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Bitmain’s Fall From Grace Could Spell Trouble For Bitcoin Cash

Crypto mining manufacturer Bitmain is undergoing a difficult time of late, and considering reports that they hold 1 million Bitcoin Cash, should BCH investors be extra vigilant? Bitmain’s Fall From Grace Founded in 2013 by Jihan Wu and Micree Zhan, Bitmain quickly established itself as the dominant force in the crypto mining equipment industry. Up... The post appeared first on NewsBTC. дальше »

2020-1-9 19:30


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Analysts Claim Indirect Investment in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain helps Manage Massive Risks

There has been an extra amount of negative sentiment directed towards cryptocurrencies in the last few weeks as Bitcoin slowly winded down from $8500 to $6800 over the course of a month. Many wealth managers believe it is better to gain exposure to this space by investing in publicly listed companies that are working withRead MoreRead More. дальше »

2019-12-9 20:00


Why Would NFL Star Cam Newton Offer $1,500 for Better Seat in Coach?

NFL stars are no strangers to bizarre and even unfortunate stories, whether it's buying a Tesla or demanding to be paid in bitcoin. Carolina Panthers Quarterback Cam Newton was apparently flying from Paris to Charlotte via North Texas and offered a passenger $1,500 for a coach seat with extra legroom, according to a tweet that is making the rounds on social media. дальше »

2019-6-25 01:00


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FATF Guidelines Not Necessarily Negative for Cryptocurrencies

Contrary to the prevailing narrative, the incoming Financial Action Task Force (FATF) anti-money laundering (AML) guidelines for cryptocurrencies might not be overly negative for the industry. However, there are still a few vague aspects of the FATF’s document that might require a little extra clarifying before it publishes its interpretive note later in 2019. дальше »

2019-6-24 09:00


Sidechains vs Plasma vs Sharding

Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions. дальше »

2019-6-14 04:03


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Bitcoin wallet Electrum hit by DoS attack from 140,000-strong botnet

The servers of popular Bitcoin wallet Electrum are under heavy attack, and users are advised to be extra careful when using the platform until it’s resolved. A sophisticated botnet of more than 140,000 machines has launched Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks on Electrum‘s servers, with apparent intent to direct users to compromised versions of the software designed to steal their Bitcoin. дальше »

2019-4-8 18:06


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Report Claims That “Sextortionists” Absconded With Over $300,000 in Crypto in 2018

Most cyberattacks in the crypto space involve hackers finding a way around the security of crypto exchange platforms and gaining access to users’ funds. Last year saw the entry of a new breed of cyber extortionists that seems to be gaining ground, so much so that they were able to steal over $300,000 in bitcoin (BTC) tokens in 2018. дальше »

2019-3-1 18:10


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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


How Bitcoin Investors Can Ensure Extra Security and Privacy When Trading Crypto Assets Using VPNs

Online security is one of the largest problems that internet users are facing today, and this has been an issue for years now. While an average user has the potential to get exposed to online threats such as malware or hackers, the situation may be even worse for cryptocurrency traders. Ever since cryptocurrencies exploded in […] дальше »

2019-1-19 20:22


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Blockchain Analysis Is About to Get Harder as P2EP Enters Testing Phase

Yet another tool is being added to Bitcoin’s growing number of privacy solutions. Thought up at a brainstorming event attended by Bitcoin developers and privacy researchers last summer, Pay to Endpoint (P2EP) is a relatively new trick that utilizes the well-known CoinJoin mixing technique to make blockchain analysis much harder. дальше »

2019-1-1 19:31


Bitcoin’s Second Layer Blockchain Tech, the Lightning Network, Not Ready for Mainstream Use Yet

The idea behind the Bitcoin Lightning Network might’ve sounded something like this: we really don’t need to keep a record of every single transaction on the blockchain. Instead, the Lightning Network adds another layer to Bitcoin’s blockchain and enables users to create payment channels between any two parties on that extra layer. These channels can […] дальше »

2018-12-13 21:30