The first woman to gain more than a million YouTube subscribers is now going all-in on bitcoin to promote financial freedom to her loyal fanbase. “I kind of view bitcoin as similar to YouTube, which…
Kim Dotcom Publishes a Website That Highlights the…
On February 12, the founder of the now-defunct file-sharing website Megaupload and cryptocurrency proponent, Kim Dotcom tweeted about a new website he created that shows the upside of bitcoin cash. The web portal whybitcoincash.com highlights…
Crypto Patent Alliance Questions Craig Wright’s White Paper…
Back in January, the notorious Craig Wright who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto had his lawyers send letters to a number of websites like bitcoin.org telling them to remove the Bitcoin white paper hosted on…
An Aggregated List of Cryptocurrency ‘Fair Values’ in…
During the last decade, cryptocurrency users have leveraged a number of coin market capitalization aggregators, in order to check in on a crypto asset’s price and the project’s overall market valuation. However, there’s also a…
Pirate’s Treasure: How the World’s Leading Torrent Site…
The Pirate Bay has been the world’s most popular torrent web portal for the last eighteen years. Despite a few hiccups during that time, the site remains accessible via mirrors and proxy websites. In addition…
21 Bitcoin Block Rewards from 2010 Wake Up,…
On Monday, January 25, 2021, at roughly 2 a.m. (EST), the notorious old school miner from 2010 has spent another consecutive 21 decade-old block rewards with 1,050 bitcoin. This is possibly the same mining entity…
Bitcoin Whales Grow After Price Bottoms, Analyst Says…
While the price of bitcoin has been consolidating just above the $30k handle, onchain data shows that when the price dropped to $28,800, bitcoin whales bought the dip. Statics from Glassnode’s web portal shows the…
Bitcoin Websites Asked to Remove White Paper After…
During the last few days, the cryptocurrency community has been discussing the recent action taken by Craig Wright’s lawyers against web portals that host the original Bitcoin white paper. Recently letters were sent to a…
Dollar-Cost Averaging Crypto Profits: Low-Risk Bitcoin Investing Without…
Bitcoin prices and a number of other digital assets have grown significantly in value during the last decade. Some people have made millions and even billions throwing down everything they have during the cryptocurrency’s earliest…
Sleeping Bitcoins Worth $40 Million Move- Mystery Miner…
On January 10, another strange string of 20 bitcoin block rewards from 2010 was spent after sitting idle for over ten years. The spending of 1,000 decade-old bitcoins worth over $39 million today, follows the…
Bitcoin.com Co-founder Files Legal Action Against Bridge.link Token…
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin.com Co-founder Mate Tokay is filing legal action against the founders of Bridge.link for failing to distribute a significant portion of BRG. Tokay was hired as an advisor for the Bridge.link project and…
Is Defi Coming to Bitcoin Cash? An Overview…
Maybe you’ve heard of Anyhedge. Last April, news.Bitcoin.com published an article about its announcement, but what is it really? What does it do, and how’s it work? The Anyhedge Protocol Anyhedge is an open-source protocol.…
Trading Exchange Okex’s Crypto Reserves Nosedived After Withdrawals…
Just recently, after the exchange paused cryptocurrency withdrawals, the trading platform Okex finally enabled digital currency withdrawals last Wednesday. Since then, the exchange seems to be experiencing an exodus of funds leaving, as onchain data…
Asset Manager Vaneck Launches Physically-Backed Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Note
On November 25, the asset manager Vaneck announced the launch of an exchange-traded product (ETP) called the “Vaneck Vector Bitcoin ETN.” The exchange-traded note is physically-backed by bitcoin and listed on the trading exchange Deutsche…
Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Threshold Met: Proof-of-Stake ‘Beacon’ Chain…
The Ethereum network’s ETH 2.0 contract has crossed the threshold needed to initiate the upcoming upgrade. Currently, there’s more 694,368 ether worth over $422 million resting in the contract, as developers hope the proof-of-stake launch…
USDT Towers Over 30 Stablecoins- Tether’s Market Cap…
During the last two years since the initial bear market after the 2017 bull run, stablecoins have been extremely popular. Today, statistics show that the market capitalization of all the notable stablecoins today is hovering…
Blog Author Tipped $10,000 for Well Phrased Peer-to-Peer…
Following the Bitcoin Cash upgrade, the BCH proponent known as Mobtwo published a post on the read.cash blogging website called “Bitcoin Cash – Simple Fundamentals.” The editorial’s author says he wholeheartedly believes that BCH will…
Report: Blockchain Price Oracle Manipulation Produces Millions in…
On November 9, a writer from the website samczsun.com published a report that shows a number of issues with price oracle manipulation stemming from a few blockchain applications. The researcher notes that price oracle manipulation…
Ethereum Suffers from Unintended ‘Chain Split,’ Third-Party Services…
According to a number of third party infrastructure providers, the Ethereum blockchain suffered an unintended hard fork or chain split on Wednesday. The service providers Infura, Binance, and Blockchair all reported issues with consensus at…
Ethereum Suffers from Unintended ‘Chain Split,’ Few Third-Party…
According to a number of third party infrastructure providers, the Ethereum blockchain suffered an unintended hard fork or chain split on Wednesday. The service providers Infura, Binance, and Blockchair all reported issues with consensus at…
Grin Network Victim of 51% Attack, Unknown Miner…
The privacy-centric cryptocurrency network Grin (GRIN) has been the victim of a 51% attack according to a number of reports. Allegedly an unknown entity gained control of over 57% of the network hashrate on Saturday.…
Another Mysterious String of 1,000 ‘Satoshi Era’ Bitcoins…
On November 7 at around 12:37 a.m. (EST), another string of so-called ‘sleeping bitcoins’ were moved for the first time since 2010. The peculiar movement stemmed from 20 blocks from 2010 with approximately 1,000 BTC…
Defi Index CVX Measures Crypto ‘Market Fear’ and…
The decentralized finance (defi) platform cvx.finance has launched the beta version of its “Crypto Volatility Index”, otherwise known as the “CVX.” The CVX is an index similar to the “Market Fear Index” (VIX) commonly used…
Hash Watch: 73% of Bitcoin Cash Blocks Mined…
The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) upgrade is 21 days away and there’s a possibility the blockchain may bifurcate on November 15. On Sunday, October 25, statistics show that 731 out of the last 1,000 blocks have…
Bitcoin Mining Rigs Struggle for Profits, Despite BTC’s…
Bitcoin’s hashrate climbed to an all-time high (ATH) this week touching 166 exahash per second (EH/s) on October 14. Meanwhile, despite the recent price rise and hashrate ATH on Wednesday, only a small group of…
While Darknet Users Search for New Markets, Global…
During the last month since the fall of Empire Market, darknet market (DNM) patrons have been migrating to alternative markets. Meanwhile, global law enforcement recently arrested 179 individuals tied to DNMs and seized over $6.5…
Venezuela’s State-Run ‘Defi’ Crypto Exchange Goes Live After…
Decentralized finance (defi) is allegedly coming to Venezuela after a recent decree from Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. The government recently introduced a defi platform called BDVE that purportedly…
Stacking Satoshis: Leveraging Defi Applications to Earn More…
As decentralized finance (defi) has become more popular, digital currency proponents are making money off of more than 140 yield-bearing cryptocurrencies. While most of the defi ecosystem revolves around the Ethereum network, a number of…
Crypto Bets on the US Election Show Joe…
During the first half of the year, betting portals that allow people to wager cryptocurrencies on the upcoming U.S. election had shown Donald Trump winning the election. However, after Tuesday evening’s Presidential Debate, betting markets…
Developers Plan to Compete in Bitcoin Cash-Fueled Hackathon…
On September 4-6, Bitcoin Cash engineers will be holding the third annual developers’ conference dubbed “BCH Devcon III.” More than 30+ bitcoin cash ($8,300) will be available in prizes for winning teams who participate in…
Darknet Giant Empire Market Offline for 36 Hours,…
According to a number of sources, one of the largest darknet markets in the world, Empire Market has been offline for well over 36 hours. The researcher and analyst Dark.fail has been tweeting about the…
Flipstarter Campaign Aims to Raise Funds for Viral…
Bitcoin Cash supporters are a passionate bunch and the CEO of Bitcoinbch.com, Hayden Otto is an extremely impassioned BCH supporter. Otto has initiated a fundraising effort toward Bitcoin Cash marketing by leveraging the nonscustodial Flipstarter…
Markets.Bitcoin.Com Holds Fort as Coinmarketcap Temporarily Goes Offline
Coinmarketcap (CMC) temporarily went offline Thursday, August 13 and normal service only resumed some hours later, but not before inconveniencing a number of regular users. Crypto investors accustomed to CMC’s service scrambled to find reliable…
Defi Project Yam Finance Sees Over $500M Locked…
A new yield farming project is all the rage this week, as the Yam Finance project saw over $460 million dollars locked into the platform in 17 hours on Tuesday. On social media and crypto-focused…
‘Wonder Woman’ Illustrator and British Artist Terry Flaxton…
The non-fungible token (NFT) and blockchain-backed collectible economy continue to see demand and the digital art market Makerplace has seen enormous growth recently. A number of well known artists have started to participate, as work…
Market Outlook: Crypto Economy Sheds $10B Overnight, Exchange…
The overall market capitalization of all 5,700+ cryptocurrencies in existence lost around $10 billion during the overnight trading sessions. Most crypto assets have lost 2-5% in value during the last 12 hours, and a number…
Avalanche Launch Fumbles: ‘A Highly-Sophisticated DDoS Attack Derailed…
On July 8, 2020, some members of the cryptocurrency community were prepared to leverage the AVA Labs Avalanche (AVAX) token sale, in order to acquire some of the highly anticipated coin on Wednesday. However, due…
Permissionless Software Foundation Aims to Foster Open-Source Software…
Just recently, Bitcoin Cash proponents were introduced to a new foundation called the “Permissionless Software Foundation” aimed at spreading Bitcoin Cash and SLP token technology. This week an organization called the “Permissionless Software Foundation” (PSF)…
4th Amendment Does Not Protect Bitcoin Data, US…
A Fifth Circuit panel of judges recently ruled that Fourth Amendment rights do not apply to cryptocurrency transaction data that stems from an exchange. The U.S. court ruled against the defendant, Richard Gratkowski, who attempted…
Trouble in Defi Paradise: Compound-Issued DAI Surpasses DAI…
A number of cryptocurrency proponents have been discussing the stablecoin DAI this week, as the DAI allegedly held on the Compound platform is much larger than what is recorded in circulation. At press time, Compound…
Online Data Analysis Points to Venezuela Accepting BTC…
During the last week, a number of bitcoiners have been discussing Venezuela’s Administrative Service for Identification, Migration, and Foreigners, also known as SAIME accepting bitcoin payments for passport applications and renewals. A number of crypto…
Bitcoin Cash-Fueled Blogging Website Read.cash Raises Over $100K…
A few months ago news.Bitcoin.com reported on the web portal read.cash, a blogging website fueled by bitcoin cash that rewards users in crypto for producing content. Just recently, read.cash initiated a fund that aims to…
Roger Ver Donates $10K in Bitcoin Cash to…
Just recently Bitcoin.com’s Roger Ver donated $10,000 worth of bitcoin cash to the charitable organization Casa de Amparo, a 501(c)(3) charity that helps children escape child abuse and neglect. Since 1978, Casa de Amparo has…
Bull Run Imminent? Hodl Waves Chart Shows 60%…
According to the creator of the analytical bitcoin data web portal, Look Into Bitcoin, a chart often referred to as ‘Hodl Waves’ shows a bull run could be imminent. The web portal’s analyst Phillip Swift…
Despite Trust Model Debates, Ethereum Is Bitcoin’s Largest…
The Ethereum network now has more bitcoin held in reserves than the Lightning Network, according to onchain statistics. At the time of publication, Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) has close to 4,000 BTC ($34.7M) held in reserves,…
Bitcoin.com Wallet Users Can Now Purchase More Than…
During the end of March, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the newly updated Bitcoin.com Wallet that features a number of new services like digital currency price tracking. The lightning-fast, noncustodial wallet allows people to store BTC and…
Bitcoin Halving Theories: Whale Says Price Rise Is…
In less than two weeks, the Bitcoin block reward halving will take place and BTC miners will receive half the reward going forward after May 12. Since ‘Black Thursday’ (March 12), bitcoin prices have gained…