Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) addressed bankers to say that banks and financial institutions do not have to worry about bitcoin or the blockchain. It’s that time for global financial figures to be dismissive of Bitcoin and its underlying technology, the block chain. IMF Chief Christine Lagarde quelled bankers’ […]
Bitcoin’s recent price surge caught the attention of mainstream journalists worldwide, with many noting bitcoin’s comeback as it surged past $400.
Bitcoin trading achieved a decent rally during the past month and the overdue correction is still playing out. The large range of price movement has created a technical condition in the chart whereby price could drop to new lows, but just as easily resume advance without any technical hindrance. This analysis is provided by xbt.social […]
Bitcoin-powered social media platform ZapChain has raised $350,000 in seed funding and is launching a new digital goods initiative with Coinbase.
Secure mail service provider ProtonMail has again come under renewed DDoS attack and the email service has gone offline inconveniencing its users. This is yet another high-profile case involving Bitcoin ransom which has come to light! The mail service was created to ensure the safety and privacy of the users but in a rather unusual […]
After days of positive growth, the price of bitcoin on the CoinDesk USD Bitcoin Price Index dropped $40 to fall below $400 today.
The post Electrum Wallet Reviewed: Personal and Reddit Reviews appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Perhaps one of the oldest players in the Bitcoin wallet market is Electrum. Created in November 2011 by Thomas Voegtlin it has since been modified by various developers (the code is open source). Electrum is a client based wallet – meaning […]
CheckLockTimeVerify (CLTV) has been merged into Bitcoin Core. This is generally considered great news, because it means that Bitcoin’s potential has improved drastically. In particular, the patch that was proposed by Bitcoin Core developer Peter Todd allows for the proper establishment of payment channels. This means that Bitcoin users will be able to transact cheaper, […]
During the price gains over the last several weeks, the focus has been on the big bitcoin exchanges, particularly the Chinese exchanges that are trading at a premium to U.S. exchanges. That being said, the two publicly traded vehicles that offer investors exposure to bitcoin have also been seeing considerable volume. XBT Provider manages Bitcoin […]
Only a day after writing that bitcoin had reached new highs in the $360s, the currency slammed through the $400s up to $425 before investors took profits, sending the price dropping back to $385. The gap between the Chinese and American exchanges widened to $23. The last time the price of bitcoin was above $400 […]