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Critics Savage Research Paper Alleging Lone Whale Caused Bitcoin’s 2017 Rally

Crypto commenters have torn into a new research paper alleging a single whale caused bitcoin’s 2017 price rally. The paper, reported prominently in Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal, has been criticized for failing to understand that mass inflows of tether (USDT) to the cryptoconomy are not indicative of a single source accounting for all […] The post Critics Savage Research Paper Alleging Lone Whale Caused Bitcoin’s 2017 Rally appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2019-11-5 04:00

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OSC Commissioner Debunks Arguments Against Bitcoin, Green-Lights Bitcoin Fund

A commissioner of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has debunked the arguments against bitcoin used to deny the public offering of The Bitcoin Fund. Among others, the commissioner rules that bitcoin is neither illiquid nor more susceptible to manipulation than other commodities, real volume and real trading in bitcoin exist, and it is not the […] The post OSC Commissioner Debunks Arguments Against Bitcoin, Green-Lights Bitcoin Fund appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2019-11-4 04:00

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Another Chinese Lender Bailed Out After Bank Run

Yichuan Rural Commercial Bank, a lender operating in the central Henan province, has become the latest Chinese bank to be bailed out by the government this year. The small financial institution, which has around 30 branches only in the Yichuan county, experienced a bank run sparked by rumors that its top management was in trouble […] The post Another Chinese Lender Bailed Out After Bank Run appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2019-11-3 10:35

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ECB President: ’We Should Be Happier to Have a Job Than to Have Our Savings Protected’

Newly installed European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde made controversial remarks in a recent statement prior to assuming her new role. The former IMF Managing Director implored: “isn’t it true that ultimately we have done the right thing to act in favour of jobs and of growth rather than the protection of savers?” Regarding former […] The post ECB President: ’We Should Be Happier to Have a Job Than to Have Our Savings Protected’ appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2019-11-1 10:13

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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. дальше »

2019-10-31 01:30

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Satoshi’s Final Messages Leave Tantalizing Clues to His Disappearance

Maybe the smartest thing Satoshi did after creating Bitcoin was to disappear. The question isn’t ‘why did Satoshi disappear?’ but rather ‘why then?’ Was Satoshi’s departure in early 2011 scheduled long in advance, or did unforeseen events compel Nakamoto to pack his bags and flee the community he had founded, never to return? Several credible […] The post Satoshi’s Final Messages Leave Tantalizing Clues to His Disappearance appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2019-10-30 19:30

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How Hard Is It to Brute Force a Bitcoin Private Key?

Trying to crack a private key with a brute force attack is a bit like trying to count to infinity: the sooner you begin, the faster you’ll never get there. Despite being as next to impossible as impossible gets, using a brute force attack to crack a bitcoin private key remains an intriguing idea for […] The post How Hard Is It to Brute Force a Bitcoin Private Key? appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2019-10-28 06:30