Bitcoin is a phenomenon that provokes conflicting emotions in people. Fear. Excitement. Elation. Doubt. For governments tasked with regulating every new thing that comes along, be it the motor car or the internet, bitcoin presents a conund…

Ever since Chicago Mercantile Exchange announced that it would be launching bitcoin futures trading, the question on everyone’s lips has been “When?” Today CME chief Terry Duffy provided an answer to that question. All going to plan, the w…

At approximately 4 pm EDT at block height 504031, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network successfully hard forked. The fork is a change to the decentralized currency’s consensus rules and aims to upgrade the network’s Difficulty Adjustment Algorit…

Craig Wright, the man who famously claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, is back in the news again. This time he’s weighed into the bitcoin scaling debate, which is becoming increasingly politicized. In a post entitled “Scaling Bitcoin and what …

Users of Bithumb, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, have filed a class action lawsuit following a costly server outage on November 12. Despite only lasting 90 minutes, the outage cost traders millions of dollars, occurring at th…

The Russian Association of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency has conducted a study to determine the best location for cryptocurrency mining in the country. The best region found is a major transport and distribution center as well as a transit…

After almost endorsing cryptocurrencies, Blackrock Inc’s Chief described to Reutershow the world’s most popular cryptocurrency “is tiny in the scheme of financial markets. There’s too much focus on bitcoin,” he lamented. “I don’t know why …

Choose the most effective bitcoin-wallet Anyone, who has decided to purchase bitcoin-wallet for the first time, struggles with a question – where is it better to store purchased bitcoins, and how to choose a reliable, handy, and secure bit…