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Bitcoin Cash Community Supports Greater Privacy by Donating Over 100 BCH to Cashfusion Fundraiser
The Bitcoin Cash community is showing its support for greater privacy by putting its money where its mouth is and donating to Cashfusion....
HTC Unveils Privacy Protecting 5G Router, Pundi X Finalizes Blockchain Phone Prototype
Product announcements in the mobile and internet communications sector have indicated that cryptocurrency-related features are going to...
RBI to Challenge Supreme Court Verdict on Cryptocurrency
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is reportedly seeking to file a review petition challenging the supreme court verdict which lifted its...
Cryptocurrency Airdrops and Giveaways: What They Are and What’s Next
There are a number of ways people can obtain cryptocurrencies and one of them is through airdrops, a type of distribution where creators...
$65M Investment Fuels Natural Gas Provider’s ‘Behind-the-Meter’ Bitcoin Mining Operation
On Thursday, a natural gas-based power plant in Dresden, New York, Greenidge Generation LLC, revealed the energy provider has the capacity...
The Algorithms That Control the Cryptocurrency Market
Algorithms are at the heart of 21st century life, invisibly controlling many of the systems we use and take for granted on a daily basis....
Bitcoin Legal in India: Exchanges Resume INR Banking Service After Supreme Court Verdict Allows Cryptocurrency
Indian cryptocurrency exchanges are bringing back banking support after the Supreme Court of India struck down the banking ban on the...
The Beginner’s Guide to Buying Goods on the Darknet
Darknet markets (DNMs) supply all manner of goods, some legal, others less so, but all purchasable with cryptocurrency and delivered to...
HODL Waves Chart Reveals Bitcoin Holders’ Firm Grip – 42% Hasn’t Moved in 2 Years
According to a report written by Coin Metrics analyst Jacob Franek, as of March 1, 2020, roughly 42% of all BTC has not moved onchain in...
Australia Crypto Merchant Trade Sets $74K Monthly Record With BCH Capturing 97%
Cryptocurrency payments in Australia, which have been growing in volume in the past few years, have recently scored another record....
Bitcoin Lawsuit: Lawyers Accuse Craig Wright of Forgery, Can’t Locate Former Nchain CEO
The Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit in Florida continues to unravel as the plaintiff’s law firm has accused Craig Wright of forging...
Coronavirus Prompts Fed to Slash Interest Rate – Stocks Slide, Gold Spikes, Bitcoin Uncertainty
The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 50 bps on Tuesday citing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak against the bleak...
USDZ Capital Group Launches USDZ Stablecoin
High volatility is one of the major problems of the cryptocurrency, which prevents it from becoming a full-fledged replacement for fiat...
Relm Launches Insurance Coverage for Cryptocurrency and Cannabis Groups in Tough Regulatory Climate
Bermuda-based insurance company Relm has announced an official launch of operations, issuing a press statement March 3, stating the group...
Indian Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Cryptocurrency — RBI Ban Lifted
A historic day for the Indian crypto community, the supreme court has finally ruled on the case against the banking ban by the central...
How to Mix Your Bitcoins Using Coinjoin for Greater Privacy
Mixing bitcoins using a noncustodial service increases fungibility without having to relinquish control of your coins. Bitcoin mixing...
Bitcoin Cash Node Reveals Upgrade Plans for May and Difficulty Algorithm Research
On March 2, the developers behind the Bitcoin Cash Node project announced the team’s plans for the May upgrade and beyond. The...
Tron’s Steemit Acquisition Exposes Delegated-Proof-of-Stake Centralization
The Steemit community is mired in controversy over the recent Tron takeover that managed to change the Steem blockchain’s...
Bitcoin, Monero and Zcash Will Still Be Used in the Year 2414 According to Netflix’s Altered Carbon
Several cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, monero and zcash were featured on the recently released and highly anticipated second season of...
Human Readability and Privacy: BCH Can Be Sent by Email With Tips Tool, No Usernames Required
Tips.Bitcoin.com allows users of crypto to tip BCH to friends and family via email address, arguably cutting out some of the inconvenience...
US Charges North Korea-Linked Chinese Nationals for Laundering Over $100 Million in Stolen Cryptocurrency
The U.S. government has charged two Chinese nationals involved in laundering stolen cryptocurrency worth $100 million from an exchange...
Bitcoin Is Financial Instrument, Clarifies Germany, Crypto Custodians Qualify as Financial Institutions
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority of Germany, Bafin, has issued guidance to clarify the status of cryptocurrencies and the...
Belgium Startup Launches Smart Chip Hardware Wallet for SLP-Based Tokens
On March 1, the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) developers’ Twitter account revealed a new hardware wallet card for SLP tokens created...
Bitcoin Mining Investment Strong – BTC Hashrate Surpasses All-Time High
On Monday, March 2, miners processing blocks on the BTC network surpassed the network’s all-time high as the overall hashrate...
Binance Users in Turkey Can Now Deposit and Withdraw TRY via Akbank Integration
The competition for the Turkish cryptocurrency market appears to be heating up as Binance is the latest platform to launch a banking...
Turkey to Inspect Cryptocurrency Exchanges as Part of Government Offensive Against Online Gambling
Turkish authorities will soon be going after crypto exchanges operating in the country, local media reported. Although the trading...
Darknet Markets Flourish as White House and Empire Toast Milestone Achievements
Business is booming on the darknet. Despite ongoing DDoS attacks, Empire Market has now passed 1 million users and two years’...
DCA – The ‘Boring,’ Sensible Bitcoin Investment That Could Double Your Money in 2.5 Years
Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) as a crypto investment method may not be the most thrilling way to speculate on the bitcoin price, but it is...
Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway Gocrypto Onboards 1,000 Locations Worldwide
On February 28, Gocrypto CEO Dejan Roljic revealed the payment gateway has officially onboarded 1,000 merchant locations during a recent...
Cryptocurrency Could Kill Bank Lending, Warns Bank of England Deputy Governor
In the cryptocurrency economy, the supply of credit through the banking system could disappear, warned Bank of England Deputy Governor Sir...
Market Update: Coronavirus Fears, Stock Market Crash, and Bitcoin Price Predictions
Digital currency markets have been consolidating since the initial price drop on February 26 that saw $25 billion shaved off the entire...
MTV Airs Only the Negative Parts of Crypto Youtuber ‘Ya Girl’ Rachel Siegel’s Bitcoin Analysis
A new television series by MTV features arguably the channel’s first crypto personality. Rachel Siegel, a bitcoin advocate and...
A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words: 18 of the Coolest Visualizations for Exploring the Bitcoin Network
Analyzing and exploring the Bitcoin blockchain is always interesting, but for the more abstract thinker, several sites provide unique...
Crypto Community Gets Prepping as Coronavirus Spreads
Crypto Twitter (CT) might not be the first place you’d think to look for pandemic survival strategies, but in recent weeks the...
This Is How Much BTC You Need to Enter Bitcoin’s Elite 1% Club
Today there are 18,244,475 BTC in circulation and during the last few weeks, a number of bitcoin influencers have been talking about how...
A Sea Change to Crypto Hits America, Again
A sea change is coming to cryptocurrency in America. It is likely to hit in two separate waves: a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and...
These Maps Will Help You Locate Merchants Ready to Accept Your Cryptocurrency
Getting into Bitcoin is a first step many have already taken, and with the generally positive start of 2020, more are likely to make the...
Bitcartcc’s Merchant Solution: Developer Builds Self-Hosted Btcpay Alternative Supporting Bitcoin Cash
On February 28, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents were introduced to a new platform called Bitcartcc. The project is a self-hosted open source...
Sharia Compliance in Bitcoin – What It’s All About, and Why Exchanges Like Beldex Seek Muslim Traders
Money is a critical part of everyone’s life, and for the religious it is even viewed as a matter of eternal consequence. While those...
Record Breaking Interest – Observing the Predictive Power of Bitcoin Futures Over BTC Spot Prices
Bitcoin futures providers have been seeing a lot of action during the last two weeks as cryptocurrency markets have been extremely...
Australian Court Accepts Cryptocurrency Exchange Account as Security for Legal Costs
A court in Australia has agreed that a crypto exchange account can be used as security for potential legal expenses. Acknowledging the...
Catch Nomad Capitalist Live At Playa Del Carmen
For the first time in four years, the premier offshore consulting firm Nomad Capitalist is bringing you the world’s #1 offshore...
‘A Drop-in Replacement for ABC’ – BCH Devs Release Bitcoin Cash Node Software
On February 27, a group of developers behind the Bitcoin Cash Node implementation released the first version of the project’s...
13 Crypto Debit Cards You Can Use Right Now
If cryptocurrency is designed to reconstruct the financial world while introducing major improvements in transaction speed, privacy, cost...
Copy Trading Platform ZuluTrade Powers SetBroker.com
SetBroker, an innovative Bitcoin-based copy-trading platform, announced today their successful launch. Their platform is powered by...
How to Get Free Bitcoin in 2020
Many early adopters who made a fortune from cryptocurrency first got their hands on coins by receiving them for free from bitcoin faucets...
From Single Key to Sophisticated Computation: The Evolution of Crypto Exchange Custody
When the first cryptocurrency exchanges sprung up in late 2010, multisig wallets had yet to be invented. As a result, a single private key...
Government to Airdrop $9 Billion in Free Money to 7 Million Hong Kong Residents
The government of Hong Kong has decided to airdrop about $9 billion in free money to an estimated 7 million residents in the troubled...
SEC Karate-Chops Steven Seagal Over Promoting Cryptocurrency Touted as the Next Gen Bitcoin
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged actor Steven Seagal for unlawfully promoting a cryptocurrency investment...
Bitmain Unveils 2 Bitcoin Miners With Max Speeds Up to 110TH/s Per Unit
On Thursday, the China-based mining rig manufacturer Bitmain announced the launch of two new Antminer S19 series models that process...
UK’s FCA Suspends Epayments Service – Over £100M Frozen and Alleged Onecoin Connection
Epayments, one of the largest payment providers in the U.K., has halted operations after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) suspended...
Court Rejects Ripple’s Bid to Dismiss Class Action Lawsuit Filed by XRP Investors
A court case that has the future of XRP at stake continues after Ripple’s motion to dismiss it was rejected by a court in...
Lebanon Fights for Separation of Money and State as Residents Use Bitcoin to Evade Capital Controls
Mass unrest in Lebanon due to allegations of political corruption and heavy handed capital controls has carried over into the new year,...
The Bull and Bear Case for Investing in the Top 20 Cryptocurrencies
Should you buy bitcoin or bitcoin cash? Does tezos have further room to grow? Is monero a long-term hold? There are no absolute answers to...
Bitcoin Rich: 6 Crypto Entrepreneurs Make the 2020 Hurun Billionaire List
On Wednesday, the “Hurun Global Rich List,” a ranking of the wealthiest individuals, published its 2020 report that notes the...
Raising $100K for Cashfusion’s Security Audit, Bitcoin.com Matches Donations to Improve BCH Privacy
Bitcoin.com is a proponent of privacy and we have been monitoring Bitcoin Cash projects like Cashshuffle and Cashfusion closely. Last...
Bitcoin in INR: Binance, Wazirx, Cashaa, Zebpay Announce New Offers for India
Several cryptocurrency exchanges in India have recently stepped up their offerings as they wait for the supreme court’s decision on...
Coinbase Wallet Adds Support for Short and ‘Human-Friendly’ Cryptocurrency Addresses
One of the scariest features of transacting with cryptocurrency, for many new users, is correctly inputting the long hexadecimal addresses...
Next Step Mobile Surveillance: How You Walk, Your Heartbeat – Why Bitcoin Matters to Combat Government Privacy Invasion
It may sound like something from a dystopian cyberpunk movie, but payment providers could soon be validating transactions by the way users...
Wikileaks Gathers $37M in BTC Since 2010 – Over $400K Sent After Julian Assange’s Arrest
The world was shocked when Wikileaks cofounder Julian Assange was arrested in April after being cooped up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in...
Bitcoin History Part 24: Celebrating the First Halving in 2012
As the third Bitcoin halvening approaches, a handful of OGs will wistfully recall the first such event, which occurred in November 2012....
CoinDeal Launches Crypto Debit Card With Great Benefits
The cryptocurrency exchange founders with years of experience in finance, Blockchain, and crypto industry, have prepared a pre-order of a...
Wielding the Tools of Liberty: Exploring Wendy McElroy’s Latest Book ‘The Satoshi Revolution’
When Satoshi Nakamoto launched the Bitcoin network, not only was the protocol a breakthrough in computer science, but it transformed the...
How to Hide Your Bitcoin – Opsec, Anonymity, Cold Storage, Brainwallet, Dexes and Non-Custodials
In an era of increasing economic uncertainty, surveillance, specialized cybercrime and hacking, knowing how to hide bitcoin safely has...
China Adopts Security Standards for Blockchain Applications in the Financial Sector
Keeping the focus on blockchain development, banking authorities in China have issued a set of rules pertaining to the secure application...
Flipstarter Reveals Eatbch and BCH Development Funding Goals – Blog Post Receives $2k in Tips
On Sunday, developers of the Flipstarter.cash project announced the start of private testing for the platform’s BCH assurance...
Bitcoin Halving Will Drop Inflation Rate Lower Than Central Banks’ 2% Target Reference
When Satoshi Nakamoto invented Bitcoin, the creator designed the protocol to be an inflationary currency, one that is predictable as...
Warren Buffett Slates Bitcoin, Denies Owning Crypto Gifted by Justin Sun
“I don’t have any bitcoin. I don’t own any cryptocurrency, I never will … You can’t do anything with it...
US Develops Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program Targeting P2P Sites, Forums, Darknet Markets
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revealed a cryptocurrency intelligence program aimed at identifying unlicensed crypto...
How to Anonymously Buy Bitcoin Online and in Person
Buying bitcoin is a bit like buying contraception: it’s a basic human right, you should be entitled to do so privately, and...
G20 Kicks Off 2020 Discussion on Cryptocurrencies — Urges Countries to Apply FATF Standards
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors had their first 2020 meeting this weekend in Saudi Arabia. They discussed...
Shopify Joins Libra While Quitter Vodafone Advertises Bitcoin on Facebook
Facebook’s coin project, Libra, continues to draw attention despite setbacks, including a shrinking pool of backers and a growing...
IOTA Network Down for 11 Days – Devs Claim Mainnet Will Be Operational Next Month
The IOTA network has been down for approximately 11 days and the IOTA Foundation doesn’t expect the mainnet to be reactivated until...
$30M Bitcoin Cash ‘SIM Hack’ Sparks Wild Crypto Tales With Vague Sources
On February 21, the crypto Twitter commentator Dovey Wan published a series of tweets about an alleged SIM card hack that purportedly saw...
Cryptocurrency Explained on the Latest Episode of The Simpsons
Could this be a sign that the mainstream media is warming up to bitcoin again like they did before the 2017 rally? The Simpsons featured...
Wells Fargo Fined $3 Billion for 15 Years of Illegal Practices Affecting Millions of Customers
Wells Fargo, one of the largest U.S. financial services companies, has agreed to pay $3 billion to resolve the U.S. government’s...
No Backdoor on Human Rights: Why Encryption Cannot Be Compromised
In April 2019, the UK issued an Online Harms White Paper to announce its campaign to rein in “harmful speech” on social media...
How the IRS Audits Cryptocurrency Tax Returns – Filing Expert Shares Example, Insights on AML Focus
Tax season is one of the most dreaded times of the year for many, and when the added confusion of filing crypto returns is thrown into to...
Understanding Defi Flash Loans: Complex Attacks, Inflation and Composable Systems
Two recent flash loans on the defi platform Bzx have started a fierce debate about the subject of using uncollateralized loans in a quick...
Brave Challenges Google’s Advertising Power Before the UK Competition Watchdog
The company behind the privacy-oriented browser Brave has set out to convince regulators in the U.K. to end Google’s advertising...
Get Ready for the Bitcoin Halving – Here Are 9 Countdown Clocks You Can Monitor
The anticipation for the block reward halving for BTC, BCH, and BSV has been building. All three cryptocurrencies will see rewards halved...
Chinese Government-Backed Institute Releases New Ranking of 37 Crypto Projects
China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has published its latest crypto project ranking — the first this year....
Major HSBC Layoffs: 35,000 Job Cuts and Massive Restructuring Announced
Banking giant HSBC has unveiled a major restructuring plan that includes 35,000 job cuts. The move came as the bank’s net profit...
BCH Funding Debate: Amaury Séchet Responds to IFP Questions, Noting Contention in the West
On February 20, Bitcoin Cash engineers held the second 2020 BCH developers’ meeting and the first since the Infrastructure Funding...
How to Check the Bitcoin Price, Hashrate, Data – The 21 Best Monitoring Sites
As bitcoin grows in popularity and recognition worldwide, resources dedicated to providing in-depth and diverse stats on all things crypto...
How to Find Your Nearest Bitcoin ATM
Cryptocurrency markets have experienced a few intensive weeks since the start of the year that took prices to 2020 highs in mid-February....
Coronavirus Quarantine Controls and Shipping Delays Impact Bitcoin Miners
During the first week of February, a few of the top mining rig manufacturers from China revealed they were forced to postpone device...
Bitcoin Cash House Ghana Finds Liquidity Provider, Seeks to Partner With Mobile Money Services
Bitcoin Cash House Ghana has announced they’ve found a liquidity provider for converting between BCH and Ghanaian cedi, and are now...
In Response to Bitcoin, Central Bank of Brazil Presents Instant Payment System Pix
Banco Central do Brasil has started testing a new payment network with the promise to offer Brazilians near instant transactions and many...
BCH Funding Debate: Developers Plan to Launch IFP-Free Version of Bitcoin ABC
On February 19, a group of well known software developers announced the launch of a new Bitcoin Cash full node with the Infrastructure...