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Close to 11 Million BTC Haven’t Moved in Over a Year
13.1.2020
According to a new research report published by Digital Asset Data, more than 10 million BTC has been sitting dormant for a whole year. Data shows that unmoved bitcoins account for roughly 59% of the current minted supply and it’s the largest number of dormant coins since the start of 2017....
HSBC Closes 2 Branches Following New Protests in Hong Kong
3.1.2020
HSBC had two of its Hong Kong branches closed on Jan. 2, the first working day of the year, following attacks by protesters during the latest anti-government demonstrations on New Year’s Day. The banking giant also closed seven indoor ATM clusters and announced on Friday it will suspend...
BCH Is An A-Class Crypto for Auditability
20.12.2019
Crypto research group Coin Metrics recently released issue 30 of its “State of the Network” series, which ranks crypto assets by auditability. Taking into account node operation, synchronization, normal operation, code audit and extraction of ledger data, the top 10 cryptocurrencies...
Here’s What Happens When You Use Lightning Network for the First Time
16.12.2019
Do you remember receiving your first bitcoin? Seeing those satoshis arrive in your wallet is a magical, almost spiritual, experience. In that moment, the most beautiful thing about bitcoin is not its censorship resistance or pseudonymity: it’s that it works at the first time of asking....
What Can You Expect in the Bitcoin Saving Account Market Today?
14.12.2019
Interest-bearing crypto saving accounts have become a popular new investment vehicle for digital asset investors who want to earn interest while HODLing.
In this article, we will take a quick look into the basics of the crypto saving account market.
What is a crypto savings account?
A crypto...
CBD Coffee Company Leverages Censorship-Resistant Nature of Crypto
11.12.2019
On December 8, the U.S.-based coffee firm that uses cannabidiol (CBD) in its product, Crazy Calm, launched a promotion that aims to send $5 per order to the charity EatBCH. The founder of Crazy Calm, Matt Aaron, also detailed that the startup wanted to leverage the payment processor Shopify but...
Global Citizens Call For 'a Global Unit of Account,' Says Central Bank
10.12.2019
Central banks in the Eurozone are increasingly turning their attention to the matter of digital fiats as they hurry to meet the needs of citizens who are more and more reluctant to use conventional cross-border payment solutions. But could their Central Bank-issued Digital Currency (CBDC) drives...
Techniques for Rendering Text with WebGL
6.12.2019
As is the rule in WebGL, anything that seems like it should be simple is actually quite complicated. Drawing lines, debugging shaders, text rendering… they are all damn hard to do well in WebGL.
Isn’t that weird? WebGL doesn't have a built-in function for rendering text. Although text seems like...
Crypto-Focused Lender Blockfi Launches Trading Platform
5.12.2019
Crypto financial services company Blockfi has launched a trading platform supporting three cryptocurrencies. The new offering adds to the company’s existing services: interest-bearing accounts and crypto-backed loans. Blockfi has completed registration with the U.S. Financial Crimes...
Canadian Startup KOHO Secures $25M to Offer Free Smart Spending Account
29.11.2019
Canadian fintech startup KOHO has managed to raise $25 million in its latest funding round. The funding round was led by Drive Capital and NAventures, the venture capital arm of the National Bank of Canada, also participated. The funding round comes six months after the company had announced...
A Few Benefits for Bitcoin Beginners to Appreciate
24.11.2019
If you are considering entering the crypto universe or if you’ve only recently made your first investment, you might still be exploring the benefits of bitcoin as opposed to your credit card, online bank account or digital wallet you are used to. In an abstract sense, cryptocurrencies...
HSBC Closes Account Used to Support Hong Kong Protesters
22.11.2019
For months on end, Hong Kong has been the scene of intensive confrontation between pro-democracy activists and its Beijing-supported government. It now seems the financial establishment has taken a side in this conflict. Banking giant HSBC has decided to close an account used to support the protest...
German Bank Boosts Bitcoin — Negative Interest Rates Hit Every Account
21.11.2019
“We had to” — German bank charges everyone 0.5% negative interest
Spotlight on Bitcoin as HSBC Shuts Hong Kong Protest-Linked Account
19.11.2019
The importance of Bitcoin’s non-seizability has been highlighted yet again as HSBC closes an account reportedly used to fund Hong Kong protestors
Cryptoworld Votes BTC after Bank of America Axes Ex PayPal CFO Account
18.11.2019
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Always hungry for more proofs that Bitcoin (BTC) is better than traditional, centralized banking, the Cryptoverse just found more examples in the U.S. and Lebanon.
First, the U.S.-headquartered banking giant Bank of America (BoA) froze the accounts of ex PayPal Chief...
Bank of America Shuts Account of Former PayPal CFO, Without Any Explanation
18.11.2019
In a quite shocking event, Bank of America, one of the leading commercial banks in the world, closed an account of former PayPal CFO and Sequoia Capital partner Roelof Botha, and that too, without giving any explanation. While this comes as a surprise to many, there have been similar instances...
Bank of America Ices Ex-PayPal CFO’s Account, ‘Did You Buy Any Bitcoin?’
18.11.2019
Karma? Ex-PayPal CFO has his bank account arbitrarily closed, crypto community thinks it is because of buying BTC
Some Things You Oughta Know When Working with Viewport Units
6.11.2019
David Chanin has a quickie article summarizing a problem with setting an element's height to 100vh in mobile browsers and then also positioning something on the bottom of that.
Summarized in this graphic:
The trouble is that Chrome isn't taking the address bar (browser chrome) into account when...
Chinese Communist Party Reportedly Filling Roles at Top Exchange Huobi
6.11.2019
A source has reported to news.Bitcoin.com that the Chinese government is attempting to directly manage the crypto exchange industry in the country. According to the source, this could lead to frozen assets for U.S. account holders and others. Notably, Huobi Global’s website has announced that...
Crypto Traders Rush to Revamp Their Security After Bitmex Dox
1.11.2019
The world’s largest crypto derivatives exchange Bitmex has accidentally doxed tens of thousands of its users. An email newsletter concerning forthcoming updates to Bitmex indices CC’d a large proportion of the company’s mailing list, exposing the addresses of its users to...