Openbazaar’s New Social Media Platform Aims to Foster Privacy
On Thursday, during the first day of the North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC), Openbazaar founder and CEO Brian Hoffman announced a new service called Haven Privacy. The product is...
18 Months Away? Latest Lightning Network Study Calls System a ‘Small Central Clique’
The Lightning Network has been touted as the solution to the Bitcoin Core (BTC) network’s scalability problem for years now. Over the last few months, the Lightning Network has...
Coinstar Machines in Select US States Now Sell BTC Vouchers
On Jan. 17, financial services company Coinme announced that people visiting select Safeway and Albertsons stores in California, Texas, and Washington can now purchase bitcoin core (BTC) through Coinstar...
Markets Update: Crypto Prices Drift Sideways While Traders Remain Uncertain
A lot has changed since our last markets update as digital asset prices have been consolidating after the cryptoconomy’s last big drop in value. The entire ecosystem’s market valuation...
Trezor and Gray Release Corazon Series ‘Luxury’ Hardware Wallets
On Jan. 16, hardware wallet manufacturer Satoshilabs, the creator of the Trezor line of cryptocurrency devices, announced its latest partnership with the mechanical artistry and design company Gray. The...
Custodial Bitgo Clients Can Now Access Genesis Global’s OTC Pools
On Wednesday, cryptocurrency custodial service Bitgo and over-the-counter (OTC) brokerage house Genesis Global announced a partnership to provide fast and secure trades directly from Genesis’ cold storage solution. Essentially,...
Sideshift App Demonstrates a Trade Between Lightning Network BTC and Tether
Back in October news.Bitcoin.com reported on the influx of development tied to Drivechain, a project initiated by software developer Paul Sztorc. At the time we also covered the project’s...
Acquiring Crypto: Simple Steps to Buying Your First Bitcoin
There’s a good chance you’ve talked to a friend about Bitcoin. Or maybe heard about this “crazy digital currency” in the news, but haven’t tried to obtain any because...
A Look at Some of the ‘Next Generation’ Mining Rigs Available Today
Over the last year, cryptocurrencies have lost a lot of value yet bitcoin miners continue to process transactions and earn block rewards. A bunch of new mining rigs were...
Block Propagation Startup Bloxroute Partners With Mining Operation Rawpool
On Thursday, Bloxroute Labs announced a partnership with the China-based mining operation Rawpool Group and global video communication software firm Yeecall. Both Rawpool and Yeecall plan to be the...
