Nvidia announced on Thursday that its new batch of RTX 3060 GPUs would feature new software that will automatically detect if a user is mining Ethereum with the card and halve the performance automatically. The new drivers are meant to deter crypto miners from hoarding all the new RTX GPUs, which feature formidable mining performance, …
With the new BitPay app, users can now use Apple Pay to make payments in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. BitPay is planning to include support for Google Pay and Samsung Pay in the near future. Though Apple has historically had something of a love-hate relationship with Bitcoin, the company seems to be slowly but surely …
Apple should buy bitcoin and create a cryptocurrency exchange, according to a new report from RBC analyst Mitch Steves. Steves speculates that embracing cryptocurrency could become a $40 billion/year business for Apple. Tesla earlier this week made waves in the crypto world when it revealed, via an SEC filing, that it recently purchased $1.5 billion …
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed new Bitcoin and cryptocurrency regulations on Friday, December 18th, at 4:20, just as Bitcoin’s price was heading to a record high. The US government is looking to have private digital wallet holders identify themselves to exchanges when making transactions with Bitcoin and other digital assets. Comments on the proposed …
Hackers took over verified Twitter accounts of major brands, companies, and celebrities on Wednesday afternoon, asking for people to send them Bitcoin. Some of the accounts affected include Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Apple, Kanye West, and Jeff Bezos. Twitter says that it is “looking into” the issue. On Wednesday afternoon, dozens of high-profile Twitter accounts …
The Opera browser is now making it easy for users in the US to buy cryptocurrency like bitcoin with Apple Pay. If you use the Android version of the browser, you can simply use a debit card. To get a sense of how easy and convenient this new solution is, Opera promises that using Apple …
Bitcoin’s price flash-crashed from nearly $8,000 to about $5,650 in early Thursday trading, taking the entire cryptocurrency market along for the ride. The sudden dip can easily be correlated with the panic on Wall Street, where the Dow futures took a massive 1,100 points dip early on Thursday over coronavirus pandemic concerns. The COVID-19 pandemic …
Facebook a few weeks ago unveiled its Libra digital coin and blockchain endeavor, a product meant to significantly reducing the remittance fees and waiting time when people exchange money on Facebook. The company created a spinoff to handle the Libra coin payments, as well as a body that would oversee the cryptocurrency. At the same …
Facebook on Tuesday is widely expected to release a white paper that explains how its upcoming Bitcoin rival, tentatively called Libra, will work. Libra won’t actually be available for users until next year, at which point it will likely support a variety of online transactions — some of them over Facebook’s own apps. However, if …
Facebook has been working on its own cryptocurrency for quite a while now, and it looks like the company is seeking to unveil its product as soon as its month. Libra, the Facebook-made Bitcoin rival, will not actually be similar to Bitcoin, just in case you’re already thinking about investing in it and waiting for …
