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Summer 2020 Is Funding Season for Open-Source Bitcoin Development

25.6.2020
The maker of Wasabi Wallet becomes the latest firm to support crypto coders with a 1 BTC donation to the Human Rights Foundation's Bitcoin Development Fund

Speculation Rife as User Pays a Second $2.6 Million Fee in Ether Transaction

11.6.2020
History repeated itself on Thursday, after the Ethereum blockchain processed another transfer with fees of $2.6 million – the second such unusual, record-fee transaction in 24 hours. A user sent 350 ether (ETH), worth about $86,400 and paid 10,668 ETH, or $2.6 million, in transaction fees....

Bolstering Privacy: Human Rights Foundation Donates $50K Toward Bitcoin Mixing Development

11.6.2020
On June 10, 2020, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) launched a fund that is dedicated to the development of tools that make the Bitcoin network “more private, decentralized, and resilient.” HRF’s initial gift of $50,000 will be given to the UK-based developer, Chris Belcher,...

Human Rights Foundation Funds Bitcoin Privacy Tools Despite ‘Coin Mixing’ Legal Stigma

10.6.2020
The Human Rights Foundation took a strong stance on bitcoin privacy tech Wednesday by announcing its new Bitcoin Developer Fund

Cellphones, Bitcoin and the Citizen Tools of Anti-Authoritarianism, Feat. Alex Gladstein

2.6.2020
As protests mount in the U.S., we sit down with an outspoken pro-bitcoin, anti-surveillance human-rights advocate

‘Financial Surveillance’ or ‘Blockchain Analysis’? Human Rights Foundation Debates Elliptic

2.6.2020
Blockchain analysis is "a euphemism" for surveillance, HRF Director Alex Gladstein told Elliptic's Tom Robinson during a debate on crypto tracing Monday

DeFi Exec Believes Crypto Community Mostly “Short-Term Thinkers”

23.5.2020
DeFi entrepreneur Alex Mashinsky has slammed crypto’s culture and community for short-term profiteering

Bitwala Launches Bitcoin Interest Account With up to 4.3% Annual Rate

15.5.2020
Neobanking service provider Bitwala on Thursday introduced a new account that offers its 80,000 European customers passive bitcoin (BTC) income. The Bitwala Interest Account allows users to earn up to 4.3% interest per annum for BTC held at the bank. According to the Berlin-based company, account...

Interview with Alex Richter: Future of Antares Trade

4.5.2020
The text below is an advertorial article that was not written by Cryptonews.com journalists. Hi Alex! First of all, thank you for the time that we have been given and the willingness to answer our questions. Good afternoon, glad to meet you as well. Question one: is Antares today a startup or...

Lightning Network Messaging, Political Expediency and What Crisis Has Revealed

26.4.2020
In a time of increasing censorship aimed towards protecting us, is truly private messaging possible? Why are we using "data driven" approaches when we know the data is wrong? Juggernaut's John Cantrell and HRF's Alex Gladstein help us see what the crisis has revealed

CoinDesk Live: Understanding Our Digital Personas feat. Alex McDougall

21.4.2020
“If we don’t fix the data paradigm...we don’t really have free will,” says Alex McDougall of Bicameral Ventures

Drupal to Jamstack

21.4.2020
I’ve been harping for a while that Jamstack doesn’t necessarily mean throwing away your old CMS. In fact, I’d argue that Jamstack is at it’s most powerful when paired with a system that you already know, are comfortable with, and perhaps even like. You’d call that...

Five Ways Blockchain Tech Can Help Us During This Pandemic

17.4.2020
From identity to rewards for socially-positive behavior, blockchain tech has useful features in a pandemic emergency

Celsius Lowers Loan Minimum and Introduces Gold on Gold Interest

13.4.2020
Celsius Network has lowered its minimum loan requirements and soon will introduce interest paid out in gold

Market Update: Traders ‘Buck the Trend’ Pushing Crypto Market Cap Above $200 Billion

7.4.2020
Digital currency markets have been rising again as the entire market capitalization of all 5,000+ coins has jumped above the $200 billion mark. The increase in crypto trade volume and coin values has followed alongside the recovery traditional equity markets saw on Monday. On Tuesday, most of...

Alex Kruger Predicts a Hyperinflation in the Long Term Due to the Stimulus Package

24.3.2020
The novel Coronavirus just doesn’t seem to stop, with the impact growing by the day, causing huge losses to the global economy. To fight the slowdown, the US Government had announced a $2 trillion stimulus package, which to help the workers meet ends. However, financial analyst and economist...

Market Update: Bulls Return, 120 Million Tethers Minted, Bitcoin Halving Looms

20.3.2020
On March 20, cryptocurrencies jumped in value erasing some of the losses that took place over the course of the market carnage last week. The entire cryptoconomy gained a quick $39 billion during Thursday and Friday’s trading sessions and global trade volume has spiked significantly as well....