Yahoo! Finance Rolls Out Bitcoin Core, Ethereum, Litecoin Trading
“The virus is spreading,” tweeted Morgan Creek Digital’s Founder & Partner Anthony Pompliano at the news Yahoo! Finance (YF) had integrated bitcoin core (BTC), ethereum (ETH), and litecoin (LTC) into their trading platform. He was one of many enthusiasts to insist the event was an important step in the quest for mass cryptocurrency adoption. Also read: Venezuela Loves Dash: Altcoin Surges 30% on Adoption Push...
Korean Province to Replace Local Currencies With Crypto
An eastern South Korean province plans to issue its own cryptocurrency to replace the local currencies of its nine cities, according to local media. An exchange will be established for the new crypto. The coins can be used for payments within the province and merchants can accept them using smartphone QR codes. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Korean Province to Issue Own Crypto Gyeongsangbuk-do....
How to Monitor the BCH Stress Test and Get Involved
It’s getting close to the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network stress test and many BCH proponents are preparing for the occasion. BCH supporters hope to send out millions of transactions on September 1 in order to see how well miners can process all of the transactions in the mempool. Today we are going to explain a few ways for people to participate during the BCH network stress test day and how they can monitor the network action...
Square’s Big Week: Crypto Patent, Shares Leap, and Lightning Plug
Smartphone app payments company Square has had a pretty big week. It was revealed the company is further dipping its toes in the cryptosphere through a granted payments patent, and it’s causing quite a stir. Wall Street analysts have deemed the company a golden goose, thereby helping its stock price jump by 6%, and it’s finally getting an Apple-ready Lightning plug to ease users’ and merchants’ worries about...
Storing a Lot of Bitcoins in One Wallet Is a Bad Idea
Interest has piqued in a bitcoin wallet that’s lain dormant for four years. This week’s movement of the funds it contains, worth close to $850 million, has sparked intense debate over whose address it might be. Regardless of which whale holds the rights to it, the wallet’s very existence demonstrates the drawbacks of holding a lot of bitcoins in one address. Also read: Payment Platform Bitpay Adds Bitcoin Cash...
