Stellar Gears Up to Implement Lightning Network
Last week, on March 15, 2018, Lightning Labs unveiled their beta for the Lightning Network in a flash of media attention and enthusiasm. The Lightning Network has been...
2019: A Light(ning) year of progress
Another year is almost over. For those of us working on Lightning, the pace of change has been so fast that it’s gone by...
The Bad News Bears Come for Bitcoin
It's a bad day for bitcoin. Is it going to get worse?
The price of bitcoin has plummeted nearly 14% in the last day, and...
SWITZERLAND APPROVES FIRST BITCOIN-CRYPTOCURRENCY ETF WITH TICKER $HODL
The Bitcoin ETF $HODL, offered by Amun Crypto, will begin trading on Switzerland’s Six Swiss Exchange beginning next week. The ETF’s earnings will be...
Binance Claims Hackers Lost Money in Stealing Attempt; ONT Trading to Begin Soon
While hacking rumors at the biggest crypto exchange by trading volume, Binance, led to panic in the community, an official statement claims that all funds are...
andreas-antonopolous Canadian Senate Testimony on Bitcoin
Let's back in 2014 Andreas M. Antonopoulos gave a speech to the senate of canada about bitcoin, this is over 5 yrs ago... the...
Should You Buy Bitcoin? Ask a Different Question First
I received these two messages within three minutes of each other recently:
Several years back I used to mine Bitcoin, and then I sold most...
Advocate for Mt Gox Creditors Quits, Saying Bitcoin Payouts Could Take Years
The head of the largest organized creditor group representing the former users of failed bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is stepping down amid what he...
Bitcoin Didn’t Die 323 Times. Just Twice.
There’s an interesting web page called “Bitcoin Obituaries” which says that Bitcoin has died 323 times. The idea is that each time someone claims Bitcoin is...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Poloniex Has Been Bought by Circle
Payment company Circle has announced that it has purchased Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange. Rumors of the acquisition had been circulating for weeks, and were finally...