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Use Bitcoin, Gold, and Bonds as a Hedge Against Inflation - BitMEX
25.5.2020
With central banks and governments around the world injecting massive amounts of liquidity into financial markets, the threat of future consequences in the form of inflation is keeping many in the crypto community up at night, with major crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX now advising clients...
Venezuelans Can Now Use Bitcoin to Pay for Goods at 20,000 PoS Terminals
19.5.2020
Venezuelans will now be able to use bitcoin to pay for goods and services at more than 20,000 point-of-sale (PoS) terminals throughout the struggling South American country. This follows a deal between Panamanian crypto exchange Cryptobuyer and local payments processor Mega Soft to connect some...
Venezuelans Use Bitcoin as Gateway to Buy Foreign Fiat - Research
27.3.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to boom in Venezuela – but only because it is helping citizens buy hard-to-purchase foreign fiats, says an industry observer.
As previously reported, trading volumes on peer-to-peer (P2P) platform LocalBitcoins have spiked again in recent weeks.
In a report from the Open...
Lebanon Fights for Separation of Money and State as Residents Use Bitcoin to Evade Capital Controls
27.2.2020
Mass unrest in Lebanon due to allegations of political corruption and heavy handed capital controls has carried over into the new year, with reports pointing to a notable uptick in bitcoin trading from the embattled nation. As residents seek to preserve as much value as they can while government...
Curious About Bitcoin, Nigerians See Increasing Opportunities to Buy and Spend Cryptocurrencies
17.2.2020
Higher prices since the start of the year have been restoring popular interest in cryptocurrencies. Google searches for “bitcoin” have increased since December to about half of those registered in June last year. There’s one country that sticks out as a benchmark for...
Zero Chance Wikipedia Will Ever Use Bitcoin SV, Says Jimmy Wales
7.2.2020
Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales doubts that BSV will ever be useful for the online encyclopedia
Skrill Now Lets You Swap BTC for BCH
2.12.2019
Online payments service Skrill has introduced a new feature allowing users to directly exchange cryptocurrencies. The crypto-to-crypto option gives you the opportunity to use bitcoin core (BTC) stored in your wallet to buy and sell eight other supported cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin cash...
Cointext Founder Publishes New ‘Postage’ Specs for SLP Tokens
19.11.2019
On November 18, Cointext founder Vin Armani published a blog post that describes a new system called the ‘Simple Ledger Postage Protocol.’ The SLP concept allows wallets to send SLP tokens without having to use bitcoin cash (BCH) as ‘gas’ to forward transactions. Also Read:...
Venezuelans Made Lightning-Savvy Hardware to Use Bitcoin During Blackouts
1.11.2019
Locha Mesh is building software and hardware for connecting to bitcoin's Lightning Network – even when the power's out
How to Use Bitcoin SegWit Transactions: a Guide
16.10.2019
You’ve probably heard and read the term “SegWit” quite a few times lately. We’ve seen the reports saying that transactions via SegWit are rising, and many in the Cryptoverse have been singing praises to this upgrade, urging platforms and networks left and right to integrate it. Even Binance...
6 Crypto Experts on What Would Encourage People to Use Bitcoin
13.10.2019
Adoption is one of the major points of discussion in the Cryptoverse: how much do we need bigger adoption, from whom, how to obtain it, and what effects would growing adoption have on the ecosystem? All these questions are relevant, but the answers – at least for now – remain just theories...
Emergent Coding, Adoption Incentives and Practical Use – Bitcoin Cash City, Day 2
5.9.2019
The Bitcoin Cash City conference in North Queensland has just wrapped up, and participants are now unwinding after two consecutive days of presentations, product demos, free gifts, and plenty of food. Tomorrow, September 6, there will be a special workshop for developers, and then the conference...
World’s Biggest Bitcoin Cash Conference Kicks Off in Australia – What to Expect
4.9.2019
Arguably set to become the world’s biggest Bitcoin Cash conference yet, Bitcoin Cash City kicked off today in sunny Townsville, North Queensland. The city is not only colorful, friendly, and home to some very beautiful coastline, it’s also shock-full of opportunities to use Bitcoin Cash...
Bitex Crypto Exchange Partners With Bantotal In Latin America, Over 60 Banks Can Now Use Bitcoin
14.8.2019
In a breakthrough for the crypto industry in Latin America, popular crypto exchange Bitex has entered in partnership with a prominent banking service provider in the region, Bantotal. The latter has a presence in 14 Latin countries, which will give Bitex an unparalleled exposure. Uruguay based...
60 Latin American Banks Can Now Use Bitcoin for Cross-Border Payments
13.8.2019
Crypto exchange Bitex wants to decrease costs associated with cross-border banking using the bitcoin blockchain
BitBoss to Now Use Bitcoin SV, Users will be able to Send and Receive Tokens on BSV Protocol
10.8.2019
In a breakthrough for the gaming platform, BitBoss has announced that it will be integrating its platform with the Bitcoin SV network. The company released a blog on Medium which states that it is developing a JavaScript implementation of the BSV protocol, to contribute towards that tokenized open...
How to Use Bitcoin to Invest in Gold
8.6.2019
Gold and bitcoin enjoy a curious relationship. On the one hand, there is a significant crossover between investors in both, particularly from libertarians who don’t trust the U.S. dollar. But on the other hand, initiatives such as #DropGold have sought to position bitcoin as a more portable...
How to Check Bitcoin Cash Transactions With a Block Explorer
30.5.2019
A block explorer is a tool that enables cryptocurrency users to search addresses, balances, blocks, and transactions so they can verify all activities on the network. Bitcoin.com offers a BCH explorer, helping you to keep track of your coins. Also Read: Wallet and Card App Crypto.com Adds Bitcoin...
Bitcoin.com Launches Free Bitcoin Cash Register Platform for iOS Devices
25.5.2019
About a month ago, Bitcoin.com launched its free point-of-sale solution, Bitcoin Cash Register, for Android operating systems. This week our developers have released Bitcoin Cash Register for iOS mobile phones allowing any merchant with an Apple device to accept bitcoin cash payments. Also read:...