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Ledger Nano S Review – Is this Bitcoin Wallet Better than TREZOR?

The post Ledger Nano S Review – Is this Bitcoin Wallet Better than TREZOR? appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Recently I attended the North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami. Ledger, one of the leading hardware wallets manufacturers were selling their merchandise at the event and I decided to finally do my Ledger Nano S review […]

Should ViaBTC Stop Opposing Segregated Witness for Bitcoin Scaling?

The ViaBTC Transaction Accelerator has proven to be quite a successful service over the past few months. One downside to this system is how only 100 transactions can be boosted every single hour. In a recent tweet, the company complains about how they are hitting this glass ceiling nearly every hour. It would be better […]

Chinese Exchanges No Longer Dictate Global Bitcoin Price

For the first time in a while, the bitcoin price is no longer dominated by the Chinese cryptocurrency exchanges. Whether or not this is a positive development remains to be seen. Then again, changes to the bitcoin ecosystem can be quite positive. Less reliance on China means there will be slightly more decentralization moving forward. […]

OKCoin and Huobi to Freeze Bitcoin Withdrawals, Raises Concerns about Centralized Platforms

Bitcoin is a decentralized currency, but most Bitcoin exchanges aren’t. The drawbacks of such a model are now being witnessed firsthand by the Chinese cryptocurrency community. The leading Bitcoin exchanges in the region, OKCoin and Huobi are planning to stop their customers from withdrawing bitcoin from their respective accounts. The new measures implemented by two […]