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These Are the Bitcoin Stories You Loved in 2019
2.1.2020
2019 was a crazy year for cryptocurrency enthusiasts and a number of interesting events happened throughout the last 12 months. It’s hard to keep track of the day-to-day activities taking place within the cryptosphere and there may be a few incidents some of our readers missed....
Veriblock Captured Close to 60% of BTC’s OP Return Transactions in 2019
1.1.2020
During the course of 2019, the most used BTC-based OP_Return protocol, Veriblock, outshined Omni Layer outputs. According to statistics, Veriblock captured 57% of BTC’s OP_Return outputs in 2019. Ever since the protocol’s opcodes started dominating, a number of BTC influencers called...
Number of Israeli Blockchain Companies Grew by 32% in 2019
31.12.2019
Despite the harsh market conditions this year, high profile closures of a few ventures and a lot of employee downsizing, the number of companies operating in the blockchain and cryptocurrency fields in Israel actually grew by 32% in 2019. Also Read: Bankrupt DX Exchange Didn’t Pay Israeli...
Debate Ensues After 68% of BCH Hashrate Mined by Stealth Miners
31.12.2019
2019 was known for the growing trend of stealth miners mining on the BTC and BCH network. On Dec. 30, data shows that 68% of the Bitcoin Cash network’s hashrate is being mined by mystery miners. As the year comes to an end, the large number of unknown BCH hashrate has attracted scrutiny. Also...
One Way to Break Users Out of the Habit of Reloading Too Much
30.12.2019
Page reloads are a thing. Sometimes we refresh a page when we think it’s unresponsive, or believe that new content is available. Sometimes we’re just mad at the dang site and rage-refresh to let it know we’re displeased.
Wouldn’t be nice to know when a user refreshes the page? Not just that,...
Harsh Laws Make Bitcoin Holders Consider Renunciation or Dual Citizenship
28.12.2019
As digital currencies become a mainstay in society, a great number of governments have enforced strict tax guidelines, severe money transmission rules, and tough regulations. Because of a few nation-states’ harsh rules against cryptos, there are individuals who plan to renounce their...
Lawmakers Want Answers From IRS, Citing Major Issues With Crypto Tax Guidance
23.12.2019
Eight lawmakers have sent a letter to the IRS seeking answers to new questions stemming from the latest crypto tax guidance. They pointed out a number of major issues including unwarranted tax liabilities for crypto users who unwillingly receive forked or airdropped coins. Also read: Regulatory...
SEC to Boost Access to Crypto Investments With Proposed New Accredited Investor Definition
19.12.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed amending the definition of “accredited investor” — a move that will increase access to regulated cryptocurrency investments. A number of them are currently only available to accredited investors. Among other changes,...
German Banks Increasingly Charging Retail Clients Negative Interest Rates
16.12.2019
A growing number of banks in Germany are charging retail customers negative interest rates, starting with the very first euro deposited into their accounts. At least three German banks are reportedly doing so, with more expected to follow suit in the near future. As the European Central Bank...
SLP Token Market Cap Surpasses $50 Million
12.12.2019
For over a year now, the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) token universe has grown quite vast. There are now more than 6,000 SLP tokens in existence and a number of SLP tokens have seen price discovery. Moreover, tokens listed on our SLP market capitalization aggregator show in the last two months...
Italians Love Cash But Are Growing Fond of Crypto, New Stats Suggest
11.12.2019
Italy, one of the world’s largest economies, has faced plenty of financial challenges in the past decade. That’s probably one of the reasons why cryptocurrencies have been faring better there than in other European countries. Italians love cash but are also warming up to...
How Facebook Avoids Ad Blockers
9.12.2019
Dylan Paulus:
Facebook actually hides 'dummy' DOM nodes between the 'Sponsored' text. These values are entirely random characters, with a random number of DOM nodes between them. Invisible characters. At this point our CSS ad blocker is completely broken. There is no way for us to possibly code...
Almost 70 Crypto Funds Close This Year, Twice as Many Launch
6.12.2019
Dozens of crypto funds, almost 70, have closed this year, a mainstream media outlet reported. And while the startling number reveals the influx of institutional investors into the crypto space might not be happening at a fast pace, it’s also worth noting that crypto fund launches...
The Many Facts Pointing to Shinichi Being Satoshi
4.12.2019
A lesser known, yet uniquely compelling candidate for the real Satoshi Nakamoto is Japanese mathematician and number theorist Shinichi Mochizuki. With a long history of mathematical innovation, and purportedly proving conjectures thought to be near impossible to verify, he seems to almost come from...
The Darknet Just Had One of Its Wildest Months Yet
3.12.2019
Darknet marketplaces exist on a constant knife edge, never more than an exit scam, LE bust, or DDoS away from going down. Even by their usual frenetic standards, though, November was quite a month for DNMs, with high drama and intrigue aplenty. Despite a number of marketplaces disappearing off...
Crypto ATMs Proliferate – 6,000 Installed and Counting
26.11.2019
The number of cryptocurrency ATMs installed worldwide has surpassed 6,000, nearly a 50% growth since the beginning of the year. The U.S. leads other countries with over 4,000 crypto ATMs, followed by Canada and the U.K. Several producers offer a range of machines for anyone wanting to get started...
Mnuchin’s Number Two Says Private Cryptos Pose Threat to Government Power and Will Be Watched
22.11.2019
The deputy secretary of the U.S. Treasury has raised the specter of a not-so-distant future when private digital currencies have stripped some of the power from governments. Policymakers will take a "hard look" at that, he said
'Insane' Number of Transfers on Ethereum and ETH Dapp 'Secret' Volume
20.11.2019
Two good news have reached the most popular smart contract platform and second biggest crypto network by market capitalization, Ethereum (ETH), in the past few days.
First, Ethereum managed the ‘insane’ number of transfers on its network. Second, improved ETH dapp (decentralized application)...
‘Lost Coins’ Study Estimates BTC’s True Supply
19.11.2019
Many people like the fact that Satoshi Nakamoto introduced a capped supply of 21 million coins when he created the Bitcoin protocol. However, there’s been a lot of speculation aimed at guessing the number of ‘lost coins’ that will never be spent. On November 19, the digital...
Bitcoin’s Mempool Saw an Anomalous Number of Big Transactions on Friday
18.11.2019
Bitcoin’s blockchain mempool reached a size not seen since January 2018 on Saturday