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How Big Hydro Power Partners With Bitcoin Miners to Prevent Energy Waste
22.7.2019
We are often told that the verification of bitcoin transactions eats a lot of energy. The largely inaccurate comparison to a small country, the size of Ireland or Denmark, is evoked thanks to numerous clickbait headlines. What mainstream media fails to explain, however, is that bitcoin mining...
Lightning Network’s Antifraud Methods Inferior to Nakamoto Consensus, Research Shows
17.7.2019
The Lightning Network, the touted scaling solution for the BTC chain, has recently seen its capacity decrease significantly and the beta project is still best suited for a cliche of technically savvy users. Now according to an analysis by Bitmex Research, the Lightning Network’s nodes have...
PR: Bitcoin.com Wallet Joins Blockchain Consortium FIO
16.7.2019
Bitcoin.com wallet, the official wallet of Bitcoin.com, has joined the Foundation for Interwallet Operability (FIO) in a move that will assist the wave of new users who are expected to join cryptocurrency markets as a result of June’s recent coin and token price increase.
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Georgia Exempts Bitcoin From VAT to Become the Next Country to Affirm Its Currency Status
13.7.2019
Cryptocurrency taxation is a subject that concerns a growing number of users, traders and investors. An area that creates a lot of confusion among taxpayers is the application of VAT, or the value-added tax most countries levy on the sales of goods and services. Georgia has become the latest nation...
Canada’s Crypto Exchanges Must Now Register as MSBs, Report Transactions Over $10K
11.7.2019
Canada has updated its anti-money laundering rules, classing crypto exchanges as MSBs and mandating financial compliance and reporting
HSBC Blockchain Connection Reduces Transaction Time by 40%
10.7.2019
HSBC and Landmark Group linked two blockchain platforms, which reduced transaction time by 40%
PR: My BitIRA Launches to Empower US Consumers With 24/7 Cryptocurrency Retirement Account Access
10.7.2019
BitIRA — pioneer of the first insured cold storage solution for cryptocurrency retirement accounts — has launched its newest tool, the “My BitIRA”[https://my.bitira.com] investing platform. My BitIRA maximizes the transparency and control individuals in the U.S. have over their cryptocurrency...
Bitstamp Crypto Exchange Sets Up Lightning Network Node
8.7.2019
Bitstamp cryptocurrency exchange set up its own Lightning Network node in a move to boost the network’s capabilities
Fujitsu Develops Blockchain IDs That Score Trustworthiness in Transactions
4.7.2019
Fujitsu Laboratories has unveiled digital identity tech that scores users' reliability to increase the security of online transactions
Coinsquare, Just Cash Partnership Enables Non-Bank ATM Crypto Transactions
3.7.2019
The software upgrade can potentially be introduced to approximately 170,000 machines across America
Bitcoin Transactions May Grow By $1 Million In Dark Net This Year
2.7.2019
The price of Bitcoin may grow up or fall; the regulators from across the world may try hard to regulate it. Ordinary people may doubt its potential. But it is increasingly getting adoption in the dark web. According to a news published in Bloomberg today, there will be a record hike in the use...
Share of Illegal Bitcoin Transactions Declined to Less Than 1%
2.7.2019
The proportion of bitcoin transactions tied to illicit deals is declining, according to blockchain research company Chainalysis.
Illegal activity has accounted for less than 1% of all bitcoin activity so far this year — down from 7% in 2012, Bloomberg reported, citing Hannah Curtis, senior product...
Top-10 Industries Being Transformed by Blockchain
30.6.2019
The advent of distributed ledger technology has comprised the catalyst for a new wave of creative destruction. Here are the top-10 industries that are affected the most
25 Bitcoin Transactions Worth $6 Billion Included in One Block
30.6.2019
25 bitcoin transactions worth $6 billion have been included in one block, according to a Twitter account dedicated to reporting significant bitcoin transactions
Daily Ethereum Transactions Exceed One Million, a First Since May 2018
29.6.2019
Ethereum’s on-chain daily transaction count crossed one million yesterday for the first time since May 2018
How to Pay Employees or Get Paid With Bitcoin
29.6.2019
Paying or getting paid with digital coins is the norm in the cryptocurrency sector. Participants in many other industries, however, may also be tempted to take advantage of the benefits offered by decentralized currencies. In the case of bitcoin cash (BCH), that means fast, secure and low-cost...
How to Keep Bitcoin Cash Transactions Private
28.6.2019
There are many reasons to keep bitcoin cash transactions private and the top six ways to make them anonymous are outlined in a new video by Bitcoin.com. Meanwhile, the Financial Action Task Force has just released its global guidance for crypto assets, effectively calling on countries and crypto...
Over 22,000 Traders Have Now Signed up to Local.Bitcoin.com
27.6.2019
People from all over the world have opened accounts to trade bitcoin cash anonymously and without any KYC on Local.Bitcoin.com. Almost 1,000 BCH has already been exchanged privately through blind escrow via the new platform. Also Read: Namecheap Lets You Buy a Domain and Host Your Website With...
PR: New FATF Rules See VASP Industry Convene for V20 Summit
26.6.2019
As the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) prepares to roll out a new set of rules to increase reporting requirements on cryptocurrency transactions at the G20 Leaders’ Summit this month, a collective of international industry associations have led an initiative to convene Virtual Assets Service...
98% of BSV Transactions Used for Writing Weather Data on Blockchain: Report
25.6.2019
More than 98% of transactions on the BSV blockchain over the past 30 days were used for writing copied data from a weather app, data shows