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Bitcoin Startup Bitrefill Raises $2 Million Funding for Global Expansion

The lightning-centric bitcoin startup plans to use this funding to expand services to almost every country in the world by 2020.

Business  ·  13 June 2019
Bitcoin

Could Bitcoin’s Lightning Power Mobile Communications? This Startup Thinks So

New research from mobile mesh networking company goTenna explores how bitcoin's lightning network can help decentralize mobile communications.

Tech  ·  13 June 2019
Bitcoin

‘It Feels Like Family’: Bitcoiners Gather for Security Conference in Amsterdam

For Breaking Bitcoin 2019, technologists gathered in Amsterdam to explore the future of bitcoin.

Tech  ·  11 June 2019
Bitcoin

Fraud-Fighting ‘Watchtowers’ to Arrive in Next Bitcoin Lightning Release

So-called lightning network "watchtowers" – a much-anticipated next step for securing the network – are coming soon.

Tech  ·  11 June 2019
Bitcoin

Michael Ford Named Newest Bitcoin Core Code Maintainer

Long-time Bitcoin Core contributor Michael Ford has been named the newest maintainer of the open-source software project.

Tech  ·  10 June 2019
Bitcoin

100 Bitcoin Users Perform What Might Be Largest ‘CoinJoin’ Transaction Ever

The startup behind the privacy-centric bitcoin app Wasabi Wallet recently brought together 100 people to collectively execute a "CoinJoin" transaction.

Tech  ·  10 June 2019
Bitcoin

Samourai, Nodl to Launch Bitcoin Lightning Node With Mixing Features

A new hardware partnership is helping the team behind Samourai Wallet extend their obsession with privacy to the world of bitcoin nodes.

Tech  ·  10 June 2019
Bitcoin

Why Academics Love Bitcoin – and Crypto

For academics, bitcoin, and more broadly crypto, is an exciting space where the ideas they write up in papers actually get built and tested.

Tech  ·  10 June 2019
Exchanges

Bitcoin Trade Volume on Coinbase Hit a 14-Month High in May

Coinbase recorded its most bitcoin trade volume in 14-months during May when over 739,000 bitcoins traded hands.

Markets  ·  7 June 2019
Bitcoin

May Was Best Month for CME Bitcoin Futures Volume Since 2017

May was the best month for derivatives giant CME's bitcoin futures volume since its 2017 launch

Markets  ·  7 June 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s 2019 Price Run Driven By Real Transaction Growth, Analysis Shows

Bitcoin's TAAR (transaction amount to active addresses ratio) is hovering around 7-month highs, potentially adding a fundamental validation to bitcoin's latest price growth.

Markets  ·  6 June 2019
Bitcoin

Mark Karpeles: Bitcoin Security Tech Needs an Update

The disgraced crypto CEO Mark Karpeles has a new book and a new mission: to secure bitcoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 June 2019
Bitcoin

Lightning Co-Creator Releases Code for Bitcoin Scaling Concept

Co-author of the lightning network white paper Tadge Dryja has released new code for a proposed scaling solution he's been working on for a year.

Tech  ·  5 June 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Dips Below $8K as Price Sheds $700 in Two Hours

Bitcoin has once again fallen beneath $8,000 amid a sharp sell-off that saw prices drop to as low as $7,778 according to Coindesk data.

Markets  ·  4 June 2019
Bitcoin

Open Bets On CME’s Bitcoin Futures Hit Record High

CME Bitcoin Futures have hit a record high in open interest at 5,190, up seven percent on the week prior, data from the CFTC shows.

Markets  ·  3 June 2019