Bitcoin (BTC)

Taproot est une proposition de mise à niveau du protocole Bitcoin combinant l’algorithme de signature Schnorr avec MAST (Merklized Abstract Syntax Trees) et un nouveau langage de script appelé Tapscript. Taproot permettra d’augmenter la flexibilité des smart contracts de Bitcoin, tout en offrant plus de confidentialité, les transactions complexes ne pouvant pas être distinguées des transactions classiques. Enfin, Taproot améliorera...

Bitcoin is all the rage as of late, and it looks like more companies are looking for ways to reward their customers with the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. We all require groceries each month, and thus one of the largest grocery retailers in America – Kroger – has stepped forward and is offering its customers regular bitcoin rewards just for making normal, everyday purchases at their outlets and stores.Kroger Is Offering BTC Rewards to ShoppersOver the past week or so,...

One of the big stories centering on bitcoin during the latter half of 2020 was the fact that Square – a company operated and owned by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey – has purchased a large sum of it.Square Has Bought Bitcoin – So What Have We Learned?Last month, the company announced that it had made a $50 million investment in the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap, and that it had also earned quite a bit of bitcoin-related revenue during its final quarters of 2020. This is a...

Bitcoin shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. After taking over $16,000 a few days back, the cryptocurrency is now trading well over $17,000 on its way to the former all-time high. The last time the price was this high, it only took six days to reach its ATH value. This happened back in December 2017. Bitcoin Price Blasts Through $17K It’s safe to say that bitcoin’s price has been on fire throughout the past couple of weeks. The cryptocurrency is up an astonishing 53% in...

Le bitcoin, en progression de plus de 115 % en un an, a dépassé aujourd’hui les 15 000 euros (17 750 $) sur les principales plateformes de trading, son meilleur niveau depuis le 6 janvier 2018. + 5,5 % en 24 heures ;+ 14,5 % en une semaine ;+ 51 % en un mois ;+ 115 % en un an. > Le cours du bitcoin Article...

Bitcoin has stumbled over the past 24 hours, falling back below the $16,000 line. At the time of writing, the currency is selling for just over $15,800, about $500 less than where it stood in its recent prime.Bitcoin Has Backed Off a BitAnd yet, analysts don’t seem bothered by this. In fact, they claim that the currency is likely to encounter “minimal resistance” as it continues to reach towards $20,000. This is the sentiment of industry experts such as Jason Lau, the chief operating officer...

Bitcoin price has erupted through the psychological $17,000 level today. It is now breaking through the first high set way back in January 2018, after the primary cryptocurrency crashed from its all-time high level of nearly $20K. This is the first time Bitcoin has been above the $17,200 mark in 1,066 days. Over the last 40 hours, $32 billion has flooded back into the crypto markets – according to data by CoinGecko. It’s been speculated that one of the main catalysts for this...

Es gab viele negative Meldungen in diesem Jahr für Ethereum. Probleme mit der Umsetzung des ETH 2.0, Kursabfälle und eine schwache allgemeine Performance wurden häufig genannt, wenn es um den zweitwertvollsten Cryptocoin des Marktes ging – negative Prognosen waren die Folge dessen. Doch es gibt auch positive Prognosen, die vor allem im aktuellen Bullenmarkt lauter werden. Ethereum News: Gute Prognosen für EthereumEinige Analysten sehen Ethereum kurz vor einem massiven Durchbruch. Dieser...

Amongst bitcoin and cryptocurrency fund management firms, Grayscale takes the top spot. And so it has proved again by now becoming the owner of 500,000 BTC worth $8.5 billion. This roughly equals 2.4 percent of the cryptocurrency’s total programmed supply. Grayscale Investments Owns Bitcoin Worth $8.5 Billion A few hours ago, Barry Silbert’s crypto fund management firm Grayscale dropped an update regarding its bitcoin stash, now amounting to a massive 500,000 BTC. Grayscale...

Months after the infamous hack on its platform, the social media giant Twitter has appointed a noted hacker as its head of security. Pieter Zatko, also known as “Mudge,” has also testified before Congress, educated President Bill Clinton about DDoS attacks, and worked in Google and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Twitter To Fight Hacks With A Hacker According to the Reuters coverage, the social media platform has appointed one of the “best-regarded...