This post was originally shared on this site Shared by CryptocoinStartThe post Bitcoin News Summary – December 9, 2019 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins.    Ethereum successfully upgraded to its latest version, dubbed “Istanbul” over the weekend. The update contains numerous improvements that address Ethereum’s security against DDoS and spam attacks, gas usage costs,

This post was originally shared on this site Shared by CryptocoinStartThe post Bitcoin News Summary – December 2, 2019 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins.    Worth nearly $50 million in Ethereum, 342,000 ether was hacked from South Korea’s Upbit exchange. The hack occurred during maintenance and is one of the largest Ethereum thefts ever.

This post was originally shared on this site Shared by CryptocoinStartThe post Bitcoin News Summary – November 25, 2019 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins.    Bitcoin is down more than 15% from the weekly opening price and has dragged the entire crypto market downward along with it. People’s Bank of China warned it will

This post was originally shared on this site Shared by CryptocoinStartThe post Bitcoin News Summary – November 18, 2019 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins.    Payments app, Fold now allows users to book AirBNB accommodations using Bitcoin and Lightning payments. Users will also receive 3% back in Bitcoin for their bookings, as well as

This post was originally shared on this site Shared by CryptocoinStartThe post Bitcoin News Summary – November 11, 2019 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins.    In Canada, the British Columbia Securities Commission has taken control over the troubled Einstein Exchange, which owes over $12 million to users. At the end of October, Einstein announced

This post was originally shared on this site Shared by CryptocoinStartThe post Bitcoin News Summary – November 4, 2019 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins.    Bitcoin futures exchange, BitMEX accidentally compromised user privacy, when it sent out a mass email to clients revealing all their email addresses to each another. Shortly after BitMEX warned

This post was originally shared on this site Shared by CryptocoinStartThe post Bitcoin News Summary – October 28, 2019 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Here’s what happened this week in Bitcoin.  Bitcoin had a real roller-coaster week. The price dropped like a stone on Thursday, falling to five-month lows of just over $7,000, only

This post was originally shared on this site Shared by CryptocoinStartThe post Bitcoin News Summary – October 21, 2019 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Here’s what happened this week in Bitcoin.  It was not a good week for Facebook’s Libra project – again. Hotel reservation company, Booking.com, joined PayPal, Visa, and Mastercard to become

This post was originally shared on this site Shared by CryptocoinStartThe post Bitcoin News Summary – October 14, 2019 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Here’s what happened this week in Bitcoin.  Some of the biggest corporate backers of Facebook’s Libra currency have withdrawn from the project, dealing a major blow to Facebook’s plans for a

This post was originally shared on this site Shared by CryptocoinStartThe post Bitcoin News Summary – October 7, 2019 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Here’s what happened this week in Bitcoin.  Coinbase’s specialized exchange for advanced traders, Coinbase Pro, unexpectedly hiked its fees significantly. Beginning Monday, Coinbase Pro introduces a new tiered system whereby