Cryptocurrency mining consumes more electricity than a country with a population of 17 million as reported by TechPowerUp. For those not in the know, cryptocurrency mining is a process that generates…
July 8, 2017 | 04:00 EDT
Coinbase, a cryptocurrency startup based in San Francisco, has launched a licensed bitcoin exchange in the United States. Coinbase has claimed that this new exchange is the first compliant to U.S…
January 26, 2015 | 06:03 EST
It seems Bitcoin has been off to a rocky start this year. Earlier in the month, TechRaptor reported on a major Bitcoin Exchange getting hacked. Now panicked Bitcoin holders are selling, causing the…
January 16, 2015 | 04:29 EST
Earlier in the week, TechRaptor covered the story of Bitstamp being hacked and losing over $5 million worth of Bitcoins. Bitstamp is the second largest Bitcoin exchange in the world, and this hack…
January 9, 2015 | 10:29 EST
In another case of bitcoin's struggles to establish itself as a currency, another hack has occurred on Bitstamp, one of the largest bitcoin exchanges in the world. Compared to some previous hacks,…
January 6, 2015 | 11:01 EST
Microsoft has joined the group of company's that accept the online currency Bitcoin - adding their substantial weight to the young currency's legitimacy. Microsoft is far from the first, following in…
December 11, 2014 | 06:17 EST
Today, March 4th, Gabe Newell and others from Valve held an AMA (Ask Me Anything, an interview of sorts) on Reddit. You can find the whole thread here. The focus of this will not be what did we…
March 4, 2014 | 09:23 EST
Just a few years ago, Bitcoins didn’t exist. Today, they hold a combined worth of over $7 billion. So, what are Bitcoins, how are they worth so much and how did they get so popular in recent months…
January 3, 2014 | 09:00 EST