A STUDY revail - Bitcoin not as bad for the planet as everyone thinks!
Bitcoin’s energy-guzzling blockchain isn’t great for the planet. But a new study suggests its effects on the plant aren’t as terrible as we thought.
A STUDY revail - Bitcoin not as bad for the planet as everyone thinks!
Bitcoin’s energy-guzzling blockchain isn’t great for the planet. But a new study suggests its effects on the plant aren’t as terrible as we thought.
Announcing LocalCryptos: Peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading with non-custodial P2SH escrow and end-to-end encrypted messages
Today, we're changing our name to LocalCryptos to support more cryptos, including Bitcoin. LocalCryptos is the new all-in-one peer-to-peer crypto marketplace. The platform is a one-stop-shop for fiat-...
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The Bolt-A-Thon Sequel to Spark Lightning Innovation
The second Bolt-A-Thon will take place via livestream in December 2019. Presentations and a hackathon are expected to boost the Lightning Network.
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A reminder that Bitcoin was invented to make the transactions they don't want you to make. Everyone used to be on the same page about that, but now we act as if it's a get-rich-quick-scheme.
The world is becoming increasingly digital. Remaining tethered to a physical piece of paper for transactions seems archaic at first thought. Choosing between making a payment via a scan of a phone or ...
First German Bank Imposing 0.5% Negative Rate to Small Savings Accounts, Yet Bankers Call Bitcoin "an Experiment"
A German bank has been making headlines imposing a negative interest rate on savings accounts starting from one euro cent, bringing more criticism on the European Central Bank in Germany, the Eurozone...
HODLer: PayPal CEO Dan Schulman Admits That He Owns Bitcoin
The CEO of PayPal, one of the world’s largest and most established online payment processors, has revealed in an interview that he owns Bitcoin and no
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Bitcoin ATMs Cross 6000 Worldwide
Highlights: The total number of Bitcoin ATMs worldwide crosses 6000This counts for 12% increase in 3 months and 700% increase in 3 yearsUS still holds the lions share of the ATMs In light of the curre...
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #73
This week’s newsletter announces a new minor version release of LND, notes downtime on the development mailing lists, describes some recent updates to Bitcoin services and clients, and summarizes rece...
HODL'ing Pays: 61% of Bitcoin Owners Could Sell at Profit
Toward the end of 2019, with Bitcoin prices keeping up above $8,000, about 61% of all holders could sell at a gain. The overall potential to sell at
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Bitcoin as a World Reserve Currency Could Help Bolster the US Dollar
The dollar's dominance comes at the cost of trade imbalances and growing debt. Bitcoin provides the world with a better alternative.
Tor Project Now Accepts Bitcoin Over Lightning Network
The Tor Project, the nonprofit organization behind the anonymous network Tor, announced that it now accepts Bitcoin donations via the Lightning Network
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UK Legal panel has decided Bitcoin & digital assets are legally property.
Today, a legal panel headed by the Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Geoffrey Vos, issued a statement classifying crypto-assets as property in the U.K., clearing the path for businesses to use digital...
State Banks in India Report Fraud of $13 Billion in 6 Months and They Want to Ban Bitcoin Because of Possibility of Fraud
In only six months this year between April and September 5,743 cases of fraud were reported by the State-run banks in India. This is what Indias Finance Minister told legislators on 19 November adding...
Bakkt, Fidelity Will Store Galaxy Digital’s New Bitcoin Fund Holdings
Galaxy Digital is tapping Bakkt and Fidelity Digital Assets to store the bitcoin for its two new funds.
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This Is How Many Trades Crypto Exchanges Process Each Month
While CoinMarketCap calculates the trading volume for an exchange over the
last 24 hours, how can you calculate the number of trades an exchange is
processing? Read more to find out!
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Fidelity Digital Assets Can Now Facilitate Bitcoin Custody and Transactions
On November 19th, 2019, the New York State Department of Financial Services granted Fidelity Digital Asset Services the designation of a New York Trust Company. Under the designation, Fidelity Digital...
[STUDY] How Many Bitcoins Are Permanently Lost?
How Many Bitcoins Are Permanently Lost? Bitcoin’s whitepaper, which recently turned 11 years old, is so concise that it makes only a passing mention of supply: Once a predetermined number of coins hav...
Unbelievable. International money laundering expert arrested for money laundering.
The academic has previously worked with the FBI and the DEA and has repeatedly been invited to give evidence to Congress.