Bitcoin Wallets

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

Leigh CuenNov 21, 2019

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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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.

Investment

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

Omkar GodboleNov 5, 2019

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.  

Startups

Lightning Sucks, But It Could Help Build a Bitcoin Economy

Leigh CuenSep 27, 2019

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

Bitcoin Wallets

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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Exchanges

No, You Don’t Have to Buy a Whole Bitcoin

Alyssa Hertig

As new enthusiasts enter the cryptocurrency markets, one developer wants to make bitcoin's divisibility really stand out by coining the term "bits."

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Bitcoin Core

Jonas Schnelli Wants You to Run a Bitcoin Full Node

Alyssa Hertig

Bitcoin Core contributor and maintainer Jonas Schnelli is on a mission to make running full nodes easier for non-geeks. Decentralization is at stake.

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Payments

Money at Risk? Mobile Wallets Become Battleground in Bitcoin Fork Debate

Alyssa Hertig

As bitcoin heads toward a controversial fork this November, debate is breaking out about how wallet users – and their money – might be impacted.

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