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Bank of America Has Filed More Cryptocurrency Patents Than Any Other Company

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Think of cryptocurrency developers and names like Satoshi Nakamoto, Gavin Andresen, and Nick Szabo spring to mind. Individuals who place principles ahead of profit and are more aligned with open source principles than filing patents and closely guarding their secrets. The only secret Satoshi guarded was his identity. It may come as a surprise then … Read more

New Year, New Forks: World Bitcoin and Bitcoin Candy Expected Soon

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The fork of Bitcoin Cash sparked a wave of airdrops and bitcoin-related fork projects in 2017. A new project, World Bitcoin (WBTC), is to fork at block 503,888 on or around January 12. Unlike other hard forks introducing new features to overcome Bitcoin’s limitations, WBTC will focus on building a ”global application infrastructure”, according to its … Read more

Stellar Lumens Surpasses LTC, Price Nearing $1

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The first few days of 2018 have shown a booming start of the year for cryptocurrency, with the total market value pushing new all-time highs and many coins seeing huge bull trends. Among these, Stellar Lumens (XLM) is emerging as perhaps the biggest winner. Since December 31, Stellar Lumens has already increased closed to 300%, … Read more

Bitcoin’s Market Cap Surpasses the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights Reserves

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Twenty-four hours ago the decentralized cryptocurrency bitcoin and its US$300Bn market capitalization just surpassed the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Rights market (SDR $291Bn). Also read: Cayman Investment Forum Focuses on Rise of Bitcoin and Failing Dollar Bitcoin’s Market Valuation Outpaces the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights Reserves Bitcoin’s value has grown immensely in 2017 outperforming … Read more