Corporate Intelligence Services (CIS) – a firm that collects debts and investigates cryptocurrency-related activity – has issued its own bitcoin wallet to allow customers to pay their debts with digital assets.CIS Says You Can Pay What You Owe with CryptoAs it stands, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies cannot be used much to pay for items due to their ongoing volatility. Many stores, retailers and similar establishments do not accept these assets as methods of payment given that they are rather...
Read More »Stefan Thomas Is Okay with the Recent Loss of His BTC Fortune
Recently, Live Bitcoin News published a story about Stefan Thomas, a San Francisco resident originally from Germany that had only two tries left to access his locked bitcoin stash. Here is an update for all who may have been worried about his situation.Stefan Thomas: Finding Peace Through LossThomas has all his digital funds stored in a special kind of wallet known as Iron Key. The wallet is built to be stronger than standard wallets and less susceptible to fraud and theft. The big clincher...
Read More »Mike Novogratz Doesn’t Think People Will Lose Their Crypto Passwords in the Future
Recently, Live Bitcoin News put out a story discussing how many people have potentially lost their passwords and thus cannot access the mega bitcoin stashes they’ve collected over the years. According to billionaire investor and former hedge fund manager Mike Novogratz, this isn’t likely to occur again anytime soon.Mike Novogratz: When the Price Is This High, People Won’t ForgetOne of the big problems with bitcoin and crypto in general is that it can be easy to lose one’s login information,...
Read More »Why Missing Passwords Are Still a Major Problem for BTC Holders
One of the big problems with cryptocurrency is that it requires long and extensive passwords to remain secure. Owners of digital currency have often come across this issue. They forget their passwords and cannot access their funds, and as a result, these funds get locked up or lost forever. For Stefan Thomas, the problem is even bigger considering it’s keeping him from gaining access to well over $200 million in bitcoin at press time.Losing Passwords Usually Leads to Lost BTCBorn in Germany...
Read More »Treasury Department Seeks to Implement New Crypto Laws Limiting Privacy
The Treasury Department is looking to apply the same rules to cryptocurrency that they do to standard fiat transactions.Treasury Department Seeks to Limit Non-Hosted Wallet ActivityThe idea is to gather more information regarding the identities of those who engage in large crypto transfers and thereby potentially identify criminals and lawbreakers. Specifically, the Treasury Department is looking to potentially uncover the identities of those who may possess wallets that are not hosted by...
Read More »Smaller Assets Like Ethereum Are Booming As of Late
It looks like everyone has been so obsessed with bitcoin as of late that people have forgotten about some of the smaller coins that the asset is known to compete with. Currencies such as Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple’s XRP and Chainlink.Ethereum and Smaller Assets Are Also BoomingTo an extent, we can’t blame individuals for looking away considering how well bitcoin has been doing. The currency has reached its highest point in three years and is presently trading for well over $18,500. At the...
Read More »OKEx and Bit Berry Work to Support Each Other’s Wallets
Leading crypto wallet Bit Berry has signed an MOU with OKEx, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency trading platforms. The document states that each company will work with the other to further establish each enterprise’s digital wallet technology. In addition, Bit Berry will list the exchange’s native currency OKB, giving its clients access to an entirely new coin.OKEx and Bit Berry Join HandsAt the time of writing, Bit Berry is stationed in South Korea and boasts more than 100,000...
Read More »Studie: So sicher werden Deine Bitcoins aufbewahrt
Die DLC Distributed Ledger Consulting GmbH hat ihren zweiten Digital Assets Custody Survey veröffentlicht. Die Studie gibt einen Einblick in die Schwachstellen der Krypto-Verwahrung. Viele Anbieter sehen sich nicht als Krypto-Verwahrer Angefragt wurden insgesamt 136 Unternehmen, teilgenommen haben 37. Innerhalb der Studie wurden Daten zu privaten Schlüsseln, Transaktionen und Token abgefragt. Nur 15...
Read More »BRD Wallet Users Have Hit a New All-Time High
Mobile crypto wallet BRD has announced that it’s garnered roughly six million customers over the past five years, reaching a new record.BRD Users Have Exploded In Two Big RegionsExecutives claim that the companies biggest client bases are now in Latin American countries and in India, which presents two contrasting issues facing the crypto world. On the one hand, Latin America has been a growing base for cryptocurrency representation and usage. Cryptocurrencies such as Dash and bitcoin have...
Read More »Schweiz: Bitcoin kaufen war noch nie so einfach. Das sind die 3 beliebtesten Bitcoin-Börsen
Ich werde immer wieder gefragt, wie und wo man als Bitcoin-Einsteiger und Anfänger am einfachsten Bitcoin kaufen kann. Meine Antwort darauf lautet: Investiere in Know How und Wissen. Denn Wissen zahlt sich immer aus; irgendwann. Wer dennoch ein paar Franken übrig hat, welche im schlimmsten Fall auch verloren gehen dürfen, der findet in diesem Blogpost 3 Bitcoin-Börsen, die besonders einfach zu bedienen sind und sich daher für Bitcoin-Neulinge bestens eignen: Eines vorweg: Ein...
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