Canada Central Bank: Bitcoin Safe From 51% Attack, Double Spending

Canada’s Central Bank (BOC) released a working paper this month, Incentive Compatibility on the Blockchain. In it, BOC seems to argue the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is safe from a 51% attack, double spend scenario through the right incentive structure and proof of work (POW). Also read: Coinbase Flexes Muscle, Creates Political Action Committee … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Jumps to $7,400

Bitcoin has surprised us all and jumped by approximately five percent in less than an hour. The cryptocurrency was trading for roughly $7,100 during the early morning of May 29, only to incur a spike that saw its price rise by over $300. This is good news, in the short-term… And yet, it appears the … Read more