El Salvador’s Bitcoin adoption may transform remittance in Central America
Reduced remittance costs could prove significant in justifying El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender.
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Bitcoin hashrate triples since June 28 in recovery from China syndrome
Hashrate has now recovered to early June levels indicating that miners are coming back online after China’s crackdown.
Europe prepares for first Bitcoin futures launch amid US ETF stalemate
No sign of an ETF launch approval in the U.S. as yet, with Europe soon to see a pioneering Bitcoin futures product.
Riot Blockchain reports 1,540% increase in quarterly revenue from Bitcoin mining
Riot Blockchain netted $19.3 million in income for Q2 following its acquisition of Texas mining facility, Whinstone.
Crypto Exchange Liquid Hacked, Loses Millions in Various Currencies
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid is suspending deposits and withdrawals after a security breach resulting in the loss of around an estimated $80 million in digital assets. The platform published the…
Young South African Engineer Rues Deleting Computer File Containing Keys to 20 BTC
A young South African electronics engineer has rued his decision to delete a text document containing the keys and password to a crypto wallet that held some 20 bitcoins. According…
T-Mobile looking into potential hack of data on 100 million customers
The hacker purportedly plans to sell a subset of their stolen information 6 BTC ($286,000).
The 50th Anniversary of ‘Nixon Shock:’ How Suspending the Dollar’s Convertibility With Gold Fueled Today’s Fiat World
Approximately 50 years ago today, Americans were introduced to ‘Nixon Shock’ when the 37th president of the United States suspended the convertibility of the U.S. dollar into gold. Since this…