Category: Bitcoin Core
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Bitcoin’s Social Contract Must Be Resilient to the Whims of Future Generations
Over the last few years, infighting and different visions has led to significant divides within the Bitcoin community, weakening the network effects no matter which chain you support. With all the arguments about scaling, privacy, consensus changes and the various forks, it is amazing that these public networks are still thriving. Nevertheless, the people who…
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Stablecoins Dominate Currency Pairings for Leading Crypto Assets
Amidst the ongoing cryptocurrency bear market, stablecoins have continued to gain prominence, with USDT currently comprising the dominant pairing for three of the four largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. Also Read: Localbitcoins Trade Surges in Latin America and East Asia USDT Comprises Dominant Pairing for 3 of Top 4 Cryptocurrencies by Market Cap According to Cryptocompare,…
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Chinese Miners Flock to Sichuan for Cheap Electricity During the Wet Season
Over the last two months, the hashrate between the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Bitcoin Core (BTC) networks has increased significantly since hitting a low on December 15, 2018. Numerous reports detail that many Chinese miners who control a large portion of SHA-256 hashrate have been recently setting up shop in Sichuan. During the wet season…
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Core Developer’s 300kb Block Proposal Bolstered in Bid to Push Lightning Adoption
Bitcoin Core (BTC) developer Luke Dash Jr has once again sparked controversy with his idea to shrink the BTC chain’s block size down to 300kb. It’s not the first time the concept was proposed by the developer, but this time around there’s more support for the idea in order to drive Lightning Network adoption. Also…
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Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Test Key Levels From 2017 Bull Trend
The cryptocurrency markets are trading at significant long-term price areas, with BTC currently channeling between key levels from the 2017 bull run. In other market action, BCH and ETH have continued to consolidate above the $100 area. Also Read: ETF Filed With SEC to Invest in Bitcoin Futures, Bonds, and Mutual Funds BTC Trades Between Major…
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Bitcoin Friendly Micronation Acknowledged by European Commission President
In 2019 the sovereign state of Liberland continues to gather headway by getting recognized by key leaders in the European Union and members of parliament. On Jan. 31, the micronation claiming the parcel of land between Croatia and Serbia was validated by Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission. Also read: These Video Sharing Sites Pay…
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BTC Futures Volume Plummets Relative to Spot Trade Heading Into 2019
Research carried out by Tradeblock has found the combined trade volume across the futures contracts offered by Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) plummet relative to spot market volume during the second half of 2018. Also Read: Mt. Gox Creditors Neither Need nor Deserve This Kind of ‘Hero’ BTC Futures Volume Rivals…
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Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Gain Billions in Less Than an Hour
Cryptocurrency prices have spiked significantly in value during afternoon trading sessions on Feb. 8. The entire market cap of the top digital assets recorded today has added over $15 billion in fiat value in just one hour. Also Read: Public Transportation Across Argentina Can Now Be Paid With BTC Cryptocurrency Markets Gain Billions in One Hour…
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Crypto Investor Brock Pierce Is Attempting to Pull Mt. Gox From the Ashes
Prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur Brock Pierce is attempting to revive the defunct Mt. Gox exchange by submitting a single rehabilitation plan for creditors called Gox Rising. Back in 2014, the former CEO of Mt. Gox, Mark Karpeles, reportedly signed over all of the business’s assets to Pierce and a firm called Sunlot Holdings Limited. Also read: Indian Supreme…
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Markets Update: Leading Markets Break ATH Descending Trendlines
BTC price action has broken above a major long-term trendline stemming back to December 2017’s all-time highs. When looking at the 2014 – 2015 bear market, a similar move precipitated the final sell-off of the trend before price action moved into an accumulation pattern. BCH also appears to have broken above two major descending trendlines…