Skeptics, speculators and theories run high as one of crypto community’s biggest Twitter account @Bitcoin switches allegiance from supporting BCH to BTC. On Aug. 19, the standoff between Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Bitcoin (BTC) took a new twist, as one of the industry’s most controversial Twitter accounts — with nearly a million followers — changed […]
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Bitcoin Core developer Peter Wuille has introduced new Bitcoin smart contract programming language dubbed Miniscript. Bitcoin Core developer Peter Wuille has introduced new Bitcoin (BTC) smart contract programming language dubbed Miniscript. Wuille, a creator of major Bitcoin network upgrade SegWit, announced the Miniscript project website on the mailing list message for Bitcoin developers on Aug. […]
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The block size debate is among the most contentious discourse in Bitcoin, having spawned numerous community rifts and contested proposals. Why did Bitcoin fork and split? The inability of the community to find consensus regarding a proposal to increase the block size resulted in a user-activated hard fork of the Bitcoin blockchain in August 2017. […]
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Bitcoin vs. altcoins: Why some cryptocurrencies are more overpriced than others. The cryptocurrency community is no stranger to accusations of crypto being a bubble. As far back as 2014, media pundits were referring to the bursting of the Bitcoin (BTC) bubble, with a Financial Times article from September of that year even containing the ill-fated […]
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American broadcaster and known bitcoin bull Max Keiser suggested that the cryptocurrency market rally will not include altcoins. American broadcaster and known bitcoin (BTC) bull Max Keiser suggested that the cryptocurrency market rally will not include altcoins in a recent interview with CNBC Keiser said that with the development of the cryptocurrency space and adoption […]
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Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency solutions project Liquality has launched its interface for cross-chain atomic swaps between bitcoin, ether and stablecoin dai on the mainnet. Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency solutions project Liquality has launched its interface for cross-chain atomic swaps between bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH) and stablecoin dai (DAi) on the mainnet. The news was revealed in an official company […]
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As Bitcoin’s price soared past the key $10K, the main factors driving the rally this time around are much different than they were in late 2017. As bitcoin’s price keeps setting new yearly highs, the question on everyone’s mind right now is whether it’s different this time. Let’s take a closer look at why this […]
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The success of Tezos’ self-amendment process and other recent events stress the relevance of the topic of governance in the crypto community. On May 30, Tezos implemented the amendment Athens A, as the result of a voting process that involved its baker nodes (the Tezos equivalent of “miners”) from Feb. 28 to May 30. Although […]
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New report says after its hard fork on May 15, bitcoin cash experienced a 2-block reorganization possibly resulting in a 3,392 BCH (over $1.35 million) double spend. Following its hard fork on May 15, bitcoin cash (BCH) appears to have experienced a two-block chain reorganization resulting in a 3,392 BCH (about $1.35 million at press […]
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Binance experienced a “large scale” data breach this week — here is what is known so far. Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, experienced a “large scale” data breach on May 7. The hackers reportedly stole around 7,000 Bitcoin (BTC), worth more than $40 million as of press time. As the platform explained […]
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