The post Paypal Goes “All In” on Crypto | This Week in Crypto – Nov 16, 2020 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. ? Following the recent announcement that PayPal would permit purchases and sales of cryptocurrencies, the … Paypal Goes “All In” on Crypto | This Week in Crypto – Nov 16, 2020 Read More » [Read More...]

Listen To This Episode: AppleSpotifyGoogleLibsynOvercast In this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, Aaron and Sjors discuss Eclipse attacks. More specifically, they discuss the 2015 paper “Eclipse Attacks on Bitcoin’s Peer-to-Peer Network,” written by Ethan Heilman, Alison Kendler, Aviv Zohar and Sharon Goldberg, from Boston University and Hebrew University/MSR Israel. Eclipse attacks are a type of attack that isolates a Bitcoin node by occupying all of its connection slots to block the node from receiving any transactions, barring it from transactions other than those sent to it by the attacker. This would prevent the node from seeing what’s going on in the Bitcoin network, and potentially even trick the node into accepting an alternative (and thus invalid) version of the Bitcoin blockchain. Aaron and… [Read More...]

The post Crypto Exchange Losses Access to $2.3 Billion in BTC | This Week in Crypto – Oct 19, 2020 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. ? Popular trading platform OKEX is suspending all customer withdrawals, meaning consumers cannot remove digital … Crypto Exchange Losses Access to $2.3 Billion in BTC | This Week in Crypto – Oct 19, 2020 Read More » [Read More...]

The post Defi is Crashing, Iran embraces Bitcoin | This Week in Crypto – Nov 2, 2020 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. ? Harvest Finance—a digital web platform that allows users to earn interest on their crypto … Defi is Crashing, Iran embraces Bitcoin | This Week in Crypto – Nov 2, 2020 Read More » [Read More...]

The post MASSIVE Bitcoin Adoption is Coming | This Week in Crypto – Oct 26, 2020 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. ? Online payments platform PayPal will allow customers to pay for products and services using … MASSIVE Bitcoin Adoption is Coming | This Week in Crypto – Oct 26, 2020 Read More » [Read More...]

The post Crypto Exchange Losses Access to $2.3 Billion in BTC | This Week in Crypto – Oct 12, 2020 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. ? Popular trading platform OKEX is suspending all customer withdrawals, meaning consumers cannot remove digital … Crypto Exchange Losses Access to $2.3 Billion in BTC | This Week in Crypto – Oct 12, 2020 Read More » [Read More...]

The post Bitcoin the New Reserve Asset of Wallstreet? | This Week in Crypto – Oct 12, 2020 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. ? Financial services firm Square has purchased nearly $50 million in Bitcoin, claiming that the … Bitcoin the New Reserve Asset of Wallstreet? | This Week in Crypto – Oct 12, 2020 Read More » [Read More...]

The post US Cracks Down on Bitcoin Exchange | This Week in Crypto – Oct 5, 2020 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. ? U.S. regulatory authorities brought a series of civil and criminal charges against BitMEX. The … US Cracks Down on Bitcoin Exchange | This Week in Crypto – Oct 5, 2020 Read More » [Read More...]

The post Ledger Client Details Leaked | Bitcoin News Summary Aug 3, 2020 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. ?? Some alarming news for Ledger hardware wallet users was announced. The company’s internal records … Ledger Client Details Leaked | Bitcoin News Summary Aug 3, 2020 Read More » [Read More...]

The post NASDAQ-Listed Company Buys $175M in Bitcoin | Bitcoin News Summary Sep 21, 2020 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. ????? The decentralized exchange, Uniswap has launched its own governance token called UNI which had … NASDAQ-Listed Company Buys $175M in Bitcoin | Bitcoin News Summary Sep 21, 2020 Read More » [Read More...]

The post Ethereum Classic Under Multiple 51% Attacks | Bitcoin News Summary Aug 10, 2020 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. ??? Ethereum Classic has suffered its second 51% attack in less than a week, bringing … Ethereum Classic Under Multiple 51% Attacks | Bitcoin News Summary Aug 10, 2020 Read More » [Read More...]

The post Number of Users Who Own At Least 1 BTC at ATH | Bitcoin News Summary Sep 14, 2020 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. ??? Despite the most recent price dump where BTC lost about $2,000 from its price … Number of Users Who Own At Least 1 BTC at ATH | Bitcoin News Summary Sep 14, 2020 Read More » [Read More...]

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The post Popular XXX Site, Pornhub, Now Accepting Bitcoin | Bitcoin News Summary Sep 7, 2020 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. ?? The 9th most popular website in the world, Pornhub, now accepts Bitcoin and Litecoin … Popular XXX Site, Pornhub, Now Accepting Bitcoin | Bitcoin News Summary Sep 7, 2020 Read More » [Read More...]

The post Signs of Bullish Crypto Market Expectations?? | Bitcoin News Summary Aug 24, 2020 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Data from Google Trends indicates that there’s a massive spike in the interest in cryptocurrency. … Signs of Bullish Crypto Market Expectations?? | Bitcoin News Summary Aug 24, 2020 Read More » [Read More...]

The post IRS Sends Crypto-Related Warning Letters | Bitcoin News Summary Aug 31, 2020 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. ? Certain US taxpayers identified as crypto users – allegedly due to disclosures by US … IRS Sends Crypto-Related Warning Letters | Bitcoin News Summary Aug 31, 2020 Read More » [Read More...]

The post American Banks Allowed to Hold Crypto | Bitcoin News Summary July 27, 2020 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. ???????????? Bitcoin and other cryptos finally experienced some upwards price volatility this week and some … American Banks Allowed to Hold Crypto | Bitcoin News Summary July 27, 2020 Read More » [Read More...]

The post HUGE NEWS! Coinbase May IPO in the Next 5 Months | Bitcoin News Summary July 13, 2020 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. ??????? Coinbase is exploring listing on the US stock market, and will host its first-ever … HUGE NEWS! Coinbase May IPO in the Next 5 Months | Bitcoin News Summary July 13, 2020 Read More » [Read More...]