#BTC News

A Security on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Could Protect Users from Thieves

July 16, 2019 by Edoardo Vecchio at Bitcoin

In the last research report published on July 15, 2019, Bitmex analyzes the Bitcoin Lightning Network with respect to channel closure. The research is focused on a mechanism called “Justice Transactions” that punish dishonest parties and prevent them from stealing funds from other Lightning channels. According to the report, 241...

Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP Weekly Market Update: July 15, 2019

July 15, 2019 by Georgi Hristov at Bitcoin

The total crypto market cap lost $49.2 billion of its value over the last seven days and now stands at $278.2 billion. The top ten cryptocurrencies are all in the red for the same time frame with almost all of them registering double-digit losses. Bitcoin SV (BSV) and Bitcoin Cash...

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Angry Investors Burn down Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Operator’s Home

July 13, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

Angry South African investors who lost millions of dollars in the now-defunct Bitcoin Ponzi scheme called “Bitcoin Wallets” have looted and burned down the house of Sphelele Sgumza Mbatha, the operator of the scam project, reports the Verge on July 12, 2019. Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Creator Loses House to Mob...

Ex-Hollywood Exec Indicted for Stealing and Pumping $22 Million into Bitcoin

July 12, 2019 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin

Dennis Blieden, a former executive at StyleHaul Inc., a marketing services, media, and technology firm that represents influencers on YouTube and Instagram, has been arrested for embezzling $22 million from the company. Blieden allegedly invested the money in bitcoin and other personal expenses, according to a press release on July...

There Is no Crypto Market, only the Bitcoin Market

July 12, 2019 by Edoardo Vecchio at Bitcoin

The broader cryptocurrency market is converging to Bitcoin. Even though the pioneer cryptocurrency isn't practical to purchase a cup of coffee, the increasing evolution of BTC is turning it into the default digital-portfolio diversifier. Bitcoin continues to exhibit unique price independence relative to other asset classes that has earned it...

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Opera Integrates Bitcoin (BTC) and TRON (TRX) to Its Browser

July 12, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

Opera has launched the ability to use BTC and TRX on the beta version of its browser, allowing for the further adoption of Web 3.0 protocols in the mainstream. Until now, the inbuilt crypto wallet had only supported ERC-20 tokens, which has now been expanded to include BTC and TRX,...

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) Market Update: July 11, 2019

July 11, 2019 by Georgi Hristov at Bitcoin

The total crypto market cap lost $18 billion of its value since July 8, 2019, and dropped down to $311.3 billion. The top ten coins are all in the red for the last 24 hours with many registering double-digit losses. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and EOS (EOS), for instance, dropped 21.1...

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Bitcoin Network Hash Rate Clocks Fastest 30-day Growth

July 10, 2019 by Osato Avan-Nomayo at Bitcoin

Data from Binance Research shows that the Bitcoin network has seen its highest hash rate growth over a 30-day period. This revelation reiterates the massively improving conditions within the core network fundamentals that form part of the growing bull case for the top-ranked cryptocurrency. Several commentators say bitcoin will finish...

Block Size Debate Rehashed: Incentives to Run a Full Node Versus a Low Fee Market

July 10, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

Recently, Bitcoin users discovered that many 2 MB blocks were showing up as a result of SegWit adoption and a resulting increase in block capacity. Throughput on the Bitcoin network went from three transactions per second to seven transactions per second for these select blocks. As the block size debate...

Physical Bitcoin (BTC) Sold on eBay for nearly $100,000

July 9, 2019 by Edoardo Vecchio at Bitcoin

A super-rare physical bitcoin from the early 2010s which stored the value of a single bitcoin hit the online auction site eBay on July 1, 2019, fetching $99,000 in just a few days. Bullish on Bitcoin On July 1, 2019, a physical bitcoin coin was listed on eBay. The item...

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