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Bitcoin privacy wallet pioneers Samourai Wallet have announced a new proprietary app called Pony Direct, a transaction payment method (or to act as a relay) to send bitcoin via short message service (SMS), popularly used for texting. It’s a creative way to improve upon censorship resistance. Also read: Ditch University and High Transaction Fees! … Read more
Deutsche Bank analysts see a connection between a stable stock market and the rising prices in the crypto markets. #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
The first ever physical transaction may have been completed two days ago on the Lighting Network, according to Reddit user /u/btc_throwaway1337. #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
The South Korean government has announced that six major banks will be ready to provide services to cryptocurrency exchanges this month. Under the new system, the government requires exchanges to share user data with banks. Also read: South Korean Officials Caught Trading On Insider Knowledge of Crypto Regulations Exchanges to Share Data with Banks The Korean … Read more
More than half of Russians have some knowledge about bitcoin, according to a new survey. Awareness is higher among young people and in major cities. Three quarters of the Muscovites feel informed about the leading cryptocurrency thanks to 185,000 publications in news outlets. Bitcoin is the most popular word in Russian social media, another study shows. … Read more
This week the sponsor of the Bitcoin Investment Trust, Grayscale Investments has announced the launch of a 91-for-1 stock split of the Trust’s issued and outstanding shares. According to Grayscale, the division will take place on January 22 and shareholders will receive 90 more shares on top of their original shares held. Also read: Markets Update: … Read more
Additional Wall Street money might start making its way into cryptocurrency investments soon. An American rating agency is set to issue grades for bitcoin and a host of altcoins this week, possibly opening the door for more fund managers to enter the field. Also Read: Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Maker Ledger Raises $75 Million from VC Investors … Read more
North Korean hackers allegedly stole millions of dollars in funds from South Korean cryptocurrency user #ANALYSIS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
As is usually the case during the weekend, there is very little exciting news to report on when it comes to cryptocurrency prices. Everything is in the red once again, as Bitcoin struggles to find stable support above $12,000. With a Bitcoin price of $11,949 at the time of writing, we are looking at a … Read more
At the beginning of 2018, I wrote an article outlining a New Year’s resolution that I thought could help boost cryptocurrency adoption and awareness in 2018. Last week was the second installment of my year of cryptocurrency. This week’s challenge was particularly easy to accomplish because I was at the North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami. Let’s … Read more
