A bitcoin faucet is usually a website or an app which represent a reward system for visitors and users who complete specific tasks or captcha (challenge-response test), and in exchange they receive Satoshi. The purpose of faucets is to help introduce new people to the concept of bitcoin or cryptocurrencies, without the risk related to…
If you have been monitoring the crypto markets in the last few weeks, you must have noticed the price increase in bitcoin and respectively in some altcoins. At the beginning of April, there was a surge in the bitcoin price which was a sign of revival after the lows seen in December at a little…
Switzerland, the home of the famous “crypto valley” hinting at the city of Zug, is one of the few EU countries which has been approving and warm towards bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a whole and from the beginning. There is now this new big step towards mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency, the popularization and development of…
Blockstream is a blockchain technology company developing bitcoin applications, and more specifically – enterprise-grade settlement networks, consumer wallets, Bitcoin satellites. Blockstream is one of the most significant contributors to Bitcoin core funding. Their goal is to allow users to perform bitcoin transactions without the need for internet access. How do those Blockstream satellites work? Blockstream…
Argentina has been known to be a pretty much a reasonably crypto-friendly country. Apparently, embracing the future is on their list, since the cryptocurrency adoption is growing at a fast pace. In 2018, it already had introduced about 4000 crypto-enabled ATMs with the prospect of opening more in 2019. Moreover, the authorities there seem to…
With the increasing popularity and people’s involvement with cryptocurrencies, it is not a surprise that more and more regulations appear in an attempt to manage and control them. There are several areas of the crypto-world which are under regulators’ radar. There is still some confusion related to the classification of cryptocurrencies – are they to…
On November 15, there was a scheduled software upgrade on Bitcoin Cash network, which caused a hard fork. This fork is more controversial than the previous ones the cryptomarket has seen, and it might lead to multiple versions of the blockchain’s code. There are currently two main rival versions of the called Bitcoin (Cash) ABC…
October, 31 marks a 10-year anniversary since the release of Satoshi Nakamoto’s whitepaper, which can be considered the birthdate of Bitcoin. An unknown person or entity under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto published the whitepaper called ‘Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System’ and in doing so, became one of the most influential identities of the past…
You can’t understand cryptocurrencies without understanding the underlying technology. As a matter of fact, what is fundamental to any cryptocurrency’s success and overall appeal is the particular technology used for their creation. However, the technical aspects of the virtual currencies world can be genuinely challenging and even a bit overwhelming, especially for those outside the…
Ever since the emergence of the cryptocurrency market, there have been huge concerns related to its usage and it is the potential link to illegal activities. The Cryptocurrency critics have always pointed out the risk of the digital assets becoming a means of criminals doing several kinds of illicit actions. The main but not single…