With only a few days of 2020 left, here’s a look at some of the major disappointments in the crypto industry during the year. While 2020 has been a landmark year for the crypto space, there have been a few notable letdowns. Despite the growing mainstream acceptance of virtual currencies, some governments are still creating […]
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Traders on Binance can now deposit and withdraw to SegWit (bech32) addresses. Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, has incorporated Segregated Witness, or SegWit, support for Bitcoin (BTC) deposits. The SegWit support was extended to deposits on Christmas Eve, Binance said in an official statement. The protocol upgrade was initially enabled […]
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At 0.02 cents, the humble satoshi still has a long way to go to hit parity with the cent, let alone an entire dollar. Bitcoin (BTC) may be circling all-time highs, but a new storm is brewing around its smallest subunit, the satoshi or “sat.” As more first-time investors pile in to BTC, attention is […]
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Kraken will integrate the Lightning Network to support instant Bitcoin transfers and reduced withdrawal fees. Major U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced on Wednesday that it will integrate the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network in 2021. Kraken emphasized that the integration will drive significant improvements in speed and fees, claiming Lightning allows Bitcoin “to process millions of […]
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Samson Mow, chief strategy officer at Blockstream, says Bitcoin was never about “transactions per second and coffee,” but about value and a “new financial paradigm.” Blockstream’s Samson Mow wants to move the conversation away from Bitcoin (BTC)’s transaction per second performance and toward its role in ushering in “a new financial paradigm” i.e. serving as […]
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DeFi and shopping may seem like an unlikely combination, but these protocols have the potential to unlock better deals for consumers and merchants alike. Decentralized finance and shopping seem like an unusual combination at first. How can liquidity pools help you save money at the till? But scratch a little deeper and some compelling use […]
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“Dash is technically no more a ‘privacy coin’ than Bitcoin,” according to Perkins Coie. So why did Shapeshift delist it? Cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift recently delisted three privacy coins: Dash, Zcash (ZEC) and Monero (XMR). This was an unexpected move to say the least, given the exchange’s historic commitment to privacy. As a noncustodial platform, Shapeshift did […]
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Reduced mempool activity not only results in reduced fees but gives users a chance to perform transactions that may not otherwise be practical. The Bitcoin network mempool shrank to its smallest size since mid-October this week after the network’s hash power soared. The clear mempool meant that that thousands of stuck transactions pending confirmation were […]
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PayPal’s crypto integration may bode well for Bitcoin price as its user base could triple Bitcoin (BTC) price has again punched through the $13,000 mark after yesterday’s PayPal’s announcement sparked a powerful rally which drove the price to a new 2020 high. Currently sitting near $13,100, Bitcoin price has rallied nearly 10% since the announcement […]
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Cosmos have announced a new bug bounty to rigorously vet the forthcoming Stargate upgrade to ensure no vulnerabilities are missed. In the lead up to its major network upgrade Stargate, Cosmos (ATOM) has announced a three-month-long bug bounty with double rewards to improve the software’s robustness prior to release. The key Stargate upgrade will complete […]
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