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Bitcoin is getting burned.
The controversial cryptocurrency plunged near the $11,000 mark on Friday, losing nearly a third of its value in a single day, leaving it on track for its worst week since 2013 after a blistering ascent 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...
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 safe and the hackers are the ones losing money this time.
Yesterday afternoon, the VIA/BTC market...
Hot Stuff Coming
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...
Looking to sell bitcoin? It’s complicated
You can learn a lot about yourself by how you trade bitcoin. In my case, I was reminded that my appetite for risk rounds...
Whitfield Diffie Talks Cryptography ‘Resurgence’ and Blockchain
“This is very fulfilling because when you thought the subject must have run its course, it flares up again.”
Those words, from cryptography legend...
Proof of Keys Explained: Bitcoin’s First Planned ‘Bank Run’ Is Today
Do your bitcoins really exist?
The answer might seem like an obvious “yes,” but the brewing “Proof of Keys” movement, launching today, argues the answer...
LATEST ARTICLES
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...
BITCOIN IS HOW WE REALLY BUILD A NEW FINANCIAL SYSTEM
Iteration upon iteration of DeFi platforms simply exposes the necessity for the decentralized network of bitcoin to act as a base layer.
Led by Ethereum,...