Gox Trustee to Flood Market with Thousands of Bitcoin, BTC Price Drops Below $9K

Notoriously hacked cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox isn’t done with bitcoiners just yet. Just as it appeared the world’s most popular cryptocurrency was ready to strike above the stubborn high nine thousands in price, Nobuaki Kobayashi, Tokyo-based, court appointed trustee of the remaining bitcoin to be distributed among creditors, seems ready to flood another 8,000 coins … Read more

The Cash Consortium Launches Open Standard Initiative for Bitcoin Cash

This week a Bitcoin Cash organization was founded called the Cash Consortium (C2) that aims to be a technical group framed off of the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) open standards. C2 is an international community that intends to bolster open standard development in order to provide long-term Bitcoin Cash growth. Also read: Upgrade Time: Bitcoin … Read more

Bitcoin.com Store Adds More Hot New Items and Amazon Gift Cards

Last month we re-opened our Bitcoin.com Store after some construction and a bit of hiatus. After a month of operation we’ve added even more to the store with hardware wallets, new t-shirts, Cryptomatic watches, and now we’re even selling Amazon gift cards. Also Read: Trading Cryptocurrencies Like a Boss Takes Time and Research Crypto-Infused Products for … Read more

Robinhood App Valued at $5.6 Billion – Now Available in 10 US States

Trading app Robinhood which started offering bitcoin and ether trading in February has attained a valuation of $5.6 billion after raising $363 million, the company has confirmed. The app is now available in 10 U.S. states. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space $5.6 Billion Valuation Robinhood started out about three years ago … Read more

Upgrade Time: Bitcoin Cash 32MB Fork Activates Tuesday

In less than a week on May 15, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network will be upgrading the base block size from 8MB to 32MB, as well as re-enabling and adding some OP_Codes to the codebase. With just days left there are a few things BCH holders and full node operators should know before the upgrade … Read more

One Championship MMA Fighter Mei Yamaguchi Sponsored by Bitcoin.com

This week the CEO of Bitcoin.com Roger Ver sat down with the One Championship female mixed martial artist (MMA) Mei Yamaguchi from Japan to discuss her fighting career and the innovative technology we all love called bitcoin. Yamaguchi will be fighting on May 18th in Singapore against the Atomweight World Champion Angela Lee for the … Read more

Japan’s GMO Has Mined Over 900 Bitcoins – Hashrate Doubled Last Month

The mining operation of Japan’s internet giant GMO has resulted in over 900 bitcoins and 537 bitcoin cash so far, as the company roughly doubled its hashrate last month. Meanwhile, its crypto exchange reported a first-quarter loss after the country’s financial regulator ordered it to improve. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Over … Read more

Markets Update: Cryptocurrency Prices See Relief After Three Day Losses

Cryptocurrency prices have dropped significantly over the past 72 hours after reaching new highs on May 5. When Bitcoin Core (BTC) prices touched a high of $9,940 USD this past Saturday buyers met resistance and the price tumbled to a low of $8,975. BTC prices today are hovering along between $9,100 and $9,400. Bitcoin Cash … Read more

PR: SPINDLE to Launch Crowdsale – One Week Only (Until May 15)

SPINDLE, which instantaneously became the largest ICO in Japan , will launch its first crowdsale. The crowdsale will be held globally for one week only (except for residents in Japan / USA / China). In this Crowdsale, only ETH and BCH will be accepted from strategic implications. The post PR: SPINDLE to Launch Crowdsale – … Read more