Twitch, the live streaming video platform owned by Amazon (AMZN) subsidiary Twitch Interactive, has removed its cryptocurrency payment option. As first revealed in a recent Reddit post, Twitch, which uses Xsolla as its payment processor, has removed the payment functionality provided by BitPay. BitPay and Coinbase previously enabled users to subscribe to partner channels with major cryptocurrencies, […]
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Fortnite’s Retail Store Removes Monero (XMR), CEO Calls Its Inclusion “Accidental”
Last week, we first reported that Epic Games’ official Fortnite merchandise store, Retail Row, was exclusively accepting Monero (XMR) as a payment option through GloBee, a global cryptocurrency payment provider which enables merchants to accept cryptocurrencies without risk. While we found the inclusion of a cryptocurrency payment option and the exclusivity of Monero intriguing, we noted that no […]
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KuCoin Cryptocurrency Exchange Removes 10 Tokens As They Fail to Maintain Listing Criteria
Singaporean crypto exchange KuCoin has announced the delisting of 10 cryptocurrency projects under its Special Treatment Rule framework designed to ensure that only projects that meet and maintain certain criteria are listed on the platform. In an announcement posted on its official website on December 21, the exchange revealed that the affected digital assets will
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Norway Removes Tax Breaks for Bitcoin Mining, A ‘Disaster’ Says Bitcoin Company
Norway, a country known for its green crypto mining outfits, has decided to roll back a tax structure which previously allowed cryptocurrency miners to be taxed on power consumption at the same rate as other industries which use a lot of energy, according to a local news outlet. A parliamentary representative named Lars Haltbrekken told … Continued
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Binance Removes CHAT, ICN, BCN & TRIG From Listing
Binance has removed four digital currencies from its listing which has left them crashing down in the ranks.
As of yesterday, 9th October, one of the biggest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges from around the world, Binance has announced that four tokens are going to be removed from the platform until further notice. The announcement was made yesterday morning on the exchange’s website and stated that because of the team behind Binance dedication for the protecting users, ChatCoin (CHAT), Iconomi (ICN), Bytecoin (BCN) and Triggers (TRIG) will be delisted. Most of the coins in question have since seen a massive drop after the announcement of the news.
Paradigm Shift: Samourai Wallet Removes Fiat Values in Favor of Satoshis
Samourai Wallet announced the release of a new app update on September 28 that removes fiat values for wallet balances and transaction fees. Instead, the wallet now shows only satoshis (sat), the smallest unit of bitcoin, for all values. In the announcement, the bitcoin wallet provider knew that the change could cause some frustration among
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Google Inexplicably Removes Crypto Wallets From Play Store
In the span of one night, Google removed at least three major cryptocurrency wallets from the Play Store without providing immediate reasoning. CoPay, BitPay and Bitcoin Wallet, which is managed by Bitcoin.com, stand as the initial wallets removed from the Play Store. Although none of these are mining applications or advertise any such features, Bitcoin.com CEO […]
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Google Play Store Removes Mining Apps from Offerings
Google just nixed any app that mines cryptocurrencies from its Play Store.
With a recent update to the store’s policies, the tech monolith rewrote its stance on cryptocurrency apps.
We don’t allow apps that mine cryptocurrency on devices. We permit apps that remotely manage the mining of cryptocurrency.
As the latter half of the policy indicates, other mining applications, such as those that facilitate cloud and other forms of remote mining, will not be removed.
Segregated Witness Removes One of Bitcoin’s Data Integrity Checks
The following opinion piece on Segregated Witness was written by Jonald Fyookball
In 2017, Dr. Peter Rizun noted that Segregated Witness (Segwit) changes the very definition of a Bitcoin as per the whitepaper: “We define an electronic coin as a chain of digital signatures.” In this article, I would like to expand on that topic and add a key observation: breaking the chain of digital signatures is actually removing an integrity check in the Bitcoin ledger. Bitcoin is a distributed ledger system — a form of database. When it comes to databases in general, there are many different kinds of data integrity. One type, user-defined integrity, refers to a set of rules for a specific application (in this case, Bitcoin).
Reddit Removes Bitcoin Payment Option, Censors Darknet Forum
Despite all the Telegram groups, Discord channels and many other alternatives, Reddit remains a leading forum for the wider bitcoin community – especially for new users to learn about the concept for the first time. As such, the website holds power over the conversation and what happens on Reddit can have much wider repercussions.
Also Read: Monthly Web Traffic for Major Bitcoin Exchanges Falls by Half
No More Reddit Gold for Bitcoin
San Francisco headquartered link sharing and content rating website Reddit has removed the option to gift users with reddit gold using bitcoin. Despite sounding like an ICO token, reddit gold is the website’s premium membership program which gives users some special benefits and features and helps the cash-strapped company keep the servers running.
Circle Tragically Removes Bitcoin Trading From Its App (The Cryptoverse #161)
**On today’s episode of The Cryptoverse:**
Circle, one of the largest venture capital-backed Bitcoin startups in Europe, officially terminated its Bitcoin trading services and has launched a Bitcoin Blockchain-based remittance and messaging application to serve the unbanked.
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