Police and SARS agents recently conducted a raid on a warehouse in Vryburg, resulting in the seizure of Bitcoin mining equipment worth R10m.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and worldwide payment system. It is the first decentralized digital currency, as the system works without a central bank or single administrator. The network is peer-to-peer and transactions take place between users directly, without an intermediary.
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has unveiled plans to build a “Bitcoin City” near a volcano along the Gulf of Fonseca.
The cryptocurrency market cap has hit the $1 trillion mark for the first time, spearheaded by Bitcoin and Ethereum.
In this week’s Tech Tuesday segment on Smile 90.4FM we discuss the resurgence of cryptocurrencies and the impending regulation of the assets.
In a big shift, PayPal has announced that it would allow its merchants to accept cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin through its mobile wallets.
Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company, has recently announced its partnership with Paxful, a global, peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin marketplace.
A PhD student's research team has successfully completed the DNA Storage Bitcoin Challenge, and has been awarded 1 bitcoin.
American rapper 50 Cent may have raked in over $7 million USD by accepting Bitcoin for his Animal Ambition album in 2014.
New risk assessment research into Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) has revealed that over 10 percent of all funds raised (some 400 million USD) has been lost or stolen.
Opera has officially released new cryptocurrency mining protection tools in the latest build of its smartphone browser app.
Ledger, the hardware cryptocurrency wallet marque, has succeeded in raising $75 million USD in series B funding.
GDAX has officially concluded its testing process and has launched Bitcoin to Bitcoin Cash trading after sizeable delay from December 2017.
