Business 16 April 2019

‘Satoshi’s Treasure’ game offers $1M prize but seems problematic

A new game offers a big BTC prize, but it raises too many questions for comfort.

Business 11 April 2019

Japan’s Financial Services Agency calls BTC ‘not virtual currency’

Bitcoin Core (BTC) has become ineffective for payments, due to slow processing times and high transaction fees, relative to other Bitcoin payment solutions, such as Bitcoin SV.

Tech 9 April 2019

Sophisticated botnet attacks Electrum stealing millions of dollars

Electrum, the popular BTC wallet, has confirmed that it was the victim of a massive botnet attack, resulting in the loss of millions.

Business 3 April 2019

BTC proves it’s still not ready for mass adoption

After a 20% jump in price, BTC is choking on thousands of unconfirmed transactions, and suffering once again from high fees.

Business 28 March 2019

2 new metrics might predict market highs and lows

Researchers have developed a new metric to predict market action, but it won’t mean anything without real development.

Business 22 March 2019

Watch out: Fake Wasabi crypto wallet out to steal your crypto

The scam wallet is an uncanny clone of the real Wasabi wallet. It comes with a fake website and for those who are not keen, it's almost impossible to distinguish between it and the real one.

Business 15 March 2019

Cboe halts Bitcoin Core futures contracts for an indeterminate time

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) has announced that it won't list Bitcoin Core futures contracts in March.

Business 26 February 2019

Bitfinex receives some of the Bitcoin Core stolen in 2016 hack

The U.S government has returned to Bitfinex some of the Bitcoin Core stolen during the 2016 security breach.

Business 15 February 2019

Nasdaq to launch cryptocurrency liquid index

The NASDAQ Stock Exchange appears to be venturing into the cryptocurrency markets as it announced it will launch a Bitcoin Core and Ethereum Liquid Index effective from February 25.

Business 4 February 2019

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey: Crypto will deliver a global currency

In a wide-ranging, Joe Rogan spoke with Twitter founder Jack Dorsey about why he believes in Bitcoin.

Business 29 January 2019

Localbitcoins attackers steal $28,000 worth of cryptocurrencies

LocalBicoins was attacked, and the thieves were able to access accounts on the platform and empty funds from affected accounts.

Business 28 January 2019

Steve Wozniak believes in Bitcoin, not hype

Steve Wozniak recently told a crowd that he sold all of his Bitcoin because he found the hype over its price to be too much of a distraction.