Tag Archive: Tuur Demeester

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  Coinbase 100% Overspends On Fees, Loses Up To ’15 BTC Per Hour’

  Coinbase has been described as “hemorrhaging money” this week after data showed it had been paying double transaction fees. Fees Glitch Adds To Coinbase Woes The overspending, likely due to a software problem, is the latest in a series of technical mishaps for the exchange and wallet provider. BitGo engineer Jameson Lopp originally raised the alarm Friday noting “something weird” was occurring on the Bitcoin network, tweeting: 12 hours ago an entity began sending BTC transactions

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  Wilma Woo · July 16, 2017 · 9:30 am
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  Antonopoulos, Demeester Agree Bitcoin is ‘Both Digital Gold & Digital Cash’

  Andreas Antonopoulos has supported an assertion made by Bitcoin investor Tuur Demeester that Bitcoin is “both digital gold and digital cash” as part of the ongoing block size debate.  Departure From All-On-Chain ‘For Good Reasons’ In a blog post Monday, Bitcoin expert Andreas Antonopoulos cited Dutch investor Tuur Demeester’s opinion on Bitcoin’s identity, saying he had “captured an important point.”  “We are not facing a choice between all-on-chain or some-off-chain,” he wrote. “We have already departed from

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  William Suberg · January 16, 2017 · 7:30 am
• Bitcoin, Bitcoin Acceptance, Bitcoin Businesses, Companies, News, News teaser

  AirBnB ‘Not Yet’ Accepting Bitcoin CEO Says, ‘Surprised’ By Demand

  Comments by Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky have renewed speculation the company may soon begin accepting Bitcoin. AirBnB: BTC Integration ‘Discussed’ with Coinbase Chesky made several direct references in several Twitter exchanges which appear to demonstrate his interest in Bitcoin merchant acceptance. The first came during a discussion with a Bitcoin enthusiast on Christmas Day, Chesky saying he “discussed” the idea with Coinbase. @jrmoreau the founder of Coinbase worked for us and it's an area we have

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  William Suberg · December 27, 2016 · 10:00 am
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  Industry Insiders Predict ‘Higher’ Bitcoin Price in 2017

  Let’s take a look at what some of Bitcoin’s industry insiders predict for 2017 as general sentiment is more bullish than ever and BTC is eyeing a new all-time high.  Tulip? More Like Champagne Bubbles Bitcoin is no stranger to bubbles. In fact, there’s probably a Tulip-mania inspired obituary out there already. But tulips can’t store value long-term, can’t be sent to the other side of the globe in seconds, and certainly can’t live on

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  Allen Scott · December 26, 2016 · 12:00 pm