Author: Jamie Redman

A New Bitcoin World

Over 2,500 Austrian Merchants Can Now Accept Cryptocurrency Payments

More than 2,500 merchants in Austria can accept three types of cryptocurrencies via the payment processor Salamantex. The company explained that the system was tested with a number of select A1 5Gi network shops. Since the Covid-19 outbreak, contactless payments have been trending more so than they ever were before. There are a number of […]

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July 4, 2020 0

6 Privacy-Enhancing Tools That Place Bitcoin Cash Transactions Ahead of the Pack

6 Privacy-Enhancing Tools That Place Bitcoin Cash Transactions Ahead of the PackOn June 24, a Reddit post had a few Bitcoin Cash proponents discussing a number of privacy enhancements BCH supporters can leverage every time they transact. The Bitcoin Cash enthusiast, Mr. Zwet’s r/btc post explained how BCH supporters can use tools like Cashfusion, Cashshuffle, Schnorr Signatures, Local.Bitcoin.com, Neutrino Wallet, and a number of Electron Cash […]

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June 24, 2020 0

Crypto 101: How to Send and Receive Bitcoin Cash Via the Bitcoin.com Wallet

Bitcoin 101: How to Send and Receive Bitcoin Cash Via the Bitcoin.com WalletDuring the last few months in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak and faltering global economy, many individuals have shown an interest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. However, oftentimes people can find the process a bit daunting because they are not used to using crypto assets and have never experienced the process. The following article […]

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June 15, 2020 0

Bitcoin Cash Upgrade 3 Days Away – New Opcode Support, Chain Limit Extension, Sigchecks

Bitcoin Cash Upgrade 3 Days Away - New Opcode Support, Chain Limit Extension, SigchecksOn May 15, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain will be upgraded and there will be at least three new features added to the longest chain. The upgrade in three days is being discussed fervently by the community, because it follows the recent and controversial Infrastructure Funding Proposal (IFP). Bitcoin Cash to Upgrade In Three Days […]

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May 12, 2020 0

1 Cent per Kilowatt-Hour: China’s Sichuan Province Encourages Hydro-Powered Bitcoin Mining

1 Cent per Kilowatt-Hour: China's Sichuan Province Encourages Hydro-Powered Bitcoin MiningThe local government of Ya’an city, in China’s Sichuan province, has announced the region is encouraging bitcoin mining in Sichuan if operations leverage the local hydropower plants. The document released by Ya’an city officials is in stark contrast to how Sichuan lawmakers felt about mining in 2018. Back then the government and China’s central bank […]

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April 28, 2020 0

Anyone Can Host a Crypto Exchange – Tim Draper Backed Startup Launches New WordPress Plugin

Anyone Can Host a Crypto Exchange - Tim Draper Backed Startup Launches New Wordpress PluginThere’s a new plugin available that gives people the ability to launch a cryptocurrency exchange on any WordPress-based website. The project called Wpcryptoexchange is a product created by the Tim Draper-backed startup Draper Goren Holm. With the plugin, anyone can launch a digital currency trading platform that allows people to swap various cryptos and also […]

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April 22, 2020 0

Petro-Dollar System Crumbles: US Dollar Could Collapse from the World’s Oil Wars

Petro-Dollar System Crumbles: US Dollar Could Collapse from the World's Oil WarsDuring the last few days, people witnessed history when the price of crude oil dropped below zero to -$40 per barrel, and as time passes many analysts think the worst is yet to come. After West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil-based contracts dried up for May, contracts for June collapsed by 45%. Experts say that the […]

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April 22, 2020 0

Darknet Users Discuss the Connection Between DDoS Attacks and Exit Scams

During the last few weeks, a number of darknet markets (DNMs) like Empire and forums like Dread have been attacked relentlessly with heavy DDoS attacks. Meanwhile, reports disclose that Apollon is allegedly pulling an exit scam in the same fashion as Nightmare Market did last year. Darknetstats.com details that Apollon remains online and is accepting […]

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February 1, 2020 0

Maduro Plans to Give Venezuelan Pensioners Petro as Christmas Bonus

Maduro Plans to Give Venezuelan Pensioners Petro for Christmas BonusesRegional news outlets from Venezuela have revealed that President Nicolás Maduro plans to dole out petro as a ‘Christmas bonus’ for Venezuelan retirees and pensioners. Moreover, despite the fact that many Venezuelans say average citizens don’t use the petro, Maduro also claims there are 27,000 petro affiliated businesses. Also read: Indian Supreme Court Wraps up […]

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November 21, 2019 0

Bitcoin Cash Upgrade Complete: 2 New Protocol Changes Added

Bitcoin Cash Upgrade Complete: 2 New Protocol Changes AddedThe Bitcoin Cash network has successfully upgraded the latest ruleset changes to the protocol. The BCH blockchain now features the enforcement of minimal pushdata in script which will make a majority of BCH network transactions non-malleable. Moreover, as an extension to last May’s Schnorr upgrade, the opcode OP_Checkmultisig(verify) will now feature Schnorr signature support. Also […]

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November 15, 2019 0