r/Cryptocurrency – DIGIT INFO

Redditor up 25% after boldly taking out $59K worth of personal loans to buy BTC

DIGIT — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 06:05:02 +0000

So far they have accrued 2.65 BTC at an average price well under the current level of around $30,000 for 1 BTC.

Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Turns 48 Today, Coinciding With the Anniversary of FDR’s US Gold Ban

DIGIT — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 21:30:07 +0000

According to the P2P Foundation forum, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, has ostensibly turned 48 today on April 5, 2023. More than 14 years ago, Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin to the forum members, noting that the inventor “developed a new open-source P2P e-cash system called Bitcoin.” The Significance of April 5 in the History […]

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New year community advice: Check your smart contract approvals

DIGIT — Mon, 02 Jan 2023 02:19:52 +0000

A Reddit user has warned of the potential dangers of unchecked smart contracts, advising the community to revoke approvals on a regular basis.

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After More Than 380 Days, Crypto Supporters Celebrate Surviving the Second-Longest Bitcoin Bear Market

DIGIT — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 00:00:40 +0000

On Saturday, members of the forum r/cryptocurrency discussed how the current bear market is now the second-longest bear market in the history of bitcoin prices. According to the forum post, the current crypto winter has lasted more than 380 days, just below the longest bitcoin downturn that took place during the 2013-2015 bear market, which […]

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Washington Post, Forbes, Wall Street Journal Slammed for ‘Puff Piece’ Reports on FTX and Alameda Execs

DIGIT — Sun, 20 Nov 2022 22:30:54 +0000

Following the highly criticized New York Times article that features commentary from the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the public continues to give the mainstream media flak for publishing “puff pieces” about SBF and the Alameda Research executive Caroline Ellison. A number of articles have been called out for being too lenient on […]

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Reddit Introduces ETH-Based Community Points Beta Program With Custom Tokens for Subreddits

DIGIT — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 20:30:18 +0000

The popular forum and news aggregation web portal Reddit has revealed the firm’s Community Points beta program where Reddit users can “own a piece” of their community with “custom tokens” for subreddits. Blockchain-Backed Reddit Community Points: ‘The First Step Towards a Different Future for Online Communities’ At the end of July, Reddit announced that the […]

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New funding round sees Reddit gain $4B in valuation since February

DIGIT — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 05:47:28 +0000

Speaking on the latest funding round which sees Reddit at a valuation of $10 billion, Steve Huffman, co-founder and chief executive stated tentative plans for the firm to go public.

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Hot DOGE nips at the heels of r/Bitcoin on Reddit

DIGIT — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 05:22:08 +0000

R/Dogecoin was the third-most active crypto group on Reddit behind r/CryptoCurrency and r/Bitcoin this week.

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Three High Profile Crypto Networks Face Reward Halvings This Spring

DIGIT — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 19:05:56 +0000

This spring, three of the largest crypto networks, BTC, BCH, and BSV, will undergo their halvings around the same time for the first time in history. During the last halving in 2016, only one network existed, but now three protocols share the same consensus algorithm. Google Trends shows that searches for the term “bitcoin halving” […]

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Self-Styled Satoshi Accused of PGP Forgery in Kleiman vs Wright Lawsuit

DIGIT — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:20:40 +0000

The Southern District Court of Florida case, Kleiman v. Wright, continues to be one of the 10 most monitored court dockets in the state. On April 28, the Kleiman estate’s legal team responded to Wright’s most recent motion to dismiss the case by claiming that Wright submitted a forgery as evidence and allege the fraudulent […]

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