Bitcoin

Casa Node 2, a new generation of hardware bitcoin nodes with Lightning Network protocol support, promises users faster transaction processing, as well as built-in support for the BTCPay Server processing service. This is stated in a statement published on Tuesday, October 8 by the California company Casa. Announcing Casa Node 2! ⁰⁰⚡️ Faster and more powerful ⁰? Gorgeous new NodeOS update⁰? BTCPay Server Support⁰⁰Oh […]

Bitcoin Core developer Gregory Maxwell said that people calling for a bitcoin hard fork to provide protection against a “51% attack” demonstrate a fundamental misunderstanding of the first cryptocurrency. Greg Maxwell responds to the question: “Why not hard-fork Bitcoin to make it less vulnerable to 51% attacks?” (HT @AlyseKilleen) pic.twitter.com/k9yb9KBc9I – Tuur Demeester (@TuurDemeester) October 6, 2019 He explained , Oh really […]

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) still believes that the first cryptocurrency is not a security. According to The Block, Cipher Technologies Bitcoin Fund has applied for registration of a closed interval fund and an investment company. The submitted documents indicate that Bitcoin is a security. SEC staff did not agree with this information, citing the test […]

The stablecoin issuer Tether and its affiliate Bitfinex bitcoin exchange distributed statements on Saturday, October 5, according to which both companies expect “unfounded” lawsuits to be filed against them alleging market manipulation of the USDT token. It is assumed that the so-called “unpublished and unexplored community” study will form the basis of the claim. Both companies insist that all the arguments that will be […]