Month: December 2018

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. We are pleased to announce that Ripple XRP has been added to EO.Finance! For those unaware, XRP is currently the second largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization. Ripple is the name for both a digital currency (XRP) and an open payment network within which…

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Aside from mining, the only way to obtain bitcoin in the very early days was by trading it on forums or IRC. This arrangement relied on the other party fulfilling their side of the deal, since there were few escrow services back then. Bitcoin didn’t have to wait long for a dedicated exchange to spring up, thankfully, with the first cryptocurrency exchange going live in March 2010. Also read: Bitcoin History Part 5: A Wild Altcoin Appears Bitcoin Gets Its First Market The first cryptocurrency exchange wasn’t Bitstamp, Vircurex, or…

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Consumers and enterprises are exiting centralized web platforms amid growing concerns over unwarranted data sharing. Loss of privacy and data leakage are the primary drivers leading users away from web giants such as Google and Facebook. In some cases, disaffected users are seeking out decentralized alternatives that facilitate personal data ownership. Also read: Feed 7 Different Species at the River Forest Farm’s ‘Bitcoin Cash Zoo’ Facebook and Google Keep Leaking Data The opaque data sharing practices of internet oligarchs such as Google and Facebook, which wield huge power over billions of…

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Ebang International Holdings Inc., a Chinese bitcoin mining equipment maker, has refiled documents for a public share sale with the Hong Kong stock exchange after its first submission failed to proceed. Money raised from the initial public offering (IPO) will go towards development of new mining hardware and non-crypto blockchain applications, among other things. Also read: Bermuda Issues Draft Crypto Custodial Services Regulation IPO Seeks to Raise Undisclosed Amount Ebang’s filing did not reveal how many shares the company planned to sell, or their expected price, according to IPO documents published…

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The cryptocurrency ecosystem has grown dramatically in just a few years, with the number of crypto markets increasing from 59 in 2013 to over 2,000 today. Looking at historic snapshots of the cryptocurrency markets from Christmases past also shows a significant turnover in the leading altcoins by market cap. Also Read: Report Finds a Strong Relationship Between Crypto-Advocates and Life Extension Number of Crypto Markets Increases by 10x During 2014 While many point to 2017 as the year in which the cryptocurrency markets saw their most dramatic growth, 2014 saw the…

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Back in October, members of the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) community discussed feeding chickens with mealworms over the internet from remote locations using BCH microtransactions. Now BCH users can provide food for horses, baby goats, roosters and more using River Forest Farm’s livestream and pay for feed using bitcoin cash. Also read: This Chicken Coop Feeder Is Powered by Bitcoin Cash Payments in Real Time The BCH Zoo: Feed 7 Different Species With Bitcoin Cash Bitcoin Cash fans thought it was pretty cool when Spencer Lambert (Redpepper261) created a mealworm dispenser that…

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