The longest episode of the CCN podcast to date includes two interviews plus the news in review. CCN spoke to Nathaniel Popper in preparation for an article about his new book, Digital Gold, and we also interviewed a developer of Burst, the proof-of-capacity algorithm coin. The recent announcement of Ben Lawsky is discussed as well […]
BitFinex has just been hacked. They lost their hot wallet to a malicious actor. However, due to security practices only a relatively minimal amount has been lost. BitFinex keeps over 99.5% of its customers deposits in secure multisig wallets, so only 0.5% at most was lost. BitFinex is a digital currency trading platform and states […]
Bitcoin Press Release: With over 18 months of development, The non-profit Nxt Foundation is pleased to announce many disruptive business and financial applications of Nxt’s blockchain technology: including trustless smart contracts, decentralized crowdfunding, a strong open source ethos and more. Nxt is different. While there are many players in the cryptocurrency 2.0 field, Nxt has […]
Bitcoin Press Release: Gaming cryptocurrencies HYPER and GoldPieces (GP) are pleased to announce sponsorship of digital currency crowdfunding platform PICISI, many new cryptocurrency game servers, an exciting partnership with Coin2, and the launch of a worldwide crypto gaming network. Almost a year old, gaming digital currency HYPER continues to grow in the number of ways […]
Spondoolies-Tech, the Israeli company that is merging with Bitcoin Shop to consolidate their enterprises and resources, announced today that last year it had brought in about twenty-eight million dollars. By comparison, many other companies in the Bitcoin world are still in the venture capital funding phases of their progression. Spondoolies’ integration with Bitcoin Shop will […]
An annual international remittance conference will hold a day dedicated to the blockchain and teach attendees about the technology that could potentially disrupt their industry. The International Money Transfer Conference (IMTC) will hold the Blockchain and Remittance Day during their event in Istanbul on May 25th. The one-day event will be part of a larger […]
Bitcoin price is making small moves in a narrow space as traders lose track of direction and wave counts. It may be a countdown to a price surge or a build-up to a let-down. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3 hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now […]
Storj is an open source project aiming to offer a completely decentralized, secure, and efficient cloud storage service that also serves as a peer-to-peer payment system like Bitcoin. Storj allows users to rent out their unused space to other participants. The network uses StorjcoinX (SJCX), as the currency for driving the network. In an effort […]
Investments in Bitcoin, as an asset class, have been going downhill because of the unnatural volatility, thereby leading to a further drop in the price. In 2014, even with investments in the underlying technology soaring to all-time record levels, Bitcoin bagged the “worst performing currency of the year” with a sharp 80 percent decline in […]
Coinapult, the service that allows users to lock in the value of their Bitcoin by storing them with it, announced today that it is going to be coming back to the US market. Coinapult will no longer be handling the fiat side of its business, instead handing over this side of its operation to Crypto […]