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$424 Million and Numismatic Value: There’s Only 20,000 Casascius Physical Bitcoins Left Unspent
12.7.2020
For many years now physical bitcoins have been a very popular trend, but one specific type called the Casascius physical bitcoin collection has intrigued people for years. Last December, someone redeemed a 100 BTC Casascius bar and since then 560 Casascius coins worth $5.1 million have been...
How the US and Europe Are Regulating Crypto in 2020
12.7.2020
Crypto regulation in 2020: The U.S. tightens regulation of crypto, while India has finally allowed banks to get involved with firms
Listen: What a Bitcoin Researcher Says About Lightning
12.7.2020
Chaincode Labs researcher Clara Shikhelman has been studying mathematics in university since she was 14 years old. Now, as the bitcoin company’s newest post-doctoral fellow, she is exploring ways to optimize the Lightning Network
Key Metrics Show Institutional Interest in Crypto Is High and Rising
12.7.2020
As institutions flock to crypto, here are the fundamental metrics that can be used to track their interest
Next 500m Bitcoin Users ‘Could Be a Simpler UX Away’
12.7.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) is now over a decade old. In a little over ten years, the cryptocurrency pioneer went from a fringe phenomenon to a globally-accepted alternative asset class with millions of holders across the globe. While this is impressive by all means for new technology, bitcoin is still far away...
Why Banks Keep Blocking Cryptocurrency-Related Transactions
12.7.2020
The close interaction between traditional finance and regulators is the key element in the development of the cryptocurrency industry
Which Way Bitcoin Price? Current ‘Stablecoin’ Period Mimics Early 2017
12.7.2020
The wait for Bitcoin’s next big price move is nearly over, and the next few days will signal which direction that will be
20,000 Helbizcoin Investors Accuse Company of Trying to Destroy Evidence, Seek Court Injunction
12.7.2020
A group representing about 20,000 investors in Helbiz Inc has filed a motion seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the company. Investors want a motion granted to stop the company from destroying smart contracts that supports Helbiz Inc.’s ERC20, a token...
Presidential Campaigns and Tiktok: Bad Crypto News of the Week
12.7.2020
Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast
Zimbabwe’s Battle To Control Currency Inadvertently Boosts Bitcoin Profile
12.7.2020
Zimbabwe’s deteriorating economic situation is forcing authorities to sign off on some desperate and controversial decisions. Some of such decisions include the abrupt suspension mobile money as well as the recent designation of Zimswitch as a national payment switch. Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe...
Christophe Cieters: Monopoly Money
12.7.2020
As money developed and people opted to place it in secured storage, banks started issuing banknotes which represented a client’s deposit at the bank and the promise to redeem each note for the amount of gold it represented at a 100% reserve rate. Market exchange rates of the coins were...
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: July 5 - July 11 in Review
11.7.2020
Tosei real estate and Tokyo Financial Holdings issued an asset-backed digital financial product, Coinage registered with Japanese authorities as an exchange and more headlined news from Japan this past week
Hacker stole 336 BTC from Crypto exchange Cashaa
11.7.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange Cashaa said hackers took 336 bitcoin from one of its wallets. The company has stopped all crypto-related transactions
Chinese Authorities Confiscate $15 Million in Cryptocurrencies, Arrest 10 Scammers
11.7.2020
Chinese authorities have seized cryptocurrencies worth about $15 million while bringing down a scam involving fake Huobi tokens. In addition, ten people were arrested while luxury cars and real estate were confiscated. The police in the Chinese city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, have cracked...
To Accelerate Cryptocurrency Adoption, We Must First Improve User Experience
11.7.2020
Cryptocurrency adoption is inevitable, but without strengthening our approach to user education, the process will be slow
Bitcoin Price Ready for $10K Retest as Algorand, Tezos Continue Surge
11.7.2020
Even though Bitcoin price has shown some weakness, key support levels are holding as BTC prepares for another shot at $10,000
‘Fiat and Money Printing’ Street Mural Earns $500 in Bitcoin Donations in Five Days
11.7.2020
A Parisian street artist is receiving hundreds of dollars every day in bitcoin donations from his painting that speaks about “fiat and money printing.” Pascal Boyart’s latest mural, “Confessions of a Red Jester”, is a modern interpretation of the 1862 painting...
Comparing Apple to Bitcoin? Crypto Occupies a Class of Its Own
11.7.2020
Is it even fair to compare Bitcoin to younger versions of tech giants like Apple?
Bitcoin Script and Onchain Contracts: Two High-Level Programming Languages for Bitcoin Cash
11.7.2020
Last May, the software developer and creator of revoke.cash, Rosco Kalis, released Cashscript version 0.4 that included a number of optimizations. Cashscript’s new website highlights the high-level language that “offers a strong abstraction layer over Bitcoin Cash’ native virtual...
Japanese Exchange Holdings of Bitcoin Surged During the Pandemic
11.7.2020
Japanese holdings of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, XRP, and Ether all surged during the coronavirus pandemic