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BitMEX Is Making Bitcoin Network More Expensive for Everyone, Researcher Finds

Alyssa HertigMay 5, 2020

Average fees paid by bitcoin users spike at a certain time every day due to the actions of one firm, derivatives exchange BitMEX, a researcher found.

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Bitcoin Wallets Are Adopting This Tech to Simplify Lightning Payments

Alyssa HertigApr 29, 2020

Bitcoin’s Lightning network has a long way to go in terms of user experience. To tackle this problem, a standard known as lnurl is quietly gaining ground.

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Maker of Coldcard Bitcoin Wallet Rolls Out an Extra-Strength ‘USB Condom’

Alyssa HertigJun 1, 2020

CoinKite, maker of the Coldcard hardware wallet, has introduced two accessories that underscore the near-paranoia required to safely hold bitcoin.

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Retail Accumulation? Number of Bitcoin Addresses With One or More Coins Sees Solid Rise

Omkar GodboleJan 22, 2020

A key on-chain metric has witnessed solid growth over the past 12 months, possibly indicating steady accumulation of bitcoins by retail traders.

Regulation

Bitcoin App Bottle Pay Shuts Down Over Impending EU Money-Laundering Laws

Leigh CuenDec 13, 2019

Bottle Pay is shutting down, citing the EU's new AML rules, which could compel crypto wallet providers to collect KYC info from users starting next month.

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Privacy

Maker of Wasabi Bitcoin Wallet Valued at $7.5M in First Equity Round

Leigh Cuen

The privacy-centric Wasabi Wallet, launched by zkSNACKs in 2018, just raised its first equity investment from Cypherpunk Holdings, a publicly-traded Canadian fund.

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Investment

The ‘Bitcoin Rich List’ Has Grown 30% in the Last Year, But Why?

Omkar Godbole

The number of bitcoin addresses holding more than 1,000 BTC has grown in the past 12 months, possibly reflecting an influx of wealthy investors.  

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Startups

Lightning Sucks, But It Could Help Build a Bitcoin Economy

Leigh Cuen

At least a dozen startups are now betting on the profitability of bitcoin birthing a "Lightning Economy." Is it too soon?

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Payments

Bitcoin Lightning Wallets Are Gaining Traction in 2019

Leigh Cuen

Lightning usage is growing steadily in 2019, with several startups now offering retail-friendly wallets.

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Scams

Protestors Set Alleged Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Perpetrator’s Home on Fire

Daniel Kuhn

Before shutting down, Bitcoin Wallets' "manager" promised 100-percent returns on investors' money in just two weeks. Then they burned down his house.

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Crime

Electrum Wallet Attack May Have Stolen As Much as 245 Bitcoin

Yogita Khatri

A phishing attack on the Electrum wallet network has reportedly managed to steal bitcoin worth over $800,000.

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Privacy

A New Bitcoin Wallet Fulfills an Old Privacy Promise

Leigh Cuen

These cypherpunk crypto wallet projects want to bring fungibility to bitcoin.

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Privacy

GoTenna Launches a Bitcoin Wallet That Works Without the Internet

Leigh Cuen

The txTenna partnership with Samourai Wallet offers bitcoin transactions via mesh networks.

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Transaction Fees

How to Save on Bitcoin’s Soaring Fees

Alyssa Hertig

Transaction fees are the talk of the bitcoin ecosystem, with many users upset by the rising cost to send funds, but there are simple ways to cut fees.

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