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Cryptosat Launches Second Orbiting Satellite in Partnership With SpaceX

Cryptosat – a California-based builder of satellites that power cryptographic and blockchain applications – sent into orbit another satellite called Crypto2.  The company employed the services of Elon Musk’s rocket manufacturer – SpaceX. The Second Mission According to a document seen by CryptoPotato, Cryptosat sent its second satellite into Earth’s orbit using the two-stage rocket SpaceX Falcon 9 on January 3. The spacecraft carried a total of 114 devices that could help 23...

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Bitcoin Turns 14: Genesis Day and Satoshi’s Idea of Monetary Sovereignty

The streak of bankruptcies and price declines has dampened glimmers of positive progress. But Bitcoin just turned 14 today. January 3 is known as Bitcoin Genesis Day for the first block of BTC ever mined by Satoshi way back in 2009, which paved the way for the cryptocurrency as we know it today. The first block on the network hosts a single transaction – the 50 BTC block reward – sent to the pseudonymous creator(s) for mining it. The BTC mining rewards are yet to be touched....

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