This Week Trends
Preface
We live in interesting times. With the advances in technology and the proliferation of the internet — software is eating the world. Coming out of the Great Recession — the world had seen massive economic growth in what was close to...
In what may be the biggest virtual currency exchange heist in India to date, 438 bitcoin (BTC), currently worth $3.5 million, have gone missing from Coinsecure, and the exchange thinks an employee has run off with the money.
In a statement posted...
The Lightning Network is allowing Bitcoin to finally fulfill the promise of P2P digital cash that can be transacted instantly for extremely low fees. While developers continue to add new features and make this protocol more robust, some are...
Hot Stuff Coming
Happy 18,000,000 bitcoins! ?
https://www.blockchain.com/btc/block/00000000000000000007316856900e76b4f7a9139cfbfba89842c8d196cd5f91
2019 - 86%
2024 - 94%
2028 - 97%
2024 is probably when you'll see that last 'parabolic' movement of Bitcoin, after that it will be permanently...
SegWit transaction capacity increase compared to Bitcoin Cash
Abstract: In September 2017, we wrote a piece on the SegWit capacity increase. Here, we provide an update on SegWit adoption with six more months of transaction...
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?
Satoshi Nakamoto is the mysterious inventor of Bitcoins: a digital currency that is regulated by an online encryption protocol, and not by a central...
Most Useful Bitcoin Data Resources
Service & Wallets
https://bitcoin.org/
Official site,Getting Started with bitcoin
https://blockchain.info/
bitcoin explorer and online wallet
https://greenaddress.it
online wallet
DataResearch & Charts
https://btc.com/
Bitcoin(Bitcoin Cash) block explorer
https://coin.dance/
Community-driven Bitcoin statistics and services.
http://bitinfocharts.com
Cryptocurrency statistics
https://bitcoinfees.com
A Simple Guide...
LATEST ARTICLES
BREAKING: #BITCOIN HITS $100,000 FOR FIRST TIME EVER!
When Bitcoin was first launched by Satoshi Nakamoto, there was no price. It was literally worth $0.
The price of bitcoin first broke over $100...
BREAKING DOWN THE 2024 BITCOIN HALVING: IMPLICATIONS AND PREDICTIONS FOR BITCOIN...
The Bitcoin halving event, a pivotal occurrence, is scheduled for April, 19 2024. This quadrennial event will reduce the block subsidy for Bitcoin miners from...
APPROVED: Spot Bitcoin ETFs to Trade on US Markets in Historic...
Today, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially approved the listing of the first-ever spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). This move marks a historic...
Hidden surprises in the Bitcoin blockchain and how they are stored
Every Bitcoin transaction is stored in the distributed database known as the Bitcoin blockchain. However, people have found ways to hack the Bitcoin protocol...
Mainnet Merge Announcement
Ethereum is moving to proof-of-stake! The transition, known as The Merge, must first be activated on the Beacon Chain with the Bellatrix upgrade. After...
Ethereum After the Merge: What Comes Next?
At the Ethereum Community Conference in Paris, the Ethereum blockchain’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, shared what he expects for Ethereum in a post-Merge era. Buterin closed the...
The Final Countdown to the Ethereum Merge Has Officially Begun
The Ethereum blockchain’s Merge is officially underway and will likely kick in sometime between Sept. 13-16. The Bellatrix upgrade – the network's final "hard fork" before...
The People Will See The Value In Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work
Preachin’ to the Choir
The average Bitcoiner from 2016 could argue they do not gain much value from a commentary about proof-of-work versus proof-of-stake. Justifiably...
BITCOIN PIZZA DAY: P2P DIGITAL CASH ACTUALIZED 12 YEARS AGO
Bitcoin Pizza Day is likely the famous remembrance day of Bitcoin’s history. It alludes to the day when BTC was first used to purchase...
In Defense of Bitcoin Maximalism
We've been hearing for years that the future is blockchain, not Bitcoin. The future of the world won't be one major cryptocurrency, or even a...