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Bitconnect Ponzi Scheme - No Sympathy From Crypto Community

JAN 19, 2018 | by Gareth Jenkinson

There’s been little sympathy from the cryptocurrency community after the closure of controversial exchange and lending platform Bitconnect.

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I Try to Make Everything Simple For the Community, Founder of Orioncoin

DEC 24, 2017 | by Lucrezia Cornèr

Cointelegraph talked to Woanjen Tang, founder and CEO of Orioncoin about his loyalty platform, new startups, traveling and simplicity as the highest level of co...

32318 |

Achain Partner: “I Want to Invest in Blockchain As High As I Can”

DEC 08, 2017 | by Lucrezia Cornèr

Achain partner talks to Cointelegraph about forks, Blockchain and cryptocommunity

12017 |

Bitcoin Truly Decentralized: Fork Of Dash Plans To Lead Community Back to Satoshi

MAR 26, 2017 | by Iyke Aru

A fork of Dash, Private Instant Verified Transaction, (PIVX) embarks on a process to change the “centralized” nature of the voting process within the crypto ind...

1738 | 69

Bitcoin Price Declines to $926 But Recovers, Drops 16% in One Day

MAR 19, 2017 | by Joseph Young

In the afternoon of March 18, Bitcoin price plunged to $926 on Coinbase’s GDAX and $940 in most global Bitcoin exchanges, recording a 16 percent drop in value w...

665 | 1

Nobel Economist Paul Krugman Criticized For His Negative Stance on Bitcoin

DEC 25, 2016 | by Joseph Young

Paul Krugman, one of the most well-known economists currently serving the University of New York as Professor of Economics, was harshly criticized by the bitcoi...

1472 | 9

Why the Bitcoin Community and Governments Should Bury the Hatchet

DEC 07, 2016 | by Iyke Aru

For the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin, the most important players are its users, even though collaboration with the government is essential as well.

458 | 2

Bitcoin Community Gets Prepared for Italy's Eurozone Exit

DEC 06, 2016 | by Amelia Tomasicchio

Italian referendum’s outcome and the following political uncertainty may lead to a Bitcoin peak going into the $800s.

489 | 2

Is Bitcoin Responsible For the Emergence of Trump?

NOV 07, 2016 | by Shivdeep Dhaliwal

Are all bitcoin supporters de-facto Trump supporters or is there more than what meets the eye?

616 | 4

Bitcoin Core is Most Talented Dev Team, Says VC

NOV 03, 2016 | by Joseph Young

Venture Capitalists including Nick Tomaino believes the Bitcoin Core team is the most talented development team in the world.

1243 | 5

Counting Them All: How to Figure Out Actual Number Of Bitcoin Users

OCT 12, 2016 | by Olusegun Ogundeji

Some figures point at growth in Bitcoin use but the actual number of its users is hard to estimate.

2250 | 1

Why End-to-end Micropayment Transaction Test Matters to Bitcoin Community

OCT 11, 2016 | by Olusegun Ogundeji

End-to-end Lightning micropayment transaction test shows that payments on a public Blockchain is possible.

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Scaling Bitcoin Conference Criticized For Rejecting Bitcoin Unlimited Proposals

SEP 28, 2016 | by Joseph Young

The organizers of Scaling Bitcoin Conference were criticized by the Reddit BTC community for rejecting all four proposed presentations from the Bitcoin Unlimite...

230 | 5

BitcoinTalk.org Database with 500k Accounts is Being Sold on the Dark Web

SEP 08, 2016 | by Joseph Young

The database of BitcoinTalk.org, a popular Bitcoin forum founded and moderated by Reddit Bitcoin moderator Theymos, is being sold on the dark web.

1651 | 2

Expert Says BlockStream Mission Not Aligned with Community

AUG 21, 2016 | by Joseph Young

Taylor Gerring has recently triggered a controversial discussion on whether Bitcoin needs to fork BlockStream.

207 | 1

Bitconnect Ponzi Scheme - No Sympathy From Crypto Community

JAN 19, 2018 | by Gareth Jenkinson

There’s been little sympathy from the cryptocurrency community after the closure of controversial exchange and lending platform Bitconnect.

202797 | 96

I Try to Make Everything Simple For the Community, Founder of Orioncoin

DEC 24, 2017 | by Lucrezia Cornèr

Cointelegraph talked to Woanjen Tang, founder and CEO of Orioncoin about his loyalty platform, new startups, traveling and simplicity as the highest level of co...

32318 |

Achain Partner: “I Want to Invest in Blockchain As High As I Can”

DEC 08, 2017 | by Lucrezia Cornèr

Achain partner talks to Cointelegraph about forks, Blockchain and cryptocommunity

12017 |

Counting Them All: How to Figure Out Actual Number Of Bitcoin Users

OCT 12, 2016 | by Olusegun Ogundeji

Some figures point at growth in Bitcoin use but the actual number of its users is hard to estimate.

2250 | 1

Bitcoin Truly Decentralized: Fork Of Dash Plans To Lead Community Back to Satoshi

MAR 26, 2017 | by Iyke Aru

A fork of Dash, Private Instant Verified Transaction, (PIVX) embarks on a process to change the “centralized” nature of the voting process within the crypto ind...

1738 | 69

BitcoinTalk.org Database with 500k Accounts is Being Sold on the Dark Web

SEP 08, 2016 | by Joseph Young

The database of BitcoinTalk.org, a popular Bitcoin forum founded and moderated by Reddit Bitcoin moderator Theymos, is being sold on the dark web.

1651 | 2

How Should We Abbreviate Bitcoin and Ether?

MAY 08, 2016 | by Charlie McCombie

Whilst the term ‘BTC’ has long been the standard abbreviation for Bitcoin, there is a growing call from the Bitcoin community and exchanges in particular to beg...

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New Hampshire: The World’s Most Bitcoin-Friendly Community

FEB 19, 2016 | by Joël Valenzuela

New Hampshire’s complete Bitcoin ecosystem allows residents to live without problems even when all their income comes in a cryptocurrency.

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Pizza A-Plenty On Bitcoin Pizza Day 5-Year Anniversary

MAY 22, 2015 | by William Suberg

Five years to the day programmer Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 bitcoins for pizza, the event is being marked throughout the Bitcoin industry, drawing in the likes ...

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Nobel Economist Paul Krugman Criticized For His Negative Stance on Bitcoin

DEC 25, 2016 | by Joseph Young

Paul Krugman, one of the most well-known economists currently serving the University of New York as Professor of Economics, was harshly criticized by the bitcoi...

1472 | 9

South Korea: Bitcoin Growth Fueled by Startups and Community

MAR 20, 2015 | by Alireza Beikverdi

South Korea’s development during the last half century has been nothing short of spectacular.

1472 |

Canadian Brick-and-Mortar Store Bitcoin Brains Secures 10-Year, $2.1M Deal with BitNational

MAY 10, 2015 | by Omar Bessa

According to owner and president Dave Bradley, Bitcoin Brains is perhaps the world’s first full-service, brick-and-mortar Bitcoin store in the world — certainly...

1459 |

From Bill Gates to Lily Alen: Bitcoin in Quotes by Rich and Famous

APR 28, 2016 | by Vinsensius Sitepu

The biggest digital currency named Bitcoin is quite famous these days, not only because of its magical way of sending money without the help of any third partie...

1375 | 1

Jaded Satoshis: An Interview with Kristov Atlas

MAY 09, 2015 | by Jamie Redman

What causes some people to tire and give up on crypto?

1308 |

Bitcoin Core is Most Talented Dev Team, Says VC

NOV 03, 2016 | by Joseph Young

Venture Capitalists including Nick Tomaino believes the Bitcoin Core team is the most talented development team in the world.

1243 | 5

Bitconnect Ponzi Scheme - No Sympathy From Crypto Community

JAN 19, 2018 | by Gareth Jenkinson

There’s been little sympathy from the cryptocurrency community after the closure of controversial exchange and lending platform Bitconnect.

202797 | 96

Bitcoin Truly Decentralized: Fork Of Dash Plans To Lead Community Back to Satoshi

MAR 26, 2017 | by Iyke Aru

A fork of Dash, Private Instant Verified Transaction, (PIVX) embarks on a process to change the “centralized” nature of the voting process within the crypto ind...

1738 | 69

Nobel Economist Paul Krugman Criticized For His Negative Stance on Bitcoin

DEC 25, 2016 | by Joseph Young

Paul Krugman, one of the most well-known economists currently serving the University of New York as Professor of Economics, was harshly criticized by the bitcoi...

1472 | 9

Scaling Bitcoin Conference Criticized For Rejecting Bitcoin Unlimited Proposals

SEP 28, 2016 | by Joseph Young

The organizers of Scaling Bitcoin Conference were criticized by the Reddit BTC community for rejecting all four proposed presentations from the Bitcoin Unlimite...

230 | 5

Bitcoin Core is Most Talented Dev Team, Says VC

NOV 03, 2016 | by Joseph Young

Venture Capitalists including Nick Tomaino believes the Bitcoin Core team is the most talented development team in the world.

1243 | 5

Is Bitcoin Responsible For the Emergence of Trump?

NOV 07, 2016 | by Shivdeep Dhaliwal

Are all bitcoin supporters de-facto Trump supporters or is there more than what meets the eye?

616 | 4

BitcoinTalk.org Database with 500k Accounts is Being Sold on the Dark Web

SEP 08, 2016 | by Joseph Young

The database of BitcoinTalk.org, a popular Bitcoin forum founded and moderated by Reddit Bitcoin moderator Theymos, is being sold on the dark web.

1651 | 2

Bitcoin Community Gets Prepared for Italy's Eurozone Exit

DEC 06, 2016 | by Amelia Tomasicchio

Italian referendum’s outcome and the following political uncertainty may lead to a Bitcoin peak going into the $800s.

489 | 2

Why the Bitcoin Community and Governments Should Bury the Hatchet

DEC 07, 2016 | by Iyke Aru

For the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin, the most important players are its users, even though collaboration with the government is essential as well.

458 | 2

Bitcoin Price Declines to $926 But Recovers, Drops 16% in One Day

MAR 19, 2017 | by Joseph Young

In the afternoon of March 18, Bitcoin price plunged to $926 on Coinbase’s GDAX and $940 in most global Bitcoin exchanges, recording a 16 percent drop in value w...

665 | 1

Counting Them All: How to Figure Out Actual Number Of Bitcoin Users

OCT 12, 2016 | by Olusegun Ogundeji

Some figures point at growth in Bitcoin use but the actual number of its users is hard to estimate.

2250 | 1

From Bill Gates to Lily Alen: Bitcoin in Quotes by Rich and Famous

APR 28, 2016 | by Vinsensius Sitepu

The biggest digital currency named Bitcoin is quite famous these days, not only because of its magical way of sending money without the help of any third partie...

1375 | 1

Bitcoin Community Mulls a BTC Classic Idea Following Ethereum Split

JUL 25, 2016 | by Olusegun Ogundeji

A recent ETH/ETC split and ETC success has led to a BTC/BTCC debate, with the possibility of a Bitcoin Classic.

289 | 1

Expert Says BlockStream Mission Not Aligned with Community

AUG 21, 2016 | by Joseph Young

Taylor Gerring has recently triggered a controversial discussion on whether Bitcoin needs to fork BlockStream.

207 | 1