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Coinbase Crypto Exchange To Roll Out Long-Awaited SegWit Upgrade In ‘Few Weeks’

Coinbase to add SegWit scalability upgrade for BTC sending and receiving in the next few weeks. #NEWS

Autopsy of the Bitconnect Implosion: Ponzi, Centralization, Governance

Autopsy of Bitconnect: Ponzi, Centralization, Governance Ponzi lending smart bot scam Bitconnect finally did what most sane observers predicted long, long ago. It went splat. And it didn’t collapse due to government pressure, nor flurries of bad press, and certainly not from DDoS hacking attacks. The story is more of a ballad, a great object lesson, and it is the lie […]

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GDAX Starts BCH Trading, Users Angry About Focus

GDAX has started trading Bitcoin Cash (BCH) this morning as of 9 AM PST with little fanfare, price jumps. #NEWS

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Exchange Problems Mount at Kraken and Coinbase but Bitfinex Reopens Registrations for 10k+ Deposits

Exchange Problems Mount at Kraken and Coinbase but Bitfinex Reopens Registrations for 10k+ Deposits Exchanges are regarded by many in the cryptocurrency world as a necessary evil. They provide liquidity and an on-ramp from fiat currency, but many other aspects of their service leaves a lot to desired. From onerous KYC requests to sudden withdrawal of service, nary a week goes by without major exchanges leaving customers seething. This […]

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Zuckerberg Eyeing Out Power of Cryptocurrencies

The man behind this very platform sees a lot of potential in cryptocurrencies to give power back to the people. #ADOPTION

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From Memecoin to Billion Dollar Player – Dogecoin Breaks $1 Bln

Five years after its inception, satirical cryptocurrency Dogecoin has breached the $1 bln market cap. #HYPE

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Bitconnect Slapped with Securities Emergency Cease and Desist Order

Bitconnect Slapped with Securities Emergency Cease and Desist Order On Thursday the Texas Securities Commissioner (TSC) signed an Emergency Cease and Desist Order to stop Bitconnect from operating. The mysterious company is a popular bitcoin lending platform with a 4.1 billion USD market capitalization, and is long accused of being a scam. Also read: African Central Banks Told to Ditch Dollar and Buy Bitcoin […]

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McAfee Warns of Advanced Hacking After Twitter Account Hijacking

John McAfee insists that cybersecurity will be paramount in 2018 after his personal Twitter account was hacked in December. #SECURITY

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Coinbase Accused of Technical Incompetence After Hoarding Millions of UTXOs

Coinbase Accused of “Technical Incompetence” After Hoarding Millions of UTXOs The Coinbase development team has been accused of “technical incompetence” after amassing millions of UTXOs through careless housekeeping. Unspent Transaction Outputs, or UTXOs, are the change that’s left after sending a bitcoin payment. Wallet providers are supposed to sweep these crumbs up and bundle them in with future transactions. Coinbase, it transpires, has been hoarding […]

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Twitter Goes Crazy Over Coinbase Bitcoin Cash Launch

Twitter has been a buzz after Coinbase launched Bitcoin Cash support amid allegations of ‘insider trading’. #HYPE

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