Plagiary Is The Worst Cryptocurrency Scam of All

There’s a 99% chance that you’re reading these words on news.Bitcoin.com. And there’s a 1% chance that you’re reading them on some other cryptocurrency site. It might have a similar name to this one, or it might be called something entirely different. But whatever its name, it wasn’t responsible for producing this content – it … Read more

This 16-Year Old Crypto-App Developer Fights Back Against Reddit Hate

Last month a 16-year old girl from India created a digital currency price ticker that tracks the price of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin cash, ethereum, and many others. However, when Harshita Arora introduced the iOS application to members of the bitcoin community who patronize the Reddit forum /r/bitcoin, she was accused of plagiarizing the app. Unfortunately, … Read more

Coinbase Is Adding Segwit Support

After months of prevarication, Coinbase has announced that it will add Segwit support to its bitcoin wallets. The much anticipated and long overdue move will go some way towards reducing transaction fees for users of Coinbase and GDAX, assuming it follows suit. Coinbase has come in for repeated criticism over the inefficient way it handles … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Reddit Tip App Users Hacked for Thousands

An ongoing investigation has revealed multiple allegations that hot wallets from users of popular subreddit r/btc were hacked through Tippr, resulting in thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin cash (BCH) stolen. Early theories assumed this to be a new low in the so-called Civil War between supporters of bitcoin core and BCH.  Also read: African … Read more

How a 2014 Bitcoin Project Will Pay an Alaskan Schoolgirl’s College

In 2014, a schoolgirl decided to do her class project on bitcoin. As part of her presentation, she distributed 30 paper wallets containing BTC to her classmates. Three years later and half of her peers still have their wallets, with some planning to use the windfall to help pay for college. The girl at the … Read more

Forum Wars: r/btc Mod Hacked and r/Bitcoin Continues to Censor

One of the worst aspects of modern culture is that many people have gotten used to living only in their own media bubbles. Any differing opinion must be wrong and all information from outside our own echo-chamber is automatically labeled FUD, Russian propaganda or #FakeNews. Sadly, some in the bitcoin community not only do this … Read more

Bitcoin Fees Have Become Infeasible

In 2013, one bitcoin cost $20. In 2017, it costs $20 to send one bitcoin. With record highs, thriving adoption, and media attention, this should be a celebratory time for bitcoin believers. And yet it’s hard to shake the feeling that something isn’t quite right. How did we reach a point where the world’s bank … Read more