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  Pokétoshi: Bitcoin Lightning Network Powers New Pokemon Game

  Developers are finding new ways to showcase the capabilities of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network and its micro-transactions. First, there was the digital canvas dubbed Satoshi’s Place, and now – Pokétoshi, a platform which enables you to play Pokémon via the Lightning Network. Software engineer João Almeida has created a particularly fun way to experience micro-transactions powered by Bitcoin’s Lightning Network (LN). The platform he developed, thoughtfully called Poketoshi, enables players to enjoy the popular Nintendo game,

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  Georgi Georgiev · June 21, 2018 · 6:00 am
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  Escalation Overflow

  Financial markets appear to be reacting to the latest escalation in the trade war between the U.S. and China. It now appears that the United States may have the upper hand due to the wide trade imbalance between the two nations. Indeed, it would be very difficult for the Chinese to find $200 billion worth of US imports to curtail. Under the circumstances, I guess you could say that markets are holding up pretty well, as we’ll see below.

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  Mati Greenspan · June 19, 2018 · 6:00 pm
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  Such Currency, Much #Fail: Dogecoin Transactions 300% Higher Than Bitcoin Cash

  Dogecoin (DOGE) processes three times as many transactions as Bitcoin Cash (BCH) per day, data shows this month — as Bitcoin’s (BTC) hash rate expands to an all-time high.  Unlikely Success? Figures reproduced on Twitter by social media commentator Armin van Bitcoin confirm the curious rise of DOGE, which has seen renewed attention this year after its surprise use in a chain swap project with Ethereum. #dogecoin now has 3X more transactions than #bcash. 😐👇

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  Wilma Woo · June 18, 2018 · 10:00 pm
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  ‘Lightning War’: Bitcoin Battles Bitcoin Cash on a Digital Canvas

  A digital canvas dubbed Satoshi’s Place appeared online, allowing users to draw whatever they find fit, one pixel at a time. The MS Paint-like experience costs one Satoshi per pixel and users are free to show off their talent in whatever form they find fit. Censorship Resistant Digital Canvas Satoshi’s Place is a simple online artboard which is powered by the Lightning Network. The digital canvas is comprised of 1 million pixels and each one

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  Georgi Georgiev · June 13, 2018 · 3:00 pm
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  Coinbase Index Fund Launches for Big-Money Investors Amid Brutal Market Conditions

  Coinbase is now allowing accredited investors with deeper pockets the ability to utilize the Coinbase Index Fund, which offers exposure to every asset listed on the popular exchange.  Greater Exposure The previously announced Coinbase Index Fund has officially opened for investments of $250,000 to $20M. Reuben Bramanathan, Product Lead of Coinbase Asset Management, stated in an official announcement: We’ve seen overwhelming interest from investors since we announced the fund earlier this year. At this stage, we

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  Adam James · June 13, 2018 · 11:00 am
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  Altcoins Get Clobbered, Taking the Brunt of the Bitcoin Bear Market

  Following the hack of a largely unheard-of cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea and a probe by US government investigators into Bitcoin price manipulation, the cryptocurrency market has once again broken to the downside — and things aren’t looking pretty.  Brutality At the time of this writing, the total market capitalization for cryptocurrencies is sitting at roughly $283 billion USD — a number many would’ve found unbelievable following January’s high of over $830 billion. With bears

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  Adam James · June 13, 2018 · 5:00 am
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  Cryptocurrency Market Suddenly Drops $20 Billion (And Counting) — But Why?

  After a week of boring sideways trading, the cryptocurrency market has made its decision — solidifying that sellers are firmly in control.  Sea of Red The last 24 hours have been a bloodbath for cryptocurrencies across the board after a week of prolonged sideways trading kept sellers firmly in control. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization has fallen from roughly $340 billion at 01:30 CET to nearly $320 billion at 10:00 CET — with the majority

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  Adam James · June 10, 2018 · 8:00 am
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  Crypto ‘Currency?’ Only 10% Of Bitcoin Cash Used For Transactions

  90 percent of Bitcoin Cash holdings are held as investments and never change hands, new research from Chainalysis revealed on June 8. ‘Far Fewer Transactional Users Than Bitcoin’ The findings — which the firm released along with wider insights into Bitcoin’s money supply in 2017-18 — contrast sharply with Bitcoin itself, which has a 50/50 split between investments and transactions. “It appears that there are far fewer transactional users of bitcoin cash than in bitcoin,” Chainalysis

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  Wilma Woo · June 9, 2018 · 11:00 am
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  Twitch Streaming App Now Lets You Tip Gamers With Bitcoin

  Streamlabs – a popular streaming app compatible with Twitch — is now letting users accept tips in cryptocurrencies. With more than $100M processed in tips in 2018, alone, cryptocurrencies have officially entered a substantial and growing market.  Tip with Cryptocurrency Streamlabs is a popular streaming application which allows people to seamlessly broadcast content on the most popular platforms, such as Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, and Mixer. Amongst other things, the software also allows viewers to tip

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  Georgi Georgiev · June 5, 2018 · 4:00 pm
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  Hard Forks May Kill Bitcoin in 100 Years, Says Nobel Laureate

  American Nobel Laureate, economist, academic, and best-selling author Robert Shiller claims Bitcoin may be extinct in 100 years — and hard forks will be to blame.  A Big Forking Problem Nobody can accurately see 100 years into the future, but prominent economist Rober Shiller claims Bitcoin may go the way of the West African Black Rhinoceros — that is to say: extinct. According to the Yale professor, hard forks will be to blame for the dissolution of

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  Adam James · May 31, 2018 · 12:00 pm
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  Roger Ver on ‘the Flippening’: Ethereum Will Upstage Bitcoin Before the End of 2018

  Roger Ver believes Bitcoin’s days at the top of the crypto tree are numbered. In an interview with The Independent, the former Bitcoin evangelist said that other cryptocurrencies were more technologically advanced than Bitcoin. He identified Ethereum and Bitcoin Cash as the harbingers of the coming flippening. Bitcoin is Outdated Roger Ver used to be one of the staunchest Bitcoin proponents around. These days, however, his tent is firmly pitched in the Bitcoin Cash camp,

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  Osato Avan-Nomayo · May 30, 2018 · 5:30 pm
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  Bitcoin Cash Still Missing 13% of Its Nodes 2 Weeks After Hard Fork

  Two weeks after its hard fork, 13% of Bitcoin Cash nodes are still running old software which is incompatible with the rest of its network, data reveals. Theories Emerge Over Rogue BCH Nodes As shown by Coin Dance and uploaded to social media by cryptocurrency commentator Ben Verret Sunday, Bitcoin Cash has so far failed to gain full support for its new fork, which split off from the main chain May 15. 13% of BCash

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  Wilma Woo · May 28, 2018 · 8:00 pm
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  ‘Roger Ver is Our Best Advocate’ – Bitcoin Core Cryptocurrency Comes to Life

  A group of developers have embraced the Bitcoin Core monicker perpetuated by Bitcoin Cash’s Roger Ver and have launched a cryptocurrency under the same name calling it the real open source, peer-to-peer electronic cash. Bitcoin Core Becomes a Thing When Bitcoin Cash was first hard-forked back in November 2017, it resulted in two coins: Bitcoin Cash and the short-lived ‘Bitcoin Clashic.’ The latter being the legacy, albeit tongue-n-cheek, chain that did manage to mine a few

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  Allen Scott · May 28, 2018 · 10:00 am
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  Venture Capitalist: Buy Bitcoin, Hold Ripple, Sell Altcoins

  The cryptocurrency market has taken a decidedly bearish turn over the month of May, but one venture capitalist believes that only makes for a better buying opportunity — for Bitcoin, that is. ‘The Story Is Very Much Materializing’ Over the past few weeks, sellers have remained firmly in control of the cryptocurrency market — but venture capitalist Spencer Bogart claims current market conditions only make for a better buying opportunity. On Friday, the Blockchain Capital partner

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  Adam James · May 28, 2018 · 4:00 am
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  51% Percent Attacks: Hacking a $2 Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency for Less Than $1.5 Million

  Some PoW currencies are using the same mining algorithms as their larger counterparts, making it much easier to hack the smaller networks with a 51% attack. Network Security Blockchain technology is revered as being a completely secure system, but that isn’t necessarily the case. The tech is still relatively new. Also, as the price of popular cryptocurrencies increase and there’s more of a reward for attacking it, more and more people will look for inventive

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  Matthew Hrones · May 27, 2018 · 7:00 am
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  Revolut Adds Support for Bitcoin Cash and Ripple

  Revolut, the London-based fintech firm, has added Bitcoin Cash and Ripple to its catalog of supported cryptocurrencies. Thus, customers will be able to buy the two added cryptos from the Revolut mobile app. This move signals the company’s desire to establish itself in the emerging cryptocurrency fintech market. Bitcoin Cash Added to the Mix Revolut was founded in London in 2015 as a fintech firm with a core focus on providing alternative digital banking solutions.

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  Osato Avan-Nomayo · May 26, 2018 · 7:00 am
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  ‘I’ve Got More Money Than Your Country,’ Craig Wright Tells Rwanda

  NChain CTO and self-proclaimed creator of Bitcoin Craig Wright has told members of a conference in Rwanda that he “has more money than their country.” Wright: ‘Quite Frankly,’ I’m Richer Than You Speaking at the Transform Africa Summit 2018 in the capital of Kigali, Wright made various assertions about his abilities to transform Africa using blockchain technology. The remarks formed part of a presentation titled “Bitcoin Cash: The Cryptocurrency & Blockchain For Africa.” Wright, who

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  Wilma Woo · May 24, 2018 · 5:00 pm
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  Israeli Bitcoin Chair: Solution To Blockchain ‘Cargo Cult’ Is Proper Knowledge

  The chairman of the Israeli Bitcoin Association, Meni Rosenfeld, has continued the debate surrounding the providence of “imitation” blockchain projects and altcoins. Exploiting ‘Invisible’ Features In a series of tweets on May 21st, Rosenfeld added to the “cargo cult” narrative which first appeared at the Consensus 2018 conference last week. Rosenfeld began: The reason ‘Blockchain’ is so susceptible to cargo cult mentality is that the fundamental features that make it what it is are, in

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  Wilma Woo · May 23, 2018 · 1:00 pm
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  Brian Kelly: Now is the Time to Invest in Bitcoin Cash

  According to crypto trader Brian Kelly, now is the right time to invest in Bitcoin Cash (BCH). The founder and CEO of cryptocurrency trading firm, BKCM LLC envisages an increase in the value of the most popular bitcoin fork. Value Creation will Drive Price Increase Speaking to CNBC, Kelly predicted an impending bull run for Bitcoin Cash. He based his assertions on the decisions reached during the recent meeting of Bitcoin Cash miners in Hong

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  Osato Avan-Nomayo · May 23, 2018 · 1:00 am
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  HODL or FODL? CNBC Africa Crypto Host Rates Top Four Cryptocurrencies

  CNBC’s cousin, CNBC Africa, has produced its own cryptocurrency segment, with its host appearing on CNBC’s Fast Money yesterday to discuss his opinions on the top four cryptocurrencies.  Cryptocurrencies are a worldwide phenomenon, with people from America to Zimbabwe getting involved in one of the world’s fastest-growing industries. Africa has long proven itself to be a popular place for cryptocurrency growth and adoption, with many African consumers adopting cryptocurrencies in their daily lives. Some speculate

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  Nick Chong · May 21, 2018 · 5:00 pm
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  That’s a Bingo!

  The first day of the consensus event has indeed been extremely entertaining but the best is yet to come. Leaving the Lambo parade and fake banker protest aside, the panelists in the main hall have jumped right into the core issues. On stage with Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, Bitcoin core advocate Jimmy Song was notably upset over the over-blockchainization of the crypto space at the moment, particularly by corporations who, as Jimmy put it, are centralized by nature and therefore have

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  Mati Greenspan · May 15, 2018 · 3:00 pm
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  Netherlands’ Biggest Crypto Exchange Removes Bitcoin Cash Before Hard Fork

  The Netherlands’ largest cryptocurrency exchange BL3P has announced it will remove Bitcoin Cash by May 15. B3LP: Hard Fork Was ‘Reason’ To Boot BCH In a blog post May 10, the exchange said that it had been “planning” to stop supporting the altcoin, but that its upcoming hard fork had provided “a reason” to complete the process. “Since there already was a planning for the removal of Bitcash the hardfork has become a reason and

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  Wilma Woo · May 14, 2018 · 7:00 am
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  Weiss Ratings Praises Cardano, NEO, and EOS — Cautions Against Bitcoin Forks

  In a post earlier this week on its official website, Weiss Cryptocurrency Ratings praised some of the market’s best altcoins — but shared some harsh words in regards to Bitcoin and ZCash forks. Stick to the Winners It has been a rather enjoyable last few weeks in the cryptocurrency market, with Bitcoin and virtually every altcoin enjoying rather solid turnarounds — signaling increased confidence in what had been an otherwise bearish marketplace. As noted by

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  Adam James · May 5, 2018 · 3:45 am