lightning, One Giant Leap for Bitcoin
New user-friendly Bitcoin Lightning wallets such as Bluewallet are ushering in the future of payments. Users can now send and receive Bitcoin Lightning payments right to/from your mobile device, the ramifications of which could be revolutionary for the future of online payments. дальше »
2019-1-5 20:00 | |
San Francisco’s “Bitcoin Mafia”: How Bitcoin Started in the City on the Bay
The early Bitcoin community in San Francisco was originally comprised of revolutionaries: Individuals who believed in the freedom and opportunity that a permissionless distributed system would bring the world. дальше »
2019-1-4 00:06 | |
Neutrino: A Privacy-Preserving Light Wallet Protocol
Lightning is all the rage these days and, while it's an exciting development, users currently have to have a full node running in order to transact in it. In this article, I'm going to introduce Neutrino, a new protocol for light clients to get the data that they need while preserving privacy and without trusting a central server. дальше »
2019-1-4 21:11 | |
Newsflash: Bitcoin Cash survival in jeopardy while Lightning Network development soars
Bitmain could fire up to 50% of its staffers which doesn’t bode well for BCH Chinese cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain is not faring that well at the moment. This current environment of low crypto prices caused a sharp drop of interest for new mining equipment, and companies like Bitmain have felt that the most. дальше »
2018-12-25 23:48 | |
Sold! Lightning Network Art Auction Goes to the Lowest Bidder
Yesterday, an auction was held by cryptocurrency and blockchain artist @cryptograffiti for a piece titled “black swan,” which the artist made using “fiat and counterfeit detector pen ink. дальше »
2018-12-21 20:15 | |