Charlie Lee
22.4.2020
Charlie Lee is the creator of litecoin and the managing director for the Litecoin Foundation. Born in Ivory Coast, West Africa, Lee immigrated to the United States at age 13. Lee announced litecoin on Bitcointalk, a bitcoin forum initially created by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2011 while working...
Stablecoins and Crosschain Loans: 2 Projects Attempt to Bring Defi Solutions to Bitcoin
22.4.2020
While decentralized finance (defi) solutions have grown popular on the Ethereum blockchain, developers have recently created similar systems by leveraging BTC’s network. A project called Atomic Loans claims to offer a noncustodial bitcoin-backed stablecoin solution, while Money on chain a...
Bitcoin SV’s Jimmy Nguyen: ‘Google Me’ If You Want to Serve Your Subpoena
22.4.2020
Where in the world is Jimmy Nguyen? The Bitcoin SV proponent has told a court he’s not hard to track down using Google or Twitter
Senate Passes New $484 Billion Pandemic Aid Package
22.4.2020
The Senate has passed nearly half a trillion in additional funding for small businesses, hospitals and increased testing
Bitcoin Price Hangs on to Key Support Level as Stocks and Oil Tip Over
22.4.2020
Imploding oil prices and a second day of losses in the S&P 500 and Dow have Bitcoin investors worried about its short-term price action
Consensys Cuts Hundreds of Jobs This Year – About 25% of Its Staff Slashed
22.4.2020
Ethereum-based company Consensys has cut hundreds of jobs since January. In its latest action, the US-based blockchain development team confirmed it will slash more than 90 jobs – or 14% of its workforce – citing the global impact of Covid-19. The decision comes after a virtual town...
Ransomware Attacks Are Way Down in the Midst of COVID-19
22.4.2020
A malware research lab says ransomware attacks are at an all-time low right now
Did Young Satoshi Nakamoto Write This 1999 Cypherpunks Post?
22.4.2020
One anonymous writer had a ten-year head start on the ideas that formed the basis of Bitcoin — was it Satoshi?
Bittrex Exec Joins Mortgage Giant Fannie Mae After Crypto Exchange’s Brush With NYDFS
22.4.2020
Reversing the pattern of government veterans jumping to crypto startups, Bittrex US’s former chief compliance and ethics officer has moved to Fannie Mae
A Major Chinese Bank Unveils the Banking Sector’s First Blockchain White Paper
21.4.2020
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is the world’s largest lender by assets, and they’ve just released a crypto white paper
Bitcoin Halving Searches Surge – Phrase Touches Google Trends All-Time High
21.4.2020
The notorious bitcoin halving is expected to happen in 20 days either on or around May 12, 2020. The anticipation leading up to the event is at an all-time high, as last week worldwide queries for the phrase “bitcoin halving” using Google peaked with a top score of 100. On Tuesday...
Coronavirus Stimulus Is More Than Twice Crypto's All-Time Market Cap High
21.4.2020
Showing just how small the crypto space is, the recent U.S. stimulus package is 240% larger than the industry all-time high levels