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Is China Poised to Nationalize Alibaba?
12.1.2021
The International Business Times reports China might nationalize Alibaba. Here’s what that has to do with China’s digital currency efforts
Did This Bitcoin Cycle’s FUD Phase Just Begin?
11.1.2021
As the price crashes more than 20% in 24 hours, NLW describes the “wall of worry” around regulation that might characterize this cycle’s FUD
Why I Changed My Mind on Bitcoin
10.1.2021
A reading of two recent essays by former bitcoin skeptics who have changed their tunes
Was This The Craziest Week in Bitcoin History?
9.1.2021
Transformative regulatory guidance, important macro tailwinds and, of course, a stunning run-up past $40,000
BRRR: Biden Readies a New $3T Stimulus Package
8.1.2021
What a new package including more direct payouts to citizens plus big infrastructure spending mean for bitcoin and markets as a whole
Can Bitcoin Just Keep Going Up?
7.1.2021
With bitcoin (briefly) passing $40,000 for the first time, the question becomes: Can it keep going or is a reset necessary?
What Georgia’s Elections Mean for Bitcoin
6.1.2021
As the Democrats appear to be headed to victory, how does their new U.S. Senate majority impact markets as a whole and bitcoin more specifically?
Most Important Crypto Regulation Yet? Banks Can Treat Public Blockchains Like SWIFT and ACH
5.1.2021
A new interpretive letter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency paves the way for stablecoins and public blockchains to be fully integrated in the financial infrastructure
Understanding Bitcoin’s Blistering Rise Past $30,000
4.1.2021
Bitcoin has started 2021 off with a bang. Here’s what investors and analysts think is driving the rise (and today’s dip) as well as predictions for what happens next
ECB Sends Another Confirmation of A ‘Global Currency War’
2.10.2020
While China has already confirmed that its digital yuan aims to break “dollar dominance,” the Eurozone to start experimenting with a central bank digital currency (CBDC) this month in order to protect the Eurozone from other public or private digital currencies.
The European Central Bank (ECB)...
BREAKDOWN: Why the First US Crypto Bank Is a Big Deal
19.9.2020
Kraken became the first crypto exchange to win a U.S. banking license this week. Here’s why that matters
$5.6 Million Double Spent: ETC Team Finally Acknowledges the 51% Attack on Network
6.8.2020
The Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain network lost $5.6 million to one miner following a 51% attack initially thought to be a chain split. During the attack, the offending miner managed to double-spend 807,260 ETC ($5.6 million) after spending 17.5 BTC or $200,000 (at time of writing) to acquire...
Indian Government Confirms Crypto Bill Is ‘Awaiting Approval’
31.7.2020
The Indian government has confirmed in a Right to Information (RTI) reply that the inter-ministerial committee’s cryptocurrency bill is “awaiting approval of the government.” The bill is currently being examined by various ministries. Indian Government’s Confirmation...
Fireblocks Claims Exchange Program Enables Zero-Confirmation Crypto Deposits
28.7.2020
Fireblocks says its new system provides crypto deposits on exchanges with zero confirmations and in real-time
Why Double Spends on BCH Are Not the Same as Replace-By-Fee Fraud
3.1.2020
When it comes to creating a peer-to-peer electronic cash system, accepting zero confirmation transactions becomes critically important. When a model’s main aim is to “just hodl” or push an isolated store of value narrative, important concerns like double spending can take a back...
These Myth-Busting Articles Dispel Common Bitcoin Myths
22.12.2019
Recently, a few Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents have been writing a series of myth-busting articles that describe Bitcoin technicals generally thought to be true but which are not. The articles posted on the read.cash blog have reviewed topics like 10-minute confirmation times, SPV wallets,...
Travelbybit to Drop Bitcoin Payments After Viral Double Spend Video
20.12.2019
On December 18, Bitcoinbch.com published a video explaining how easy it is to double spend BTC transactions in the wild. Not long after the film was released, the payment processor Travelbybit announced it would be removing both BTC and BCH payments for over 400 Australian merchants. Unfortunately...
Video Shows How Easy It Is to Double Spend BTC Using RBF
18.12.2019
On December 18, the web portal Bitcoinbch.com published an informal notice explaining that merchants accepting BTC should switch to BCH because of “dangerous flaws” found in the BTC software. The problem is tied to slow confirmation times tethered to a BTC-based protocol called...
Bitcoin Cash Double Spend Statistics Invoke 0-Confirmation Debate
29.11.2019
On November 28, the creator of doublespend.cash, a web portal that tracks and collects double spend attempts on the Bitcoin Cash network, explained that only 1 out of 1,105 double spends succeeds when they broadcast one second after the first transaction. The website’s creator highlighted...
Scammers Boost BSV Price With Fake Satoshi Confirmation
29.5.2019
Scammers boosted the price of bitcoin SV with a fake news alert purporting to show BSV's creator is also bitcoin's