Ethereum mining pool Sparkpool received a payout of over 2,000 ETH (worth $300,000) just for mining one block on the ethereum blockchain Tuesday – a figure that’s about 600…
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‘Make Bitcoin Fun Again’: New Lightning App Lets You Buy Pizza With BTC – CoinDesk
Over 150 people bought pizza with bitcoin this week by using the Lightning Network. The crypto payments startup Fold, which launched the web-based Domino’s portal on Wednesday, basically makes fiat…
The Collapse of QuadrigaCX: What We Know (And What We Don’t) – CoinDesk
QuadrigaCX, the Canadian cryptocurrency exchange, made headlines the world over last week when it announced it was filing for creditor protection and owed upwards of $130 million or more…
Alleged SIM-Swap Crypto Thief Indicted for Hacking Over 50 US Victims – CoinDesk
A 20-year-old man has been formally charged in a New York Supreme Court indictment over SIM-swapping identity and crypto theft. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Friday that Dawson…
Organized Crime: 60% of Cryptocurrency Hacks Carried Out By 2 Groups
According to a new report by Chainalysis, 60 percent of cryptocurrency hacks (over $1 billion) were carried out by just two professional groups. Cryptocurrency Hacks Are a Centralized Affair…
ETC Cooperative Adds Developer Bob Summerwill as Executive Director – CoinDesk
Bob Summerwill, a former ethereum core developer, is taking over as executive director for the Ethereum Classic (ETC) Cooperative. Founded in April 2017, the ETC Cooperative is a non-profit…
Avoid These Exchanges If You Want to Keep Your Bitcoins
Hackers stole over $1.8 billion in 2018 from crypto exchanges. So, if you’re still trusting one with your private keys, you really ought to know better. But if you’re…
BitPay Says It Processed Over $1 Billion in Crypto Payments Last Year – CoinDesk
U.S.-based crypto payments processor BitPay says it processed over $1 billion-worth of transactions last year. Announcing the news on Wednesday, the firm said this is the second consecutive time…
One Year Later, What’s Holding Back SegWit Adoption on Bitcoin? – CoinDesk
It’s been over a year since the scaling upgrade known as segregated witness, or SegWit, was activated on the bitcoin network. Even so, only an estimated 36 percent of all…