There’s never a bad time to be sending and receiving bitcoin, but right now is especially good. Fees are at the lowest in 18 months, with the average transaction value now under a dollar. This contrasts starkly with the latter quarter of last year, when rising fees peaked at $34. There’s a primary reason why fees have been dropping since then: with bitcoin too expensive to send, people simply stopped using it as currency. Also read: How to Calculate Bitcoin Transaction Fees When You’re in a Hurry Bitcoin Fees Take a…
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5 Interesting Token Sale Projects to Look at in February and March
With so many ICOs launching all the time, how do you know which ones will bear fruit? Here are five interesting token sale projects to watch in February and March. Hicky – Blockchain Based Dating App to Verify Super Secure Connection Experience Hicky is a decentralized dating app (DApp) and can be thought of as Tinder on the Blockchain. Token economy, as well as the power of the blockchain, is used by Hicky to ensure trust on their platform and thus optimize dating results. By making it easy to match…
Read MoreYou Can Now Tokenize Yourself
The future was meant to involve flying cars and jetpacks. Instead, it involves tokenizing yourself on the blockchain. It was Andy Warhol who famously observed that in the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. That fame, it now appears, may come in the form of the ultimate crypto vanity project: tokenizing yourself and selling your time. One audacious entrepreneur, Boris Akimov, is seeking to do precisely that. Also read: Regain Control From Nanny Zuck – How To Make Facebook Show You The News Again Putting the I in ICO…
Read MoreBitcoin for Boobs – Who’s Currency Is Failing Now, Carney?
Bitcoin can be a virtual minefield of information for a newbie, but ‘Bitcoin for Boobs’ aims to… No, wait a minute. You can now buy body modification for bitcoin and ethereum at a plastic surgery clinic in Houston, Texas. Seriously, What Can’t You Buy with Bitcoin? The list is becoming shorter and shorter, and thanks to Memorial Plastic Surgery in the good ole US of A, we can now cross boobs off that list. And bums, noses, lips, eyelids, and hymens, which sounds like the ingredients of a discount sausage.…
Read MorePR: Bitcoin Holders, Please Claim Your BCP and BCPC, as They Will Be on Exchanges Soon
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com does not endorse nor support this product/service. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. The mainchain energy coin BCP and the sidechain clearance coin BCPC belongs to Bitcoin’s Parallel Ecosystem. All Bitcoin holders of BTC chain at the block height 507,000 on January 30th 2018 have the privilege to claim their BCP and BCPC coins for free from February…
Read MoreBafin Clarifies Stance on ICOs as More Germans Ask About Tokens
Germany’s financial regulator has clarified its position on initial coin offerings. Bafin admitted it was receiving many inquiries about the status of tokens and cryptocurrencies distributed to investors through ICOs. The federal agency advised interested parties to refer to regulations applicable to traditional financial instruments and comply with current requirements. A new survey found out that more than two thirds of Germans know about bitcoin. Also read: Italy Completes Consultations on Registration of Crypto Companies Revelation: Tokens Are Securities, Shares and Units of Account In an advisory letter, the…
Read MoreTesla’s Amazon Cloud Account Hacked to Mine Cryptocurrency
Tesla, the automotive company, was the victim of a cryptojacking attack as their Amazon cloud account was compromised and used to mine cryptocurrency. Even the largest and most technologically advanced companies can be vulnerable to being hacked. Case in point is the pioneering electric car company, Tesla, owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk. They were recently the target of a cryptojacking attack that saw their Amazon cloud account compromised and used to mine cryptocurrency. Security Not up to Snuff A hacker, or group of hackers, hijacked an IT administrative console…
Read MoreRegain Control From Nanny Zuck – How You Make Facebook Show You The News Again
The beginning of 2018 saw a dramatic change in how the world’s most popular social media platform, Facebook, presented its content. Curation has always been a real issue with Facebook, but users who were once empowered to decide their personal feed scroll are now actively being managed. Here’s how to gain back some control. Also read: Good News for Israeli Bitcoiners Regaining Facebook Feed Control It’s really not that complicated. Find a valued source, walk the browser to https://www.facebook.com/buy.bitcoin.news, click Like, and next to that button click Follow; while on the…
Read MoreJapanese Exchange Accidentally Offers Free Bitcoins
Everyone’s looking to get the best deal when buying Bitcoin — but for seven lucky buyers, a Japanese exchange accidentally offered them the deal of a lifetime. Free Bitcoins! According to Reuters, a short-lived system glitch at Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif let seven customers briefly purchase bitcoins free of charge. Zaif’s accidental flash sale took place on February 16th and only lasted about 20 minutes. Unsurprisingly, none of the sales were validated. Zaif rendered the trades null and void immediately after discovering the error. One customer, however, may have gotten…
Read MoreHow South Korean Government Prevents Officials from Insider Crypto Trading
South Korea currently has no law against government officials insider trading with the knowledge of cryptocurrency regulations. The case against an employee of the country’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) accused of crypto insider trading has come to a standstill without grounds for punishment. However, the government has worked out a plan to prevent future occurrences. Also read: Indians Look to Buy Bitcoin Overseas as Regulations Tighten No Applicable Law Currently The issue of insider trading using the knowledge of the government’s cryptocurrency regulations became prominent last month when an FSS employee…
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