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Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream announced that it has joined the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), a day after the non-profit organization was launched by Square. According to its official website, COPA seeks to prevent “patent lockups” of cryptocurrency technologies, which may hinder smaller companies from leveraging technological developments, stifling growth
It's no secret that many central bank officials are no fans of Bitcoin. Jerome Powell, current Chairman of the Federal Reserve, framed Bitcoin as a "speculative store of value" in a 2019 speech in front of the U.S. Senate. Powell then dismissed fears that Bitcoin
Throughout the history of Bitcoin, games have played a recurring role in the leading cryptocurrency’s adoption. Online dice-based betting game Satoshi Dice was one of the earliest and most popular game applications that gained traction in the Bitcoin space. Just three weeks after its official launch on bitcointalk.org
Feature • Bitcoin • Sep 12, 2020Throughout the history of Bitcoin, games have played a recurring role in the leading cryptocurrency’s adoption. Online dice-based betting game Satoshi Dice was one of the earliest and most popular game applications that gained traction in the Bitcoin space. Just three weeks after its official launch on bitcointalk.org
Feature • Bitcoin • Sep 12, 2020Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream announced that it has joined the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), a day after the non-profit organization was launched by Square. According to its official website, COPA seeks to prevent “patent lockups” of cryptocurrency technologies, which may hinder smaller companies from leveraging technological developments, stifling growth
News • Bitcoin • Sep 10, 2020The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court denied an appeal filed by Bitcoin mining firm Bitmain that sought over 210 million yuan (approximately $30 million) in damages from its rival Poolin, according to a court filing made public this week. Bitmain Accuses Poolin Co-Founders of Violating Non-Competes Poolin and
News • Bitcoin • Sep 09, 2020The French subsidiary of food delivery service Just Eat will accept Bitcoin payments for all orders placed in its mobile application, as per an announcement on Monday. Just Eat France lists over 15,000 restaurants from all over the country and had an estimated 26.8 million users in 2018,
News • Bitcoin • Sep 07, 2020Lightning-based Bitcoin derivatives trading platform LN Markets announced it has closed a pre-seed funding round with investors such as Bitfinex, Fulgur Ventures, and Arcane Crypto. LN Markets told the BTC Times that since launching their alpha in March earlier this year, it had aggregated over $10 million in total volume,
News • Bitcoin • Sep 07, 2020Peer-to-peer trading platform Bisq will soon add support for Segregated Witness (SegWit), according to a tweet on Saturday. Activated in August of 2017, SegWit introduced a number of improvements to Bitcoin’s performance, including an increase in Bitcoin’s theoretical block size that enabled fee savings for users, as well
News • Bitcoin • Sep 06, 2020Texan authorities issued an emergency cease and desist order against two brokers and their executives after they allegedly promoted a fraudulent Bitcoin investment scheme in the U.S., as per a document published by the Texas State Security Board this week. The two entities - Forex Birds and Pek Universe
News • Bitcoin • Sep 04, 2020