Month: February 2018

Bitcoin.org Owner Asks the Community to Change Bitcoin’s Central PoW Algorithm

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This week the owner of the web portal Bitcoin.org and Bitcointalk, a pseudonym called Cobra wrote an open letter to the bitcoin community asking them to think about changing the Bitcoin core network’s Proof-of-Work algorithm. Also read: Ross Ulbricht Denied Post-Conviction Relief Extension Bitcoin.org Owner ‘Cobra’ Says Bitcoin Mining Is Controlled By One Man and His … Read more

Bank of America Acknowledges the Threat Posed by Cryptocurrency

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For all the inroads that bitcoin has made on the current financial system, it has yet to threaten their ascendancy. The CEOs of Paypal, Visa, and other legacy payment systems may have been monitoring the rise of cryptocurrencies, but they have not been losing sleep over them. Now, in a frank report to the SEC, … Read more

DNotesEDU Prioritizes Investor Protection in Cryptocurrency Education

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Cryptocurrency education platform DNotesEDU has announced a massive upgrade, offering expanded content that provides entry level educational material focusing on cryptocurrency and personal finance. According to DNotesEDU education director Brandon Cheliak, the changes are an effort to address the cryptocurrency market’s current lack of sound information about investor protection and education. The DNotesEDU platform is … Read more

Trading Tip `The Wall´ – Meet the TA Gods

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Whether TA works or not is a topic discussed ad nauseam in cryptocurrency circles. As a cryptocurrency trader with a fascination for engineering, math and science, I backtested the entire spectrum of the most popular bitcoin TA indicators in early 2015 using the now defunct Tradewave-platform, in search of that magic formula that would allow … Read more

50+ Bitcoins Total Jackpot at Bitcoin Casino US

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Striking it rich online is more than possible at an establishment like BitcoinCasino.us. This bitcoin casino has many games that feature a progressive pot—meaning that they get bigger with each try. In fact, the casino-wide total is up to a massive 4923.313 mBTC. All you have to do to have a shot at this pot … Read more

Japanese Police Reveal 669 Money Laundering Cases Tied to Local Exchanges

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Just recently Japanese investigators revealed they had obtained 669 reports concerning “suspected money laundering” tied to cryptocurrency transactions and domestic digital currency trading platforms. The linked data was derived from investigations spurred by the recent transaction reporting statutes licensed exchanges are required to follow. Also read: Bitcoin Is Finding Its Way into High Schools Japanese Police … Read more