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James Bridle Shares his Thoughts on Bitcoin as a Failure to its Own Creed

Cryptography, in spite of the immense amount of press that it's received from the birth and boom of Bitcoin and Blockchain, has had an extensive history, and a longer one than you may think. To understand cryptography is to understand the origins of secrecy within communication, and that is something that has an almost unlimited […] дальше »

2019-1-27 19:41


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Elections Canada Consults With Political Parties on Crypto Donations

According to Elections Canada, the agency that runs federal elections in Canada, there has been “a growing interest” in cryptocurrency donations. This trend has prompted some political parties to ask for a ruling on how best to manage bitcoin and other cryptocurrency political donations and how to navigate the various reporting systems required by both Elections Canada and the parties so that they comply with the Canada Elections Act. дальше »

2019-1-24 20:28


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Top Officials at Two Korean Cryptocurrency Exchanges Face Fraud Indictments

Several of South Korea’s top crypto exchanges have found themselves in hot water, with executives at a couple of exchanges facing criminal charges and jail time. According to a news report on the Korean website Blockinpress, the CEO of Komid, a Korean crypto exchange, has received a three-year prison sentence for committing fraud against investors by artificially inflating the exchange’s actual trading volume. дальше »

2019-1-23 00:57


“More than 165 confirmations on our bitcoin transaction, but nothing on our binance wallet.” – Binance User Cries Out

A Binance user simply known as AdamwW01 has taken to the Bitcoin subreddit to say their Binance wallets have not received Bitcoin they sent to their wallets over 24 hours ago. According to AdamwW01, Blockchain Explorer shows the funds have been deposited in the wallets but they are yet to receive any BTC, saying there […] The post “More than 165 confirmations on our bitcoin transaction, but nothing on our binance wallet. дальше »

2019-1-19 19:49


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Kraken Report: High Level of Law Enforcement Inquiries Per Capita From USA and UK

Kraken revealed in a tweet shared on January 5th that the volume of Law Enforcement inquiries received by the exchange in 2018 has tripled as compared to 2017. The US-based exchange commented on the finding by stating that the cost of handling those agencies subpoenas is unequivocally becoming a barrier to entry for US customers. дальше »

2019-1-9 20:29


Medium Bans “How to Use Bitcoin Anonymously” Article as Crypto Content Censorship Picks Up

According to a Twitter user/ crypto-author, online publishing platform ‘Medium’ has allegedly been taking the liberty to ban any articles promoting/ pertaining to Bitcoin anonymity on its website. Whilst no official word has yet been received from the folks over at Medium, such reports have increased quite substantially since the last two-three weeks. Huh, @Medium […] дальше »

2019-1-5 19:32


OpenNode Bitcoin Payment Provider Secures $1.25 Million Investment from Billionaire Tim Draper

A Bitcoin payments processor called OpenNode ha recently received the sum of $1.25 million USD from the venture capitalist investor Tim Draper. The funds, which were raised during a seed round, will be used to expand the team of the company, especially the legal and the compliance teams. The goal of OpenNode is to offer […] дальше »

2018-12-19 00:32


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Syncing Data Between Bitcoin Nodes Is About to Get Easier

Minisketch is a new solution that’s trying to solve an old problem. Spearheaded by Blockstream co-founder Pieter Wuille, Bitcoin Core contributor and fellow Blockstream co-founder Gregory Maxwell, and Blockstream software engineer Gleb Naumenko, the open-source initiative is designed to achieve set reconciliation between the mempools of each full node. дальше »

2018-12-18 18:48


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Bitcoin extortionists threaten victims with ‘hitman’ unless they cough up $4K

Cryptocurrency scams are getting more old-school with every week that passes. Hacks seem to be too difficult these days and old-fashioned threats are becoming the way of the crypto-criminal. According to emails seen by Bleeping Computer, scammers are now threatening victims with a hitman if they don’t pay $4,000 in Bitcoin to call off the hit. дальше »

2018-12-18 18:27


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BitGo Hires Trust Company Veteran as CEO of Its Custody Arm

BitGo has a new CEO for its custody business. The cryptocurrency solution provider has recruited Richard Corcoran as its new chief executive officer. Having retired some years back after over 30 years in the traditional banking and finance industry, Corcoran has come out of retirement to lead the BitGo Trust Company, BitGo's crypto custody arm. дальше »

2018-12-8 21:38


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Less than 2% of “Suspicious Transaction” Reports in Japan Are Linked to Cryptocurrencies

Between January and October, Japanese police had received 5,944 reports with regard to nefarious and illicit activities tied to cryptocurrencies according to local media, December 6, 2018. Report Details According to multiple Japanese news outlets, National Police Agency (NPA) officials have said that the figure is eight times that of the April to December 2017 reports (669). дальше »

2018-12-7 06:00


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New Report Finds 80% of Bitcoin Mining Running on Renewable Energy

A new report from CoinShares into Bitcoin mining suggests the practice is likely loss-making for the majority of miners at current prices. Average Miner ‘Running At A Loss’ In a ‘whitepaper’ which received high praise from cryptocurrency figures, CoinShares examined various facets of mining, which has seen increased prominence in recent weeks as Bitcoin price dropped to lows of $3500. дальше »

2018-12-1 00:00