Disclaimer: this is a humor piece and should be interpreted as such. With every major market move, both up and down, some individuals inevitably buy the top or sell the bottom. Past movements suggest that certain all-powerful investors are responsible for market movements, as their trades and decisions lead to opposite, powerful reactions from the market. On January 17, as Bitcoin approached its bottom of US$9,500, a martyr for the greater cryptocurrency community sacrificed his own success for the good of the market. /u/NekroJakub is one such individual with the power to move markets. That morning, Jakub moved fiat funds to his exchangePowered by WPeMatico
A new Bitcoin Cash (BCH) tip bot that lets anyone send small microtransactions using BCH called ‘Tippr’ is gaining a lot of traction on the web these days. Also Read: Some UK Mortgage Lenders Refuse to Serve Bitcoin Investors The Bitcoin Cash Tip Bot ‘Tippr’ Is Gaining A lot of Traction A few years […]
Customers of Slovenia’s Bitstamp exchange are being forced to jump through hoops to meet an unprecedented level of compliance. A widely circulated image, purporting to reveal Bitstamp’s enhanced KYC procedure, has been attracting a lot of attention. The document requests screenshots of other cryptocurrency exchange profiles, bank account statements showing fiat deposits to third party […]
Earlier this week, the Bitcoin Cash community woke up to a rather nasty and unexpected surprise. Someone – or a group of people – had successfully compromised Reddit’s email provider. As a result, the assailant(s) managed to obtain an unspecified amount of Bitcoin Cash from multiple Reddit accounts. These balances were associated with the Bitcoin Cash tip bot, which has become rather popular over the past few weeks. More information regarding this incident came to light over the weekend. Reddit Hack Impacts Bitcoin Cash Tips It is never good to see the Reddit platform be affected by a major hack. Unlike what most
An ongoing investigation has revealed multiple allegations that hot wallets from users of popular subreddit r/btc were hacked through Tippr, resulting in thousands of dollars worth of bitcoin cash (BCH) stolen. Early theories assumed this to be a new low in the so-called Civil War between supporters of bitcoin core and BCH. Also read: African […]
Hardware wallets are regarded as one of the safest means of storing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Each device grants the holder possession of their private keys and adds a PIN code plus other tamer-proof tech for enhanced security. Hardware wallets are not impregnable, however, as one British man found to his peril after purchasing the […]
Someone was bound to create a cryptocurrency version of Monopoly. Well now they have, enabling you to gather friends and family to trade fake fiat currency for fake crypto. Playing with ersatz money won’t make the competition any less intense as you clamor to snap up Mayfair – or Bitcoin Core as it’s now known. […]
In 2014, a schoolgirl decided to do her class project on bitcoin. As part of her presentation, she distributed 30 paper wallets containing BTC to her classmates. Three years later and half of her peers still have their wallets, with some planning to use the windfall to help pay for college. The girl at the […]