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Coinbase Is Adding Segwit Support

Coinbase Is Adding Segwit SupportAfter months of prevarication, Coinbase has announced that it will add Segwit support to its bitcoin wallets. The much anticipated and long overdue move will go some way towards reducing transaction fees for users of Coinbase and GDAX, assuming it follows suit. Coinbase has come in for repeated criticism over the inefficient way it handles […]

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February 6, 2018 0

‘Black Monday’ Shows Bitcoin Isn’t As ‘Dangerous’ As Regulators Claim

'Black Monday' Shows Bitcoin Isn't As 'Dangerous' As Regulators ClaimLooking at mainstream media headlines over the past few weeks shows a lot of columnists and pundits have declared that ‘bitcoin’s bubble has burst.’ They always claim that it’s much safer to invest in traditional investments like equities or the stock market while at the same time highlighting cryptocurrency’s volatile price swings. However, on Monday, […]

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February 6, 2018 0

The Solution to the World’s Toughest Bitcoin Puzzle Is as Clever as Its Creator

The Solution to the World’s Most Toughest Bitcoin Puzzle Is as Clever as Its CreatorLast week, an enigmatic and fiendishly tricky puzzle that had baffled bitcoiners for years was finally solved. In the process, it earned the individual who cracked it a 5 BTC jackpot and brought new acclaim to the team behind the project. After being launched in 2015, at the height of the bitcoin bear market, the […]

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February 6, 2018 0

New York Wants a Piece of the Ever Growing Bitcoin Mining Pie

New York Wants a Piece of the Ever Growing Bitcoin Mining PieWatch out Canada! New York wants a piece of the bitcoin mining market, securing for its residents revenues and jobs that come along with the electricity intensive process. Bitcoin mining might even help revive local economies that once relied on polluting industries.  Also Read: Senate of Nigeria Launches Probe of Bitcoin Trading in the Country […]

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February 6, 2018 0

Major British Credit Card Issuers Ban Customers From Buying Cryptocurrencies

Major British Credit Card Issuers Ban Customers From Buying CryptocurrenciesBritain’s largest banking group is banning its credit card customers from buying cryptocurrencies including bitcoin. Credit card issuers that are banning crypto transactions include the UK’s largest retail bank, Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland, Halifax, and MBNA. Also read: Japan’s DMM Bitcoin Exchange Opens for Business With 7 Cryptocurrencies Largest British Banking Group Banning Crypto Britain’s […]

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February 6, 2018 0

China to Block Access to International Cryptocurrency Exchanges

China to Block Access to International Cryptocurrency ExchangesWe know you heard this one before, but China wants to ban bitcoin…again. Only this time the government plans to use one of its most far reaching tools, the Great Firewall of China, to completely prevent anyone in the country from reaching foreign exchange sites. Unless they have the technical capability to bypass it, of […]

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February 5, 2018 0

Markets Update: Long-Term Signals Suggest Bullish Bounce Imminent for BTC

Markets Update: Long-Term Signals Suggest Bullish Bounce Imminent for BTCMany technical signals are indicating that the BTC markets may experience a bullish move in coming days following several weeks of heavy selling. Despite longer-term price action and stochastic RSI suggesting an oncoming move up, the immediate price action tells a more tenuous story – with BTC currently testing a critical area. Also Read:Dead again? […]

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February 4, 2018 0

Dead again? In Reality Bitcoin Is Up 729% Since Last February

Dead again? In Reality Bitcoin Is Up 729% Since Last FebruaryThe price of bitcoin has seen some corrections over the years, but really there have only been a few deep cuts. With the bearish dips in price over the past five weeks it’s always good to look at the historical view of value drops and the long-term achievements of the cryptocurrency economy in general. Also […]

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February 3, 2018 0

12 Reasons Bitcoin Cash is the Real Bitcoin

12 Reasons Bitcoin Cash is the Real BitcoinThe following opinion piece was written by Jonald Fyookball. So you’ve heard of Bitcoin Cash — one of the top cryptocurrencies along with BTC and Ethereum. But why does it exist? Is it a cheap copy of Bitcoin? A pump-and-dump scheme? An attempt to hijack the brand and attack Bitcoin? In my estimation, the opposite […]

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February 2, 2018 0

Leaked Document Appears to Show NSA Infiltrated Cryptos, Tor, VPN

Leaked Document Appears to Show NSA Infiltrated Cryptos, Tor, VPNA photograph posted on imageboard 4chan appears to show a leaked 21 August 2017 memorandum from the US Army Cyber Protection Brigade. The document alludes to the US Army teaming with the National Security Administration (NSA) in ongoing successful investigations against “Tor, I2P, and VPN,” with a request for additional funding for further projects against […]

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February 2, 2018 0