This week, Specter Wallet, an open-source bitcoin wallet that emphasizes privacy and security by allowing users to more easily run their own full nodes, released its latest version (you can download it here). The biggest feature of this latest release is the new setup process, which makes it possible to go from zero to a ready-to-go Specter setup with Bitcoin Core and Tor in just a few minutes. The process is done via a simple one-click setup wizard which will Read more …
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz believes Bitcoin (BTC) is on track to meet or exceed gold’s market capitalization amid a rapid wave of retail and institutional adoption of the digital asset. In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box, Novogratz said cryptocurrency “adoption’s happening much faster than I predicted,” adding that “it’s shocking to me how fast people are moving into the system.” Novogratz, who has been involved in Bitcoin since 2013 when the digital currency was valued at around $100, Read more …
On March 28, the Scottish school in Edinburgh called the Morningside School of Music decided to accept cryptocurrency payments for tuition. Morningside’s director Linda Boyd said the school had noticed the trend of larger firms joining the crypto economy and it’s “just a matter of time before smaller businesses like ours start doing the same,” she said. Playing to the Beat of a Different Drum According to the Morningside School of Music director Linda Boyd, the well known music academy Read more …
Advertisment Handcash, Bitcoin payment provider and wallet, are known for tackling difficult user experience problems and have already introduced NFC phone-to-phone, tap-to-pay Bitcoin payments, $handles, Output Bills, NFC backups and a keyless wallet. All those are aimed at removing payment frictions so anybody, even those outside the cryptocurrency space, can use HandCash as an easy-to-operate money […] This Blockchain Press Release: Handcash introduce Duro: a universal currency for apps and games appeared first on Blockchain Press Releases You want the Read more …
Bitcoin underwent a mini flash crash on Wednesday as its price fell from $59,400 to nearly $57,000 in just five minutes of trading. Analysts blamed overleveraged long positions for the downside move, with the plunge liquidating about $600 million worth of extended bullish contracts across major futures exchanges. The wipeout followed up with a short sustainability period as Bitcoin maintained a short-term price floor at around $58,000. Bitcoin vows to retest $60,000-breakout. Source: BTCUSD on TradingView.com Heading into the US Read more …
Asahi’s Australian lager beer subsidiary Victoria Bitter has taken a step toward sustainability by allowing customers to earn a pint with solar energy via blockchain. According to a Wednesday announcement, Victoria Bitter has partnered with major blockchain energy firm Power Ledger to unlock a new program allowing participants to exchange excess solar energy for slabs of beer. “The only thing better than drinking the Big Cold Beer in the Aussie sun is earning beer while you do it. Plus it’s Read more …
sponsored Bitcoin’s meteoric rise has inspired many forex and CFD traders to seek a new broker that will offer them access to the crypto market. FTXB, as the premier online platform for CFD trading, is a great place for you to start trading on bitcoin and many other crypto pairs. FXTB Offers CFDs for Bitcoin and Many More Crypto Pairs FXTB, operated by Forex TB Limited, is an online CFD trading broker regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission. Read more …
Brink, a nonprofit designed to offer financial support and mentorship to Bitcoin developers, has announced the recipients of its first round of open-source developer grants. It will be supporting Jesse Posner’s work on adaptor signatures and the FROST threshold signature scheme, Alekos Filini’s work on the Bitcoin Developer Kit and Hennadii Stepanov’s work on Bitcoin Core development and review. “After an open grant application process, the Brink board of directors has selected three developers who have demonstrated continued commitment to Read more …
While billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya has been an early, vocal proponent of Bitcoin for nearly a decade now, his grasp of Bitcoin’s ethos seems to be fraying. Setting aside his recent snafu with Bitcoin veteran and advocate Surfer Jim, Chamath doesn’t seem to understand principles of inflation, wealth inequality or their historical context. When Lyndon B. Johnson enacted the Great Society programs of the ’60s to alleviate poverty and elevate the general well being of Americans, the world still operated on Read more …
Bitcoin (BTC) and some altcoins will soon be available to Goldman Sachs clients, according to a new mainstream media report. Released by CNBC on March 31, comments from an interview with Mary Rich, global head of digital assets for the bank’s private wealth management division, confirm plans to offer cryptoassets to investors. Goldman exec: Crypto access coming in “near term” The move will make Goldman the second major lender to open up the world of cryptocurrency to its clients, and comes Read more …
The Canadian anti-money laundering agency, Fintrac, says it recorded official capital inflows originating from Hong Kong that totaled more than $34 billion in the past year. The outflows, which are the highest since 2012 when the earliest Fintrac records are available, “are the first evidence of a significant flight of capital overseas from the Asian financial hub following the security turmoil.” Accounts Frozen As detailed by one report, the city’s record capital transfers, which are “up 46 per cent from Read more …
Best known for playing Captain James T. Kirk in the iconic Star Trek franchise, William Shatner is selling signed and authenticated NFTs. In conjunction with Mattereum, Shatner is auctioning real-world asset non-fungible tokens (rwaNFTs) via the OpenSea marketplace. Who wants the first real world cigar on the blockchain? Or Denny Crane prop Business card? @justinsuntron? @VitalikButerin? @cameron? ??♂️ There’s @StarTrek props & @MegoCorp signed Captain Kirk action figures all 1sts & guaranteed via authentication to be genuine for eternity!???? https://t.co/YbJn5CZtdO Read more …