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Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and worldwide payment system. It is the first decentralized digital currency, as the system works without a central bank or single administrator. The network is peer-to-peer and transactions take place between users directly, without an intermediary.
Despite being exposed to attacks all the time, the Bitcoin network hasn’t had a minute of downtime in almost a decade of existence. Neil du Toit explores how the Bitcoin network is anti-fragile through exposure.
Coindirect.com, the easiest and fastest way to buy and sell cryptocurrencies online, has launched its ground-breaking platform for local currency trading.
A PhD student’s research team has successfully completed the DNA Storage Bitcoin Challenge, and has been awarded 1 bitcoin.
American rapper 50 Cent may have raked in over $7 million USD by accepting Bitcoin for his Animal Ambition album in 2014.
Microsoft, the United Nations, Hyperledger, and other key players have joined forces under the banner of the blockchain-based ID2020 Alliance.
New risk assessment research into Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) has revealed that over 10 percent of all funds raised (some 400 million USD) has been lost or stolen.
South Korea’s government has reportedly indicated that it will collect a 22 percent corporate tax and a 2.2 percent income tax from local cryptocurrency exchanges.
Could the Lightning Network resolve the Bitcoin scaling debate and become one of the most disruptive global financial technologies by the end of 2018?
Opera has officially released new cryptocurrency mining protection tools in the latest build of its smartphone browser app.
A new report issued by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future has illustrated how North Korea leverages malware to steal cryptocurrencies from online exchanges.