Bitcoin luxury goods shop BitPremier closing down
BitPremier, a bitcoin marketplace founded in 2013 which provides unique, high-end luxury items and opportunities to buyers in the Bitcoin community has announced they will be closing their site, effective immediately. BitPremier…
Banco de Mexico and Bitcoin
Banks like Banco de Mexico have repeatedly expressed their unwillingness to accept the cryptocurrency as legitimate. In 2014, the bank expressed its negative views on Bitcoin, saying that it did not recognize…
BTC.com introduces replay protection for Bitcoin wallet users
BTC.com, the Bitmain owned bitcoin wallet application announced today that with talks of the upcoming November Bitcoin fork, many users continue wondering what will happen to their funds. Since this fork is…
Bitmoney heads to Czechia, Estonia, and Slovakia adding TrustPay as sixth BTC buying method
Bitmoney.eu, a European-based company which proves easy access to residents in Europe to buy bitcoin announced they just added TrustPay as a payment option on their platform. TrustPay is a bank transfer-type…
GMO Internet Group to enter Bitcoin mining sector utilizing 7nm chips
GMO Internet Group, a Japan-based internet infrastructure services conglomerate today announced they will begin mining bitcoin utilizing next-generation 7-nanometer technology semiconductor chips. 7nm chips are designed to be much smaller and more power…
How gambling regulations in Europe may affect bitcoin
A successful application for bitcoin is in online gambling. Therefore, any changes to gambling regulation are bound to affect the demand for bitcoin. Right now, many countries in Europe are making changes…
KeepKey hardware wallet releases full support for Bitcoin Cash
KeepKey, the cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider, who was acquired by ShapeShift earlier this month, announced an updated beta version of the KeepKey client software and device firmware which offers full support for…
MGT Capital puts fresh $2.4m to work ordering 1,000 new Bitcoin mining rigs
Earlier this week MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (OTC: MGTI) now one of the largest U.S. based Bitcoin miners completed a $2.4 million financing with 10% convertible note from UACH Ventures to expand…
MGT Capital deploys 650 new Bitcoin mining rigs
MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (OTC: MGTI) has announced the deployment of 650 new Bitmain S9 Bitcoin mining rigs. These units are located at a new multi-MegaWatt facility in central Washington state. The…
What does SegWit activation on Bitcoin mean?
SegWit (Segregated Witness) is the process through which the block size limit is increased by removing signature data from Bitcoin transactions. To simplify, when unnecessary data is removed from a Bitcoin transaction,…
Martin Davidson of Blockchain Centre on the fork and future of Bitcoin
CryptoNinjas had the pleasure to speak this week with Martin Davidson, the Co-founder, Global Director and CEO of Blockchain Centre. Launched in November 2014, Blockchain Centre is the world’s first blockchain knowledge…
Important note on the Bitcoin Cash hard fork activation
On this historic day for Bitcoin, it’s worth remembering that with the UAHF now underway, as per the official Bitcoin Cash announcement… the criterion for activation of the Bitcoin Cash hard fork…
BitMEX begins temporary withdrawal suspension due to Bitcoin UAHF
BitMEX, a leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchange who announced last week they won’t be supporting Bitcoin Cash will begin in just a few short hours temporary withdrawal suspensions. The below precautionary measures are being…
BitPanda does not support contentious hard fork attempts & won’t credit BCC
In the light of recent events surrounding Segwit2x and the Bitcoin Cash (BCC) hard fork, which has been well documented in the last weeks, several industry leaders have decided to take precautions…
BitPay says there should be no Bitcoin chain split and won’t suspend service
Industry leading bitcoin payment provider BitPay has joined the chorus of companies providing updates regarding the Bitcoin Cash fork situation on August 1st. The company said they have always held the view…