Bitcoin (BTC)

Bitcoin Nutzer aufgepasst: Kriminelle nutzen die Coronavirus-Krise aus, um in Europa Computer mit einer Schadstoffsoftware zu infizieren. Davor warnt die Melde- und Analysestelle Informationssicherung Melani über den Kurznachrichtendienst Twitter. Cyber Kriminelle nutzen die aktuelle #Coronavirus Situation aus, um in der Schweiz Computer mit eine Schadsoftware namens "AgentTesla" zu infizieren. Die...

L’organisation à but non lucratif Human Rights Foundation (HRF) vient d’intégrer la solution de paiement open source BTCPay et accepte désormais les dons en bitcoin via le Lightning Network. Créée en 2005, l’organisation lutte pour la défenses des droits humains – la liberté de parler librement, de pratiquer la religion de son choix, d’acquérir et de disposer de biens, de circuler librement,...

Workshop animé par Sosthène. Fonctionnant depuis 2018, Liquid est une sidechain de Bitcoin reposant sur une fédération de validateurs. Liquid est basé sur Elements, une implémentation générique de Bitcoin développée par Blockstream. Au programme :– Comment faire une transaction de peg-in ? (BTC > LBTC)– À quelle condition peut-on peg-out ? (LBTC > BTC) – Comment créer un asset sur Liquid ? L’échanger ?– Qu’est-ce que « Confidential Transaction » ? Comment ça marche ?...

The Bitcoin Association is bringing Alex Spiers onboard as its latest head of communications.The Bitcoin Association Is Busy as of LateSpiers joins the company after serving as the editor-in-chief to the Legal 500’s GC Magazine for more than three years. In addition, he has also served as the editor-in-chief for 2on4 Sports and has worked as a business journalist in New Zealand.In a statement, Spiers expressed his joy over becoming the latest member of the Bitcoin Association:It’s certainly...

Bitcoin (BTC)Yesterday, the price of Bitcoin crashed by over 40%, following the emerging global market crisis. Before this fatal plunge, Bitcoin showed signs of weakness consolidating around the $8000 mark for three days.Meanwhile, this whole bearish scenario started from a mid-February high of $10,500, which was later confirmed by a bearish head-and-shoulds pattern, which played out around $8500 last week.Unfortunately for Bitcoin, the price has not just dropped to a 4-month low but now...

Crypto Kitties is one of the biggest applications to be built atop the Ethereum network, but its creators are now looking to say goodbye to the world’s second largest cryptocurrency by market cap.Crypto Kitties Is Making a Home ElsewhereThe Ethereum blockchain has come under high scrutiny as of late. Once the most popular blockchain network for new tokens and applications, the platform has been hit hard by the amount of traffic it’s attracted since its birth in 2015. This traffic has resulted...

It’s safe to say that unless unexpected things happen, this will be the worst week for Bitcoin since 2013. During the second week of December 2013, Bitcoin had seen a plunge from $864 to $382, more than a 50% decline. Those were the days when MT.Gox was the only major Bitcoin exchange out there.Just seven days ago, BTC was trading at around $9,000, and its price has now dropped to slightly above $5,200. What is more, the price went down to as low as $3,600 before bouncing to where it trades...

Bitcoin has crashed. There’s no pleasant way of saying it. At the time of writing, the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap has fallen into the low $6,000 range for the first time in virtually ten months following increased fear and panic from the coronavirus.Bitcoin Is Dropping FastFollowing news that President Donald Trump has invoked further travel bans to ensure Americans are not exposed any further, global markets everywhere tanked, with the Dow Jones falling another 2,000...

As a seemingly endless stream of reports continues to pour in surrounding the coronavirus, many are becoming increasingly concerned over the effects this global pandemic could have on the global financial system.In fact, the outbreak is shaping up to potentially cause one of the worst financial crashes of all time. With some even saying that the current pandemic will be just as bad as the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the Dotcom bubble of the early 2000s, and the Global Financial Crash of...

The last few days have been quite terrible as the cryptocurrency market shreds every single gain it has amassed since the start of the year. Bitcoin even slumped to as low as $3,700 for an hour for the first time in 12 months. The price crash left traders in dismay, with many scratching their heads and counting losses. Traders wonder what is behind the recent sell-off and the quick recovery, which was definitely abnormal, even for a volatile asset like Bitcoin. This was the worst daily drop...