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Blockchain.info, a company known mostly for an eponymous bitcoin wallet, has announced the release of Thunder Network in alpha, which is said to be the first implementation of Lightning Network protocol.

Bruce Fenton, CEO at Bitcoin Foundation, attempted to shed some sunlight on myths around Bitcoin in an interview with RT. He stated that most problems associated with the system are a consequence of poor knowledge of cryptocurrency in general. Speaking about notorious exodus of Mike Hearn, and addressing his statements of bitcoin’s demise, Fenton said: “I […]

Kraken, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced today it would offer its customers so-called Ether Dark Pool trading, which, as the company’s blog post explains, “allows clients to discreetly place large ether orders without exposing their intentions to the public, lit order book.” Kraken claims to be the first and only exchange […]

On May 12, Kyiv will host a meetup featuring Lightning Network’s team, which will visit Ukraine’s capital at full strength. Joseph Poon, Elisabeth Stark and Thaddeus Dryja will speak about how Lightning Network operates, what changes have been made to bitcoin’s core, what are other changes to be expected, and how it all may change […]

Austraian entrepreneur Craig Wright refused to prove he had created bitcoin. All previous posts from his blog have been deleted today, and now it has only one message of apology.

Australian Craig Wright, who has recently claimed he is Satoshi Nakamoto, promised to provide additional evidence thereof. In particular, he stated he intends to effect a transaction from one of the first bitcoin addresses.

Kraken, San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange in Euro volume and liquidity, has announced on May 3, 2016, that it was selected as a key supplier of market data for reference and real-time bitcoin price indices that will be launched by CME Group, joint operator of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average and one of […]

Bitcoin space is now complete with yet another bitcoin wallet dubbed iPayYou. According to its developers, the product is the simplest, safest and most useful wallet. Currently, iPayYou is available only for desktops, however, mobile versions for Android and iOS devices are to follow in a few months. Gene Kavner, the former top manager of […]