bitcoin.com: Travelbybit to Drop Bitcoin Payments After Viral Double Spend Video

Coinspeaker: Bitcoin Post-Holiday Consolidation Opens Up New Opportunities for Altcoins

Monday, 30 December 2019 16:04

CoinspeakerBitcoin Post-Holiday Consolidation Opens Up New Opportunities for AltcoinsAt current levels, Bitcoin price fell 46% from its annual maximum. As the year 2019 draws to a close in less than 48 hours, many experts have taken the bullish stance on pricing for the new year.Bitcoin Post-Holiday Consolidation…

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CoinSpice: Jihan Wu is Spiciest Person of the Year for 2019

Monday, 30 December 2019 18:38

TL;DR: The Spiciest Person of the Year for 2019 is Jihan Wu. We narrowed the field to less than a half dozen total, including four runners-up. Numbers 5 & 4 & 3 and 2 are in the books: businessmen more than 6,800 miles apart, one in Hong Kong, the other in…

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CoinSpice: Sweet Home Alabama: Ethereum Foundation’s Virgil Griffith to be Released to Parents on Bond

Monday, 30 December 2019 22:48

TL;DR: Ethereum Foundation “special projects” developer Virgil Griffith will be released on bond to live with his parents in Alabama, according to a local court watcher. It’s a dramatic turn of events for Griffith, who was arrested Thanksgiving after allegedly traveling to North Korea and aiding officials…

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CoinSpice: Metamask Android Client Banned, Bahamas Tests Digital Dollar, Canaan 5nm Miners Ready to Ship

Friday, 27 December 2019 23:32

TL;DR: Welcome to In Case You Missed It (ICYMI), a daily crypto news update. Metamask Android client banned from Google Play Store. Beijing warns firms to not conduct crypto business. Bahamas will test digital dollar. Canaan will enter the 5nm miner fight next year, and the Korean Central…

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CoinSpice: Amaury Séchet is Spiciest Person of the Year Runner Up

Monday, 23 December 2019 23:04

TL;DR: The countdown continues toward revealing the Spiciest Person of the Year for 2019. We’ve narrowed the field to less than a half dozen total, including four runners-up. Numbers 5 & 4 & 3 are posted: two swashbuckling exchange CEOs and one glorious troll. Number 2 is Bitcoin ABC lead developer…

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CoinSpice: Letters From Venezuela: World’s First State-Backed Crypto Petro Airdrop & Govt Exchange Begins

Sunday, 22 December 2019 15:58

TL;DR: Letters from Venezuela is an exclusive CoinSpice series, an inside look from a reporter on the ground, documenting the South American nation’s last stand among sanctions, political unrest, international condemnation and concern, economic collapse, and the specter of cryptocurrency possibly demonstrating its main use case. In this…

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The Merkle: TravelByBit Falls Victim to a Bitcoin Double-Spend Attack Method

Thursday, 19 December 2019 20:12

A little bit of drama involving cryptocurrencies can generate a cascading effect. In Australia, a viral video demonstrating a TravelByBit double-spend attack has many retailers worried. The viral video shows only how this particular payment processor is affected. A Troublesome Development for TravelByBit TravelByBit supports both Bitcoin…

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LeapRate: Coinbase CEO receives a patent for sending Bitcoin over email

Thursday, 19 December 2019 21:48

The CEO of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, has recently won a patent from the US Patents and Trademark Office for a... The post Coinbase CEO receives a patent for sending Bitcoin over email appeared first on LeapRate . Coinbase CEO receives a patent for sending Bitcoin over email…

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bitcoin.com: Crypto Experts Give Their Top Predictions for 2020

Thursday, 19 December 2019 22:15

In an industry built around digital scarcity, opinions are in plentiful supply. Everyone’s got one, and they’d love to share it with the rest of the cryptosphere. As the decade draws to a close and another prepares to launch, it’s the perfect time to consider what 2020…

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