nChain announces technical support for Bitcoin Unlimited client software
Blockchain research and development firm nChain today announced it will provide technical support to build on the Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) client software, and explore further collaboration to help the Bitcoin network scale. To solve…
Wallet and pool provider Bixin has no fear for Bitcoin fork
Bixin, formerly HaoBTC, a Beijing-based bitcoin wallet and mining pool provider announced today its stance on the August 1st Bitcoin soft fork and its potential disruptions. They stated that when facing a Bitcoin fork,…
Japan’s bitbank to suspend bitcoin deposit and withdrawal on Aug 1
bitbank, Inc., the Japan-based company offering multiple solutions for trading cryptocurrencies today announced in a joint statement with the Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association (JCBA) that its exchanges bitbank.cc and bitbank Trade will both suspend BTC…
GDAX plans to temporarily suspend bitcoin deposits/withdrawals on Aug 1st
Global Digital Asset Exchange (GDAX) has recently provided a statement on the Bitcoin UASF situation on August 1st. GDAX is US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s professional oriented platform including margin trading. The activation of UASF…
1Broker says low chance of August 1st Bitcoin hard fork
Bitcoin enabled trading platform 1Broker has today provided a statement on its plans for the Bitcoin UAHF situation taking place on August 1st. The company stated it is optimistic that BIP 91 gets activated…
OKCoin’s margin exchange to suspend bitcoin deposits/withdrawals on July 31st
OKEx, the futures cryptocurrency exchange platform from China’s OKCoin has announced today its policy on the User Activated Hard Fork (UAHF). OKEx, which was recently launched stated they are dedicated to building the application layer…
The must-read Segwit Decision Tree
In the latest “Crypto Trader Digest” from Arthur Hayes, CEO of BitMEX, a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, he has produced an easy to read well-crafted “Segwit Decision Tree” which timelines events related to Bitcoin’s User Activated…
Companies forced to leave or relocate from China provincial hotbed of Bitcoin mining
As reported by People’s Daily, China’s largest Newspaper group, Bitcoin mining companies in Mabian Yi Autonomous County have been shut down or relocated indefinitely. Mabian Yi Autonomous County is home to a prosperous mining…
LocalBitcoins.com introduces deposit fees
LocalBitcoins.com, the over-the-counter trading service of local currency for bitcoins today announced updates to their transaction fee system due to the rise in Bitcoin network fees. Deposit fees for incoming transactions have been introduced, while…
Cumberland Mining offers to convert bitcoin held by Mt. Gox to cash
Cumberland Mining, one of the largest crypto miners, a business of large proprietary trading firm DRW announced today an offer to convert all of the 202k BTC held in the Mt. Gox bankruptcy process…
P2P bitcoin lending service BTCjam shuts down
BTCjam, a P2P marketplace started in 2012 to borrow and lend using bitcoin announced the company has made “the difficult decision” to close up. The notice stated that the regulatory challenges around bitcoin and…
56 companies commit to support Bitcoin protocol upgrades
This week during the Consensus conference in New York, Digital Currency Group (DGC) has put out the following notice regarding Bitcoin scaling, stating they agree to immediately support the following parallel upgrades to the…
MGT Capital announces major expansion of bitcoin mining
John McAfee’s MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (OTC: MGTI) announced today that it has closed on financing to allow the company to materially ramp up its bitcoin mining operations. The financing consists of a $1.35…
Luno introduces dynamic send fees for bitcoin transfers
Bitcoin exchange Luno has announced the switch to a new scheme whereby a dynamic fee will be charged when sending to a Bitcoin address as of May 26th, 2017. The fee will vary depending…
Athena Bitcoin warns of severe delays on transactions
Athena Bitcoin, the bitcoin wallet, and ATM provider issued a notification today regarding significant delays to users on its service due to record congestion on the Bitcoin network. There is currently over 150,000 pending…
