Bitcoin – Coins Info http://www.coins-info.com All about Crypto currencies Tue, 09 Aug 2016 06:58:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Major Bitfinex Hack Devastates Bitcoin Market /major-bitfinex-hack-devastates-bitcoin-market/ Tue, 09 Aug 2016 06:57:23 +0000 /?p=469 Despite all of the efforts put into prevention and security, the biggest threat against Bitcoin has always been a major hack. This could be seen in what happened when Mt. Gox was allegedly hacked, with even minor data breaches in smaller exchanges causing the value of the digital currency to take a dip. Bitcoin enthusiasts […]

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]]> Brexit And Bitcoin: Time For A Downturn? /brexit-bitcoin-time-downturn/ Tue, 28 Jun 2016 03:49:13 +0000 /?p=456 Last week saw the British public voting to leave the European Union. Though it has been a distinct possibility, the solid reality of it only materialized when those votes got counted. This has caused a large range of responses, most of it negative. Markets dropped, with the British pound sterling taking a massive hit. Another […]

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]]> Bitcoin May Break $700 Mark With June Price Surge /bitcoin-may-break-700-mark-june-price-surge/ Tue, 14 Jun 2016 07:39:47 +0000 /?p=449 When June started, Bitcoin prices started surging upwards. A lot of people said that this was just one of the Bitcoin price fluctuations, but the first week saw the price rise only higher. The surge became even more noticeable as it entered the second week. Last Friday, the prices were holding steady at around $570. […]

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]]> Coinbase Eases Bitcoin Purchase With ‘Buy Widget’ /coinbase-eases-bitcoin-purchase-buy-widget/ Tue, 07 Jun 2016 09:06:14 +0000 /?p=445 Coinbase continues to reinvent itself with its latest move. Last year, Brian Armstrong said that the popular wallet service was moving toward becoming more of a cryptocurrency exchange than a wallet. Recent moves like rebranding itself into the Global Digital Asset Exchange and accepting Ether are indications of the company’s new focus. Although these recent […]

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]]> Rise of Bitcoin Price: What Drives It? /rise-bitcoin-price-drives/ Tue, 31 May 2016 05:26:31 +0000 /?p=442 Last week was a big surprise for many Bitcoin supporters. For most of the week, Bitcoin prices were going up and down in a predictable pattern. But this all changed when Friday hit as a positive movement emerged from the constant Bitcoin price fluctuations. Early on May 27, Bitcoin prices started to go up and, […]

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]]> Update On Mt. Gox Stresses The Need For Security /update-mt-gox-stresses-need-security/ Tue, 24 May 2016 01:00:14 +0000 /?p=438 Once the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox is now more infamous for the fact that it was the center of the largest theft of bitcoins in the cryptocurrency’s history. Although it has already been two years since the collapse of the exchange, people are still talking about the aftereffects of the collapse. This can […]

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]]> Craig Wright To Prove His Nakamoto Credentials /craig-wright-prove-nakamoto-credentials/ Wed, 04 May 2016 08:36:59 +0000 /?p=427 This week saw a big upheaval in the Bitcoin world as Craig Wright declared that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious man who started the Bitcoin phenomenon. The claim has been lauded and questioned by the Bitcoin community. Although Bitcoin was developed as an open-source system, ensuring that no backdoors are in place, having the […]

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]]> Bitcoin.com Makes Bitcoin Use Easier For Newbies /bitcoin-com-makes-bitcoin-newcomers-welcome/ Tue, 03 May 2016 03:03:09 +0000 /?p=422 For many people, taking the plunge into the Bitcoin world can be an intimidating prospect. Learning to use Bitcoin requires that a person learn about the various elements that make it up like how it is produced, where one can buy it, and how to do a transaction. After that, users will then need to […]

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]]> Bitcoin Hacking Scare Puts Paranoia In Spotlight /bitcoin-hacking-scare-puts-paranoia-spotlight/ Tue, 26 Apr 2016 05:40:13 +0000 /?p=416 It was the sort of bad news that account owners hate seeing at the beginning of their day. Last Sunday, a thread was started on Bitcointalk by an individual with a username Saintpaladin18, offering the database files of LocalBitcoins for the price of 0.5 BTC. Believed to contain data until April 20, the file being […]

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]]> How To Deal With Bitcoin Ransomware /deal-bitcoin-ransomware/ Tue, 19 Apr 2016 05:53:06 +0000 /?p=412 Malware is a fact of life when it comes to using computers nowadays. In the past, these pieces of malicious pieces of software were called ‘viruses,’ which is appropriate considering how they spread by ‘infecting’ computers. Nowadays, the term ‘malware’ covers a wide range of programs that can negatively affect the performance of computers. This […]

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