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Survey Says Bitcoin Holders Won’t Sell Until Well Over $100K

Survey Says Bitcoin Holders Won't Sell Until Well Over $100KThree surveys in as many months of residents in the United States, encompassing more than 2,500 people, reveal growing interest in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. The latest survey introduces eye-popping specifics regarding general belief in bitcoin’s power and a hodl strategy that’s nearly unimaginable.   Also read: Survey Respondents Say Bitcoin to Reach $10,000 Lendedu Survey Results Urge […]

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November 17, 2017 0

Are 2017’s Network Attacks ”Real” or Are Bitcoiners Growing Paranoid?

Over the past year or so there’s been a lot of discussion concerning ‘attacks’ on the Bitcoin network. Across forums and social media, the subjective valuations from bitcoin proponents of what an ‘attack’ on the network really is has become an extremely contentious topic. Also read: Japanese City Attracts Cryptocurrency Miners with Abundant Renewable Energy The […]

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November 14, 2017 0

Bitcoin Cash Network Completes a Successful Hard Fork

Bitcoin Cash Network Completes a Successful Hard ForkAt approximately 4 pm EDT at block height 504031, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network successfully hard forked. The fork is a change to the decentralized currency’s consensus rules and aims to upgrade the network’s Difficulty Adjustment Algorithm (DAA). Also read: Bitcoin.com Wallet Celebrates 500,000 Downloads in Three Months The Bitcoin Cash Network Has Successfully Hard Forked […]

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November 13, 2017 0

Sberbank Apologizes for Buying Nearly All Graphics Cards on the Russian Market

Russia has been suffering from a shortage of graphics cards that can be used to mine cryptocurrencies, causing their prices to almost double. However, it was not ordinary households that purchased most of these cards. State-owned Sberbank has come forward, admitted to buying them, and apologized for causing the shortage. Also read: Bitcoin-Based Ethereum Rival RSK […]

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November 12, 2017 0

Bitcoin Cash Surges as Businesses Abandon Legacy BTC

Bitcoin Cash Markets Surge As the Pending Hard Fork ApproachesBitcoin cash is enjoying a new lease of life as major figures throw their weight behind the chain. In the wake of the abortive Segwit split, neither bitcoin nor B2x has prospered, with the latter failing to materialize and the former dropping below $6,800 for the first time in 10 days. BCH, meanwhile, hit $866 […]

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November 10, 2017 0

Bitcoin’s Encryption Could be Broken by 2027, Claim Singapore Quantum Experts

Bitcoin’s Encryption Could be Broken by 2027, Claim Singapore Quantum ExpertsKey protocols securing technology undergirding bitcoin are “susceptible to attack by the development of a sufficiently large quantum computer,” researchers mostly from Singapore claim in a recently-released paper, Quantum attacks on Bitcoin, and how to protect against them (Quantum), made available through the Cornell University Library. Also read: Is Bitcoin at Risk as Google and […]

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November 10, 2017 0

Bitcoin Cash Markets Remain Resilient As the Network’s Upgrade Approaches

Bitcoin Cash Markets Remain Resilient As the Network's Upgrade ApproachesIt’s been a crazy week for cryptocurrency enthusiasts as the digital asset ecosystem is still reeling over the canceled Segwit2x fork that was expected to take place on the Bitcoin network next week. Over the course of the past few weeks leading up to the planned 2MB Segwit2x hard fork, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) markets have […]

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November 9, 2017 0

Closing the Curtains On Segwit2x and the Following Aftermath

Closing the Curtains On Segwit2x and the Following AftermathIn less than eight days Bitcoin network market participants were ready for the planned Segwit2x fork, canceled yesterday. Now cryptocurrency proponents everywhere are expressing opinions about the Segwit2x plan in general, and the working group’s decision to give up on forking the protocol. Also Read: Openbazaar Sees a Variety of New Vendors After Privacy Enhancements Segwit2x: […]

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November 9, 2017 0

Artificial Intelligence Is Coming to Crypto Trading: An Interview with Guy Zyskind

Artificial Intelligence Is Coming: An Interview with Enigma CEO Guy ZyskindAs hedge funds rush to enter the cryptocurrency space, the landscape for retail cryptocurrency investors is fundamentally changing before our very eyes. Marcel Chuo from news.Bitcoin.com sits down with Guy Zyskind, CEO of Enigma to discuss how his team is helping hedge funds that utilize artificial intelligence and automated bot trading enter the crypto space. […]

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November 7, 2017 0

A Simple Guide to What Bitcoin Forks Are and Why They Happen

Right now people keep hearing about the pending fork scheduled for on or around November 16. Because software forks and blockchain splits can be a confusing subject, we want to explain just what a fork is and what it means for all the network participants involved.  Also read: Preparing for the Bitcoin Hard Forks: A Step-by-Step […]

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November 6, 2017 0