Cuba is set to recognize and regulate Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as means of payment. This is detailed in a ministry of justice resolution published on Thursday. The resolution is signed by the central bank's minister president Marta Sabina Wilson González.
The document, which was published in the
Observers on Twitter have pointed out that the @Bitcoin handle may have changed hands — and not everybody's happy with that.
Twitter is one of the main assembly points for bitcoiners online, and the Bitcoin account has had its fair share of attention over time. While the account owner
CoinDesk, the media outlet owned by Digital Currency Group, recently filed a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request with the State of New York, asking for documents regarding the composition of Tether's reserves. On Tuesday, an attorney for Tether and Bitfinex petitioned to block that release, claiming that
CoinDesk, the media outlet owned by Digital Currency Group, recently filed a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request with the State of New York, asking for documents regarding the composition of Tether's reserves. On Tuesday, an attorney for Tether and Bitfinex petitioned to block that release, claiming that
Cuba is set to recognize and regulate Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as means of payment. This is detailed in a ministry of justice resolution published on Thursday. The resolution is signed by the central bank's minister president Marta Sabina Wilson González.
The document, which was published in the
Observers on Twitter have pointed out that the @Bitcoin handle may have changed hands — and not everybody's happy with that.
Twitter is one of the main assembly points for bitcoiners online, and the Bitcoin account has had its fair share of attention over time. While the account owner
Good news for your Bitcoin wallet: strange things are afoot at the Circle K. The deployment of Bitcoin ATMs is on the rise and may be coming to a gas station or bodega near you. Circle K has announced plans to install Bitcoin ATMs in their stores. This move comes
Bitcoin's hash rate is on a steady upward trajectory as miners switch their machines back on — outside of China. Since its June low around the 84 exahashes per second (EH/s) mark, the hash rate has grown around 50%.
China’s crackdown on bitcoin mining has contributed to
Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream has raised $210 million as part of its Series B round, which values the company at $3.2 billion.
Among the investors are investment firm Baillie Gifford and iFinex, parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex.
Blockstream further revealed that it had acquired Israel-based bitcoin mining hardware
The growth of Bitcoin's Lightning network has exploded in recent weeks. Several key metrics used to measure the network size and connectivity have reached all-time highs.
Among them: the public node count which, after reaching 10,000 only in April, has since surpassed the 25,000 mark, according
On September 7th, El Salvador's Ley Bitcoin ("Bitcoin Law") officially goes into effect, enacting the law passed in Congress on June 9th in the Central American country.
Leading up to that day, the Salvadoran central bank, Banco Central de Reserva (BCR), this week published draft guidelines
