Crypto Startups Forked Out $878,000 To White Hats In 2018

Bitcoin may have been dubbed the “world’s most secure transaction settlement layer” by Anthony Pompliano, but the industry surrounding the protocol may not be all too secure. Case in point, crypto startups have forked out over $878,000 in bounty to white hat hackers in 2018, specifically for solving bugs that slipped under the radar. Crypto Startups Awarded $878,000 To “Goody Two Shoes” Hackers The Next Web’s Hard Fork column recently reported that over the course of 2018, blockchain firms awarded $878,504 to goody too shoes hackers for rectifying bugs. Block.one, the…

Buy Bitcoin (BTC), But Diversify Into Crypto Assets Too: Pantera Capital Partner

“Now’s A Great Time To Invest Into Bitcoin (BTC)” As the year comes to a head, a number of crypto traders and investors have sought to figure out what lies in wait for Bitcoin (BTC) in 2019. Paul Veradittakit, a partner at the San Francisco-based Pantera Capital, has told CoinTelegraph that now’s an optimal time to buy into Bitcoin (BTC). In a recent Youtube interview with CoinTelegraph, Veradittakit, a prominent venture capitalist and advisor to Blockfolio and Icon, has claimed that from a short to medium-term outlook, it would be logical to…

Five New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Crypto Life in 2019

Five New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Crypto Life in 2019 December 30, 2018 by Jon Southurst How was 2018 for you? Think you can tweak your life to make 2019 better? We here at Bitsonline are no self-help gurus — you won’t find any fitness tips, diet or relationship wisdom, or coke-induced affirmations here. But we can throw out a few suggested new year’s resolutions for 2019; tidbits of useful advice on how to improve your bitcoin and crypto-holding existence over the coming year, and further into the future.…

Five New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Crypto Life in 2019

Five New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Crypto Life in 2019 December 30, 2018 by Jon Southurst How was 2018 for you? Think you can tweak your life to make 2019 better? We here at Bitsonline are no self-help gurus — you won’t find any fitness tips, diet or relationship wisdom, or coke-induced affirmations here. But we can throw out a few suggested new year’s resolutions for 2019; tidbits of useful advice on how to improve your bitcoin and crypto-holding existence over the coming year, and further into the future.…

Chinese Survey: 40% Want To Invest In Bitcoin (BTC), 98% Know Of Crypto

40% Of Chinese Surveyed Want To Invest In Bitcoin According to a survey conducted by PANews, routed through Chinese crypto-friendly media outlet 8BTC, 98.22% of those surveyed had heard of cryptocurrency technology, whether it be Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), or otherwise. The survey had 4,980 respondents, 4,200 of which responded in a valid/bonafide manner. Survey: Nearly 40% of #Chinese Would Like to Invest in #Bitcoin Despite Prolonged Bear | https://t.co/z0jfNUUekk https://t.co/ueoNl57mYn — 8BTCnews (@btcinchina) December 29, 2018 While essentially all respondents have heard the good word of crypto, so to…

Amazon (AMZN) Posts Record Holiday Sales To Outperform FAANG Over Xmas

Although Amazon (AMZN) remains on thin ice, especially as equity markets continue to toss and turn, the world-renowned Nasdaq stock performed its FAANG counterparts over Xmas week. Many analysts have chalked up its relatively strong performance to booming holiday sales data. Amazon Booms Over Xmas Week Holiday seasons are retail stocks’ home rink, so to speak. Holiday cheer, coupled with notable agnostic and non-agnostic celebrations, pushes consumers to buy copious amount of product. This year, it seems that Amazon was primarily the back-end of the holiday-induced retail influx. Citing a company…

Top Cryptocurrencies Mostly in the Red, Bitcoin Falls Below $3,900 Again

Sunday, Dec. 30 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing discreet losses while a few report discreet gains. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price is under $3,900 again, according to Coin360 data. Market visualization from Coin360 At press time, Bitcoin is down a fraction of a percent on the day, trading at around $3,880. Looking at its weekly chart, the current price is substantially lower than the Monday’s high of $4,271, and also lower than $4,011, the price of BTC one week ago. Moreover, the current price is still substantially up…

Were The WEX Exchange Admins FSB/CIA Double Agents?

Were The WEX Exchange Admins FSB/CIA Double Agents? December 30, 2018 by Jeff Fawkes A recent study published by the Russian Lenta news agency indicates that WEX and BTC-e crypto exchanges were used by double agents to launder money for both the U.S. secret service and Russian FSB agents. Also, the main owner of the BTC-e exchange, until his arrest in 2016, was allegedly FSB Informational Security Center #2 Сhief, Sergey Mihaylov. Also read: ConsenSys to Shrink With Ether Price, Lubin Remains Upbeat Subscribe to the Bitsonline YouTube channel for great videos featuring…

Billions Living Under Authoritarian Regimes Need Bitcoin Says Human Rights Activist

News When reporting on cryptocurrency, the mainstream media often focuses on price drops relating to USD. But a human rights activist reminds the general public that Bitcoin is not another commodity or stock on the market, rather, a tool for liberation. Also Read: Iranian Students in the UK Use Bitcoin to Bypass Banks Bitcoin is a Tool for Freedom, Not Speculation Alex Gladstein, Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation, has published an article titled ”Why Bitcoin Matters for Freedom” in Time Magazine. In it he explains how cryptocurrency can…

Chinese Survey Finds Nearly 40 Percent of Respondents Would Invest in Crypto

A Chinese survey of 4,200 respondents has shown that 40 percent are willing to invest in crypto in the future, local Chinese crypto news outlet 8btc reports on Dec. 26. PANews, whose Twitter describes the outlet a news source for sharing blockchain news across Asia, conducted the survey. According to the answers gathered during the crypto-related survey, about half of all the respondents had heard of the following terms: cryptocurrency, digital currency or Bitcoin (BTC). On the other hand, 63 percent of the respondents believe that there is no necessity…