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Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Vulnerable to ‘Looting’: New Research Explains

Savvy attackers might be able to “loot” bitcoin from others by way of the Lightning Network if users aren’t careful, a new cybersecurity report warns.  The Hebrew University of Jerusalem computer scientists Jona Harris and Aviv Zohar have taken a closer look at a “systemic” Lightning Network attack that could lead

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Bitcoin as a tool to fight authoritarian regimes: Vladimir Putin critic explains

Sergei Guriev, professor of Economics at Paris’ Sciences Po and a critic of Vladimir Putin, told Cryptox how Bitcoin can be used as a tool to combat authoritarian regimes despite having “no fundamental social value”.Unlike fiat currencies, the purchasing power of Bitcoin is not backed by any institution. That is

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Bitcoin as a Tool to Fight Authoritarian Regimes: Vladimir Putin’s Critic Explains

Sergei Guriev, professor of Economics at Paris’ Science Po and Vladimir Putin’s critic, told Cryptox how Bitcoin can be used as a tool to combat authoritarian regimes despite having “no fundamental social value.”Unlike fiat currencies, the purchasing power of Bitcoin is not backed by any institution. That is why, according

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Buying Bitcoin at $8k or $9k Won’t Matter in 2 Years: Fund Manager Explains

The past few weeks have seen Bitcoin stall in the $9,000s as bulls have failed to maintain the pressure they applied starting after March’s crash.With the indecision in the cryptocurrency market and global markets more broadly, investors have been deliberating purchasing BTC in the $9,000s or waiting for a retracement

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Unless Bitcoin “Spikes,” It’s Hard Not to Say This Is the Top: Analyst Explains

Despite Bitcoin bouncing at $9,000, analysts remain bearish on the leading cryptocurrency as the asset fails to recover crucial support levels.Related Reading: Last Time Bitcoin Saw This Structure, It Surged 40%. It’s About to Happen AgainBitcoin Prints Series of Bearish Signs Suggesting An Imminent CorrectionAn analyst recently remarked that if Bitcoin

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‘History Has Repeated’: F2Pool Explains Message in Last Block Before Bitcoin Halving

Ushering in bitcoin's third "halving," by far the most highly awaited cryptocurrency event of the year, mining pool F2Pool rooted a mysterious message into the blockchain that will now reside there forever.Preceded by a fish emoji signifying the company's logo, the mining pool added the text to a headline from

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