Colin Harper, Blockspace Media

Colin writes about Bitcoin. Formerly, he worked at CoinDesk as a tech reporter and Luxor Technology Corp. as head of research. Now, he is the Editor-in-Chief of Blockspace Media, and he also freelances for CoinDesk, Forbes and Bitcoin Magazine. He holds bitcoin.

Colin Harper, Blockspace Media

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Tech

Bitcoin Startup Moon Brings the Lightning Network to All Visa E-Commerce Merchants

Yes, you can pay for that thing with Lightning.

Moon Lightning

Tech

Kava Halted After Yield Farming Bug Discovered in Latest Release

The bug overpaid certain liquidity providers and will require a reboot to fix.

Kava bug

Tech

OKCoin Toasts Its Bitcoin Lightning Network Launch With New Developer Grant

OKCoin joins roughly half a dozen exchanges that support the scaling technology.

OKCoin’s support for the Lightning Network is live.

Tech

Human Rights Foundation Grants Will Advance Bitcoin DeFi, Education and Activism

The software innovations and educational efforts align with the HRF's mandate to protect human rights.

Human Rights Foundation grants support a stronger Bitcoin ecosystem. And that's good for everyone.

Markets

Bitcoin Artist Concludes 12-City Billboard Exhibit With $10,000 Bitcoin Treasure Hunt

Cryptograffiti will drop a hint everyday until someone solves the private key puzzle to take the 0.21 BTC prize.

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Markets

Mt. Gox Victim Issues Legal Notice to Craig Wright Over Stolen Funds in 1Feex Address

If Craig Wright did control the wallet holding stolen Mt. Gox coins, he may soon face a lawsuit of his own.

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Tech

BitcoinPaperWallet ‘Back Door’ Responsible for Millions in Missing Funds, Research Suggests

At least 124.85 BTC appear to have been swept from wallets generated by the website.

A paper wallet generated by BitcoinPaperWallet

Tech

Craig Wright Demands Bitcoin Developers Give Him Access to Stolen Mt. Gox Coins

Craig Wright claims someone “stole” 110k BTC from him from wallets connected to the Mt. Gox hack. He wants Bitcoin developers to get them back.

Craig Wright

Tech

OKCoin Delists Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin SV to Avoid ‘Misleading’ New Bitcoin Clients

It became a choice between protecting Bitcoin’s open-source ethos or championing free-market fundamentals. In the end, community won out.

OKCoin is showing BCH and BSV the door.

Tech

Bitcoin Taproot Upgrade Nailed Down for July, but Some Finer Details Still Aren’t Finalized

The finalized code for Taproot will be shipped in March, but will it house the “user activated soft fork” feature that threatened to activate SegWit?

We could see Taproot activation sometime in July.