Why Reddit May Not Issue Coin on Top of Bitcoin and Why it’s Not Bad News
While many people in the Bitcoin ecosystem are excited about Ryan Charles ’s new job as a cryptocurrency engineer at Reddit, this news does not necessarily mean that Reddit is going to release some...
View ArticleBitcoin Chief Scientist: It’s Time to Put a Fork in Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s chief scientist, Gavin Andresen (aka Gavin Bell), stated in a blog post yesterday that Bitcoin needs to increase the number of transactions allowed on the network by raising the maximum...
View ArticleGoldcoin Scientist Set to Release Mysterious Java Client
It’s been nearly a year since Goldcoin Lead Developer, Amir Eslampanah, first announced his bold plan to rewrite the Bitcoin codebase and create a truly customized and unique java client. Now,...
View ArticleVimeo Works to Integrate Bitcoin Payments into VOD
Today, Kevin Sweeney , Director of Engineering at Vimeo, posted on Twitter that the video-sharing website wants to integrate Bitcoin into its payment system and is currently in the process of working...
View ArticleWhy Are There So Many Alternative Cryptocurrencies?
There exist hundreds of alternative coins. Many of these coins are effectively copies of prior released ones with minor specification alterations to source code. As specified in the course of the book...
View ArticleService Disruption Hits Popular Altcoin Exchange Cryptsy
The world’s #1 altcoin exchange Cryptsy.com has suffered a failure in a piece of important equipment that helps balance and sync the exchange’s critical data. The popular cryptocurrency website has...
View ArticleSouth African Businessman to Host Goldcoin Conference Series
Just as Goldcoin lead developer, Amir Eslampanah, prepares to unveil his latest client , prominent South African businessman and investor, Jason Swart, announced today that his first Goldcoin...
View ArticleBitPay Asks for Help in Saving Bitcoin from Banker Puppet Ben Lawsky
Today, BitPayâs Chief Compliance Officer, Tim Byun, submitted his companyâs response to the New York Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) proposed regulations for virtual currency businesses,...
View ArticleSan Francisco Crypto Fans Happy and Gay After SnapCard Announcement
SnapCard hopes to convert San Francisco into the Crypto City by the Bay, as it brings two altcoins out of the closet and into plain sight with its massive 500 POS terminal giveaway , beginning next...
View ArticleConfessions of an Undervalued Crypto Currency. (Or) This Shouldn’t Happen to...
As an experiment back in February 2014, I decided to live off of crypto for as long as I could. Phone, food and other minor necessities. Everything except rent, fuel and insurance for the car was...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup: Crypto Bull Run, Bitcoin Biohacking, and BitPay Bugs
There’s no such thing as a quiet week in crypto, and this week proved to be a smacker. With the focus of the week being the Bitcoin price which has enjoyed a worthwhile rise in value during the middle...
View ArticleA Name Matters: Cryptocurrency Names and Ratings
It has been mentioned before that the success of an alternate cryptocurrency depends on 5 primary things: Good development team and the support of the community. Technical features (total number of...
View ArticleWeekly News Roundup: A Black Friday To Remember and a MtGox Crash To Forget
This week has been a whopper of a week for Bitcoin as the currency enjoyed unrivaled levels of success in annual black Friday sales, and the prices of the coin have also been maintained at a slightly...
View ArticleSocial Engineering Attack Cripples Bitcoin Community
The Bitcoin community lost its voice last night thanks to a social engineering attack on its official community, Bitcointalk.org. Reportedly, the site’s ISP was tricked into giving an unauthorized...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: World’s Bitcoin Exchanges Track and Report Customer Activity
So you’ve heard about Bitcoin and how you can buy items online anonymously using the Darkweb’s most popular digital currency? Well – you’re not alone. Bitcoin has taken over the seedy underground of...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Shadowy Darknet Figure Controls Bitcoin’s Alert System
Unbeknownst to millions of Bitcoin users across the globe, a mysterious character lurking inside the deep web holds the authority and power to push out update notices and security alerts to every...
View ArticleBitcoin’s Recent Morph into an Entirely New Animal [In Embryo]
While interest in bitcoin has faded into a near distant memory, in most of our off staring eyes, since the popping of its last impressive bubble, the collapse of Gox, and the ensuing hooblah… beneath...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Mike Tyson Bitcoin ATM Delivers 20-Second Transactions
According to a tweet posted this morning on Mike Tyson’s Twitter account, a new breed of Tyson sponsored Bitcoin ATMs will be rolling out in August. The tweet points the reader to a website that...
View ArticleMoney Remittance: Bitcoin’s Main Lifeline
Although there are many ways bitcoin can excel given the advantage that it holds due to its decentralized technology coupled with its low transaction fee, one particular area that stands out which the...
View ArticleInsider Secrets to Building a Truly Great Altcoin
Altcoin is basically any other cyptocurrency other than Bitcoin. As bitcoin is an open-source project, most of these altcoins are actually a fork from bitcoin itself except for a few with the codes...
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