Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Plans $250M Private Note Sale to Fund Bitcoin Buying

The notes will pay interest every six months and mature Sept. 1, 2031.

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Building Bitcoin To Last For Centuries

It is imperative to ensure the foundation of Bitcoin is built with great care and diligence. Every change should be made with extreme caution.

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Bitcoin: These trigger points are key to checking if BTC is going bearish

For the better part of the last few months, Bitcoin investors have been in a state of euphoria as the king coin rallied and hit new highs. However, every vehicle runs out of fuel every now and then.

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Missouri Mayor To Give $1,000 In Bitcoin To Every Household

Missouri Mayor Jayson Stewart plans to give every household in Cool Valley $1000 worth of Bitcoin.

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El Salvador Unveils Chivo Wallet, $30 Bitcoin For Every User

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El Salvador to airdrop $30 in Bitcoin to every adult citizen

Every Salvadoran adult who downloads the government’s Bitcoin wallet app will be eligible for an airdrop of $30 worth of BTC.

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Wisconsin Woman Arrested For An Alleged murder-for-hire Plot Paid For With Bitcoin

Bitcoin is the preferred currency for drug smugglers, thieves, and criminals. The fact is, the benchmark cryptocurrency is 100% untraceable by anyone in every way imaginable. And because of this, people planning crimes use it all the time.

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It’s Been Five Years Since 21.6% of Bitcoin Has Moved, Reaching an All-Time High

Delphi Digital: One in Every Five Bitcoins Has Not Moved in the Past Five Years, Setting a Record Bitcoin has had a rough couple of days, dropping down around $7,500 on October 25th, though it has bounced back above $9,200 this week.

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How Many More Birthdays Until Bitcoin Wins?

On the white paper's 11th anniversary, we face a question: How much longer until bitcoin becomes like Twitter or Linux, something you use every day?

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Proof-of-Work Doesn’t Solve Every Blockchain Use Case

While proof-of-work is great for Bitcoin, it falls short for other — especially nonfinancial — use cases of a blockchain. Here is why we need new consensus mechanisms

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Bitcoin Investments Beat Lottery Chances Over the Last 9 Years

Every year, Americans spend over $70 Billion on lottery tickets, with the lowest bracket of earners each spending on average $412 a year. Recently, James Todaro spread a chart around Twitter which highlights how much those citizens could have made over the last 9 years if that money had been spent on Bitcoin instead.

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Big Name Announcements Will Not Save Your Blockchain Project

At the peak of the ICO bubble it was a common tactic for project promoters to use big name announcements to pump their tokens. Every day we would hear about a new venture that supposedly signed a partnership with a global brand such as Microsoft or Google, to make us think that these tech giants […] The post Big Name Announcements Will Not Save Your Blockchain Project appeared first on Bitcoin News.

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Bitcoin Reward Halving Takes Care Of Scarcity, But What About Utility?

Scarcity and utility are twin engines of the potential for mass adoption of Bitcoin. But one is outstripping the other, and potentially interfering with its growth. As we approach bitcoin’s third block reward halving – an event that typically causes a run-up in BTC prices in anticipation of half as many Bitcoin being created every […] The post Bitcoin Reward Halving Takes Care Of Scarcity, But What About Utility? appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Privacy Vs. Security, Do Authorities Monitor Every Crypto Transaction?

Bitcoin’s pseudonymity makes it easier to monitor any cryptocurrency transaction, but will increased tracking lead to ensuring better compliance?

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BCH Hash Rate Taken Over by Unknown Miner with 50% Control for Full 24 Hours

In the cryptocurrency industry, every platform thrives on a lack of majority control. Decentralization relies on this idea, as it allows the industry to remain free and unregulated. However, a recent article by Cointelegraph points out an issue with the Bitcoin Cash hash rate, which was in control of 50% of the hash rate for […]

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Low Interest Rates Are Crushing Young People and Fueling Global Riots

There are currently riots going on in Chile, Hong Kong and Lebanon. While in every place they are caused by complex local issues, there is a global problem that is an underlying trend: low interest rates which make it impossible for young people to save for their future and at the same time push housing […] The post Low Interest Rates Are Crushing Young People and Fueling Global Riots appeared first on Bitcoin News.

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Leading Bitcoin Casino Bitcasino.io Launches Instant Cashback on All Bets with New Loyalty Club Program

The world’s leading Bitcoin casino with over 2,000 games, Bitcasino. io, continues to innovate in the gaming industry to provide its users with a superlative gaming experience. Its recent initiative, dubbed the Loyalty Club program, promises to level up the thrill for its users as it introduces a system that rewards gamers on every play — […] The post Leading Bitcoin Casino Bitcasino.

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The Demand for Permissionless Freedom Is Just Getting Started

Every year the world seems to be getting crazier and more people are starting to realize that it stems from oppressive government transgressions against a peaceful society. The world has noticed millions of people from France, Hong Kong, Venezuela, Indonesia and more are rising up because citizens are sick and tired of the manipulation.

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Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption Nears Belgium, Finland Figures

Bitcoin’s hashrate reached new record highs this week, leading one study to estimate its total energy consumption now matches some EU nations. More Power Than Belgium? According to the latest data from the University of Cambridge, the Bitcoin network uses around 79.

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Bitcoin Halving Price Similarities Outlined by Analyst

A Bitcoin block reward is the new BTC granted as a reward by the network to miners. Every 210,000 blocks, the network goes through a “halving” — an event in which the rewards for mining are cut in half.

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin’s median transaction fee hits 8-month low’

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Bitcoin is signaling a downturn, but there is hope for an upswing

The following technical analysis will evaluate two different price points that must be broken in order for Bitcoin to turn bearish or bullish. Bitcoin technical analysis For the past, month Bitcoin has been consolidating between $7,800 and $8,600.

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin halving prediction leads to $55K price, $1T market cap’

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘HTC’s latest phone can run a full Bitcoin node’

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Clueless BIS Says Bitcoin Has ‘Failed’ Despite Near 10,000,000% Lifetime ROI

It’s over; it’s all over. Drop every bag you’re holding, capitulate, and sell. Both the group of seven (G7) and the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) have decreed, in all their wisdom, that bitcoin has failed.

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Bitcoin Halving Price — Short-Term Movement May Not Matter

Bitcoin goes through an even known as halving every time 210,000 blocks are mined. As a result, the mining rewards are cut in half. This event occurs roughly every four years. Therefore, there have been two halvings hitherto, with the third one expected to occur on May 2020.

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘18 million of the 21 million Bitcoins have now been mined’

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LedgerX launching options contract on Bitcoin mining reward halving date

Bitcoin derivatives exchange LedgerX, announced today it is soon launching an options contract involving the next Bitcoin halving date. The Bitcoin block mining reward halves every 210,000 blocks.

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Major Bitcoin Milestone: Only 3 Million BTC Left To Mine

Each and every day, miners unlock more and more Bitcoin – as much as 1,800 BTC per day – into the circulating supply of the cryptocurrency. Today marks a major milestone for the cryptocurrency, as the 18 millionth Bitcoin is mined, leaving only 3 million BTC remaining out of the hard-capped 21 million BTC supply.

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Republican congressman says Facebook should embrace Bitcoin and drop Libra’

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Bitcoin Still a Safe Haven as Global Economic Storm Brews

Notwithstanding the Friday dump which has just sent bitcoin price back below $8k, the global economy is in a bigger mess and is set to deteriorate even further. Central banks are pumping cash back into their systems, interest rates are going negative, and GDP figures are falling.

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Bitcoin Core developers largely underpaid in ecosystem: Blockstream dev

Blockchain is the spine on any cryptocurrency project and the same goes for Bitcoin’s ecosystem. Just like every other crypto space, Bitcoin‘s network requires continuous development on the technological front, while dealing with major issues like scalability, transaction speed, and overall security.

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin dips below $8K again, fuelling bears’

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Bitcoin Could Consolidate Until Next Halving in May, Says Cryptocurrency Trader

Every time 210,000 blocks are mined on the Bitcoin Network, it goes through an event which is called a halving. This means that the rewards for mining are cut in half. As halvings occur approximately every four years, there have been two such events in Bitcoin’s past.

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Satoshi added to The Oxford English Dictionary’

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘CNBC anchor describes Bitcoin as antique furniture, Libra as Restoration Hardware’

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Sodinokibi ransomware earns hacker $287K worth of Bitcoin in 3 days

Criminals who distributed the Sodinokibi ransomware threat earned a huge payday from victims who paid the requested Bitcoin ransom. According to researchers at McAfee, who tracked down several posts published on underground forums, one particular distributor made the equivalent of $287,499 in Bitcoin in just 72 hours.

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ESports as a Growing Factor for Cryptocurrencies

After Satoshi Nakamoto mined the genesis block in 2009, Bitcoin, and cryptocurrencies as a whole, struggled to achieve legitimacy and acceptance. Ten years later, there are over 1,600 unique cryptocurrencies worth billions of dollars.

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin mining consumes as much energy as the entire country of Austria’

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin consolidates around $8300’

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BCH-Centric Videocast Gives Guests SLP Tokens

Bitcoin Cash has been around for quite some time, but lots of individuals are still learning about the innovative technology each and every day. One particular way people can be kept up to date with crypto-related news and learn about the benefits of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is through podcasts and streaming media.

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Bitcoin Cast Program Gives Guests a Unique SLP Token

Bitcoin Cash has been around for quite some time, but lots of individuals are still learning about the innovative technology each and every day. One particular way people can be kept up to date with crypto-related news and learn about the benefits of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is through podcasts and streaming media.

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Rapidly growing number of addresses hold more than 1000 BTC’

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5 of the Best Crypto Swapping Services

Creating an exchange account, signing in and placing an order every time you want to switch cryptos is like using a sledgehammer to crack a walnut. It’s an incredibly inefficient way to jump between cryptos, and given that no exchange has all the coins, it necessitates creating multiple accounts, with the added verification and security […] The post 5 of the Best Crypto Swapping Services appeared first on Bitcoin News.

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Bitcoin ETF Is a Lost Cause Until Jay Clayton Heads SEC, Says US Counsel

Every single Bitcoin ETF proposal sent to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to date has been cold-shouldered by the regulators. The reasons cited sometimes vary, but the underlying theme remains the same in nearly all rejections and it has a lot to do with the deep sense of mistrust the SEC harbors towards […] The post Bitcoin ETF Is a Lost Cause Until Jay Clayton Heads SEC, Says US Counsel appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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BCause Mining Faces a Mandatory Asset Liquidation in Virginia

Mining if the lifeblood of many top cryptocurrencies. This is especially true for Bitcoin, as miners validate transactions and protect the network at the same time. Not every project in this space is legitimate, however, Bcause Mining is one interesting example.

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘SEC rejects another Bitcoin ETF proposal’

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Binance launches P2P trading functionality; enables Bitcoin, Ether, USDT trading against CNY

Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has been broadening its horizons in every possible way. It’s in the news again after Binance took to Twitter to announce the launch of a P2P trading functionality.

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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin market cap rivals HSBC, Europe’s largest bank’

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