Monte dei Paschi Troubles May Further Strengthen Demand for Bitcoin

The cryptocurrency community is elated to see the price of Bitcoin hit the roof. But the scene isn’t so rosy for many Italian investors who decided to trust the country’s fiat economy and invest in one of the country’s leading banking institutions— Monte dei Paschi. Italy has been going through a rough patch since the […]

Bitcoin Price Watch; $900 in Sight

First of all, we would like to apologise for delaying this analysis on the very day that demanded it the most. Our chief Bitcoin analyst Samuel Rae has taken a small holiday break, but I’m very sure he is watching the price with the same enthusiasm as we all are. So on that apologetic yet […]

Review: Paxful VS. Local Bitcoins

The post Review: Paxful VS. Local Bitcoins appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Today when it comes to buying Bitcoins you usually go to a Bitcoin broker (e.g. Coinbase and Coinmama) or a Bitcoin trading platform (e.g. Bitstamp and Kraken). However some of these exchanges just don’t cut it – either due to their accepted payment […]

Op Ed: Africa Needs More Bitcoin and Blockchain Education

Africa, the continent with the most countries in the world and 54 currencies could benefit immensely from more digital currency and blockchain education. I am fortunate enough to live in one of Africa’s advanced economies, South Africa, where I am based in Johannesburg, the continent’s pride and joy. This is where thousands of Africans migrate […]

How the Lightning Network Layers Privacy on Top of Bitcoin

Bitcoin right now is not really anonymous. Monitoring of the unencrypted peer-to-peer network and analysis of the public blockchain, combined with Know Your Customer (KYC) policies and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulation, can reveal a lot about who is using Bitcoin and for what. This is not great from a privacy perspective. For example, Bitcoin users might […]