Speculation of a Major Bank’s Bitcoin Wallet Is False
Contrary to speculation and discussion from earlier today, Dutch banking giant ABN AMRO is not working on or releasing a bitcoin wallet to its customers as a part of its banking services. Social media was abuzz with speculation that a bitcoin wallet might be in the offing by ABN AMRO , a major European bank with a global presence, based in Netherlands. A webpage surfaced, purporting to conduct a survey among ABN AMRO customers by the bank’s Innovation Centre. It stated: From the Innovation Centre of ABN AMRO, we follow the development of bitcoin closely. At present, we examine whether the....
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ABN AMRO, the leading Dutch bank recently conducted a survey to gauge its customers' interest in using bank-run Bitcoin wallet. Read more... ABN AMRO Bank customers may soon have access to a Bitcoin wallet provided by their banking service provider. The Dutch banking major recently ran a survey on its website, to gauge its customers’ interest in Bitcoin. The survey was part of ABN AMRO Innovation Centre’s initiative to understand whether the Bitcoin community in Netherlands prefers to use a Bitcoin wallet developed by the bank or not. The initiative doesn’t come as a surprise as the bank’s....
Key Highlights. Dogecoin price spiked down and tested the swing low of 26.5 Satoshis where buyers defended the downside. This can be seen as a false break or may be a quick move down with the data feed from HitBTC. The price is still above a major support trend line on the 30-min chart, suggesting that short-term trend is still bullish. Dogecoin price after the recent false spike may trade back higher. If there is a close above 32.0 Satoshis, then buyers may take control. Buy close to the trend line and support area? Dogecoin price fell sharply Intraday, and broke a major support trend....
The debate around LOT=true and LOT=false remains the final hurdle in Taproot activation. So, what’s the difference and why is it important? The post LOT=true Or LOT=false? This Is The Last Hurdle Before Taproot Activation appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
A bit of a public service announcement today as Reddit user ZoidbergCoin reported a phishing attempt on the part of a false Electrum Twitter account. The attackers were clever, creating an exact clone of the original Electrum Twitter, but using an "I" (uppercase) instead of a lowercase "l." On first glance, it's hard to tell the difference. For reference, Electrum is a popular lightweight bitcoin wallet for desktop and mobile which operates similar to SPV wallets. It communicates with a trusted server rather than downloading the entire block chain. One common criticism of it is that the....
31 march 2016 – BTCJam and net-ARB have been squabbling over the past few days over claims of false Bitcoin rewards issued by the former. Both companies have sent out emails to users denying responsibility for the false arbitration rewards, each blaming the other for the confusion and false reward claims. Net-ARB cites a 3rd party for verification of claims, whereas BTCJam cites the partnership between the 3rd party and net-ARB as the reason for their discontinued business. This entire dispute Highlights the need for robust, transparent smart contracts in the Bitcoin Blockchain ecosystem.