The Lightning Network now has more nodes than Bitcoin Cash, suggesting widespread and adoption. In mid-January, there were only 29 nodes running Lightning Network on the Bitcoin mainnet. Now, just over two months later, it has 1,368 nodes, compared to 1,286 Bitcoin ABC nodes. There are already 29 insanely brave nodes running Lightning Network on […]
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As the various cryptocurrency exchanges vie for a piece of the growing market for digital currencies amid SEC warnings to exchanges, crackdowns, and probes, Bitfinex adds new functionality to its developer tool chest. With the open-source, Honey Framework, traders will have the ability to implement custom order types and trading strategies using their platform. The […]
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Unbeknownst to the attendees of the EthCC Ethereum Community Conference in France, Vitalik Buterin showed up to present news about a new upgrade. According to Buterin, a scaling solution for Ethereum’s smart contract system, Plasma, would be released to increase its computational functionality. Buterin teamed up with Bitcoin Lightning Network co-creator Joseph Poon, as well […]
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Coinbase announced the release of a new cryptocurrency index fund for US accredited investors. In the United States, to be considered an accredited investor, you would need a net worth of at least $1 million, excluding the value of your primary residence, or an income of at least $200,000 each year for the last two […]
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The U.S. Marshals Service is holding yet another Bitcoin auction on March 19, 2018, to the tune of 2,170 Bitcoins, valued at nearly $25 million USD, according to a press release on March 5. The funds are derived from asset seizures related to “various federal criminal, civil and administrative cases.” In order to participate, potential […]
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People in Australia will now be able to purchase Bitcoin and Ethereum at over 1,200 newsagents. The minimum purchase is $50 AUD, which must be made in cash, using an interface on an iPad mini available at each of the stores. Bitcoin.com.au launched the digital currency exchange service in 2016 and has been pushing out […]
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Circle, the Goldman Sachs-backed payments company has acquired Poloniex on February 26, 2018, according to a press release on the Poloniex website. Poloniex is a cryptocurrency exchange and current users are able to trade against Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero and Tether. With a payments company backed by one of the world’s largest investment banks coming into […]
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Coinbase made their official announcement that they would support Bitcoin Segregated Witness (SegWit) transactions. It has been rolled out to over 25% of their customers with 100% roll-out over the next week. SegWit is an important upgrade to Bitcoin (BTC) that will make transactions more secure and efficient. The system works by segregating the main […]
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Ledger, makers of the popular hardware wallet, the Nano S, has released new wallet desktop and mobile applications. This appears to be the first major step since raising $75 million USD during its Series B round in January. This was the largest VC fundraiser in the crypto storage sector, and a contrarian approach to fundraising, […]
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At the heels of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Technology Advisory Committee meeting this past Wednesday, the CFTC has issued a warning against pump-and-dump schemes, specifically related to digital currencies. The Customer Advisory on virtual currency pump-and-dumps warns people against “thinly traded or new ‘alternative’ virtual currencies and digital coins or tokens.” This would […]
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