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It has been a rather interesting week for fans of Ripple and XRP price speculators. Although most people assumed surpassing $2 was only a temporary measure and would eventually lead to a crash, nothing of the sort has happened so far. In fact, it seems the XRP price is intent on setting a new all-time … Read more
On January 2 one of the most well-known developers for the original bitcoin protocol, Gavin Andresen, contributed an idea to Github called “Storing the UTXO as a bit-vector.” Andresen has been active on Github for the past month as his contributions have been focused on general (Unspent Transaction Output) UTXO sets, but this particular idea … Read more
LetBet will issue its cryptocurrency named LBT to enable a decentralized, trustless, and fast online gambling protocol powered by blockchain. Belize: Blockchain-based online gambling platform LetBet is releasing its own digital currency named LBT to disrupt the status quo of traditional online gambling systems – delays, unfair payout systems and the innate trust on a … Read more
It is safe to say we live in a very interesting time when it comes to cryptocurrencies. More specifically, a lot of money is flowing into this ecosystem, although not all of it may end up where it should be. While diversification in the cryptocurrency world is always advised, it is still unclear what drives … Read more
“Community” is a word that is synonymous with cryptocurrency projects, but aside expressing a desire to develop a strong user base, what does it actually mean? For exchanges, having a community-oriented model means consulting customers on new tokens, incentivizing participation, and creating a revenue-sharing system. Binance and Kucoin are two platforms that have tried this … Read more
There’s been a lot of hype surrounding purchasing real-estate with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. However, even though bitcoin has spiked considerably in value using the asset for purchasing properties and homes is not so easy. Also read: Dancing With the Devil: ‘Cashing Out’ Cryptos Into Fiat Not So Easy Bitcoin Real Estate Purchases Come With Difficulties Lately, … Read more
The bitcoin cash community moved one step closer to having their own address format today with the release of Bitcoin ABC 0.16.2. The full node implementation of BCH includes a switch to a proprietary address format to distinguish it from bitcoin core. It is hoped that this will eliminate issues of BCH being sent to … Read more
Bitcoin has garnered the lion’s share of mainstream media attention in the last year, but these altcoins have actually far outperformed Bitcoin. One of them, Ripple, increased in value 360-fold over the past year. #ANALYSIS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Peter Thiel’s venture capital fund bought millions of dollars worth of BTC, WSJ reports. #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Investor Peter Thiel has reportedly made an all-in, rather giant, bet on bitcoin. Mainstream financial press is reporting his venture capital fund purchased and held the digital asset through last year’s thousand percent-plus gains, making the decentralized currency one of his firm’s most valuable investments. Also read: Jimmy Song Uses Andreas Antonopoulos Model, Open Sources … Read more
