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Study: Exchanges Accepted $1.3 Billion in Bitcoin Stemming from ‘High-Risk Addresses’
16.7.2020
A recently published report from the research and analysis firm Peckshield indicates that during the last two quarters of 2020, cryptocurrency exchanges accepted 147,000 BTC ($1.3 billion) from high-risk addresses. During the last few years, blockchain research and surveillance firms have been...
Bitcoin Finally Gets Into NASCAR, 6 Years After Dogecoin
15.7.2020
Source: Twitter, @jack
After an unsuccessful attempt in 2014, the Bitcoin (BTC) logo has finally found its place (a small one) in NASCAR, the US prime auto-racing franchise, after mobile payment service Cash App, which also supports BTC trading, inked a multi-year deal with Richard Petty...
Bank of England Still Debating Creation of Central Bank Digital Currency, Says Bailey
15.7.2020
Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey said Monday that the institution is still debating whether it should create a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Speaking at a webinar event, Andrew Bailey admits a CBDC will be a reality in the next few years. He, however, does not provide a time...
Five Years On, Ethereum Really Is the ‘Minecraft of Crypto-Finance’
14.7.2020
The Ethereum community has delivered on many of its promises, says the author of a new book charting the blockchain's early history
Crypto Taxes: Still Confused After All These Years
14.7.2020
Many tax professionals claim the recent guidance didn’t provide much clarity and created more confusion than it dispelled
Fidelity Acquires 10% Stake in Bitcoin Mining Firm Hut 8
14.7.2020
The giant fund manager Fidelity International holds roughly 10.6% stake in the bitcoin mining company Hut 8. For six years now, Fidelity, the firm that currently manages $300 billion on behalf of its customers, has been mining the cryptocurrency bitcoin. In May 2017, news.Bitcoin.com reported...
Chainlink (LINK) Hits a Fresh ATH After 3 Years of Trading Sideways
13.7.2020
Chainlink hits a fresh All-Time High as its smart contract-based blockchain platform extends its services in all the dimensions possible. In one such recent news about Chainlink’s integration for a smart way of interaction through SMS messaging with the help of the Conflux Network. Here, Chainlink...
$424 Million and Numismatic Value: There’s Only 20,000 Casascius Physical Bitcoins Left Unspent
12.7.2020
For many years now physical bitcoins have been a very popular trend, but one specific type called the Casascius physical bitcoin collection has intrigued people for years. Last December, someone redeemed a 100 BTC Casascius bar and since then 560 Casascius coins worth $5.1 million have been...
Alibaba’s Ant Group Plans to Stockpile Blockchain Talent ‘for 20 Years’
11.7.2020
Alibaba’s Ant Group is continuing its relentless blockchain drive with a move that could see it recruit some of the world’s top young blockchain talents over the next two decades.
Per a report from Jiemian, the Ant Group’s Ant Blockchain subsidiary has launched a long-term recruitment plan that...
Building a Blog with Next.js
9.7.2020
In this article, we will use Next.js to build a static blog framework with the design and structure inspired by Jekyll. I’ve always been a big fan of how Jekyll makes it easier for beginners to setup a blog and at the same time also provides a great degree of control over every aspect of...
Ethereum Activity Metric Hits Highest Level for 2 Years
7.7.2020
The number of active ether addresses just clocked a recent high, possibly thanks to its growing role in decentralized finance
Bitcoin Volatility Hits Three-Year Low, Sparking Fears of Massive Sell-Off
6.7.2020
The cryptocurrency data analytics and research company, Skew has warned that bitcoin could see a massive sell-off due to declining volatility. The data analytics firm says that bitcoin (BTC) realized volatility hit 20% over the past 10 days – it’s the lowest 10-day reading in nearly...
Demand for Bitcoin Will See a Dramatic Shift in 8 Years – Retail Addresses to Eat up Entire New Supply
2.7.2020
A recent report from ZUBR Research explains that by 2028, retail demand for bitcoin will exceed the supply. The report highlights that in eight years as Bitcoin’s supply rate decreases “retail size addresses [will] begin to eat up all the new supply alone.” Even the next halving...
‘Running Drivenet:’ Bitcoin Proponent Discusses the Benefits of Drivechain Versus Lightning Network
2.7.2020
During the last few days, a number of cryptocurrency supporters have been discussing Paul Sztorc’s Drivechain project, also referred to as “Drivenet.” The Drivechain project has been a work in progress for years now, and just recently Sztorc published a new version of the Drivenet...
After Years of Resistance, BitPay Adopts SegWit for Cheaper Bitcoin Transactions
2.7.2020
Payments processor BitPay has added support for SegWit, three years after a competing block size proposal fractured the Bitcoin community
South Korea Vows to Pump USD 111m into Blockchain R&D over Five Years
30.6.2020
South Korea has pledged to inject USD 111 million into the development of blockchain technology, with central government-sponsored research flowing until at least 2025.
The move is the brainchild of the nation’s Ministry of Science and ICT, which has worked jointly on the initiative with...
‘Casino Jack’ Abramoff Charged in AML Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Fraud Case, Could Return to Prison
27.6.2020
Jack Abramoff, the lobbyist behind one of the biggest Washington lobbying scandals as portrayed in the feature film Casino Jack, has been charged in connection with AML bitcoin cryptocurrency. He faces returning to jail after previously serving three and a half years in prison. Jack Abramoff...
Yield Farming Pool Concept May Solidify Ethereum’s Role as BTC’s Main Sidechain
26.6.2020
Decentralized finance (defi) applications on the Ethereum chain have been growing wildly during the last two years. Now a number of synthetic versions of bitcoin, that leverage the Ethereum chain, has outpaced offchain solutions like Blockstream’s Liquid and the Lightning Network. Just...
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Will Propel Humanity 20 Years Ahead in Tech
26.6.2020
The coronavirus outbreak may become the reason for the dramatic technological shift that will define the era
CSS background-repeat: round
23.6.2020
The CSS spec is full of gems that sneak their way past most of us web designers and developers. Stuff like :focus-within, prefers-reduced-motion, and prefers-color-scheme suddenly make their way into CSS without us really finding out for months or years. One such example is background-repeat:...