The wet season in Sichuan normally leads to a spike in Bitcoin’s hash rate. Will the same happen this year? The post-halving reality of Bitcoin’s network may soon change shape, some industry insiders argue. The reason is quite simple, and, surprisingly, it has nothing to do with crypto itself: The wet season has arrived in…
How Blockchain Will Revolutionize Healthcare
Emerging technologies such as blockchain can aid both medical practitioners and patients, who stand to gain the best from its implementation. Before 2009, cryptocurrency and blockchain were not popular terms. However, since their release as open-source software that year, the underlying technology has become a crucial driver for various industries, including finance, gaming, health care,…
Bitcoin Google Interest Mimics $10K Price Run as ‘Halving Hype’ Fades
Search patterns head lower, indicating that the halving is no longer driving interest in Bitcoin as price action centers on $9,500. Bitcoin (BTC) interest is hitting levels that last appeared during its March crash recovery as hype over the halving finally fades. According to the latest data from Google Trends, as of May 30, search…
The Crypto Enthusiast’s Dream: Top Countries That Tick All the Boxes
Alongside the internet, cryptocurrencies have made the world a global village. Here is a list of countries that are ideal for crypto enthusiasts to live in. For crypto enthusiasts, choosing a location to live in that supports an ideal lifestyle extends beyond searching for a city with a high number of shops and retail outlets…
Dark Web Merchants Sell Thousands of Stolen Credit Card Numbers
Cyble Research Team unveiled a new massive data dump of credit cards for sale on the dark web. New research by cybersecurity firm, Cyble Research Team, revealed that on May 29, data for more than 80,000 credit cards were put up for sale on the dark web. The data from these cards appears to have…
Buterin and Winklevosses Address Twitter Censorship Battle
Twitter’s recent fact-checking efforts have caused a stir in the crypto space. Ethereum creator, Vitalik Buterin, and Gemini exchange founders, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, expressed their opinions on recent efforts at social media censorship. “I’ve talked before about the rise of corporations regulating governments but here we have Twitter soft-censoring the U.S. president on the…
Satoshi Invented GPU Mining to Defend the Network Says Early Dev
According to an early Bitcoin dev, Satoshi prepared several versions of GPU mining code to defend Bitcoin against a 51% attack. Satoshi Nakamoto had pre-invented Bitcoin (BTC) GPU mining in order to defend the network, says early Bitcoin developer who worked with the Bitcoin creator in 2010. Laszlo Hanyecz, who is known for making the…
SEC Orders ICO Startup to Return $25.5M to Investors
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission ordered crypto firm BitClave to return $25.5 million to investors. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered cryptocurrency firm BitClave to return $25.5 million to investors. In a March 28 announcement, the SEC announced charges against the California-based cryptocurrency startup. The regulator found BitClave to…
Cryptocurrency Documentary to Air on Discovery Science Channel
“Open Source Money,” a documentary series on a crypto firm fully financed with cryptocurrency will air on cable television in the United States. “Open Source Money,” a documentary series on a crypto firm fully financed with cryptocurrency will air on cable television in the United States. According to an announcement on May 29, Discovery Science…
Digital Dollar Project Releases White Paper Laying Out Groundwork for US CBDC
A U.S. think tank working towards a digitized dollar has released a white paper detailing inaugural aims and use cases for a central bank digital currency. On May 28, the Digital Dollar Project released its white paper, a 30-page document detailing the potential applications of a CBDC. The white paper continues the nascent think tank’s…