The Bitcoin Network Breaks Down as Demand Surges
Almost one million bitcoins, worth more than half a billion dollars, are currently stuck in no man’s land as the network struggles to meet rising demand from China. At one point, 70,000 transactions were stuck, unleashing a mountain of complaints from worried bitcoin users who took to bitcoin’s main communication channels of r/btc and r/bitcoin to ask why their transaction does not confirm. Among the complainants was a parent who wondered why their son’s payment to Microsoft is not going through. Another asked why his transaction has not confirmed in 24 hours while others wanted to know....
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Demand for Digital Currencies Surges
Demand for digital currencies in Afghanistan has reportedly surged as residents seek to pre-empt the possible seizure of their funds by the Taliban government. In addition, digital currencies are being used to curb the....
Bitcoin neared its all-time high price once again this week and its market cap returned to the major milestone of $1 trillion.
Vincent, the investment platform founded by Slava Rubin, is seeing an 80% growth in searches for digital assets.