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Rules could solve Bitcoin's security problem, but will their success last?
2024-4-21 21:32 | |
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User experience (UX) has always been the single biggest obstacle of Bitcoin adoption. But not in the way you might think. The post We Must Solve Bitcoin’s Custody UX Problem appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
2020-12-8 22:31 | |
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Bitcoin network’s lifeline, its hash rate, seems to have put most people in a state of trance, as there are different explanations as to what transpired between 21 and 26 September and what caused a gigantic spike to the bottom.
2019-9-27 17:30 | |
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CME Group chairman Terry Duffy recently revealed the biggest reason why regulators have been dragging their feet on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies: finite supply. *Only* 21 Million Bitcoin is a Problem Imagine the post office proclaiming in 90s that the problem with email is that the postman doesn’t deliver it to your door.
2019-3-29 23:00 | |
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At press time, the father of cryptocurrency is still trapped in the $6,500 range. After a brief stint at $6,600, the currency took a sudden and unexpected break in its ascension to retreat to its previous position of $100 less.
2018-10-11 23:08 | |
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Last month, news. Bitcoin. com examined the problem of quantitative easing (QE) and its impact on the U. S. , and how such policies have spread to the rest of the world. This month, we continue to drill down on the phenomenon of governments printing trillions of dollars worth of fiat currency simply by pressing buttons on their computers.
2018-10-11 22:20 | |
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A research study published on Oct. 5 claimed growing Chinese influence over the Bitcoin protocol is a “looming threat” to the $114 billion network. The paper alleged that China presents a problem to the security, stability, viability of the pioneer cryptocurrency.
2018-10-10 20:00 | |
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The pursuit for cryptocurrency adoption seems to focus on three major cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin. Indeed, this isn’t to disregard the likes of XRP and Stellar, both of which also provide a solid use in mainstream society, however in terms of worldwide societal adoption, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin tend to be the go-to currencies.
2018-10-10 16:30 | |
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The world of cryptocurrencies has had one big problem in adoption arising from the connectivity issues on the internet. The off chain transaction system has taken up a rise in overall development as more blockchain platforms adopt the idea of sending cryptocurrencies without the need for an internet connection over data or Wi-Fi. One of […]
2018-10-9 19:58 | |
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What Is CryptoTrader. Tax? CryptoTrader. Tax is a cryptocurrency tool that helps in calculating gains, importing trade, simplifying preparation, and reporting of taxes. Initially, it was nearly impossible for high-level crypto traders to calculate their taxable trade incomes since it would take a lot of time especially if done manually.
2018-10-9 10:21 | |
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Crumbs is a technology startup that aims to simplify cryptocurrency investments. It is exclusively targeting those that cannot afford to invest large chunks of their income. Since most people either lack the motivation to save up or do not have enough money to get started immediately, Crumbs intends to make the process painless with automated purchases.
2018-10-8 13:00 | |
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On many occasions, bitcoin users face the problem of inability to reverse a transaction. This weakness has been used actively against the cryptocurrency. Some critics believe that a currency which has an irreversible transaction feature is not worth investing in, and legalizing its usage is a great mistake.
2018-10-6 17:15 | |
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An exchange-traded bitcoin fund (ETF) would signal greater acceptance of bitcoin as a mainstreet investment, while also making it much easier for both institutional and retail investors to get involved.
2018-10-6 01:07 | |
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On October 2nd, in a post on the Coinbase blog, employees Brock Miller and Eli Haims detailed a new technique the exchange has been using to expedite transaction processing on the Bitcoin blockchain, which Coinbase calls the ‘Child Pays for Parent (CPFP)’ solution.
2018-10-4 19:32 | |
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This rather long meme, which has been circulating lately, makes fun of the views of Bitcoin supporters by listing commonly made statements and contrasting them with contradicting statements or developments.
2018-10-4 22:27 | |
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Today marks the official release of Bitcoin Core 0. 17. 0, the 17th generation of Bitcoin’s original software client launched by Satoshi Nakamoto almost 10 years ago and still the dominant Bitcoin implementation on the network today.
2018-10-3 16:28 | |
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The global financial network relies on the Belgium-based SWIFT network to manage payments. While the system is the most reliable solution for banking entities around the world, cross-border payments are still a problem with several banks.
2018-10-2 20:19 | |
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Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger of transactions. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited.
2018-10-2 17:27 | |
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GMO Internet is one of the world’s biggest entities to embark on cryptocurrency mining. The Japanese firm has shown a strong support for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies over the years. Because of their mining venture, the next key developments are well worth keeping an eye on in this regard.
2018-9-30 19:00 | |
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The world of cryptocurrencies is still new, and even the most experienced investors still only have a few years of experience with it. The crypto space still lacks the proper infrastructure, so finding the best way to use cryptos is still quite difficult.
2018-9-30 09:43 | |
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This past week saw a flurry of reports and analyses released by various agencies and companies, speculating on the roles — past and present — of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.
2018-9-29 20:00 | |
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The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations Section 4: State Versus Society Chapter 10, Part 6 Crypto’s Means are Its End, as Crypto-Statists Well Know The problem of the Means is, as I see it, a twofold problem: first, the problem of End and Means; second, the problem of the People and the State, […] The post Wendy McElroy: Crypto’s Means Are Its End – as Crypto-Statists Well Know appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2018-9-29 18:00 | |
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An investigative report has been published regarding the popular crypto exchange ShapeShift AG, a firm that is registered in Switzerland. Money laundering is the problem at hand, and the report highlights a potentially worrying theme: that ShapeShift enables anonymous users to convert Bitcoin–which authorities can’t track–into other digital currencies that allow for much more anonymity.
2018-9-29 09:02 | |
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Monero has officially released its Malware Response Workgroup website yesterday. In an effort to help protect Monero’s community, the website aims to provide resources to educate about the types of malware that may take advantage of users.
2018-9-29 23:18 | |
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Last week, the Bitcoin Core team came out with a brand-new update to its client which was supposed to address a major vulnerability on the chain. The vulnerability made it easy for hackers to execute a “denial of service” attack on the network, which could be a potentially devastating security problem. But in many ways, […]
2018-9-28 08:58 | |
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Overstock. com CEO Patrick Byrne has acquired a stake in blockchain startup, Medici Land Governance (MLG). Byrne purchased a 43 percent stake in the blockchain land registry in a private transaction.
2018-9-27 20:37 | |
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More than a week after Bitcoin Core released a client update that addressed a denial-of-service vulnerability and consensus bug in its software, most nodes are still running old software. That’s a problem.
2018-9-27 20:15 | |
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Think you know the ins-and-outs of bitcoin? Test yourself with 30 questions that grill you on Bitcoin’s history, technology and politics. The 30 questions are split up into three segments ranging from novice to intermediate to expert, and cover a wide range of topics across the Bitcoin landscape.
2018-9-26 02:13 | |
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Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger of transactions. While this is required for these system to work, it comes with a significant downside: privacy is often quite limited.
2018-9-25 19:47 | |
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“Bitcoin is only used for money laundering and terrorist financing,” cynics of this nascent industry continually cry, as these wanton critics believe that blockchains, in all their the pseudonymous glory, are solely used for illicit acts.
2018-9-25 12:00 | |
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SPIToken. network is a platform market exchange that will play a major role in the Internet Value ecosystem. Where cryptocurrency will be traded against each other, gateways to and bridges across multiple value networks supported by different blockchain / cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH ).
2018-9-24 16:33 | |
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Over 30 years after creating eCash, a predecessor of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies which spawned the Cypherpunk movement of the 1980s, Dr. David Chaum is back in the public eye with a claim of having invented “the world’s fastest cryptocurrency.
2018-9-22 23:59 | |
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For well over a year, versions of Bitcoin Core — Bitcoin’s leading software implementation — contained a severe software bug. The bug was fixed with Bitcoin Core 0.
2018-9-22 21:22 | |
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Over the past few years, there’s been a big problem with cryptocurrency related forums and censorship. This week an independent and uncensored version of Bitcointalk has launched called Bitcoincashtalk.
2018-9-21 02:25 | |
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Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited.
2018-9-18 19:50 | |
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Kin Ecosystem Foundation, the nonprofit governance organization for the Kin cryptocurrency, has announced the appointment of Matthew DiPietro as its chief marketing officer (CMO) today, September 18, 2018.
2018-9-18 19:38 | |
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Malware, a persistent thorn in the side of the internet’s wider community, has become an increasing concern for cryptocurrency users. A problem that comes in many forms, malicious software is leveraged by hackers to rob community members of their funds.
2018-9-18 23:37 | |
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Decentralized apps, or dApps, operating on the blockchain face a singular problem: scalability. Take a look at Bitcoin 10 transactions per second (TPS) limit, compared to Visa’s 24,000 TPS.
2018-9-16 03:45 | |
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Can bitcoin be used for social good? If anyone thinks so, it’s Ray Youssef, the CEO of peer-to-peer bitcoin platform Paxful. A successful entrepreneur in the crypto and blockchain space, Youssef comes from humble beginnings and understands the importance of maintaining control over one’s finances.
2018-9-15 21:50 | |
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An alpha version of the new Lightning desktop app has been released. The application includes a redesigned and optimized backend for light clients, as well as a simplified interface for users with little to no cryptocurrency experience.
2018-9-15 21:22 | |
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Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited.
2018-9-15 20:21 | |
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Lack of regulation has been a major problem for the cryptocurrency sector and government agencies trying to get a hold of this market. Now a new ruling from a US federal judge brings initial coin offerings (ICOs), the wildest space in the crypto markets, under the US securities law.
2018-9-14 20:24 | |
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Представители калифорнийского криптовалютного стартапа BitGo объявили о получении разрешения на работу в США в качестве ориентированного на институциональных клиентов кастодиана цифровых активов. Qualified custodian BitGo Trust Company launches today.
2018-9-13 17:59 | |
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The launch of stablecoins is viewed as a palliative measure to decrease the impact of the recent crisis with Bitcoin, some have even described it as ETFs replacement for a short time. However, Barry Eichengreen, a professor of Economics UC Berkeley has said that stablecoins are not the way to fix the problem.
2018-9-12 13:30 | |
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The launch of stablecoins has been seen as a palliative measure to reduce the impact of bitcoin’s recent crisis and some even described it as a temporary replacement for an ETF. However, a professor of Economics at UC Berkeley, Barry Eichengreen has said that stablecoins are not the way out of the crisis.
2018-9-12 08:54 | |
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Dash (DASH) may not be a game changer like Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH). Some may even call it a spin off coin or a copycat. However, there is no denying that Dash (DASH) has succeeded in such a level of mass adoption with its only use case being a spendable cryptocurrency.
2018-9-11 00:30 | |
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Privacy preservation is one of cryptocurrency’s defining characteristics. Digital assets such as bitcoin provide a far higher degree of anonymity and surety than traditional online payment methods such as credit card or Paypal.
2018-9-11 17:45 | |
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has temporarily suspended the trading of two cryptocurrency investment instruments due to “confusion expressed amongst market participants,” reported Reuters on September 9, 2018.
2018-9-11 17:00 | |
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Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited.
2018-9-7 00:27 | |
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Ethereum was cheaper than expected in 2020, and rollup decentralization was slower than promised in 2021. Those two realities are forced the ecosystem to rewrite what “a layer-2” is for.
The Ethereum blockchain recorded its strongest operational year in history in 2025, processing record transaction volumes and securing the vast majority of the DeFi market. However, the crypto asset that powers the network failed to mirror that growth, posting double-digit losses for the year.
LeverUp, a new LP-free decentralized perpetuals exchange, has launched on Monad, offering zero-fee trading, uncapped market depth, and leverage up to 1001x. A new decentralized perps exchange is live on Monad LeverUp, a new decentralized perps exchange, has officially launched…
LINE price keeps dumping despite major institutional catalysts from its maker ConsenSys and SharpLink. Is bottom in yet? Linea (LINEA), ConsenSys’ zkEVM Layer-2 network, has been in the spotlight this week following major institutional developments. Earlier this week, SharpLink announced…
An Amazon Web Services disruption on Oct. 20 knocked out MetaMask and other ETH wallets displays and slowed Base network operations, exposing how cloud infrastructure dependencies ripple through decentralized systems when a single provider fails.
Binance US now supports Abstract Chain, letting U.S. users deposit and withdraw ETH on the Layer 2 network without bridging. Binance US has integrated Abstract Chain, a recently launched Ethereum Layer 2 network, allowing U.S. users to deposit and withdraw…
Coinbase Payments has joined the Open Intents Framework to help standardize and simplify cross-chain asset transfers across Ethereum and its Layer 2 networks. Coinbase Payments has joined the Open Intents Framework (OIF) as a core contributor, collaborating with dozens of…