menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years agoTHE VALUE OF BITCOIN ON THE INDIAN STOCK DROPPED TO $ 4000On ZebPay, one of the Indian cryptocurrency exchange, the BTC price dropped to $4,000. The reason for such a large drop may be the panic associated with the announcement of the…menton (28)in #bitcoin • 7 years agoSchnorr signatures may help to solve the Bitcoin scalability problemThe development of Bitcoin does not stand still. We have a lot of curiosities, new improvements that are worth looking at. SegWit, Lightning Network and Schnorr signatures are…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years agoTRANSACTION FOR THREE THOUSAND TONS OF WHEAT SETTLED WITH BITCOINThe first large commodity transaction in Bitcoin was settled on Tuesday. Last month, a cargo ship carried 3,000 tons of wheat from Rostov on Doenm in Russia to Samsun in Turkey.…menton (28)in #stemit • 7 years agoOnly 1% of all Bitcoins are used in illegal transactionsPrepared by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) - and the Elliptic group the report seems to significantly undermine one of the stereotypes circulating around…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years agoFurther restrictions of the People's Bank of ChinaThe Department of Business Management of the People's Bank of China today issued a document addressed to payment service providers operating in Beijing, in which it calls them to…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years agoThe South Korean government has set the amount of tax for exchangesOn Monday, January 22, the South Korean government announced the amount of tax that must be paid by exchanges dealing with cryptocurrencies. The state will collect a 22%…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years agoTHE FIRST PAYMENT VIA LIGHTING NETWORK HAS BEEN MADEThe Lightning Network is starting to function. The network will allow the execution of BTC transactions without delays and high transaction fees. We can witness a new chapter in…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years ago53 NODES WORK ON LIGHTNING NETWORK AT BITCOIN MAINNETAs the popularity of cryptocurrency grows exponentially, the Bitcoin network encounters problems with high fees and slow transactions. The Lightning Network (LN) aims to solve…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years agoSOUTH KOREA WON'T BAN CRYPTOCURRENCYLast week focuses on speculation about whether the ban on trading in cryptocurrencies in South Korea can actually come to fruition. The Minister of Justice spoke about likely…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years agoBITCOIN WORTH 10,000 USD. IS IT TIME TO CELEBRATE OR CRY?Yesterday, Bitcoin's price dropped below $ 10,000 for the first time since early December. Most of the new investors have lost faith and accepted the worst, while cryptocurrency…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years agoTHE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH KOREA: WE WILL NOT BAN CRYPTOCURRENCYThe last days have been stormy for the cryptocurrency market. After the news from the Far East about the possibility of introducing severe restrictions in both Korea and China…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years agoSouth Korean petition against cryptocurrency regulations was signed by 200,000 peopleOn Tuesday, January 16, the petition regarding the regulation of virtual currencies reached the number of signatures required to enforce a response from the government An…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years agoPUMP AND DUMP: HOW DOES IT WORK?Pump and dump schemes are everyday in the world of cryptocurrencies. Different groups artificially increase the value of cryptocurrencies (pump), then abandon it (dump) with a…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years ago80% OF ALL BITCOINS HAS BEEN MINED!There is a special date for this weekend, date mining 80% Bitcoin. The most popular online asset, thanks to SatoshI Nakamoto has limited supply, as well as a protocol that makes…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years agoSIACOIN HARDFORKOver the past year, Sia's market capitalization has increased from just USD 5 million to USD 2.5 billion. At the moment, SiaCoin is worth around 0.06 USD. The last SiaCoin…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years agoCOINBASE IS CLOGGING BITCOIN NETWORKThe problem of high fees and long transaction times has been bothering Bitcoin users for a long time. It turns out that Coinbase is party responsible for clogging mempool, the…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years ago1000 units of the new ACTION cryptocurrency for FREENew ICO - ACTION - cryptocurrency created on Ardor blockchain. You can get 1000 ACTN for registration on their website. It is worth mentioning that ATS and XLM also handed out…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years agoTHE JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST RIPPLE.Chris Larson, co-founder of Ripple, is currently involved in the lawsuit with the R3 banking syndicate. In the summer of 2016, he signed a contract with banks that allows him to…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years agoGOVERNMENT OF THE USA WILL SELL BTC ON THE INTERNET AUCTIONThe US federal agency, Us Marshals, announced the sale of 3,813 bitcoins (worth approximately $ 53,000,000), taken over in connection with several federal, criminal, civil and…menton (28)in #steemit • 7 years agoKFC accepts Bitcoin paymentsIt has been speculated for a long time about McDonald's acceptance of Bitcoin. The reality turned out to be different. Not McDonald's, but KFC! The KFC campaign does not cover…