Bitcoin And Crypto-Currency
MPC Explained: The Bold New Vision for Securing Crypto Money (#GotBitcoin?)
Advances in cryptography are converging to help developers bring blockchain applications closer to the core decentralizing principles on which this technology is founded. MPC Explained: The Bold New Vision for Securing Crypto Money (#GotBitcoin?) Inventions such as atomic swaps, zk-SNARKS and Lightning-based smart contracts are allowing developers to realize the…
What Is A Satoshi, The Smallest Unit On The Bitcoin Blockchain? (#GotBitcoin)
From paying for pizza with satoshi (SAT) on the Lightning Network to the 10,000 satoshis being added to the Lightning Torch each time it is passed, down to the 1 sat/byte rate on the bitcoin SV network, SAT is being used more and more in blockchain and crypto conversations. What…
Study: Over 74% of Bitcoin Mining Is Powered By Renewable Energy (#GotBitcoin?)
Cryptocurrency investment products and research firm CoinShares estimates that 74.1% of bitcoin (BTC) mining is powered by renewable energy in its bi-annual mining report published on June 5. Study: Over 74% of Bitcoin Mining Is Powered by Renewable Energy (#GotBitcoin?) The report also claims that “at current prices, the average…
Recession Set To Materialize In Approximately In (9) Months (#GotBitcoin?)
Bond Yields Extend Drop Toward 2%. Recession Set To Materialize In Approximately In (9) Months (#GotBitcoin?) Muted inflation, slowing job growth put multiple Fed rate cuts on investors’ minds. The yield on benchmark U.S. government bonds hit new 2019 lows near 2% on Friday, a sign investors believe a slowing…
JPMorgan’s New App Service For Young People Fails (#GotBitcoin?)
Finn was hybrid, offering digital banking, as well as some branch access. JPMorgan’s New App Service For Young People Fails (#GotBitcoin?) JPMorgan Chase & Co. is killing an experiment to attract younger customers to a new digital-banking app a year after making it available nationwide. The nation’s largest bank began…
Four Alternatives To LocalBitcoin After Cash Trading Ban (#GotBitcoin?)
On June 1, Finnish peer-to-peer (p2p) bitcoin (BTC) trading platform LocalBitcoins quietly removed in-person cash trading from its service. Three days later, the company publicly confirmed the ban on Twitter. As per the accompanying statement, LocalBitcoins had to renounce local cash trading to “adapt to the current regulatory environment.” Four…
Apple Announces CryptoKit, Achieve A Level of Security Similar To Hardware Wallets (#GotBitcoin)
Apple to Unveil ‘CryptoKit’ Cryptographic Developer Package at Upcoming Conference. Apple Announces CryptoKit, Achieve A Level of Security Similar To Hardware Wallets (#GotBitcoin) Apple will target cryptographic developer tools at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2019, the company revealed in the event program for June 5. During a session…
Bitcoin Is World’s Best Performing Asset Class Over Past 10 Years (#GotBitcoin)
Bitcoin has outperformed other asset classes by a huge margin, demonstrating its uncorrelated nature to stocks and oil. Bitcoin Is World's Best Performing Asset Class Over Past 10 Years (#GotBitcoin) In December 2018, the mainstream media proclaimed the death of bitcoin (BTC/USD) for the millionth time. At that point, the…
Crypto Pioneer Justin Sun Pays $4.6M for Power Lunch With Warren Buffett (#GotBitcoin?)
Cryptocurrency pioneer Justin Yuchen Sun will be trying to convince Warren Buffett about the promise of bitcoin, after he paid $4,567,888 in real money for the power lunch with the so-called Oracle of Omaha. Crypto Pioneer Justin Sun Pays $4.6M for Power Lunch With Warren Buffett (#GotBitcoin?) The 28-year-old China…
Plunging Yields Expose Sorry State of US And European Banks (#GotBitcoin?)
After a broad selloff last week, European bank stocks have given up their gains for the year, with valuations of some major lenders at multiyear lows. Plunging Yields Expose Sorry State of US And European Banks (#GotBitcoin?) The global downdraft in bond yields and rising trade tensions are falling squarely…
Ultimate Resource On Bitcoin Whales (#GotBitcoin)
BTC Dump: Pure Whale Manipulation. BTC Dump: Pure Whale Manipulation, Makes $15 MILLION! (#GotBitcoin) Following the recent decline in the Bitcoin price which has seen BTC go back below $8,000, questions have been asked about the manipulation of prices by whales. A recent whale move to Coinbase has led to…
Nasdaq Slides Into Correction Territory, Credit Trumponomics (#GotBitcoin?)
Tech-heavy index falls more than 1% as regulators signal increased scrutiny of industry giants. Nasdaq Slides Into Correction Territory, Credit Trumponomics (#GotBitcoin?) The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite entered correction territory Monday, hit by investor fears that regulators might take a fresh shot at industry giants such as Alphabet and Facebook .…