There have been quite a few proposals to raise Bitcoin’s block size limit by way of a hard fork over the past three years, but none of them were able to gain consensus among the nodes on the network. The key selling point of such an increase to the block size limit has always been the idea that an increase in the supply of block space will lead to lower transaction fees and the ability for the network to process more transactions per second, but the current congestion seen on the Bitcoin network has actually had a positive impact in terms of the forced optimization of companies’ interactions with the blockchain.

The Bitcache update Bitcoiners have been waiting for 😘

The U.S. securities regulator raised a series of investor protection concerns about cryptocurrency mutual and exchange-traded funds, the strongest sign yet that the world’s biggest market isn’t likely to see the products any time soon.

The Business Administration Department of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has reportedly issued a document today requiring payment providers in Beijing to stop facilitating cryptocurrency trading activities.

Cryptocurrency miners are now influencing the fortunes of the world’s biggest chipmaker. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is responsible for over half of the world’s market for chips, and it’s the world’s largest contract manufacturer. Today it reported revenues (pdf) driven by demand from cryptocurrency miners for the second consecutive quarter. TSMC management were cagey about…

Bitcoin is “something regulators need to deal with but not ban,” says former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair.

In the largely unregulated world of bitcoin and cryptocurrency, fraudsters are getting rich by deliberately spreading false information to affect the price of their holdings using social media, scam news sites, and private chat apps.

Researchers say North Korea-linked hacking group Lazarus used similar malware in several recent large-scale attacks, including last year’s WannaCry.

Bitmain’s new Antminer A3 could muscle in on the Siacoin mining market before Obelisk can ship it’s flagship SC1 miner. | News | Cointelegraph

Blockstream CTO Greg Maxwell has left to focus on Bitcoin development

The latest investment craze has seen an increase in cryptocurrency investors applying for debt counsellors as they have found themselves in debt.

A TOWNSVILLE man has told a court he bought methylamphetamine using the online black market because he did not like associating with “bad, stupid” drug dealers.

Volatility of payment settlement group’s cryptocurrency poses questions

Kyle’s note: FT asked 16 banks using Ripple tech if they also plan to use XRP. None of them said they will use XRP.

Segregated Witness has entered its final testing stage before roll-out on the Bitcoin network. That is good news, most importantly because the innovation …

Kyle’s note: This is an old article but it is relevant due to the release of that Schnorr paper yesterday. This is the best description of why Schnorr is important.

Spencer Bogart, Blockchain Capital, discusses whether the run for cryptocurrency is over. The “Fast Money” traders weigh in.

Kyle’s note: Ignore the Bcash pumping at the end of the video by CNBC pundit and former FDIC chair.

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John Velis is a senior multi-asset strategist at State Street Global Markets, the brokerage…

As Bitcoin continues its wild ride, a Singapore hedge fund unit is raising $10 million for a cryptocurrency arbitrage fund to trade off price movements.

Martin Weiss, Weiss Ratings founder, discusses how to determine letter grades for cryptocurrencies like bitcoin.

Cryptocurrency trading in South Korea, the world’s third-largest digital-currency market, is a big deal.

Bitcoin machines at Ducatus Cafe in Robinson Road and Tiong Bahru Plaza were sold out of the cryptocurrency on Thursday as enthusiasts piled in when prices fell more than 23 per cent this week.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

CNBC’s Seema Mody speaks with Blocktower Capital’s Ari Paul about where bitcoin could go as potential regulations from SEC and South Korea loom.

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) – Major South Korean banks earned 2.2 billion won (US$2 million) last year in commission for providing virtual accounts to cryptocurrency investors, government data showed Thursday.

Rising awareness of digital currency trading in Korea is creating a new social issue; a conflict between the young and the old that stems from their different perspectives on the financial value of cryptocurrencies and their prospects.

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A new layer of code could address two problems that inhibit use of bitcoin in transactions.

Chart that tracks how many Lightning channels are open on mainnet and how much money is in them.

Owning cryptocurrency comes with its own set of challenges. One of the biggest of those challenges is managing the private keys that enable you to spend …

“Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.”

According to The Korea Times, the Beijing-based firm is eyeing a partnership with NHN Entertainment, a Korean developer, publisher, and distributor of mobile and PC games, for the venture.

18 JAN 2018Our data confirms what was beyond even our most optimistic forecasts for customer growth in the past year.

BI Prime: Phillip Gillespie, formerly of Goldman, is joining a cryptocurrency market-making firm as CEO of B2C2 Japan at the end of this month.

The U.S. derivatives watchdog said on Friday that it has filed charges against three separate virtual currency operators alleging the defendants had defrauded customers and broken other commodity trading rules, in a further sign regulators globally are cracking down on the emerging asset class.

The Bulgarian Special Prosecutor’s Office is involved in a wide-ranging, international investigation into companies and persons behind the digital currency investment scheme OneCoin, which has been widely accused of constituting a pyramid scheme.

Police are searching for five men, two who posed as sellers and three who attacked victim and took his bag

The SamSam ransomware group seems to have gotten to a

A 21-year-old computer hacker from the UK who made more than $700,000 by selling malware on the dark web has been jailed after being found guilty of multiple cybercrime charges.

The popularity of bitcoin is creating problems for criminals dealing in ransomware – and some are already casting their gaze towards a less volatile cryptocurrency.

Kyle’s note: The dark web economy is using monero because of the privacy features, not because of the idea that it is a more stable asset (that bit isn’t true at all).

People eager to cash in on the cryptocurrency boom through mining have been targeted by Facebook ads touting bitcoin mining rigs, made by industry giant Bitmain, that contain a link to a false website. At first glance, the link leads to Bitmain.com, the firm’s website, but closer inspection reveals the character for “n” in the URL…

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The latest Tweets from Tether Printer (@tetherprinter). Tracking Tether grants on the Omni blockchain. Donate Eth to support my diminishing ink supply: 0x701921E24514663421e1142d64047d6beF7F0cc5

The Massachusetts Securities Division is charging a resident of the state with violating securities and business laws through an initial coin offering (ICO)

Let that sink in.

India has sent tax notices to tens of thousands of people dealing in cryptocurrency after a nationwide survey showed more than $3.5 billion worth of transactions have been conducted over a 17-month period, the income tax department said.

Indonesian authorities are investigating the use of bitcoin in the holiday island of Bali, amid warnings by the central bank in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy over the risks posed by virtual currencies, an official said.

He talked the class through the entire concept, from Satoshi’s white paper to the importance of decentralization. He also explained that…