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BitX Bitcoin Exchange and Wallet Reviewed

The post BitX Bitcoin Exchange and Wallet Reviewed appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. BitX has a pretty small marketcap according to CoinMarketCap.com, with trading often below a half million dollars. Still, BitX enjoys a generally high industry reputation, and has generally received favorable reviews. Unlike many other exchanges, BitX focuses only on bitcoin, so there’s […]

Op Ed: Blockchain Education Network Hosts Month-Long Blockchain Accelerator

The Blockchain Education Network (BEN) is finishing its 2016 fall initiative with a month-long blockchain accelerator to encourage students who have recently discovered the blockchain to dive into developing applications for it. In September, the Blockchain Education Network partnered with BTC.com, Wall of Coins, e-BIT and BTC Media to host a global Bitcoin Airdrop, where […]

Four Years In Prison For US Contact of Darknet Counterfeiting Group

Darknet activity is a global trend, and some countries are slowly starting to emerge. Uganda is not a country people would associate with internet criminality per se, but the reality is very different. In fact, one of the deep web’s largest money laundering operations was run by a Uganda-based counterfeiting group. In the end, the […]

Uber Should Consider Implementing Bitcoin Payment Option

The international ride sharing giant, Uber has remained undecided about the implementation of Bitcoin payments for a while now. There were few attempts by third party developers in the past where they tried to support Bitcoin payments on Uber application, but without much success. In a recent incident, Uber has come to realize the disadvantage […]