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Heated Debate Continues Over Bitcoin Cash Infrastructure Funding Plan
27.1.2020
Last Wednesday, the founder of the mining operation Btc.top announced a proposal that would fund Bitcoin Cash (BCH) development over the course of six months. Over the last five days, the funding plan has been the most dominant conversation within the BCH ecosystem, as supporters debate the merits...
Peter Schiff Accepts Mistake; Warns Bitcoin Supporters
23.1.2020
Peter Schiff, the gold bug, has released another official statement in which he has accepted his mistake for not being cautious towards the security of his bitcoin wallet password which eventually resulted in losing his valuable digital assets. My #Bitcoin mystery is solved. I mistook my pin for...
Bitcoin History Part 23: The First BTC Escrow
9.1.2020
Before the emergence of crypto exchanges and trustless multi-sig, early bitcoiners saw the need for an escrow service – a mediator to act as a go-between for strangers transacting online. Given the panoply of options now available, it is strange to think that escrow was once provided by a...
New SLP Telegram Bots Introduced to Bitcoin Cash Supporters
4.1.2020
The Bitcoin Cash community was recently introduced to two new Telegram bots that use Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) tokens within the messenger application. There’s a new SLP Telegram-based dice bot that claims to provide provably fair gaming and a developer has also launched an SLP dividend...
Ross Ulbricht Supporters Auction Collectibles After BTC Price Wager Goes Sour
4.1.2020
Digital currency influencers have started an auction to raise money for Ross Ulbricht who is serving a double life sentence for his involvement with Silk Road. There are lots of unique items for auction including artwork, physical coins, and other collectibles. Additionally, the crypto community...
Veriblock Captured Close to 60% of BTC’s OP Return Transactions in 2019
1.1.2020
During the course of 2019, the most used BTC-based OP_Return protocol, Veriblock, outshined Omni Layer outputs. According to statistics, Veriblock captured 57% of BTC’s OP_Return outputs in 2019. Ever since the protocol’s opcodes started dominating, a number of BTC influencers called...
23 Days Until a Bonded Courier Supposedly Delivers Keys to $8 Billion in BTC
9.12.2019
In 23 days, the infamous self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright will allegedly receive 1,100,111 BTC from a trust purportedly held in Seychelles. In fact, many Wright supporters and BSV proponents wholeheartedly believe Wright will “gain complete ownership of the trust,” and to...
Devs Reveal BCH Cashchannels and Simple Escrow Contracts
20.11.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters have been introduced to two new concepts that allow people to leverage the BCH network in a variety of innovative ways. On November 15, former Bitpay developer Jason Dreyzehner revealed his recurring payments system for BCH called Cashchannels. A few days later,...
Dubai to Host City’s First Bitcoin Cash Meetup on Saturday
13.11.2019
As Dubai is renowned as an international business and financial hub it should be no surprise it has a dedicated community of cryptocurrency supporters. On Saturday the residents of the city are coming together to learn about bitcoin cash and party. If you are in the area that day, make sure not...
CoinDesk Talks to Supporters, Critics at Craig Wright’s Contempt Hearing
23.8.2019
CoinDesk travels to Florida to talk to supporters and detractors of the so-called creator of bitcoin
Fiat Lite vs. Freedom Maximalist: The Two Types of Bitcoiner
19.8.2019
As regulation continues growing exponentially for cryptocurrencies worldwide, a chasm is yawning ever deeper between supporters. On the one hand, many yearn for massive adoption and clear regulations so they can get on with their trading, and get on with their lives – not to mention...
The Most Important Aspect of Bitcoin Is the Separation of Money and State
19.8.2019
Many cryptocurrency supporters believe the technology allows for the separation of money and state in a manner that’s never been seen before. Governments inflict two forms of robbery against nonviolent citizens by forcing them to pay taxes while also stealing from them silently through...
Site Monetization with Coil (and Removing Ads for Supporters)
13.8.2019
I've tried a handful of websites based on "tip with micropayments" in the past. They come and go. That's fine. From a publisher perspective, it's low-commitment. I've never earned a ton, but it was typically enough to be worth it.
Now Bruce has me trying Coil. It's compelling to me for a couple...
Market Outlook: Crypto Bulls Rally After Bearish Downturn
18.7.2019
Since July 13, digital currency prices have dropped in value significantly, but most coins have since experienced some recovery. While many crypto supporters are optimistic on where the markets are headed, traders and analysts have noticed a bullish-to-bearish trend. BTC and a slew of other...
Ignore Crypto Twitter – Life as a Nocoiner Isn’t That Bad
18.7.2019
Crypto Twitter (CT) is filled with half-witted commentary and price predictions by so-called luminaries, maximalists, and influencers. As the price of BTC has dropped to four figures, the usual tweets from CT thought leaders has insisted that this is the last chance to buy bitcoin for under...
Bitcoin Cash Multi-Party Escrow, Retail Adoption, and Upgrade Discussions
15.7.2019
Another week has passed for the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community and as usual, there’s been a bunch of announcements and developments. BCH supporters this week saw the release of a multi-party onchain escrow system, Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin discussed using the BCH chain as a data layer...
Bitcoin Cash Scaling Benchmarks, Brewdog, and Rising Transaction Volume
7.7.2019
Over the last week, there’s been lots of going on within the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) environment with companies implementing BCH support, new applications, and various announcements. While Bitcoin Cash supporters keep bolstering adoption, development and community projects have continued...
North Queensland’s Bitcoin Cash City Is Hosting a BCH-Focused Conference
22.6.2019
A BCH-centric two day event is coming to North Queensland Australia, dubbed the Bitcoin Cash City conference, on Sep. 4-5, 2019. The massive Australian state has a densely populated region of around 78 BCH accepting merchants and a large number of bitcoin cash supporters residing in the area....
Free Law Project’s Courtlistener Repository Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash Donations
18.6.2019
On Monday, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters learned that the popular website that focuses on U.S. court documents and the litigation system, Courtlistener.com, is accepting BCH for donations. Courtlistener captures hundreds of thousands of visitors every month by making high quality legal data widely...
Electron Cash Users Can Now Send Bitcoin Cash to Mobile Phones
7.6.2019
The developers behind the Bitcoin-Cash-based Electron Cash light client have added a slew of new features to the latest 4.0.6 version. Now Electron Cash users can send bitcoin cash to mobile phones via the Cointext service. In addition to this new functionality, the Cashshuffle implementation...