Bitcoin Updates

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Technology
Canada’s winters inspired a startup to warm homes with cryptomining heat waste
Digital Trends - Simon Cohen
Some argue cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are the future of legal tender, but in the present, they’re creating as many problems as they solve. The …
Betting
A Washington D.C. lobbyist on who he's betting big on in the coming elections
therooster.com - By Reilly Capps
Politics In the 1980s, Donald Trump ran casinos. Nowadays, you can bet on him. On gambling websites, you can lay real money on real political events, …
News (U.S.)
Police probe hoax bitcoin bomb threats across U.S., Canada
Reuters - by Scott Malone in Boston
(Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement officials on Friday were investigating a wave of hoax emailed bomb threats demanding bitcoin payment that caused worry but no damage in the United States, Canada, Australia
Blockchain
Could Amazon be launching its own cryptocurrency?
futurism.com
The Beginning of Amazon Cryptocurrency? Last month, a rumor began circulating that suggested Amazon would soon announce plans to begin accepting …
Opinion
Bitcoin Bull Mike Novogratz Has A Stark Warning For The Crypto Community
Forbes - Billy Bambrough
Bitcoin is down more than 80% from its all-time high, having plummeted since the beginning of this year, dragging most major cryptocurrencies with it, including the likes of ethereum and Ripple’s XRP.
Ethereum
Hackers ramp up attacks on mining rigs before Ethereum price crashes into the gutter
ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu
Attackers scan for Ethereum wallets and mining rigs that have carelessly exposed port 8545 on the Internet. Hackers have set off in motion a massive …
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin just revealed Russia's plans for cryptocurrencies
futurism.com
Orders From the top Over the last couple of months, Russia’s plans for cryptocurrencies have been anything but clear. In August, the nation struck a …
Market Trends
Report: Whales Accumulate Ethereum (ETH) En-Masse Amid Bear Market
newsbtc.com - Nick Chong
Since Bitcoin (BTC) began to falter in recent weeks, with the asset free-falling below $6,000, investors have whipped out their magnifying glasses, …
Mining
Bitcoin Miner Makes Bold Statement About 'Bright' Future After Market Rout
Forbes - Billy Bambrough
Bitcoin miner Argo Blockchain, a UK-listed company, has today sought to soothe shareholder unrest following a steep decline over the last month in the price of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, including
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Faces Second Largest Difficulty Drop in History After Latest Adjustment
cointelegraph.com - Ana Berman
Bitcoin’s (BTC) mining difficulty saw its second largest drop in history, with a -15 percent adjustment on Monday, Dec. 3, as per data provided by …
Cryptocurrency
A Faster Bitcoin? Conflux Raises $35 Million from Chinese Web Giants for New Blockchain Protocol
Fortune - Jeff John Roberts
A big knock on Bitcoin is that its underlying technology is too slow to be a useful real world ledger. And while developers are tinkering with a …
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
US Government Interested in Tracking Privacy Coins, New Document Shows - CoinDesk
coindesk.com - Nikhilesh De
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to know if it’s feasible to track transactions conducted using privacy coins. A new …
Bitcoin Cash
Bitcoin Sell-Off Is Back -- Plunging The Price Well Under $4,000
Forbes - Billy Bambrough
Bitcoin has gotten off to a bad start in December after many had hoped the worst was behind it, with the cryptocurrency market recording its steepest monthly declines in years last month. The bitcoin has
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Falls Below $4,000 Yet Again, What are the Factors?
newsbtc.com - Nick Chong
In spite of a number of positive industry developments, namely the announcement of a Nasdaq and VanEck-backed “crypto 2.0” futures plan, Bitcoin …
Price Index
For the First Time Ever, Bitcoin Has Surpassed Gold in Value
futurism.com
Yesterday was a monumental day for bitcoin. For the first time ever, a single unity of the most mainstream of all cryptocurrencies surpassed the …
Bitcoin Cash
Bitcoin Cash Infrastructure Dev: ‘Something Very Wrong With Bitcoin Cash ABC
yahoo.com - P. H. Madore
An explosive Medium.com article by pseudonymous developer _unwriter, who primarily works on two Bitcoin Cash infrastructure projects call BitDB and …
Union Bank
Ethereum Adoption in Developing Countries is Increasing Rapidly: Lubin
newsbtc.com - Davit Babayan
Ethereum has been one of the worst performing cryptocurrencies this year. But, as a technology, the project is going places. Joseph Lubin, the …
Bitcoin Mining
Report: Bitcoin Mining Doesn’t Fuel Climate Change, It Benefits the Global Economy
bitcoin.com - Jeffrey Gogo
The majority of bitcoin miners — about 78 percent — use renewable energy to power their mining operations, while preventing surplus electricity from …
Sanctions
Get Ready for Crypto Sanctions Enforcement - CoinDesk
coindesk.com - Beau Barnes , Jake Chervinsky ,
Beau Barnes and Jake Chervinsky of Kobre & Kim LLP are litigators and government enforcement defense attorneys who specialize in disputes and …
Blockchain
The Fourth Industrial Revolution Built On Blockchain And Advanced With AI
Forbes - Darryn Pollock
Blockchain technology is so synonymous with cryptocurrencies, and especially Bitcoin that it is almost like the financial sector has usurped its potential. In times like these, where an investing bear
Bitcoin Mining
Bitcoin Mining Giant Holds Flash Sale to Celebrate Price 'Bottom' - CoinDesk
coindesk.com - Daniel Palmer
Bitcoin mining firm Canaan Creative has revealed it is temporarily cutting prices across all of its crypto mining devices. As part of its “flash sale” …
Bitcoin Cash
Latest Crypto Crash Caused By Bitcoin Civil War Say Experts
Forbes - Gina Clarke
Bitcoin’s USD value continued to fall this week leading to the cryptocurrency’s value dropping below $5,000 for the first time in 13 months. Bitcoin saw a fall of 14% in a 24 hour period last week, which
Bitcoin
Tim Draper: Cryptocurrencies Will Consume Half the Fiat Currency Market
newsbtc.com - Davit Babayan
Bitcoin is having a rough time lately, having been lost more than 80% of its total market cap this year. But the decline has not discouraged Tim …
Mining
600K Bitcoin Miners Shut Down in Last 2 Weeks, F2Pool Founder Estimates - CoinDesk
coindesk.com - Wolfie Zhao
Between 600,000 and 800,000 bitcoin miners have shut down since mid-November amid declines in price and hashrate across the network, according to the …
Opinion
A Venture Capital Billionaire Is Betting On Bitcoin Despite Huge Sell-Off
Forbes - Billy Bambrough
Bitcoin has had a rough November, recording its steepest sell-off since April 2013, but many bitcoin faithful have not been deterred by the cryptocurrency sector’s steep decline. Bitcoin price bull and
Market Capitalization
Bitcoin tumbles again, loses a quarter of its value during Thanksgiving week
CNBC - Kate Rooney
Bitcoin continued its move lower Friday, struggling to find footing after a week of pain for the world's largest cryptocurrency. The digital asset hit …
Cryptocurrency
You may not actually own your Bitcoin – legal expert
The Conversation UK - Dave Michels
The price of Bitcoin has dropped by 75% in the past year, so anyone who invested heavily at the peak will have lost a lot of money. And now there’s …
Bitcoin Mining
Bitcoin Mining Firm Giga Watt Declares Bankruptcy Owing Millions - CoinDesk
coindesk.com - Yogita Khatri
U.S.-based bitcoin mining firm Giga Watt has declared bankruptcy with millions still owed to creditors. The firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy at a …
Bitcoin Cash
Why Bitcoin Is Plunging (This Time)
WIRED - Klint Finley
The price of bitcoin dropped another 10 percent Tuesday, extending a decline that has sent the virtual currency down 33 percent in the past month and …