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Jihan Wu Says he Suspects Craig Wright is a Spy From Blockstream as the Chain Split Client is Launched

Jihan Wu of Bitmain, one of the biggest miner with one million BCH coins, has retweeted a translated statement made in Chinese spaces where he says he suspects Craig Wright... The post Jihan Wu Says he Suspects Craig Wright is a Spy From Blockstream as the Chain Split Client is Launched appeared first on Trustnodes. дальше »

2018-8-30 14:45


Bitcoin [BTC]’s merchant use has dropped by 85%, says Chainalysis study

A recent survey conducted by Chainalysis Inc. shows that Bitcoin [BTC]’s use by merchants and in commercial use case scenarios is falling. The survey, which was commissioned by Bloomberg, shows that merchant usage peaked at $411 million in September of last year, with lows of about $60 million seen in May. This represents an 85% […] дальше »

2018-8-4 01:57


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Queensland Backs Cryptocurrency Point-of-Sale Project for Tourism

The Queensland government in Australia is backing a cryptocurrency point-of-sale system that officials believe will help boost tourism throughout the area. Thus far, they have given over $8 million in Australian dollars ($6 million USD) to roughly 70 different companies that will work to inspire innovation and create new ideas within the region’s travel space. дальше »

2018-8-2 00:27


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FINMA Launches Proceedings Against $100 Million ICO

Switzerland’s financial regulator, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), has announced that it has launched proceedings against initial coin offering (ICO) issuer, Envion AG. Also Read: Bolivar ‘Anchored’ to the Petro to Be Issued in August, Maduro Says FINMA Launches Proceeding Against $100 Million ICO A press release published by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory […] The post FINMA Launches Proceedings Against $100 Million ICO appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »

2018-7-27 10:45


Notes on Blockchain Governance

In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


$230 million worth short positions liquidated in 15 minutes – says BitMEX CEO

On 19th July, during an interview with CNBC, the CEO of BitMEX, Arthur Hayes stated that there was a liquidation of approximately $230 million worth short positions. According to Hayes, the liquidation happened 15 minutes after Bitcoin [BTC]’s price pumped from $6800 to $7250 witnessing approximately $450 rise. He further adds that since BitMex is […] дальше »

2018-7-20 21:25


Crypto Investor Wages $6.3 Million on Bitcoin > Berkshire Hathaway Share Price by 2023

A Friendly Wager: Unnamed Investor Bets $6.3 Million That Bitcoin Price Will Exceed Berkshire Hathaway Share Price by 2023 Tom Waterhouse, the CEO of William Hill Australia, recently promoted a bet on Twitter, which says: Big Bet: Well known Crypto expert has just requested a bet of $8.5m AUD to win $1.2bn that a Bitcoin […] дальше »

2018-7-13 06:05


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Estimated 4 Million Bitcoin is Lost Forever by Users’ Forgetfulness

As much as 20 percent of all the Bitcoin in existence is lost forever, Chainalysis has revealed — as the research firm says it handled contracts worth $750,000 since 2016. ‘We Don’t Help People Find Lost Bitcoin’ In comments to The New York Times, Chainalysis said that user failures to create robust methods of password storage meant as much as $20 billion of Bitcoin is locked out of reach. дальше »

2018-7-7 03:00