- meltorgamblor on How Japanese Exchanges Prepare to Deal With Forked `Bitcoin Cash´: “The coin distribution will be exactly the same. I don't understand why you think it is more "China" than pre-split…” Jul 23, 19:03
- on How Japanese Exchanges Prepare to Deal With Forked `Bitcoin Cash´: “You have not been paying attention if you think thats the case. The original blockchain will survive and thrive. The…” Jul 23, 18:37
- on How Japanese Exchanges Prepare to Deal With Forked `Bitcoin Cash´: “Segwit2x will activate but in a stunning reversal miners will abandon Segwit Coin and mine the original bitcoin block chain…” Jul 23, 18:35
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This week we reported on the takedown of the two largest darknet markets on the deep web — Alphabay, and Hansa. Now reports further reveal how global law enforcement seized the alleged Alphabay administrator, Alexandre Cazes, as well as the internal investigation of the Hansa marketplace which collected data on more than 50,000 cryptocurrency transactions.
Also read: Bitcoin Mining Pools Initiate Segwit Lock-in Period
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This week Bitcoin.com reported on the recent demo of the Lightning Network being tested by Bitfury on Bitcoin's mainnet. Now the bitcoin technology company Acinq has launched its Lightning Network-based Android wallet “Eclair” because the company believes Segwit “seems to be on the verge of activation.”
Also read: Lightning Network Used to Sell Beer at Room77
Eclair the Lightning Network Enabled Android Wallet
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The Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association has announced its plans in response to the BIP91 lock-in. Thirteen Japanese bitcoin exchanges are now prepared to halt bitcoin deposits and withdrawals earlier than the original date of August 1.
Also read: 13 Japanese Exchanges Agree to Suspend Bitcoin Service on August 1
Responding to BIP91 Lock-In
The Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association (JCBA) on Friday announced its response to the lock-in...
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During this week’s Bitcoin.com podcast our host, Richard Jacobs, sits down with Tim Swanson, Director of Market Research of R3 consortium. They discuss blockchain, banking, and the mission of R3 as a banking company interested in blockchain and distributed ledgers.
Also read: South Africa Will Begin Testing Bitcoin and Crypto Regulations
Swanson defines blockchain technology and criticizes people for not clearly explaining or defining blockchain technology. It...
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There's been a lot going on as far as development goes with the latest alternative clients and the Segwit2x plan also known as BTC1 on Github. One particular subject that came up on the BTC1 repository was the idea to incentivize the development community with time-locked bitcoins to smoothly activate a hard fork.
Also read: The Bitcoin Scaling Countdown: Miners Begin Running Segwit2x Software
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From the Editor: new design beta live
This week News.bitcoin.com sports a slightly different look. We've updated to a new design scheme to achieve a more distinct presentation and better user flows. This is only the first iteration (so please excuse us if the UI is a little shaky these first days). We'll add bits here and there as we go forward. We hope you'll enjoy the progress. /Nanok Bie - Editor-in-Chief
