Blokforge and the Machines Most People Never See Behind Crypto
Blokforge and the Machines Most People Never See Behind Crypto Most people interact with crypto through their phones.Buy. Sell. Check the price. Repeat. But behind every transactio…
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The Machines Quietly Running the Bitcoin Network
THE MACHINES QUIETLY RUNNING THE BITCOIN NETWORK Most people experience cryptocurrency through apps, trading charts, or news headlines. But somewhere in large facilities and privat…
Blokforge and the Hardware Powering the Bitcoin Network
BLOKFORGE AND THE HARDWARE POWERING THE BITCOIN NETWORK When people think about cryptocurrency, they often focus on prices, trading platforms, and market headlines. What many do no…
What Miners Need to Prepare Before Deploying New ASIC Hardware in 2026?
What Miners Need to Prepare Before Deploying New ASIC Hardware in 2026 As crypto mining operations continue to scale, the focus is no longer limited to which ASIC miner delivers th…
Why Miners Are Focusing on Proven ASIC Models Instead of Chasing New Releases?
Why Miners Are Focusing on Proven ASIC Models Instead of Chasing New Releases? In today’s crypto mining landscape, success is no longer about being first to buy the newest machine.…
Why Smart Miners Are Upgrading Their Rigs and What It Means for Profits?
Why Smart Miners Are Upgrading Their Rigs and What It Means for Profits Crypto miners everywhere are talking about upgrades right now. Not because machines by themselves make money…
Valentine’s Day Crypto Mining Upgrades: Why February Is the Best Time to Buy Mining Hardware from Blokforge
Valentine’s Day Crypto Mining Upgrades: Why February Is the Best Time to Buy Mining Hardware from Blokforge February is the season of love, fresh goals, and smart investments — mak…
Why SMART Miners Are Upgrading Their Mining Rigs in 2026
Why SMART Miners Are Upgrading Their Mining Rigs in 2026 Crypto mining in 2026 looks very different from just a year ago. Hashrate competition is tighter, electricity costs are und…
BlokForge Goes IRL: Why a Physical Crypto Mining Hub in the US Matters
BlokForge Goes IRL: Why a Physical Crypto Mining Hub in the US Matters Crypto is digital by nature. Wallets, blockchains, dashboards, and on chain data run the space. But when it c…
How Does Bitcoin Mining Work 2023? A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Process
Interested in Bitcoin mining? This article explains how Bitcoin mining works, from the role of miners to the blockchain network, in an easy-to-understand format. With the rise of c…
Most Profitable Asics Miner in 2023
5 Most Profitable Asics Miner in 2023 As of 2023, the cryptocurrency mining market is still expanding and growing, and many miners are searching for the most lucrative ASIC miner t…
An executive believes that OTC trading in cryptocurrencies will become more popular as a result of the flop of FTX.
An executive believes that OTC trading in cryptocurrencies will become more popular as a result of the flop of FTX. As investors explore alternative crypto exchange methods due to …
BlockFi declares in court documents that FTX is the antithesis of what it does
Nov. 29 (Reuters) – BlockFi, the first direct victim of the demise of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, told a bankruptcy judge in the United States on Tuesday that it was "the antithes…
Bitcoin briefly tops $40,000 for first time since June as cryptocurrency rallies after sell-off
Article originally posted on CNBC by Arjun Kharpal MON, JUL 26 2021 12:06 AM EDT / MST- Source: Bitcoin surged above $40,000 for the first time in nearly six weeks on Monday as sen…
What’s Happening with Bitcoin Mining in China?
In late May, the Chinese government cracked down on crypto mining sending markets into a crash over the past month. The crackdown follows a series of policy announcements aimed at …
BlokForge Acquires Cryptouniverse to Expand Distribution of Bitcoin Mining Hardware in the European Market
MESA, Ariz. (June, 1, 2021) — Crypto mining equipment and accessories company, BlokForge, today announced its acquisition of Cryptouniverse, a major online mining distributor for E…
What Is ASIC Mining?
ARTICLE ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MUD BY JIE YEE ONG – Source: Makeuseof.com Technology Explained You cannot mine Bitcoin with your CPU. For that, you’ll need an ASIC miner. Here’s why.…
Bitcoin Miners Are Again Stacking Coins in a Positive Sign for the Market
"Miners may be holding in anticipation of a price rally," one analyst said. Article originally posted on Coindesk.com by Omkar Godbole – Apr 9, 2021 at 3:51 a.m. MST Updated Apr 9,…
Cryptocurrency Market Surpasses $2 Trillion for First Time Ever
Article originally posted by Newsweek on BY BENJAMIN FEARNOW ON 4/5/21 AT 1:11 PM EDT- Source: Newsweek The combined market cap of all cryptocurrencies hit $2 trillion for the firs…
Visa to Accept Cryptocurrencies for Payment Settlements
Article originally posted on Bitcoinist by San Lee – Source: Bitcoinist.com According to Reuters, Visa announced today that it will begin accepting cryptocurrency USD Coin (USDC) t…
Bitcoin Miners Saw Record $1.36B Revenue in February
Article originally posted by Zack Voell on CoinDesk– Source: Coindesk.com Miner monthly revenue increased 21% from January. Bitcoin miners broke a record of more than three years i…
VIDEO – 1246 Bitcoin Miner Review, First Look and Set Up!
Check out our 1246 Bitcoin Miner Review Video! We got our hands on the all new Avalon 1246 90TH/s ASIC Miner produced by Canaan! This miner offers increased power and efficiency as…
Marathon Patent Group and DMG Blockchain Solutions to Form the Digital Currency Miners of North America (DCMNA) and Launch North America’s First Cooperative Mining Pool
Article originally posted by Globenewswire.com | January 05, 2021 07:55 ET | Source: Marathon Patent Group, Inc.; DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 05…
Introducing the Canaan Avalon 1246 90TH/s Bitcoin Miner
Blokforge is excited to start the new year by introducing the all new Canaan Avalon 1246 90 TH/S Bitcoin Miner with PSU. The Avalon 1246 is the latest high efficiency, high hashrat…
How Long Does it Take to Mine One Bitcoin?
Most Bitcoin miners join a mining pool, sharing the risks and rewards; a single mining rig could take several years to mine one Bitcoin. ARTICLE ORIGINALLY POSTED BY DANIEL PHILLIP…
Bitcoin Price Smashes Through $20,000 as Bull Run Gets Underway
Bitcoin recently hit an all-time high, and now it’s breaking even more records. Where does it go from here? ARTICLE ORIGINALLY POSTED BY SCOTT CHIPOLINA| DECEMBER 16, 2020| SOURCE:…
7 of the Best Cryptocurrencies to Invest in Now
Article originally posted by U.S. News & World Report | Sept. 30, 2020, at 4:49 p.m. By Mark Reeth, Contributor The best cryptocurrency to buy depends on your familiarity with digi…
Refresher-What is Cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrency is a digital based medium of exchange that uses cryptographic functions to conduct financial transactions. Through blockchain technology, it achieves decentralizatio…
The History of Bitcoin
A look at Bitcoin’s beginnings and price history. ARTICLE ORIGINALLY POSTED BY CORYANNE HICKS| SEPT. 1, 2020, AT 3:10 P.M.| SOURCE: U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS …
$15.4 Billion of New Cryptocurrency Value Was Created During2018
Markets and Prices A report recently published by Diar has estimated that nearly $15.42 billion of value was added to the market capitalization of the combined cryptocurrency marke…
Analysis: Why Crypto Derivatives Are Considered Dangerous
Finance There is a new generation of cryptocurrency-based derivatives being launched in 2019 which could significantly increase overall trading flow and attract a new breed of inve…
Over 900 Retailers Worldwide Now Accept Bitcoin Cash
News The number of online retailers accepting bitcoin cash (BCH) has swelled to more than 945 stores in the last few months. According to Marco Coino, which provides a directory of…
The Daily: Electrum Users Targeted by Hackers, Huobi DM’sDaily Volume Exceeds $1B
The Daily Electrum developers have confirmed reports of an attack against the popular cryptocurrency wallet. Also covered in The Daily, Huobi Derivative Market’s daily trading volu…
Seven Cryptocurrency Trends to Look out for in 2019
News Another year is coming, filled with fresh optimism and newfound determination to make 2019 the year when cryptocurrencies take over. Having gotten their calls badly wrong for …
Markets Update: BCH Up Over 100% in a Week, BTC Breaks Above$4,000
Market Updates The cryptocurrency markets appear poised to post the strongest week of trading in months, with BCH up over 115% since Dec. 16. BTC is also on the cusp of posting its…
The Daily: Yellow Vest Coin Created, Security Token TradingPlatform Launched
The Daily In The Daily on Monday, a new digital coin project targeting the ‘Yellow Vest’ protesters is promising censorship-free crypto transactions. Also, a regulated security tok…
Transnistria Welcomes Crypto Miners, Plans to Expand theIndustry
Economy & Regulation The government of Transnistria has recognized the importance of cryptocurrency mining for the territory’s economy and budget. The unrecognized republic in East…
Despite 2018 Bear Market, Top Crypto Markets HaveOutperformed FANG Stocks Since 2017
Markets and Prices Despite the 2018 cryptocurrency bear trend renewing gleeful predictions of bitcoin’s demise from mainstream financial analysts, the leading crypto markets have d…
Markets Update: Bears Continue to Drag Cryptocurrency PricesDown
Market Updates Digital asset prices have been dipping in value again after a few days of price consolidation. At the moment, the entire cryptocurrency economy is awfully close to d…
Netherlands to Regulate Cryptocurrencies in Bid to Curb Money Laundering
Economy & Regulation The Netherlands is seeking to regulate cryptocurrency companies, supposedly in a bid to prevent money laundering and alleged terrorist financing. All virtual c…
Report: BTC Gets a Health Check in ‘The State of Bitcoin’
Economics Delphi Digital has taken a deep dive into bitcoin core in its first “The State of Bitcoin” report. The 59-page document from the digital asset investment company leaves n…
Text-Enabled BCH Payments Now Available in 35 Countries WithCointext
News Cointext has announced that its bitcoin cash wallet service has just launched in the Ukraine and Italy. Cointext is now connected to 35 countries worldwide and the wallet work…
SEC to Decide Fate of Vaneck Solidx Bitcoin ETF by LateFebruary
Finance The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed its decision on the Vaneck Solidx bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), which will trade on Cboe BZX Exchange. T…
Nasdaq Confirms Plans to Launch Bitcoin Futures in First Half of 2019
Finance Joseph Christinat, the vice president of Nasdaq’s media team, has confirmed that the exchange will soon launch bitcoin futures. In a recent interview with a newspaper in th…
Three Bitcoin Lies That Just Won’t Die
News Did you hear that China’s just banned Bitcoin? Or that mining is killing the planet? Course you did. It’s hard to ignore the FUD when it’s all around you, like a thick fog tha…
Intel Awarded a Patent for an Energy Efficient Bitcoin Mining Process
News On Nov. 27, the world’s second-largest semiconductor chip maker, Intel, was granted a patent for a processing system that mines Bitcoin but utilizes more “energy-efficient har…
SEC Hits Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled With Fines forUnlawful ICO Promotion
Regulation The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has hit two celebrities with record fines for shilling initial coin offerings (ICOs). Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and music pr…
SEC Chair Explains Key Upgrades Needed for Bitcoin ETFApproval
Regulation The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has outlined the key changes in cryptocurrency markets he needs to see before he is comfortable with a …
Copay and Bitpay Wallet Apps Were Infected With MaliciousCode
Wallets A developer has injected a piece of malicious code into the software used by the popular Copay and Bitpay wallets. The safety of the Bitcoin.com wallet was not compromised …
Hash Wars: Battle Comes to an End as BSV Plans to Add ReplayProtection
News It’s been less than two weeks since the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) hard fork and blockchain split that occurred on Nov. 15. Since then there’s been a lot of discussion concerning the …
Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Continue to Suffer FromDeep Losses
Market Updates It’s been a tough week for cryptocurrency holders, as the top 10 virtual currencies by market capitalization have lost 30% to 60% of their value over the past seven …
Wendy McElroy: How the Blockchain Provides PrivateJustice
News The Satoshi Revolution: A Revolution of Rising Expectations Section 5: Saving the World Through Anarchism Chapter 11, Part 6 How the Blockchain Provides Private Justice The ke…
ETH Mining Not Profitable, Miner Heats Home With ASICRigs
Mining In recent mining news, Susquehanna International Group has reported that it is no longer profitable to mine ether with a GPU. In other news, a Canadian miner has taken to Tw…
Smart Contract Developers May Be Held Liable by the SEC
Regulation Nick Szabo invented them but has reservations about what they’ve become. Vitalik Buterin adopted them but now regrets using their name. Dangerous when coded badly, and p…
Hash Wars: BCH Proponents Confident a Resolution Is in Sight
News On Saturday, Nov. 17, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community entered the third day of its hash war, with many supporters growing confident that a resolution may be in sight. Close t…
How the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Hash War Is Affecting Bitcoin (BTC)
The last 24 hours in the crypto-market have stunned many traders and left them speechless. This is due to the fact that Bitcoin (BTC) fell from levels of around $6,300 to a new low…
Canadian Court to Take Custody of Quadrigacx Funds, NYDIG Gets Bitlicense
Regulation In recent regulatory news, a Canadian court plans to take custody of $19.5 million of funds that Quadrigacx deposited with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce before …
IMF: Central Banks Could Issue Digital Currency
News Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has said central banks throughout the world should consider issuing digital currency to make…
GMO Reports $5.6 Million Q3 Loss on Crypto MiningBusiness
Japanese IT giant GMO has reported a loss of 640 million yen (about $5.6 million) for its cryptocurrency mining business in the third quarter of 2018. Revealed in the firm’s latest…
Exchanges Roundup: Revolut CEO Discusses Big Institution Investment in Cryptosphere, Etoro Starts Roll out of Wallets
Exchanges In recent exchange news, the chief executive officer of Revolut has expressed doubt regarding the institutional appetite for cryptocurrency exposure, Binance has launched…
Bitcoin Cash Miners Break Records Processing Multiple 32 MBBlocks
News On Saturday, Nov. 10, the operation BMG mining pool mined multiple 32 MB blocks on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network. The first block at height 556034 was the biggest block ever …
US Excludes Iran’s Central Bank from the Global FinancialSystem
Economy & Regulation The Central Bank of Iran has been cut off from the global monetary system, after the Swift banking network bowed to U.S. pressure. The move leaves Iran’s 81 mi…
Etherdelta Founder Fined $400K for Operating UnregisteredSecurities Exchange
Exchanges The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has published details of a cease and desist order it has taken against Zachary Coburn, the operator of Etherdelta. The decentr…
Discussions Intensify as BCH Fork Approaches
News As the Bitcoin Cash fork draws near, a lot has been announced over the last few days concerning the consensus changes scheduled for Nov. 15. Earlier this week, the Bitcoin Unl…
Markets Update: BCH Rallies, XRP Nears ETH MarketCap
Market Updates In the cryptocurrency markets, BCH appears to be confirming the recent establishment of a double bottom at approximately $422, preceding bitcoin cash’s rally this pa…
Developers Launch BDIP: A Bitcoin Cash Proposal Process forDecentralized Apps
Technology & Security Over the last few months, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) developers who created the Yenom wallet have been developing a lot of BCH applications and tools. On Nov. 3, …
New Bitcoin Cash Stress Test Sees 700,000 Transactions inOne Day
Blockchain On Thursday, Nov. 1, a group of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents who call themselves the Professional Stress Test Team, performed a network stress test on the BCH chain. Du…
Anypay Provides Bitcoin Cash Invoices That Can Be Paid bySending a Text Message
Technology & Security On Oct. 29, a Bitcoin Cash proponent used the Cointext wallet to purchase a croissant by text message at La Maison Navarre, a bakery in Portsmouth, New Hampsh…
Regulations Roundup: SEC Considers Crypto Fund Criteria,South Korea Warns Investors
Regulation In this edition of Regulations Roundup, we focus on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) ongoing discussions with companies that are interested in setting…
Cointext Launches SMS Bitcoin Cash Wallet in 4 NewMarkets
Wallets The Cointext SMS Bitcoin Cash (BCH) wallet continues its rapid expansion around the world. Residents of one more country in South America and three more in Europe now have …
Report: Cryptocurrency Job Market Continues to Grow
Economics Glassdoor, a California-based company that runs a recruiting and employer-review website, has published a report by its economic research department that shows growing de…
Coinfloor Obtains DLT Provider License in Gibraltar
Regulation Coinfloor, the oldest operational cryptocurrency exchange in the U.K., has become the first company to secure a distributed ledger technology (DLT) license in Gibraltar.…
Salt to Offer Crypto-Backed Loans in 7 Global Markets, 15More US States
News Salt, a cryptocurrency-backed loan service, has announced plans to launch operations in seven new jurisdictions throughout the world, while offering its services in 15 more U.…
Bitmain Announces Next-Generation Antminer Equipped With 7nmChip
Mining At the World Digital Mining Summit in Tbilisi, Georgia the blockchain firm and mining manufacturer, Bitmain Technologies, announced a new Antminer will be launched soon equi…
Cloudflare Launches Decentralized Web Gateway at Its First’Crypto Week’
Internet security provider Cloudflare is introducing a new product to help users more easily access the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), the decentralized storage protocol develo…
A New Line of Powerful ASIC Miners Is Coming to Ethereum
A chip designer with extensive experience in developing bitcoin mining devices is turning her sights on the ethereum protocol. Chen Min, the former chief chip maker at bitcoin mini…
XYZ: Ethereum Is Getting Another Popular Domain Name
Users of the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) can now claim .xyz domains to connect to their wallets, smart contracts or other services, ENS developer Nick Johnson announced Wednesday. …
Binance Wants to Invest in Africa, Reaches Out to AfricanProjects
Economics Africa is a market of over 1.2 billion consumers, with fast growing developing economies and hundreds of millions of unbanked people. As such, the continent offers plenty…
Payment Platform Bitpay Adds Bitcoin Cash SettlementServices
News On Wednesday, August 29 the Atlanta-based firm Bitpay announced that its merchants can now receive settlement in bitcoin cash (BCH). Not only can Bitpay merchants accept the d…
New 7nm Bitcoin Mining Equipment From Triple-1 Co. Ltd.
Besides Canaan Creative, Bitmain, Innosilicon, & GMO Internet, another company is working on producing 7nm mining equipment. Triple-1 has been working on its 7nm bitcoin mining chi…
A Look at Venezuela’s Other Cryptocurrencies, While thePetro Takes Center Stage
Altcoins Financially troubled Venezuela, which is introducing the new, denominated, crypto-anchored “sovereign bolivar” this week, is also the birthplace of a number of alternative…
Coingeek Speaks on Consensus Changes and Next-Gen ASICChip
News Last week, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the proposed consensus changes published by the Bitcoin ABC development team, and the opposition towards certain elements of that propo…
Blockchain Data Now Has Legal Bearing in the State of Ohio
News Governor John Kasich from the Midwestern state of Ohio signed a bill this week that formally recognizes data recorded on a blockchain and electronic signatures as having legal…
ShapeShift Acquires Tool That Quickly Swaps Bitcoin forOther Cryptos
ShapeShift has acquired a startup that developed a tool for exchanging cryptocurrencies more efficiently. The company said Wednesday that it acquired the Texas-based Bitfract after…
Bitcoin ATMs Now In The Thousands Around the World
Coinatmradar.com reports a milestone of the 3,500 threshold being crossed for bitcoin ATMs (BATM) installed across the globe. One of the goals behind bitcoin automated teller machi…
Coinbase Seeks Online Merchant Crypto Adoption by the Millions
Adoption news keeps flowing this week, from Wall Street to Australia, and now San Francisco. The United States largest cryptocurrency bank, Coinbase, announced it is expanding its …
People might think it’s crazy to order & pay for coffee with Bitcoin, but Starbucks Corp. may be changing everthing.
People might think it’s crazy to order & pay for coffee with Bitcoin, but Starbucks Corp. may be planning to change the way you think. The coffee giant is partnering with one of th…
Introducing the World’s First Television with a Bitcoin Mining Twist!
One of the leading manufacturers of Bitcoin mining hardware has announced a new product aiming to bring Bitcoin mining to people’s homes. Canaan Creative is working to promote grea…
GMO Challenges Bitmain with the 33TH/s B3
At the beginning of 2017, Japan’s GMO Internet Group officially announced its entrance into the cryptocurrency world. In May of the same year, they opened a cryptocurrency exchange…
Bitmain Nears 51% of the Bitcoin Hashrate
This week’s headlines inspire fear and uncertainty. Bitmain owns the two largest Bitcoin mining pools: AntPool and BTC.com. Combined, they have produced 42.3% of new blocks over th…
Adventures with the SEC: Bitcoin and Ethereum are Not Securities.
After not hearing any news from the SEC for months, there have been two recent developments. On June 6, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton made a brief appearance on CNBC. Just a week later …
What Makes The ASIC Chip So Great For Cryptocurrency Mining?
The easiest way to answer this question is that they are FAST. It’s all in the name: Application-Specific Integrated Circuit. “Application Specific” means that these chips are desi…
Trust Token Blames Bots for Volatility of Trueusd Stablecoin
Markets and Prices On Wednesday Trueusd, a stablecoin designed to be pegged to the US dollar, experienced a sudden bump in price after Binance announced support. The news caused Tr…
A 51% Attack on Bitcoin Means Mutually Assured Destruction
Mining What would happen if bitcoin were to suffer a 51% attack? It’s a hypothetical question, but one that has troubled some of the community’s brightest minds. Just as army gener…
Reddit Co-Founder: By the End of the Year ‘Ethereum Will Be at $15,000’
Alexis Ohanian is bullish on Bitcoin for this year, but feels Ethereum will far outpace it in terms of gains in 2018. He believes that Bitcoin will return to its all-time high of a…
US State Shuts Down Cryptocurrency Mining Company
Regulation A U.S. state has issued a cease and desist order to a company purportedly engaged in cryptocurrency mining. This order follows a temporary cease and desist order to the …
5 More Payments Firms to Adopt Ripple’s xVia Tech
Five payments providers in Europe and Asia are set to use Ripple’s xVia technology, the distributed ledger startup announced Thursday. The company’s new customers include U.K.-base…
Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles Lands New Job — CTO for Cryptocurrency Firm
News The infamous former CEO of the now defunct bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, Mark Karpeles, is trying to start over with a clean slate in life. Karpeles has revealed to the media that …
Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space
Featured Yahoo! Japan has confirmed that it is entering the crypto space by acquiring a stake in a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange that is already licensed by the country’s financ…
Morocco Extradites Alleged ’Bitcoin Store’ Fraudster to U.S.
Morocco has extradited a British national to the U.S. after he was accused of defrauding investors in a bitcoin-related venture. Renwick Haddow, who was indicted in June on fraud c…
Crypto Self-Regulation Deemed Likely in South Africa
Regulation A “self-regulatory approach” has been mentioned as a likely solution for the South African crypto sector. A non-government body could adopt rules and implement industry …
PR: Chandler Guo Joins Education Ecosystem LiveEdu as Advisor
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PR: Bitcoin Miner Distributor BlokForge Opens US Retail Location
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France Warns of 15 Unauthorized Cryptocurrency Investment Platforms
Regulation The French financial regulator has issued a warning and published a list of 15 unauthorized cryptocurrency exchange and investment platforms. These companies keep market…
Lithuanian Central Bank Seeks Developers for Blockchain Sandbox
Bank of Lithuania, the country’s central bank, announced on Friday that it is soliciting proposals from software developers to kick off its LBChain initiative – a "service-based bl…
PR: Let There Be Sex! Road Map of VR Technology Company(OKOIN Project) for March 2018
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Liechtenstein Bank Opens Up Cryptocurrency Investment for Clients
A Liechtenstein-based family bank has become one of the first banks in the world that allows clients to directly invest in cryptocurrencies. Making the announcement earlier this we…
Report Claims 34,000 Ethereum Smart Contracts Are Vulnerableto Bugs
Technology & Security Over 34,000 ethereum smart contracts containing $4.4 million in ETH may be vulnerable to exploitation. That’s the conclusion reached by a quintet of researche…
PR: World Blockchain Forum Brings Global Blockchain Elite toDubai
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Prosecutors Accuse Chicago Trader of $2 Million CryptoTheft
A trader at a Chicago firm has been charged with fraud after he allegedly misappropriated $2 million worth of bitcoin and litecoin and lied about it to his employers. According to …
PR: Broker Platform Serenity – Why Do We Need AnotherMediator Between the Market and the Trader?
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Former Iced Tea Maker Cancels Purchase of Bitcoin MiningRigs
Less than a month after agreeing to purchase 1,000 AntMiner S9 crypto mining rigs, former iced tea maker Long Blockchain has scrapped the plan. In a Friday filing with the U.S. Sec…
PR: Essentia.one Launch Set to Revolutionize the Way WeAccess the Web with Decentralization
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Strict Regulations Force South Korean Banks to StopServicing Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Regulation Following the inspections of six major banks this week, South Korean regulators have uncovered some inadequate internal controls for handling cryptocurrency exchanges. G…
PR: Spectiv VR ICO Closes in 24 Hours – Make Sure toParticipate Now!
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PR: BlockMesh Disrupts the Global Communications Industry –ICO Will Launch 28 February, 2018
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PR: Cedex – Transforming Diamonds into a TradeableAsset
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PR: Betex – the First p2p Binary Options Platform Powered bySmart Contracts Launches a Private Pre-Sale
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PR: The Abyss Platform Aims to Reimagine the Video GameIndustry Marketing
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PR: trade.io Adjusts Market Cap & Trade Token PriceBased on the Rise in Ethereum and Demand for Lower EntryPoint
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Brain Freeze? Parity Bug Continues With No Easy Solution inSight
Three weeks and counting … That’s how long it’s been since a mishap by ethereum wallet provider Parity saw $160 million in cryptocurrency code frozen, and still no solution has bee…
PR: United Traders Reveals ICO Plans with a Vision to Solvethe Liquidity Problem in the World of Cryptocurrency
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PR: Vienna Insurance Group and Moirai Announced Partnershipto Experiment with “the Wisdom of Crowds”
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US Customs and Border Patrol Advisors Form Blockchain Research Effort
An advisory committee to the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) is gearing up to research the application of blockchain to the agency’s trade functions, public documents show. A …
Bitcoin Unlimited Reveals Gigablock TestnetPerformance
Technology Last October Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) chief scientist Peter Rizun announced the first ever 1GB block was mined on the team’s Gigablock testnet. After processing the very l…
Singapore Central Banker: Regulators Have ’Duty’ to Learn from ICOs
An executive at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has said that developments around initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrencies can offer lessons for regulators. Yao…
Openbazaar Sees a Variety of New Vendors After PrivacyEnhancements
Reviews This past September the cryptocurrency-based decentralized marketplace, Openbazaar, launched its 2.0 platform with a slew of new features. Now a couple of months later, the…
Relief and Disbelief: Bitcoin Reacts to Sudden ’2x’ Suspension
The tweets came fast and furious, almost quicker than the articulation. After months of anger and debate, a group of businesses and mining firms that use bitcoin’s software to prov…
Bitspark Receives Investment From Fortune 500Company
Finance Hong Kong-based remittance platform Bitspark has announced that it has received investment as part of a partnership with Reinsurance Group of America, Inc (RGAx). RGAx is o…
The DAO Again? Fears, Forks and Finger-Pointing In Parity Exploit Aftermath
In the wake of one of ethereum’s largest-ever security exploits – if not the largest – the technology’s community is showing signs of possible crisis. After "accidentally" hitting …
$8,000? Goldman Sachs Analysts See Possible Bitcoin Price Jump
Goldman Sachs analysts predicted that the price of bitcoin could surge as high as $8,000 in a note distributed to clients earlier this week. According to Business Insider and Bloom…
Fork Watch: The Chain With Less Hashrate Could Come to aScreeching Halt
Op-Ed Over the next two weeks, bitcoin proponents from both sides of the scaling debate will be preparing for a possible hard fork. A lot of people believe the Segwit2x fork will b…
A Simple Guide to What Bitcoin Forks Are and Why TheyHappen
Technology Right now people keep hearing about the pending fork scheduled for on or around November 16. Because software forks and blockchain splits can be a confusing subject, we …
MIT Media Lab Director: ICOs Are ’Attracting the Wrong People’
One of the people most responsible for the creation of a dedicated cryptocurrency research effort at a major U.S. university is speaking out against initial coin offerings (ICOs). …
Two Companies File for Blockchain ETFs
Finance Two companies have filed to launch blockchain tracking exchange-traded funds (ETFs) late last week, sparking a new derivative market pertaining to distributed ledger techno…
Chinese Analyst: ”Bitcoin Nuclear Bomb In New Currency WarBetween China and USA”
News Xiao Lei, a Chinese financial analyst, has published an article that seeks to argue that the spheres of bitcoin and cryptocurrency are increasingly becoming a battleground in …
BTCC Founder Bobby Lee: “Segwit2x Feature Is anUpgrade”
News This week Bobby Lee, the chief executive officer of the Chinese cryptocurrency exchange BTCC, held an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) with bitcoin traders on the Reddit forum /r/bitcoin…
US Government Arrests and Charges Alleged ICO Fraudster
A New York businessman accused of defrauding investors in connection with two initial coin offerings (ICOs) last month by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been arres…
Next Generation of Canadian Banking Customers WantBitcoin
Finance Doug Alexander of Bloomberg Technology reports an online lender’s stock price and value “rose the most in eight months after moving a step closer to giving customers the ab…
Major Chinese Exchanges Launch P2P Trading Platforms
Markets and Prices China’s major exchanges have found a legitimate means through which to continue operations despite the Chinese government crackdown on cryptocurrency exchanges. …
London Stock Exchange Exec: Fiat Cash Impeding Blockchain Trials
Fiat currencies are hampering blockchain innovation – at least according to David Harris, head of commercial innovation at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). In a keynote addr…
Meet Earn.com: 21 Rebrands Social Network In Shift Away from Bitcoin
21 Inc, once a maker of bitcoin mining hardware, is rebranding to emphasize its new focus on using cryptocurrency to power a social network. Effective today, the startup has change…
Citizens of Zimbabwe Use Bitcoin to Access InternationalMarkets
Emerging Markets According to Yeuki Kusangaya of Zimbabwe-based bitcoin exchange Golix, an increasing number of Zimbabweans are adopting bitcoin as a means to access a variety of i…
Michigan Localbitcoins User Charged with Unlicensed MoneyTransmitting
Security A regular user of Localbitcoins (a facilitator of exchanging fiat currencies for bitcoin) was formally charged in United States District Court. The Michigan man is accused…
Politician Ron Paul: US Government Should ’Stay Out’ of Bitcoin
Former U.S. lawmaker and presidential candidate Ron Paul doesn’t think cryptocurrencies should be considered money, but he’s "amazed" by their growth. In an interview with financia…
Airbitz Major Wallet Overhaul Leads to New Brand, NewCompany: Edge
Wallets Airbitz, a popular bitcoin wallet, announced under an embargoed press release undone as of this writing, it is rebranding itself ‘Edge’. “Airbitz is now Edge,” the release …
Where to Trade Bitcoin? Brokerage Apps Move In Amid Market Boom
Established brokers and startups want in on the crypto boom – but, Trading 212 is a bit of both. Founded by Bulgarians Ivan Ashminov and Boris Nedialkov, Trading 212 is the trade n…
Arras Lives on Bitcoin for a Week and Proves Bitcoin IsGaining Acceptance
Featured Amelie Arras used bitcoin exclusively, no intermediaries, in a payments race to promote an industry conference. Competing against four others who also had their own strict…
Michigan Man Charged for Unlawful Bitcoin Exchange
A Michigan man has been charged with running an unlicensed money transmitting business after selling nearly $150,000 in bitcoin online. According to an indictment released by Detro…
GMO ICO? Bitcoin-Friendly IT Firm Announces Token Sale
Japanese IT firm GMO is adding another twist to its ongoing cryptocurrency initiative: a plan for an initial coin offering (ICO). The token sale was disclosed in an announcement on…
AMD Share Price Drops Amidst Expectations Mining HardwareDemand Will “Level Off”
Mining Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has announced an estimated gross profit margin of 35% percent for the fourth-quarter of 2017. Although the announcement has revealed a lower pro…
What’s the Price of Bitcoin Gold? Crypto Traders Still Aren’t Sure
From $0 to $2,900 – and seemingly everywhere in between. Bitcoin gold, a new fork of the bitcoin software, may not have been officially launched (or distributed to users), but that…
Central Bank of Singapore Sees No Reason to RegulateCryptocurrencies
Regulation Singapore has no plans to regulate cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, according to the head of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. However, some laws are being formalize…
FCA Accuses Banks of Anti-Competitive Practices Towards DLTStart-Ups
Regulation The UK financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has accused financial institutions of withholding financial services from distributed ledger technology…
Tezos Founders on ICO Controversy: ’This Will Blow Over’
They didn’t take questions from the audience, nor did they say much, but many people in the crowd were amazed that Kathleen and Arthur Breitman took the stage at all. In their firs…
Bitcoin Gold Initiates Hard Fork Split to Create New Cryptocurrency
A new cryptocurrency has been created through a hard fork of the bitcoin blockchain. Completing a process that began in July, the bitcoin gold technical team has taken what it call…
Indonesian Bitcoin Payment Processors Shut Down, ExchangesUnaffected
Emerging Markets Reports indicate that Indonesian bitcoin payment platforms Toko Bitcoin and Bitbayer have ceased operations in response to recent announcements that the Bank of In…
Bitcoin Service Providers Continue to Reveal Plans forBitcoin Gold
News This week bitcoin proponents have been talking about the bitcoin gold fork scheduled for October 25. With just a few days away, bitcoin exchanges and service providers have be…
To the Moon – Or Bust? Questions to Ask When Evaluating ICOs
Bruce Fenton is the CEO of Chainstone Labs and Atlantic Financial. He has worked in the investment management industry for over 25 years and is a board member of the Bitcoin Founda…
National Economics, Gambling and Cryptocurrency: A Perfect Storm?
Noelle Acheson is a 10-year veteran of company analysis, corporate finance and fund management, and a member of CoinDesk’s product team. The following article originally appeared i…
Y’alls Platform Allows Article Monetization Using LightningNetwork Micropayments
Technology Just recently news.Bitcoin.com reported on the launch of the Lightning Labs desktop application that aims to open the doors for the protocol’s future research and develo…
LedgerX Trades $1 Million in Bitcoin Derivatives in First Week
The first regulated cryptocurrency derivative trades have taken place on a U.S. exchange. In a statement to the press today, bitcoin trading platform LedgerX confirmed rumors that …
Blockchain Startup Sun Exchange Raises $1.6 Million in New Seed Funding
Blockchain startup Sun Exchange has raised $1.6 million in new seed funding. The company drew support from a number investors, including Network Society Ventures, Kalon Venture Par…
Markets Update: Bitcoin’s Pre-Fork Price RollercoasterBegins
Markets and Prices Bitcoin markets tumbled during the early hours of October 18 dropping roughly 6-7 percent to a low of $5,101 per token. Bullish optimism seemed to be stepping of…
Regional Regulators in North America Are ’Closely Watching’ ICOs
It’s not just national-level securities regulators that are keeping a close eye on initial coin offerings (ICOs). Late last month, the North American Securities Administrators Asso…
The Digital Asset Exchange Huobi Pro Provides Users WithFork Plans
News Huobi the cryptocurrency exchange based in China announced its Segwit2x contingency plans for the firm’s trading platform Huobi Pro. The exchange details that it plans to supp…
’Red Lyra’ No More: Bank Blockchain Group Rebrands
A Spanish blockchain consortium launched earlier this year has changed its name, revealing dozens of new members. Alastria, formerly known as Red Lyra, was unveiled in May with the…
Sibos Highlights Swift’s Complicated Relationship With Blockchain
There was a looming presence on day one of this year’s Sibos conference. Hosted by Swift, the messaging platform that today connects the world’s banks via a centralized ledger syst…
Preparing for the Bitcoin Hard Forks: A Step-by-StepWalkthrough
Technology At the moment there are two forks planned for the Bitcoin network, and cryptocurrency proponents are curious about taking the best preparations. One fork is called Bitco…
As India’s Government Wars Against Cash, Bitcoin is Soughtin Exchange
Emerging Markets Last year, the Republic of India overnight banned 85 percent of its fiat cash in circulation. As a way to address “black money” presumably used in nefarious dealin…
Hours to Go: How to Watch Ethereum’s Fork as ItHappens
With $30 billion on the line, all eyes are likely to be on ethereum tomorrow as it seeks to navigate one of its biggest-ever updates. Will all software users upgrade to the updated…
Research Shows Half a Billion People Are MiningCryptocurrencies Without Knowing It
Mining The company behind the ad blocking program Adguard has analyzed the most popular 100,000 websites for cryptocurrency mining scripts. They found that over 500 million people …
Ethereum Developers Find Geth Bug as Hard Fork Nears
The discovery of a denial-of-service (DoS) attack vulnerability led the developers of ethereum’s Geth software to release a new version just days before the Byzantium hard fork. On…
PBOC Director Advocates State-Issued Cryptocurrency
Regulation The Director of The People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) Digital Currency Research Institute, Yao Qian, has announced his determination that the issuance of a state-owned dig…
World Bank President: Everyone Is Excited About Blockchain
The president of the World Bank had some positive things to say about blockchain during a media appearance yesterday. Speaking with CNBC, Jim Yong Kim said that the technology is "…
PBoC Digital Currency Director Calls for Centralized State Cryptocurrency
China may not recognize bitcoin as a legal currency, but it seems to have a clear vision for a state-issued alternative. At a meeting hosted by the International Telecommunication …
UK’s Tickmill Adds Bitcoin to its Forex Platform
Fintech United Kingdom dominance in the European financial technology sector continues with over-the-counter (OTC) exchange Tickmill trading in bitcoin. Also read: Major Russian Fo…
The Bitcoin Gold Project Responds to NegativeCriticism
News Just recently news.Bitcoin.com reported on the alleged hard fork project, Bitcoin Gold, that’s supposedly scheduled to take place on October 25. We also investigated the proje…
IBM, Hyperledger Join Blockchain Identity Consortium
IBM and Hyperledger have signed on with the Decentralized Identity Foundation (DIF), a consortium formed earlier this year in a bid to promote interoperability and standards for bl…
RoboForex Launches CFD Trading for Bitcoin
Finance Another international brokerage firm just entered into the bitcoin ecosystem. Roboforex out of Cyprus added bitcoin CFD trading on their platform. This means clients will h…
Russian President Vladimir Putin: Cryptocurrency Poses’Serious Risks’
Russian president Vladimir Putin said in a meeting today that cryptocurrencies pose significant risks related fraud and money laundering. Quoted by Russian state news service TASS,…
Japanese Renewable Energy Provider Offers Low Flat-RateElectricity for Crypto Miners
Mining Japanese renewable energy provider, Looop, has announced an electricity plan aimed at reducing costs for bitcoin and other cryptocurrency miners. The plan charges a flat mon…
Corda for Cargo: R3 Inks Another Trade Finance Partnership
In its latest effort to use distributed ledgers to modernize the paper-intensive business of trade finance, R3 has agreed to work with Bolero on an electronic bill of lading servic…
Fundstrat Global Advisors Create Bitcoin Indexes
Finance Bitcoin bull and independent research boutique, Fundstrat, reveals its new five indexes to monitor cryptocurrencies. Aimed at institutional investors, FS Crypto FX indexes …
Oracle’s Entrance: Database Giant Unveils Enterprise Blockchain Strategy
Database software giant Oracle is officially a player in the world of blockchain. The firm unveiled its enterprise-grade blockchain cloud platform Monday at its OpenWorld 2017 conf…
Bitcoin Illegal in Nepal? Police Arrest Seven Individualsfor Trading Operations
Regulation This week seven individuals were arrested for running illegal bitcoin exchange operations in Nepal. According to Nepal’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), the suspects…
Ethereum Developers Optimistic Ahead of Byzantium Blockchain Fork
Ethereum’s core developers assembled yesterday for a final scheduled meeting before the blockchain network, the world’s second-largest by total value, undergoes its next upgrade, e…
Survey: Most Medical Group Execs See Promising Role For Blockchain
A new survey of the health care industry has found that executives from hospitals, managed care organizations and other groups are moving to explore blockchain applications in thei…
PR: Tothemoon Project: the Merits of Cryptocurrency Miningon the Tothemoon Farm
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Brazil’s Largest Brokerage Creates XP Bitcoin
Emerging Markets Brazil’s XP Investimentos signals its willingness to meet customer demand, filing patent on the brand XP Bitcoin. The move could legitimize bitcoin in the eyes of …
BlackRock Exec: No Point in Bitcoin ETF
An executive for the world’s largest asset manager said this week that he doesn’t see the case for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Speaking with Bloomberg on October 3, Mark …
GAW Miners CEO Held Liable for $9.8 Million Judgment in SEC Case
A US federal judge has signed off on a final judgment against Homero Josh Garza, the CEO of the now-defunct cryptocurrency mining firm GAW Miners. The judgment, entered on October …
PR: Blockchain Pioneers In Trade Finance ModulTrade LaunchToken Pre-Sale To Open Global Trade For Small Enterprises
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is a ’Big Believer’ in Cryptocurrency
The CEO of the world’s largest asset manager sees "huge opportunities" for cryptocurrencies – but argues that work needs to be done before they become more widely accepted. In a ne…
AIA and AIG Join B3i as Blockchain Consortium Adds 23 Members
Major insurance groups AIG and AIA are among 23 new members of the B3i blockchain insurance consortium. The new slate of entrants was unveiled earlier today, drawing in members fro…
PR: EA Co-Founder Jeff Burton to Advise BitDegree on a Course to Revolutionize Education with Blockchain
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Free Talk Live’s Co-Host Discusses Bitcoin Radio Ads andAccepting Bitcoin Cash
Interview This week news.Bitcoin.com chatted with Ian Freeman, co-host of the libertarian political talk show Free Talk Live (FTL). The call-in radio talk show is syndicated on ove…
Guns & Crypto: How Bitcoin Is Helping Keep Cody Wilson’s Anarchist Dream Alive
Cody Wilson is expecting a nice bump in sales from bitcoin’s rising price. The controversial founder of Defense Distributed, a manufacturer of machines for 3D-printed firearms, tol…
IMF Chief Lagarde Tells Central Bankers: “Not Wise toDismiss Virtual Currencies”
Featured Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, warns central bankers that bitcoin is rising. She has told them not to discount digital currencies, because they are gaining more adopt…
Zk-Starks? New Take on Zcash Tech Could Power Truly Private Blockchains
"A myth," that’s what one developer called it. At a meeting of the team behind the monero cryptocurrency last week, suspicion was high about a new item on the roadmap – so-called "…
The Bitcoin ETF Holy Grail — Another Firm Attempts the OddsAgainst SEC
News According to public records, another company has filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission to create two bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) based on Bitcoin derivati…
SEC Charges ICO: US Agency Takes Action Against Alleged Token Scammer
The SEC has brought what appears to be its first charges against a company utilizing the initial coin offering (ICO) fundraising model. In a press release issued late today, the U.…
Russia Likely to Ban Bitcoin Payments, Deputy Finance Minister Says
Alexey Moiseev, the deputy finance minister of Russia, said earlier this week that he expects pending legislation on cryptocurrencies will feature a ban on payments made in cryptoc…
Another Fork? Bitcoin Gold Project Plans to Fork BitcoinNext Month
News After the hard fork on August 1 that produced Bitcoin Cash, many bitcoiners have been waiting for the possibility of a fork taking place this November with the Segwit2x plan. …
Bitcoin Cash Gains More Infrastructure In the Midst ofSegwit2x Drama
Emerging Markets This week the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) ecosystem is seeing further infrastructure growth as wallet providers, merchants and exchanges continue to announce BCH support. T…
Morgan Stanley CEO: Bitcoin Is ’More Than Just AFad’
The head of one of Wall Street’s biggest banks believes bitcoin is "more than just a fad." James Gorman, CEO of Morgan Stanley, made the comments during an event hosted by the Wall…
Watch: Jesse Ventura Moderates Colorado Governor Candidates in Bitcoin Debate
Two candidates jockeying for Colorado’s 2018 gubernatorial election threw their support behind cryptocurrencies during a debate over the weekend. Appearing during the Nexus Confere…
Singapore-Based Bitcoin Startups Deal With Bank AccountClosures
Regulation According to reports, a few banks in Singapore have ceased doing business with several startups that operate with cryptocurrencies. Singapore’s Cryptocurrency and Blockc…
How the Blockchain is Changing Money and Business
What is the blockchain? If you don’t know, you should; if you do, chances are you still need some clarification on how it actually works. Don Tapscott is here to help, demystifying…
A Glimpse at Six Unique Cryptocurrency VisualizationWebsites
Reviews Bitcoin is a new and intriguing protocol that people can analyze and research every single day. There’s also a lot of data sites filled with charts that give individuals in…
New SEC Cyber Unit to Police ICOs and Other DLT’Violations’
The SEC will target violations involving distributed ledger technology and initial coin offerings (ICOs) as part of a new effort to fight cybercrime. Announced late Monday, the uni…
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