Bitcoin Core is Seeking to Overhaul How it Upgrades its Code
Bitcoin’s main development team is taking its first steps toward democratizing and lower barriers to entry to its ongoing tech efforts.
Why Out-of-Hospital Blockchains Matter
This opinion piece explores possible blockchain applications in the healthcare space beyond hospitals and clinics.
Digital Currency Exchange Gatecoin Offline After Loss of Funds
Hong Kong-based digital currency exchange Gatecoin has reportedly experienced a hack, resulting in losses from its connected wallets.
Antonopoulos: There Are No Spam Transactions in Bitcoin
As Bitcoin blocks get closer to full capacity, some members of the community are claiming many of the transactions on the network are nothing more than spam. Defining a spam transaction on the Bitcoin network is somewhat difficult. In fact, Mastering Bitcoinauthor Andreas Antonopoulos believes it’s impossible for such transactions to exist. According to Antonopoulos, […]
Here’s What Bitcoin Offers That Private Wall Street Blockchains Won’t
A panel at a recent cryptocurrency event hosted by the Cato Institute discussed the differences between public blockchains (such as Bitcoin) and the distributed ledger technology currently being researched by various Wall Street firms and consortiums. Although many people view consortium blockchains as competition for Bitcoin, the reality is that these systems are mostly intended […]
Swiss City to Pilot Bitcoin Payments for Public Services
In an international first, the Swiss town of Zug in central Switzerland will begin accepting Bitcoin payments for government services on a trial basis, the international service of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SwissInfo reports. Zug residents will be able to make payments of up to 200 Swiss francs ($205) using Bitcoin. Mayor Dolfi Mueller said […]
CapGemini to Develop Blockchain Loyalty Tech Amid ‘Aggressive’ Hiring
CapGemini took its latest step on its bid to dramatically increase its investment in blockchain tech this week, announcing a retail payments trial.
The DAO: Or How A Leaderless Ethereum-Based Organization Raised $50 Million (Even Though No One Quite Knows What It Is)
A leaderless, distributed organization raised $50m worth of ether to invest in sharing economy projects, but how it came to be is largely a mystery.
Palantir Denies Ownership of ‘Quantum’ Bitcoin Mining Service
Big data company Palantir says it has no involvement with a Hong Kong cloud mining service that claims to be owned by it.
Bitcoin Price Holds Rising Channel
Bitcoin price has returned to $450 after retesting this week’s low. Local support is holding and the market has, so far, avoided additional lows. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now and receive a $29 discount using the code CCN29. Bitcoin Price […]