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BlueWallet Integrates PayJoin to Boost User Privacy
BlueWallet Integrates PayJoin to Boost User Privacy
News  -  Bitcoin  -  Oct 07, 2020 by Will Heasman

BlueWallet, a Bitcoin-based mobile wallet, just shipped its latest update. Among a litany of fixes, the wallet now allows users to mix coins, conferring additional transaction privacy. The inbuilt mixer, known as PayJoin, is a CoinJoin variant occurring between two parties that obscures transaction origins, making them harder to trace.

Square Allocates 1% of Its Assets to Bitcoin
Square Allocates 1% of Its Assets to Bitcoin
News  -  Bitcoin  -  Oct 07, 2020 by Will Heasman

Square, the payments platform pioneered by Twitter CEO and Bitcoin evangelist Jack Dorsey, has purchased $50 million worth of bitcoin as part of its new investment strategy. Amounting to precisely 4,709 bitcoin, the purchase represents an aggregate 1% of the firm's total assets. "Square believes that

U.S. Department of Justice Releases Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework
U.S. Department of Justice Releases Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework

On October 8th, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a cryptocurrency enforcement framework in response to the "emerging threats" associated with the continued adoption of Bitcoin and related technologies. Attorney General William Barr, who runs a Cyber-Digital Task Force, commented on the publication:  Cryptocurrency is a

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Oct 07, 2020
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U.S. Department of Justice Releases Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework
U.S. Department of Justice Releases Cryptocurrency Enforcement Framework

On October 8th, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a cryptocurrency enforcement framework in response to the "emerging threats" associated with the continued adoption of Bitcoin and related technologies. Attorney General William Barr, who runs a Cyber-Digital Task Force, commented on the publication:  Cryptocurrency is a

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Oct 07, 2020
BlueWallet Integrates PayJoin to Boost User Privacy
BlueWallet Integrates PayJoin to Boost User Privacy

BlueWallet, a Bitcoin-based mobile wallet, just shipped its latest update. Among a litany of fixes, the wallet now allows users to mix coins, conferring additional transaction privacy. The inbuilt mixer, known as PayJoin, is a CoinJoin variant occurring between two parties that obscures transaction origins, making them harder to trace.

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Oct 07, 2020
Square Allocates 1% of Its Assets to Bitcoin
Square Allocates 1% of Its Assets to Bitcoin

Square, the payments platform pioneered by Twitter CEO and Bitcoin evangelist Jack Dorsey, has purchased $50 million worth of bitcoin as part of its new investment strategy. Amounting to precisely 4,709 bitcoin, the purchase represents an aggregate 1% of the firm's total assets. "Square believes that

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Oct 07, 2020
Historic 30-Day Volatility Hints a “Big Move" For Bitcoin Is Coming Soon
Historic 30-Day Volatility Hints a “Big Move" For Bitcoin Is Coming Soon

Real Vision Group CEO Raoul Pal foresees an impending “big move” for Bitcoin in the near term.  On his Twitter account, Pal shared a tweet showing that Bitcoin's historic 30-day volatility has dropped to 20% a total of seven times since 2016. Every time Bitcoin’s 30-day volatility

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Oct 07, 2020
BitMEX CEO and CTO Step Down With Immediate Effect Following CFTC Charges
BitMEX CEO and CTO Step Down With Immediate Effect Following CFTC Charges

100x Group, holding company of embattled crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX operator HDR Global Trading Limited, has announced the replacement of CEO Arthur Hayes,  following CTFC charges of money laundering and illegally operating an unlicensed exchange. Within a blog post issued earlier today, BitMEX's parent company noted that Hayes&

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Oct 07, 2020
Bitcoin Sidechain RSK Integrates DAI Stablecoin
Bitcoin Sidechain RSK Integrates DAI Stablecoin

Bitcoin sidechain Rootstock (RSK) has integrated MakerDAO's DAI through the RSK-Ethereum Token Bridge, as per an announcement on October 6th. The dollar-pegged stablecoin is now accessible to all Bitcoin-backed applications on RSK. RSK is a federated sidechain aimed at enabling Ethereum-like smart contract capabilities for Bitcoin. RBTC, the

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Oct 06, 2020
Nakamoto's 12.3M-Digit Bitcoin Code Is Now Physical Artwork
Nakamoto's 12.3M-Digit Bitcoin Code Is Now Physical Artwork

One part of a 40-piece artwork tribute to Bitcoin’s 12.3 million-digit code is going under the hammer at auction house Christie's in New York on October 7th, allowing enthusiasts to purchase and save a symbolic physical piece of the pioneer cryptocurrency forever. Up for sale at

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Oct 06, 2020
Europol Eyes Bitcoin Mixers as a "High Priority" Threat
Europol Eyes Bitcoin Mixers as a "High Priority" Threat

On October 5th, the European Union's Europol, a supernational law enforcement agency, released a report that made it clear Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are under their purview. The report, titled the "Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment" for 2020, covered how the internet and related technologies can be

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Oct 06, 2020
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