Notorious Domain XBT.com Goes up for Sale at 200 BTC
XBT.com, one of the web’s most desirable domain names, is up for sale. Its current owners, XBT Holding SA, are seeking 200 BTC – or about $2.9 million – for the site. The domain
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Chinese Bitcoin Mining Giant Bitmain Establishes Branch in Zug, Switzerland
For centuries Switzerland was known around the world for its tradition of banking secrecy, but now a new financial industry is taking root in the country. Local leaders tried to establish a cryptocurrency hub, and
Read moreCalvin Ayre Launching Bitcoin Cash Mining Operations
Online gambling entrepreneur and billionaire Calvin Ayre has announced his next business venture to be cryptocurrency mining operations. According to Ayre the mining facility will dedicate its hashpower to the bitcoin cash blockchain only.
Read moreGoldman Sachs Recognizes Bitcoin’s Future Potential
First, Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan Chase says he regrets calling bitcoin a fraud. Now, legacy bank Goldman Sachs is formally recognizing how cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin could act as global money. 2018 might
Read moreKodak Getting Into Bitcoin Mining
Kodak, a legacy photography company synonymous with the last century, is to launch its own cryptocurrency, Kodakcoin. Not content with holding an ICO, the company has also decided to get into cryptocurrency mining in what’s
Read moreVenezuela’s Oil-Backed Cryptocurrency Declared Illegal
The Venezuelan parliament has declared the oil-backed cryptocurrency created by President Nicolas Maduro illegal and in violation of the country’s Constitution. Maduro’s decree to create the national cryptocurrency, the petro, has been declared null
Read moreBitcoin Developers Must Do What Investors Want, Long-Term or Short
There are snotty people who claim to be long-term thinkers and want me to treat their plans seriously. The problem with long-term thinkers is that there is an ambiguity between them and people who
Read more5000 MW to Spare – CEO of Hydro-QuéBec Wants to Attract Cryptocurrency Miners
Just recently in an interview with Québec’s local publication, Le Journal, the CEO of the public utility company Hydro-Québec wants to attract cryptocurrency miners to the region to help bolster economic prosperity. Also Read: Chinese Bitcoin
Read moreNew Monero Mining Malware Sends Proceeds to Kim Il Sung University, North Korea
The code for a new Monero mining bot has been found to direct its ill-gotten gains to a computer server located at the first academic institute ever built in North Korea, Kim Il-sung University. Also
Read moreElectrum Moves to Patch Bug That Left Thousands of Bitcoin Wallets Exposed
Popular wallet developer Electrum has issued an emergency patch for a critical bug in its bitcoin wallets. The flaw allowed any website hosting the Electrum wallet to potentially steal the user’s cryptocurrency. A vulnerability
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