If there is one trend that became evident in the year 2017, it is how some early adopters have dropped support for Bitcoin. More specifically, a lack of interest and high transaction costs have made dealing in Bitcoin unappealing for most retailers. Microsoft is perhaps the biggest company to have rethought its support for Bitcoin recently, even though it always offered it in very limited fashion. Surprisingly, the company no longer counts Bitcoin among its “active payment instruments”. Microsoft Shows Little Love for Bitcoin It is evident Bitcoin is not in the best of places right now. More specifically, the currency has become increasingly difficult to use.Powered by WPeMatico
It comes with little surprise that promoters of new altcoins and ICO tokens use every tool at their disposal to gain an advantage in the ever-crowded cryptocurrency market. While the positive marketing approaches are well known and widely talked about, like sponsorship deals with rappers, sport stars and other celebrities, the negative side of the […]
The operation had been underway for weeks. Had all gone to plan, Coinbase and Gdax customers would have awoken on Wednesday morning to discover that bitcoin cash trading had finally been added. Traders would relish the liquidity this new market would bring, the exchanges would scoop up more fees, and bitcoin core maximalists would soon […]
The US government has announced it now officially considers North Korea to be behind the Wannacry bitcoin ransomware cyber attack which caused billions of dollars in damages earlier this year. Also Read: Thomson Reuters Adds Bitcoin Cash to Eikon Platform Wannacry Writing in the Wall Street Journal, The US President’s Homeland Security Advisor Thomas P. […]