Tag: bitcoin
Designers wanted: Twitter’s Jack Dorsey wants a more user friendly bitcoin
Bitcoin fan and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey believes that user experience is the key to mass adoption for bitcoin. And, to improve it, he’s...
US$ is the only real currency! Trump demands banking regulation of bitcoin, Facebook’s Libra
The American billionaire leader has slammed the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, stressing that digital assets only facilitate illegal activity and are made out of...
China police pull plug on bitcoin miners after US$3 million power tip-off
An illicit bitcoin mining operation which stole nearly 20 million yuan (US$3 million worth of electricity has been shut down by police in eastern...
Bitcoin Daily: Libra Slam; Tether’s $5B Mistake
Germany’s Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has joined the chorus of politicians that are worried about Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency, Libra.“The issuance of a currency does...
Bitcoin tumbles as U.S. senators grill Facebook on crypto plans
LONDON (Reuters) - The cryptocurrency market took a beating on Tuesday with bitcoin losing over 10% in value after U.S. lawmakers grilled Facebook (FB.O)...
“Bitcoin Screwed Up All Three” Requirements for Mass Adoption
Dash’s Ryan Taylor believes in the core technology underlying Bitcoin but believes it “screwed up all three” requirements for it to be used...
Vitalik Buterin: Use Bitcoin Cash to improve Ethereum scalability
Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s co-founder, was certainly thinking outside the box when he proposed a radical new Ethereum scalability solution this weekend: using another blockchain—Bitcoin...
Bitcoin drops more than 10% as scrutiny of cryptocurrencies grows
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin slumped more than 10% over the weekend to a two-week low as fears of a crackdown of cryptocurrencies grew on...
Bitcoin price falls below $10,000 as President Trump slams crypto
A man walks past a bitcoin ATM in Vilnius, Lithuania.Ints Kalnins | ReutersBitcoin fell sharply on Monday, following President Donald Trump's criticism of cryptocurrencies.The...
Three reasons Trump’s tweets are good for Bitcoin
Crypto Twitter had a field day yesterday President Trump delivered his tuppence-worth about Bitcoin and Facebook’s Libra project. “I am not a fan of...
