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Bitcoin History Part 17: That Time Mt. Gox Destroyed 2,609 BTC
21.9.2019
Technically speaking, it’s impossible to destroy bitcoins. But it is possible to send coins to an unspendable address, rendering them redundant to all intents and purposes. In October 2011, that’s exactly what Mark Karpeles did when he consigned 2,609 BTC to eternal oblivion due to...
Privacy Network Elixxir Invites Smartphone Users to Test Private Messaging
11.9.2019
In an age where Google, Facebook and the NSA are known to be harvesting as much as our communications as they can, many people are concerned that online privacy now only exists in the history books. One project trying to address this is the metadata-shredding platform Elixxir, led by cypherpunk...
Mystery 94K BTC Transaction Becomes Richest Non-Exchange Address
6.9.2019
The recipient of the $1 billion Bitcoin transaction on Sept. 6 is now presumed to be the first richest non-exchange address
Liquid Crypto Exchange Unveils Digital Wallet Address for Gram Token Sale Proceeds
2.9.2019
Japan-based crypto exchange Liquid has announced an escrow wallet for Gram token sale proceeds
PR: Decentralized Recurring Crypto Payments System Launched by Monarch Blockchain
13.8.2019
Monarch, the decentralized wallet and suite of crypto services, has launched the first decentralized recurring payments system Until now, there’s been no way to automatically pay merchants in crypto on a recurring basis due to the limits of blockchain-based transactions. To solve this, Monarch...
BCH News Roundup: Transactions Spike, Cashaddr Support and Developer Congress
10.8.2019
The last seven days have been busy within the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem with a slew of announcements and developments. Kraken exchange recently added the BCH-based Cashaddr address format and Coinbase open-sourced a utility that makes it easy to convert between Base58 and Cashaddr addresses....
Indian Supreme Court Sets New Date to Hear Crypto Case
24.7.2019
The Indian supreme court has set a new date to hear the crypto case that was originally scheduled to be heard on July 23. The court is expected to address the writ petitions against the RBI banking restriction as well as the government’s report and the recently released draft crypto bill....
Detect Cryptocurrency by Wallet Address
16.7.2019
I’ve always been a massive advocate of cryptocurrency. I love the technology, the ease of use, and the freedom that cryptocurrencies bring to the world. Despite my love of crypto, I know that adoption will take a long time and that the state of crypto is not friendly to new adopters. One scary part...
‘Don’t Worry We Can Just Print More Money’ – Swedish Central Bank Ponders -1.5% Interest Rate
6.7.2019
At a press conference on Wednesday, the head of the Swedish Central Bank admitted that interest rates could potentially go as low as -1.5%, and quipped that Swedes likely wouldn’t even protest. Other countries implementing negative interest rate policies are producing lukewarm results that...
Electroneum Price Analysis: Electroneum (ETN) Now Must Address The Liquidities To Surge In The Right Direction
2.7.2019
Addressing the liquidity is a major concern as of now for Electroneum. Along with the same, it is vital for the community to get more exchanges on board. Till then, their great concept might not realize into a successful reality. This might be one of the major reasons for the valuation fluctuating...
Create a Custom BCH Address With Vanity.cash
9.6.2019
A vanity address can be useful in various situations. If you have a business, for example, you can incorporate its name into a bitcoin cash address you regularly use for payments. Vanity.cash is a platform that will help you create custom BCH addresses in a few easy steps. Also read: Find a...
$1.5M in Stolen Bitcoin From 2016 Bitfinex Hack Changes Address
7.6.2019
Someone has recently moved around $1.5 million in bitcoins stolen from the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange in 2016
Zcash Price Analysis: ZEC Released Sprout-to-Sapling Migration Tool to Sustain Legacy Address
6.6.2019
Zcash (ZEC) deployed a new tool to help Zcash owners upgrade their coins before legacy addresses are no longer supported. Zcash developers are working round the clock to set a roadmap of development and taking the coin forward. ZEC/USD 3 Month Price Chart – TradingView Zcash Current...
Verge (XVG) Price Analysis: Verge Is Endeavoring To Address Higher Against Bitcoin
21.5.2019
Verge (XVG) recently announced the impending release of Lumos Version 5.0 update, which is the biggest greatest specialized advancement started by Verge. Verge uncovered that the update would likewise be taken off to crypto trades and mining pools to refresh their administrations. The hack assault...
Anchor a Document or File to the BCH Chain With Notary.Bitcoin.com
19.5.2019
In my last article, I explained how to prove ownership of a specific address by signing a message with a public and private key pair. That’s just one way of proving ownership and verifying a valid signature, as BCH users can also anchor a document to the chain using the Bitcoin Cash...
How to Prove Ownership With a Bitcoin Cash Address and Digital Signature
18.5.2019
Bitcoin is an amazing form of money and the technology Satoshi created has incredible potential. However, most people don’t realize that the blockchain not only allows for a great medium of exchange, but it also provides the means for creating notarized proofs. The following walkthrough aims...
‘Craig Is a Liar’ – Early Adopter Proves Ownership of Bitcoin Address Claimed by Craig Wright
17.5.2019
On May 16, an unknown person posted a signed message to social media concerning a bitcoin address that was used as evidence in the ongoing Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit. According to the message, which is verified to be the rightful owner of the address used in the Florida lawsuit, the address never...
How to Generate QR Codes for Crypto Payments
10.5.2019
Businesses and projects in the crypto space have an incentive to facilitate cryptocurrency payments for their customers and users. With QR codes, acquiring a recipient’s address is easy – all it takes is a quick scan with a smartphone. A platform called Cwaqrgen provides a tool...
The Whole Spreadsheets as Databases Thing is Pretty Cool
18.3.2019
A spreadsheet has always been a strong (if fairly literal) analogy for a database. A database has tables, which is like a single spreadsheet. Imagine a spreadsheet for tracking RSVPs for a wedding. Across the top, column titles like First Name, Last Name, Address, and Attending?. Those titles...
Object.fromEntries
9.11.2018
The Object object has been buffed with useful methods over the past few years. Object.keys, Object.values, Object.freeze, and Object.assign all address frequently desired functionality. One of the new Object methods is fromEntries, which accepts a Map or map-like array nesting and converts it...