CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST The halving of the bitcoin block reward this past July has changed the profitability of new miner entries, a development that could ultimately impact bitcoin’s decentralization, according to Sveinn Valfells of Flux, Ltd. and Jon Helgi Egilsson of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Iceland. In a paper, “Minting Money with Megawatts” for […] The post Declining Profitability For New Miners Threatens Bitcoin Decentralization appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
Bitcoin Magazine, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST After the biggest money-printing episode in recorded human history, it appears that central bankers are realizing the limits of quantitative... The post Bitcoin Traders Should Pray for a Federal Reserve Rate Hike appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. |
Bitcoin Magazine, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Coinpit is taking significant and innovative steps to offer a safer alternative to Bitcoin’s custodial futures exchanges. Thanks to... The post Coinpit Takes First Steps Toward Trustless Bitcoin Futures Exchange appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST MGT Capital Investments, a New York-based investment firm led by John McAfee that recently began a bitcoin mining operation in Washington has announced a full capacity production output of 2.6 PetaHash during the first phase of its operation. MGT Capital revealed the completion of the first phase of its operations at its bitcoin mining facility […] The post John McAfee-led MGT Capital is Mining 90 Bitcoins a Month appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Over the last few weeks, market analysts have repeatedly cited a single trader when explaining sizeable fluctuations in bitcoin prices. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Bitcoin price trend remains up. Advance should retake $630 in the coming days, but a correction may precede a push higher. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now. Bitcoin Price Analysis Time of analysis: 14h00 UTC Wednesday Bitstamp 4-Hour Candle Chart From […] The post Bitcoin Price Advance On Track appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST The pillars that provide the basic infrastructure of the internet are being probed by an unknown entity that is probing for that point where the foundation cracks and the internet breaks. The post Someone is Probing to Take Down the Internet, Warns Cryptographer appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST In Kongyu, Tibet, hydropower electricity is inexpensive, as are wages. And Chinese entrepreneurs are among the world’s most capable and least risk averse. This combination makes Kongyu in China’s western Sichuan province an ideal place for a bitcoin mining operation, as revealed by a Washington Post report. Chinese mines comprise about 70 percent of the world’s bitcoin […] The post China’s Mining Dominance: Good Or Bad For Bitcoin? appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST For its refusal to serve customers in the Palestinian territories, British politicians including those from the Labour, Conservative and Scottish National parties, have joined a US campaign group and hundreds of Palestinian nationals to call for their access to PayPal. In a motion tabled before the British parliament, the politicians called on PayPal to expand its service to Palestinians and their banks as “a move […] The post PayPal Is Ignoring Palestinians appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Amid controversy, bitcoin developers see a need to begin researching more drastic technical changes to the network. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Blockfreight, designed as the first end-to-end blockchain solution for the global cargo shipping industry, has announced its technology and has launched an initial token sale. The initial token offer of up to $1.9 million of Blockfreight Tokens [BFT:XCP] is available at a discount to its $1.00 (USD) retail value, according to Julian Smith, the company’s co-founder, […] The post Blockfreight Taps Blockchain Technology To Disrupt Global Shipping appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |
CoinDesk, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST Romanian bitcoin exchange BTCXchange has officially closed down. |
CryptoCoins News, 1/1/0001 12:00 AM PST BTCXchange, Romania’s first order book exchange has closed operations, nearly a month after the platform was put up for sale on August 18, 2016. Romanian bitcoin exchange BTCXchange has shut down operations in the country. The platform was initially put on sale following an announcement on August 18, 2016, a Facebook post by the exchange […] The post Romania’s First Bitcoin Exchange Shuts Down, Again appeared first on CCN: Financial Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. |