A website claiming to be taking advantage of an unexplained “exploit” in Bitcoin to “generate” coins on behalf of its users has scammed more than .8 BTC to date. We tested the “service” in order to be sure that it was a scam. Located at bitcoin-generator-2018.bid, the way the scam works is simple enough: it […]
While most crypto investors are shooting for the moon, Blockstream is focused on things a bit closer to Earth: in the outermost layer of its atmosphere, to be exact. Blockstream’s full node Bitcoin satellites are something out of science fiction. Orbiting in our planet’s exosphere, the spacecrafts broadcast the Bitcoin blockchain across the globe. Anyone […]
A 28-year-old cryptocurrency entrepreneur from the UK has managed to turn £1,000 (around $1,500) into over £1 million in just 18 months of trading. Josh Riddett, of Bury, Greater Manchester, has found success manufacturing specialist digital currency mining hardware. Riddett’s company, Easy Crypto Hunter, has expanded from the sale of a single unit, with profits […]
Bitcoin Cash co-founder Calvin Ayre predicts that the flagship cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, will plunge to zero in 2019 because it’s worthless. But never fear, he said, because Bitcoin Cash Satoshi Vision (BSV) will be there to save the day. Interestingly, Ayre insists that the Bitcoin price is being deliberately deflated right now in order to stamp it out of […]
After a weekend of sideways trading, the cryptocurrency markets have jumped on Monday, with Bitcoin rising more than 5% and the overall crypto market capitalization rising to over $110 billion. Today’s price rise has led the markets to regain much of their losses that were incurred last Friday. Bitcoin Trades Up 5% At the time […]
Coinbase is rolling out bitcoin-based crypto-to-crypto trading pairs for its retail customers.
The engagement could lead to the tokenization of up to $200 million worth of cobalt, which is used to make electric vehicle batteries, in 2019.
Blockstream has expanded its bitcoin satellite service to the Asia-Pacific region and added support for Lightning Network transactions.
The post Bitcoin News Summary – December 17, 2018 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Here’s what happened this week in Bitcoin in 99 seconds. A major shakeup occurred in the crypto market cap rankings this week, with Bitcoin Cash ABC falling to 7th position and Bitcoin Cash SV falling to 9th. The top 6 coins […]
Facebook has embarked on an aggressive hiring spree to woo crypto experts to expand its blockchain group amid speculation that the social media monopoly is considering launching its own cryptocurrency. Facebook formed its blockchain unit in April 2018 with David Marcus, the former president of PayPal and VP at Messenger. Marcus is a longtime cryptocurrency advocate and […]