November 2017 - Bank Articles

Singaporean Mining.sg Reports Increasing Hardware Demand

Posted on November 15, 2017 by bank_articles | 0 Comments

Mr. Dexter Ng of Singaporean company Mining.sg has reported growing demand for his company’s cryptocurrency mining hardware. Mr. Ng told Channel News Asia that “customers come in and order 50…

Trezor Announce Support for Bitcoin Gold But Other Platforms Steer Clear

Posted on November 15, 2017 by bank_articles | 0 Comments

Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor have announced support for Bitcoin Gold, making them one of the few major platforms to commit to the fledgling fork. While Trezor integration is good news…

Craig Wright Pushes For 1GB Blocks to Attain Visa-Level Bitcoin Scaling

Posted on November 14, 2017 by bank_articles | 0 Comments

Craig Wright, the man who famously claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, is back in the news again. This time he’s weighed into the bitcoin scaling debate, which is becoming increasingly…

Bitcoin Cash Network Completes a Successful Hard Fork

Posted on November 14, 2017 by bank_articles | 0 Comments

At approximately 4 pm EDT at block height 504031, the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network successfully hard forked. The fork is a change to the decentralized currency’s consensus rules and aims…

Japan Teaches Western Governments a Lesson in Cryptocurrency Regulation

Posted on November 14, 2017 by bank_articles | 0 Comments

Bitcoin is a phenomenon that provokes conflicting emotions in people. Fear. Excitement. Elation. Doubt. For governments tasked with regulating every new thing that comes along, be it the motor car…

CME Bitcoin Futures Could Launch the Second Week in December

Posted on November 14, 2017 by bank_articles | 0 Comments

Ever since Chicago Mercantile Exchange announced that it would be launching bitcoin futures trading, the question on everyone’s lips has been “When?” Today CME chief Terry Duffy provided an answer…