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Goldman Sachs Recognizes Bitcoin’s Future Potential

Goldman Sachs Recognizes Bitcoin's Future PotentialFirst, Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan Chase says he regrets calling bitcoin a fraud. Now, legacy bank Goldman Sachs is formally recognizing how cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin could act as global money. 2018 might be shaping up to be the year bitcoin gets more mainstream than ever. Also read: Huge Bitcoin Conference Stops Accepting Bitcoin […]

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January 11, 2018 0

JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon Regrets his ”Bitcoin is a Fraud” Statement

Jamie Dimon Regrets his ”Bitcoin Is a Fraud” StatementJamie Dimon, chair of JP Morgan Chase, was once again asked about his thoughts on bitcoin. In a wide-ranging interview on FOX Business, Mr. Dimon was given a few of his notable quotes back to him, and asked to assess his present feelings. It appears he’s softened a little on the the world’s most popular […]

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January 9, 2018 0

Maduro Orders the Issue of 100M Petros, Venezuela’s Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency

Maduro Orders the Issue of 100M Petros, Venezuela’s Oil-Backed CryptocurrencyThe first issue of Venezuela’s national cryptocurrency has been ordered by President Nicolás Maduro. He has also called for the first national meeting of the petro’s miners where he will release the whitepaper for the new currency. Also read: Venezuela Unveils Mining, Trading, and Launch Details of National Cryptocurrency 100 Million Petros Incoming On Friday Venezuela’s […]

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January 6, 2018 0

Bitcoin Fees Are Falling Amidst Greater Segwit Adoption

Bitcoin Fees Are Falling Amidst Greater Segwit AdoptionTransaction fees, a bugbear for many in the bitcoin community, are on their way down. Spiraling fees were a contentious issue that reached fever pitch in the twilight of 2017. But with the dawn of a new year, bitcoin has been blessed with reduced fees, set against a backdrop of increased Segwit adoption. Also read: […]

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January 3, 2018 0

The Greatest Bitcoin Memes of 2017

The Greatest Bitcoin Memes of 20172017 will go down as the year that everyone in bitcoin got rich, not on cryptocurrencies, but on the rich memes that were in such plentiful supply. If there was one upside to all the in-fighting, name-calling, and mud-slinging, it was the dank memes that were spawned. News.Bitcoin.com’s resident memologists have rounded up a few […]

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December 29, 2017 0

Five Ways for the Ultra-Paranoid to Store Their Bitcoin

Five Ways for the Ultra-Paranoid to Store Their BitcoinDo you sleep easy at night, knowing how many thieves would love to steal your bitcoin? At this very moment, hackers are probing your cryptocurrency exchange for weaknesses. They’re gathering information about you – where you live, your pet’s name, your favorite football team – with a view to social engineering. They’re crafting malware laden […]

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December 23, 2017 0

How Dorian Nakamoto Became Satoshi Nakamoto

How Dorian Nakamoto Became Satoshi NakamotoIn 2014, Newsweek doxxed Dorian Nakamoto, an unassuming senior, as the creator of bitcoin. The bumbling Dorian, who claimed never to have heard of the digital currency, was besieged by journalists for days, prompting him to plot a harassment lawsuit. As introductions to bitcoin go, Dorian’s was hellish. And yet, three years on from the […]

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December 18, 2017 0

10 Bitcoin Apps That Everyone Should Have

10 Bitcoin Apps That Everyone Should HaveOwning a smartphone, like owning bitcoin, is obligatory these days. All the cool kids are doing it, along with all the uncool kids who were hodling hard back when bitcoin was ripe for mockery. Not any more. Whether you’re a bitcoin veteran or are new enough to believe HODL means Hold On for Dear Life, […]

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December 14, 2017 0

30 People Who Were Really Wrong About Bitcoin

30 People Who Were Really Wrong About Bitcoin“The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty – a fad.” So scolded a bank president in 1903, warning Henry Ford’s lawyer not to invest in the motor company. 80 years later, inventor Marty Cooper predicted: “Cellular phones will absolutely not replace local wire systems.” And, 30 years after that, […]

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December 9, 2017 0

10 of the Biggest Lies Told About Bitcoin

10 of the Biggest Lies Told About BitcoinAs British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli once averred, there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. Bitcoin is frequently on the receiving end of them all, whether it’s exaggerated statistics about energy consumption or damned lies conflating it with terrorism. We’ve rounded up 10 of the most pervasive mistruths and endeavored to […]

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December 9, 2017 0