Category Archives: Coins

Hackers Move $255,863 in Bitcoin from Bitfinex Hack in 2016

Hackers Move $255,863 in Bitcoin from Bitfinex Hack in 2016

In summer 2016, the major crypto exchange Bitfinex, which shares a management team with Tether, the emitter of the USDT stablecoin, suffered a hack. The culprits transferred $72 mln worth of Bitcoin from Bitfinex in Hong Kong (almost 120,000 BTC at the BTC rate back then). Now, another portion of that money has been moved to […]

Hackers Move $255,863 in Bitcoin from Bitfinex Hack in 2016

Hackers Move $255,863 in Bitcoin from Bitfinex Hack in 2016

In summer 2016, the major crypto exchange Bitfinex, which shares a management team with Tether, the emitter of the USDT stablecoin, suffered a hack. The culprits transferred $72 mln worth of Bitcoin from Bitfinex in Hong Kong (almost 120,000 BTC at the BTC rate back then). Now, another portion of that money has been moved to […]

Bitcoin to Be Used for UBI? Jack Dorsey Donates $5 Mln to UBI Supporter Andrew Yang

Bitcoin to Be Used for UBI? Jack Dorsey Donates $5 Mln to UBI Supporter Andrew Yang

Despite stepping out of the US presidential race last year, Andrew Yang stands by his idea of the Universal Basic Income (UBI). Now, as he has received five million USD from the Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as a donation for experiments in this field, some on Twitter have reminded Yang that last year he mentioned a […]

Bitcoin to Be Used for UBI? Jack Dorsey Donates $5 Mln to UBI Supporter Andrew Yang

Bitcoin to Be Used for UBI? Jack Dorsey Donates $5 Mln to UBI Supporter Andrew Yang

Despite stepping out of the US presidential race last year, Andrew Yang stands by his idea of the Universal Basic Income (UBI). Now, as he has received five million USD from the Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as a donation for experiments in this field, some on Twitter have reminded Yang that last year he mentioned a […]

Bitcoin Miner Maker Canaan Loses $5.6 Mln in Q1 as Demand for Mining Equipment Wanes

Bitcoin Miner Maker Canaan Loses $5.6 Mln in Q1 as Demand for Mining Equipment Wanes

Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Canaan has just unveiled a net loss of $5.6 mln in its Q1 earnings report.  Canaan had to lower the average selling price of its mining unites per TH/s by about 50 percent. In such a way it was able to boost its computing power sales, which allowed the company to […]

Bitcoin Miner Maker Canaan Loses $5.6 Mln in Q1 as Demand for Mining Equipment Wanes

Bitcoin Miner Maker Canaan Loses $5.6 Mln in Q1 as Demand for Mining Equipment Wanes

Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Canaan has just unveiled a net loss of $5.6 mln in its Q1 earnings report.  Canaan had to lower the average selling price of its mining unites per TH/s by about 50 percent. In such a way it was able to boost its computing power sales, which allowed the company to […]

Bitcoin Twitter Likely to Play Major Role in Meme War and Change World: Crypto Influencer

Bitcoin Twitter Likely to Play Major Role in Meme War and Change World: Crypto Influencer

Twitter user ‘Hodlonaut’ famous for starting a Twitter campaign against the self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto Craig Wright (CSW) and launching the #faketoshi hashtag was the first one sued by Craig Wright. ‘Hodlanaut’ keeps supporting and promoting Bitcoin. Now he has emerged with a tweet about Bitcoin memes, their possibly crucial role in changing the world in […]

Bitcoin Twitter Likely to Play Major Role in Meme War and Change World: Crypto Influencer

Bitcoin Twitter Likely to Play Major Role in Meme War and Change World: Crypto Influencer

Twitter user ‘Hodlonaut’ famous for starting a Twitter campaign against the self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto Craig Wright (CSW) and launching the #faketoshi hashtag was the first one sued by Craig Wright. ‘Hodlanaut’ keeps supporting and promoting Bitcoin. Now he has emerged with a tweet about Bitcoin memes, their possibly crucial role in changing the world in […]

Bitcoin OGs Not More Important for Industry Than Recent Enthusiasts: Bitcoin Pioneer Charlie Shrem

Bitcoin OGs Not More Important for Industry Than Recent Enthusiasts: Bitcoin Pioneer Charlie Shrem

Charlie Shrem, a major Bitcoin advocate, investor, trader and a former founding member of the Bitcoin Association, has tweeted thanks to all those who have joined the crypto sphere over the last few years. ‘So the last shall be first’ Four years ago, Shrem was released from prison for running a money-transfer business that had no […]

Bitcoin OGs Not More Important for Industry Than Recent Enthusiasts: Bitcoin Pioneer Charlie Shrem

Bitcoin OGs Not More Important for Industry Than Recent Enthusiasts: Bitcoin Pioneer Charlie Shrem

Charlie Shrem, a major Bitcoin advocate, investor, trader and a former founding member of the Bitcoin Association, has tweeted thanks to all those who have joined the crypto sphere over the last few years. ‘So the last shall be first’ Four years ago, Shrem was released from prison for running a money-transfer business that had no […]