Developers are still keen on removing BIP70 from the Bitcoin Core client altogether, they reveal. Cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay may soon find it harder to do business as developers plan to remove support for the way it creates payment addresses. BitPay address support may disappear from Bitcoin In a GitHub discussion about the future 0.19.0 […]
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Crypto users are still at the mercy of the controls and processes of exchanges, wallets and payment services. The power of cryptocurrency payment service providers is under the spotlight after a $100,000 donation to an Amazon rainforest charity was blocked last month. American cryptocurrency payment service provider BitPay reportedly blocked a Bitcoin payment from charity […]
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BCH developer Amaury Séchet seemingly exposed a secret about the coin’s block size? Cointelegraph speaks to Roger Ver. Those who have followed the Bitcoin saga from the very beginning know that it’s a mistake in 2019 to only pay attention to the so-called “grandfather cryptocurrency,” as that would mean ignoring Bitcoin’s many relatives (and competitors) that […]
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In order to avoid the risk of losing funds, Lightning Network users are advised to upgrade their LN versions. Following a recent warning on vulnerabilities on Bitcoin’s (BTC) Lightning Network (LN), a startup claims to have found instances of the vulnerability being exploited. Upgrade advised to avoid loss of funds Olaoluwa Osuntokun, CTO at LN-focused […]
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Japan, one of the most important markets for cryptocurrencies, has seen a number of important developments over the past week. Japan, one of the leading markets for cryptocurrencies, has seen a series of important developments for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries this week. The country’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has licensed crypto-related […]
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Casa, a Bitcoin-focused services and hardware firm, released a mobile wallet app for both Android and iOS users. Bitcoin (BTC)-focused technology firm Casa announced that its Sats mobile Bitcoin wallet app is now available for both iOS and Android devices. Casa announced in a post published on its official blog on Sept. 5 that the […]
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The capacity of the Lightning Network is decreasing, and the Bitcoin community is once again embroiled in a debate about scaling. But is it as serious as it seems? Bitcoin (BTC) turned 10 years old recently, and if someone were to tell its founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, in 2008 that the new decentralized currency would still be thriving […]
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Australian software programmer Rusty Russell warns users of security issues found in various Bitcoin’s Lightning Network projects, urges to update the software. Australian software programmer and Bitcoin’s (BTC) Lightning Network coder Rusty Russell warned users that “security issues have been found in various Lightning projects which could cause loss of funds.” Urgent update recommended On […]
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Can PAC give crypto a push? BitPAC — conceivably the only active crypto-centric political action committee — announced its plans to hold an ICO… Earlier this week, BitPAC — conceivably the only active crypto-centric political action committee (PAC) — announced its plans to hold an initial coin offering (ICO). The committee will reportedly issue a […]
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Solving the blockchain scalability challenge requires coming up with new consensus mechanisms that support different nonfinancial use cases. Blockchains and the related field of decentralized technologies represent a massive opportunity for humanity — not to mention the fact they appeared with almost perfect timing. Our largest institutions have become so powerful that they can take […]
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