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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Posts Second Biggest Percentage Drop in Its History
26.3.2020
Competition among Bitcoin miners has eased up, as the recent price drop thinned the herd, fresh data shows
Industry Execs Claim Freshly Minted ‘Virgin Bitcoins’ Fetch 20% Premium
8.3.2020
A few blockchain surveillance companies like Cyphertrace have recently published reports on criminal activities tied to bitcoin usage and the studies mentioned the topic of “virgin bitcoins.” According to industry executives, freshly minted bitcoins with no transaction history can sell...
Bitcoin History: When DDoS Attacks Made BTC’s Price Drop
7.3.2020
As anyone who has read the Bitcoin History series (or lived through the period in question) will know, the Bitcointalk forum was the crucible of debate in the early days. What’s less known is that – to quote one poster – “DDoSing this forum coincided with dumps on the then...
The History of the Bitter Debate Over Ethereum’s ProgPoW
6.3.2020
The ProgPoW controversy pits two factions against each other — the builders of Ethereum vs. the builders on Ethereum
Tron’s Takeover of Steemit Is Internet History Repeating Itself
5.3.2020
Tron's takeover of Steemit is part of a trend: the takeover of decentralized networks by companies that put their own interests ahead of their users
IOTA Being Shut Off Is the Latest Chapter in an Absurdist History
25.2.2020
IOTA's 12-day outage shows the crypto markets aren't rational, at least not yet
Bitcoin History Part 24: Celebrating the First Halving in 2012
25.2.2020
As the third Bitcoin halvening approaches, a handful of OGs will wistfully recall the first such event, which occurred in November 2012. Back then, following the completion of block 210,000, the mining reward halved from 50 to 25 BTC. To commemorate the milestone, early adopters threw parties...
‘Pandora’s Box, but for Freedom’: Author Isaiah Jackson on Bitcoin’s Impact
22.2.2020
Leigh Cuen is joined by author Isaiah Jackson to talk about financial discrimination and the value bitcoin can offer minority communities
Major HSBC Layoffs: 35,000 Job Cuts and Massive Restructuring Announced
22.2.2020
Banking giant HSBC has unveiled a major restructuring plan that includes 35,000 job cuts. The move came as the bank’s net profit plunged 53% last year. HSBC is also slashing $100 billion in assets and closing many branches. “This represents one of the deepest restructuring...
Poloniex Deletes Trading History After Trades ‘Executed Erroneously’
11.2.2020
Seychelles-registered crypto exchange Poloniex has rolled back 12 minutes of trading history after a bug detected in the system caused trades to be “executed erroneously,” the company announced late Wednesday.
According to a series of tweets posted by the exchange’s customer support department,...
Poloniex Rolls Back Trading History After Software Bug Causes a Bunch of Problems
11.2.2020
Your trades are not your own
PHP is A-OK for Templating
4.2.2020
PHP templating often gets a bad rap for facilitating subpar code — but that doesn't have to be the case. Let’s look at how PHP projects can enforce a basic Model, View, Controller (MVC) structure without depending on a purpose-built templating engine.
But first, a very brief PHP history lesson
The...
Three High Profile Crypto Networks Face Reward Halvings This Spring
28.1.2020
This spring, three of the largest crypto networks, BTC, BCH, and BSV, will undergo their halvings around the same time for the first time in history. During the last halving in 2016, only one network existed, but now three protocols share the same consensus algorithm. Google Trends shows that...
Unnecessary Evil: How Government Regulations Kill Crypto Startups and Encourage Crime
16.1.2020
Thanks to the EU’s most recent money laundering directive, a small business called Post-a-coin, which sold cute postcards pre-loaded with tiny amounts of bitcoin, is being forced to shut down. Meanwhile, the most heinous criminals in history are continuing to facilitate violence, trafficking...
Is Bitcoin in 2020 Really Like the Early Internet?
11.1.2020
Bitcoin may be behind the internet’s timeline in terms of commercial use cases, but it has already achieved comparable social functions
Bitcoin History Part 23: The First BTC Escrow
9.1.2020
Before the emergence of crypto exchanges and trustless multi-sig, early bitcoiners saw the need for an escrow service – a mediator to act as a go-between for strangers transacting online. Given the panoply of options now available, it is strange to think that escrow was once provided by a...
Federal Reserve Considers Creating a Separate Entity for Cash Injections
8.1.2020
While American President Donald Trump wages war with Iran, the U.S. Federal Reserve has continued to inject fresh capital into the hands of private banks by giving them $100 billion in overnight and 14-day repos on Tuesday. The same day, Rabobank strategist Philip Marey predicted the central bank...
ISIKC – Where Deep Traditions Meet Innovation
6.1.2020
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. ISIKLAR HOLDING, a company with deep traditions and...
Why Nick Szabo Probably Isn’t Satoshi
2.1.2020
Search online for ‘possible creators of Bitcoin’ and Bit Gold creator Nick Szabo will always appear near the top of the list. His long history in the cypherpunk space, his writings on money, digital cash, and smart contracts, and some facts about his past have often been used to create...
China Takes Another Step Away From USD Hegemony
1.1.2020
The China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) announced that effective January 1, 2020, the system “will adjust weights for CFETS RMB Index,” decreasing the weighting of the USD for the second time in the currency basket’s history from 22.40% to 21.59%, and increasing the Euro...