GHash.IO promises to establish 40% hashrate limit to prevent ’51% attack’

By Ugene CheungNews

The popular Bitcoin mining pool GHash.IO – famous for raising concern about a possible ’51% attack’ on the Bitcoin ecosystem twice in the last year – has promised that in the future it will “not exceed more than 39.99% of the overall Bitcoin hashrate”. The news was revealed during a recent summit organized by GHash.IO. The event,…

July 17, 2014

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Bitcoin Magazine and College Cryptocurrency Network Team Up for Special Back-to-School Issue

By Ugene CheungNews

JULY 16, 2014 – Bitcoin Magazine and the College Cryptocurrency Network (CCN) are pleased to announce the first ever, “Back-to-School with Bitcoin” issue this coming September! Guest-edited by CCN Executive Director, Jeremy Gardner, this issue of the magazine will be dedicated to covering youth in bitcoin, perhaps the most important demographic in bringing blockchain technology to…

July 17, 2014

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BitPay Releases Copay Beta – A New Multi-signature Wallet

By Ugene CheungNews

The Atlanta-based company, BitPay, has been hard at work developing solutions for businesses and individuals in the bitcoin space, and from this, recently released a beta of their new multi-signature wallet, Copay. The wallet is completely open-source and aims to provide a multi-signature transaction that occurs on the blockchain and allows complete control of user…

July 17, 2014

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The North American Bitcoin Conference Welcomes Bitcoin Novices

By Ugene CheungNews

Curious about cryptocurrency? Everyone is invited to learn the what and the how of bitcoin when The North American Bitcoin Conference descends on Chicago, July 19­-20. The North American Bitcoin Conference and the College Cryptocurrency Network will present the Bitcoin Beginners Workshop, hosted by Pamela Morgan (Empowered Law), Will Pangman (Tapeke), and David Silva Smith (So…

July 17, 2014

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How Cryptocurrency Opened the Software Industry

By Ugene CheungNews

Open source technology is fundamental to the cryptocurrency movement, and that’s a good thing. Bitcoin wouldn’t have the same appeal if it were copyrighted by a company, or if any of the underlying code were hidden from the public. The free and transparent nature of open source projects was necessary for the success of Bitcoin, and…

July 17, 2014

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