The Litecoin Fork (Litecoin Cash) Explained
Litecoin is being forked and Litecoin Cash (LCC) is being created. The Litecoin Cash fork will occur at block 1371111 on Sunday Feb. 2018.
News
Cryptocurrency news from around the world and beyond. We cover what happening with cryptocurrency today. We cover things like countries embracing or rejecting cryptos, price milestones for Bitcoin and Alts, new projects, upcoming forks, etc.
Some U.S. Banks Block Buying Crypto with Credit Cards and More
Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and other banks have blocked users from buying cryptocurrencies with credit cards. Some have blocked other crypto related purchases.
MyEtherWallet Rebrands to MyCrypto (Sort of)
The Ethereum wallet provider MyEtherWallet changed its name to MyCrypto. Although the situation is a little complex, this doesn’t effect the MyEtherWallet product.
Coinomi Wallet to Support Zclassic and the Bitcoin Private Fork
Coinomi announced on its Twitter that it will be supporting the cryptocurrency Zclassic as well as the Zclassic Bitcoin fork “Bitcoin Private.”
About the Senate Banking Committee Hearing on Cryptocurrency
The Senate Banking Committee Hearing on cryptocurrency is occurring on February 6th, 2018. We explain and offer updates.
Coinbase to Implement SegWit in 2018!
Coinbase is planning to implement SegWit in 2018. This Bitcoin software update will allow for faster Bitcoin transactions and lower transaction fees.
Bittrex to Reopen Signups and Add USD Trading
Bittrex’s CEO confirmed that after some updates Bittrex will soon reopen signups to new users and allow USD trading.
Tether Addresses the Tether Conspiracy Theories an Offers Updates
A lot of conspiracy theories were going around about Tether. Tether addressed these theories and ensured everyone that they Tethers are backed 1:1 by dollars and they have been audited.
Bitcoin Transaction Fees and Times are Improving
Bitcoin transaction fees are substantially lower and transaction speeds are substantially quicker than they have previously been.
GDAX and Trading Technologies (TT) Partnership Announced
GDAX announced a partnership with Trading Technologies (TT), a professional trading software company. Starting in March TT customers will be able to use the TT platform to trade on GDAX.