Sentences with phrase «big year for bitcoin»

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Once the world's biggest Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy protection four years ago after disclosing that it lost 850,000 Bitcoins, then worth about $ 500 million.

From the Democratic National Convention to a huge Bitcoin heist, 2016 marked a big year for cyber attacks.

«The Smallest Bubble I Know» Speaking to Bloomberg December 22 as Bitcoin continued a 30 % pullback to sub - $ 13,000 lows, Fundstrat Global Advisors» head of research said the biggest cryptocurrency «had been following network value» for several years.

«Bigger blocks are needed to allow bitcoin to continue growing, the same way it did for the first seven years,» Rizun said.

For those unaware, Bitcoin Cash is a fork of Bitcoin that was launched in August of last year after a long - standing disagreement in the community about how to scale the biggest digital currency.

This event has been popular in the Bitcoin community for a few years, and attracted some big names in retail during the 2014 event.

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Roubini's outlook for Bitcoin is not new — the economist has been hammering the cryptocurrency for years and has recently referred to Bitcoin as «biggest bubble in human history.»

While the debate between Bitcoin and blockchain technology has raged for a couple of years now, 2016 saw the rollout of an actual consumer application from a big bank based on blockchain technology.

For the past few years, many of the biggest players in the Bitcoin industry have talked about the need to build bridges to the traditional financial system.

The smaller cryptocurrencies may have hit their peak for the year — a potential signal it's time to buy bigger ones such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and EOS, according to Fundstrat.

CME Group Inc, the world's biggest futures exchange, said on Monday it still plans to launch a futures contract for bitcoin this year, but that a notice on its website stating the contract would begin trading on Dec. 11 was posted in error.

CoinDesk's Corin Faife recaps how last year saw one of bitcoin's biggest technology debates, setting the stage for a potentially pivotal 2017.

Tapscott, whose Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing Money, Business, and the World is coming out in April 2016, referred to blockchain as «the biggest innovation in computer science in a generation» which «holds the potential for unleashing countless new applications and as yet unrealized capabilities that have the potential to transform everything in the next 25 years.»

The biggest gainer from the infighting that has plagued the Bitcoin community for over 3 years was undoubtedly Bitcoin Cash which has gone up a whopping 600 %.

This could lead to big moves for bitcoin price before traders adjust their positions for the last stretch of the year.

For the time being, this isn't a big issue for Bitcoin Cash, but it remains to be seen what the impact will be in the years to coFor the time being, this isn't a big issue for Bitcoin Cash, but it remains to be seen what the impact will be in the years to cofor Bitcoin Cash, but it remains to be seen what the impact will be in the years to come.

MGT Capital, the John McAfee led technology and bitcoin mining company, who in the past year has made a big push towards growing its Washington State data center has today provided a clearer update for stockholders on the recent transactions of the company with clear metrics regarding the present status of its cryptocurrency business.

* 2017 Was Bitcoin's 3rd Best Year Bitcoin's 1200 % annual growth last year took it easily to the top of the league against the global fiat basket, while only a handful of less mainstream altcoins posted bigger returns for investYear Bitcoin's 1200 % annual growth last year took it easily to the top of the league against the global fiat basket, while only a handful of less mainstream altcoins posted bigger returns for investyear took it easily to the top of the league against the global fiat basket, while only a handful of less mainstream altcoins posted bigger returns for investors.

But their prices tumbled immediately: Ethereum, widely considered the biggest beneficiary of the ICO boom, was down more than 12 %, and Bitcoin was down 7 % as China is the country where 42 % of all Bitcoin transactions have accounted for this year.

News in over the past couple of days... Bitcoin Price soaring more than 10 % in the past week; China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) backed a blockchain event last week; The yuan headed for the biggest monthly drop since last year's shock devaluation; Hundreds of strains of cannabis exist and could be registered on the blockchain; Dubai and Norway to use the blockchain to redefine tourism; Zcash grabbed the lion's share of attention this week as it launched a couple of days ago... will this be an altcoin to rival Bitcoin?

2017 will go down as the biggest year in Bitcoin's history — with meteoric highs paving the way for the preeminent cryptocurrency bursting into mainstream consciousness.

Bitcoin had a big year in 2017 and some experts anticipate that momentum will continue to grow as cryptocurrency companies land on the stock market and enthusiasts work to find ways to make bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies the payment method of choice for miBitcoin had a big year in 2017 and some experts anticipate that momentum will continue to grow as cryptocurrency companies land on the stock market and enthusiasts work to find ways to make bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies the payment method of choice for mibitcoin and other cryptocurrencies the payment method of choice for millions.

Bitcoin in Japan is bigger than ever, with over 4,200 stores accepting it in 2017 and Tokyo exchange Quoine set for $ 1.5 billion turnover this year.

Bitcoin, he said, was still the biggest paradigm shift in the modern financial industry for the past 100 years, adding:

Augur was one of the few big winners to do an ICO in 2015 (a down year for both bitcoin and ICOs).

That is a big upside for bitcoin, if it reaches some sort of level comparable to two of the biggest tech giants of the past 25 years.

Because electricity is one of the biggest costs for any bitcoin miner, if hardware power efficiency can double every three years, the researchers predict the minimum required price for new entrant profitability could drop to $ 530.