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From $0 to $2,900 – and seemingly everywhere in between. Bitcoin gold, a new fork of the bitcoin software, may not have been officially launched (or distributed to users), but that isn't stopping the cryptocurrency markets from seeking to d
On Tuesday, Bloq — a crypto firm co-founded by SegWit2x developer Jeff Garzik — announced that it is developing Metronome, a cross-blockchain cryptocurrency that will be distributed through a December initial coin offering (ICO). Garzik say
BitGo chief executive and SegWit2x project lead Mike Belshe says that, despite contention within the bitcoin community related to the block size debate, “things are looking good” for the SegWit2x hard fork. Bitcoin is now approximately one
Traders restored a bit of stability to the crypto markets on Friday following a day of sideways trading. The bitcoin price and ethereum price each declined a bit less than 1% for the day, and most major altcoins experienced similar minor de
Mexican Bitcoin exchange BitMEX has said it will not support SegWit2x “even if the SegWit2x chain has the majority hashrate.” In comments markedly different to this week’s other notice from Xapo on the forthcoming hard fork, BitMEX confirme
Members of the Seoul Bitcoin Meetup have released a formal statement opposing November’s SegWit2x Bitcoin hard fork. A copy of the open letter uploaded to Medium Thursday confirms the “staunch opposition” of the group, the largest in South
Bloq founder and former Bitcoin Core contributor Jeff Garzik is facing new criticism over his SegWit2x advocacy. Comments by Garzik on Twitter Sunday caused well-known cryptocurrency community figures to come out in disagreement, many havin
Angel investor Roger Ver has placed a $4 million bet that the coins on the SegWit2x blockchain will ultimately be worth more than coins on the original bitcoin blockchain following the proposed November hard fork. It’s difficult to remember
The Bitcoin Core development team’s scaling solution and transaction malleability fix Segregated Witness (SegWit) is finally live in the Bitcoin network, after years of testing, development and debate. Various experts and analysts in the cr
Bitcoin’s value jumped to a new record on Tuesday, a clear indication that the bull market was back in vogue following a month of turmoil. $3,000 & Beyond The virtual currency (BTC/USD) rose 2.4% to $3,468.00 in overnight trading, according
Segregated Witness (SegWit) has reached its lock-in threshold. The long-debated scaling upgrade reached the necessary threshold to "lock in" today at block 479,707 with 100% of bitcoin mining pools signaling support for the proposal. Accord