Segregated Witness is now a reality
Peter Wuille, long time member of Bitcoin Core development team since May 2011, managed to complete the expected upgrade to Bitcoin’s Protocol. Segregated Witness code has been published in …
Bitfinex to Allow Ethereum Margin Trading
The popular Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has issued a new announcement, starting at 3:00pm UTC on Friday, April 22nd they will enable margin trading for the Ether pairs ETHBTC and ETHUSD. …
Virginia Startup Seeks Kickstarter Funding for Blockchain Voting Platform
A Virginia-based startup has set its sights on modernizing the outdated voting system with the same technology backing the bitcoin digital currency: the blockchain. Follow My Vote recently launched …
Manulife Looks at Blockchain Applications in the Insurance Industry
Canadian insurance giant Manulife has begun experimenting with proof-of-concepts based on blockchain technology. The insurance company’s US brand, John Hancock, has been working on applying the technology to a …
Steam Update Confirms Impending Bitcoin Integration
It has been coming for quite a long time now, but Steam officially announced the impending Bitcoin payment integration earlier today. After the code was initially discovered in a …
Smsogram Offers Private Mobile Phone Numbers For Bitcoin
It is always good to see new services launch which deals with Bitcoin payments at some stage. Smsogram is something to keep an eye on, as this solution lets …
Nucleus Dark Market Goes Down, 5000 BTC in Vendor Money Missing
Nucleus, a notorious darknet marketplace, has been inaccessible since April 13 and disgruntled users have taken to Reddit to voice their outrage. The Nucleus, as well as the DarkNetMarkets subreddits, …
Leaked Letter by Russian Official Points to Bitcoin Conference in Moscow
The lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, has scheduled a digital currency conference to take place on the 2nd of June, 2016. According to a leaked …
BitcoinCryptoBank Claims Another Victim
Bitcoin and banking will never be two peas in a pod although the cryptocurrency does allow anyone in the world to become their own bank. For those people who …