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A recent decision by a California appellate court has made the cliché saying “not your keys, not your bitcoin" case law, shining a spotlight on the importance of Bitcoin investors maintaining custody over their own coins. This decision came about as a result of a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange
Following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of a pandemic in March, central banks have continued to maintain near-zero interest rates. Analysts argue the rate cuts have not been “natural,” and over the long-term, some investors say it could positively affect Bitcoin. In a column published by the Financial
The mystery surrounding Ethereum’s total ether supply may soon be clarified, as the blockchain’s creator, Vitalik Buterin, recently agreed to help orchestrate a coordinated audit of the total ether supply. Buterin agreed to the challenge during a recent appearance on the What Bitcoin Did podcast, in which he
News • Bitcoin • Aug 25, 2020
The mystery surrounding Ethereum’s total ether supply may soon be clarified, as the blockchain’s creator, Vitalik Buterin, recently agreed to help orchestrate a coordinated audit of the total ether supply. Buterin agreed to the challenge during a recent appearance on the What Bitcoin Did podcast, in which he
News • Bitcoin • Aug 25, 2020
A recent decision by a California appellate court has made the cliché saying “not your keys, not your bitcoin" case law, shining a spotlight on the importance of Bitcoin investors maintaining custody over their own coins. This decision came about as a result of a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange
News • Bitcoin • Aug 24, 2020
Following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of a pandemic in March, central banks have continued to maintain near-zero interest rates. Analysts argue the rate cuts have not been “natural,” and over the long-term, some investors say it could positively affect Bitcoin. In a column published by the Financial
News • Bitcoin • Aug 24, 2020
The majority of traders on top Bitcoin futures exchanges appear to be leaning cautious on Bitcoin’s short-term price trend. Long and short contract ratios across Bitcoin futures exchanges. Source: Bybt Data released by cryptocurrency futures trading and information platform Bybt shows more than 50% of traders are shorting Bitcoin.
News • Bitcoin • Aug 24, 2020
The debate that started between members of the Bitcoin and Ethereum communities has continued into its second week. After worries about the extent of ether's circulating supply were largely put to bed by efforts sponsored by Kraken's Pierre Rochard, the focus has now shifted to Ethereum
News • Altcoins • Aug 23, 2020
Lightning Labs, a Bitcoin company backed by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and Robinhood co-founder Vlad Tenev, released lnd 0.11-beta on August 20th, an upgrade to the Lightning Network Daemon (LND) that allows for the operation of bigger Lightning channels. Since 2016, Lightning Labs, which recently raised a $10 million
News • Bitcoin • Aug 22, 2020
On August 20th, peer-to-peer exchange platform Bisq shared it had processed its 70,000th trade, after facilitating 20,000 trades in the previous six months. Bisq hits 70,000 all-time trades. Source: Bisq Bisq processes crypto-to-fiat and crypto-to-crypto trades without a third party. Bisq’s official GitHub page describes the
News • Bitcoin • Aug 22, 2020
Bitcoin startup Zap is launching a cash back option for users of its Lightning payment app Strike. The feature called “Cashback by Strike” allows users to earn money back on Strike when they make payments via the Lightning Network. Strike is a platform created by Zap that enables Lightning payments
News • Bitcoin • Aug 21, 2020