Bitcoin's lightning network is growing "increasingly centralized," making it more susceptible to attacks, asserts a new paper by security researchers.
For skeptics and traditional market investors, bitcoin is synonymous with extreme bouts of price volatility. However, in recent times, oil has become a relatively risky asset.
Bitcoin took its biggest daily fall in three months on Wednesday, but prices remain in the bullish zone for now.
Bitcoin has dipped back below the psychological area of support near the $10,000 level amid a 20-minute sell-off.
Bitcoin-loving retailers can now receive BTC from customers paying in fiat.
Bitcoin’s price volatility spiked in January and could further increase over the near term because “whales” have begun accumulating coins.
The Coinfloor exchange, which dropped ethereum to focus solely on bitcoin, is launching a simplified buying service for crypto newbies.
Bitcoin has crossed into bullish territory above $10,000 alongside gold's rally toward seven-year highs.
An old debate is resurfacing in the bitcoin developer community, underscoring one of the critical challenges confronting decentralized systems.
While a long-term price indicator has flipped bullish, bitcoin is struggling to gather upside traction and looks vulnerable near the seven-week rising trendline support.
The Australian entrepreneur who claims to be the inventor of bitcoin has suggested he might take legal action over claimed infringement of his intellectual property.
Sunday's "doji" candle weakened the case for a deeper price pullback, however, a positive follow-through is needed to confirm bull revival.
To the operators of high-speed computers used to mine for bitcoin, the halving looks more like a doubling — of costs.
Bitcoin is closing on a bullish chart pattern not seen in almost 10 months.
The arrest of Larry Harmon for an alleged connection to AlphaBay raises major questions: Do bitcoiners have a right to build privacy tech?