Bitget Reports 1,600% Surge in African Users
Bitget has seen a significant increase in African users, driven by factors like copy trading popularity and the growth of the TON ecosystem. The exchange has focused on user education…
NoOnes Bitcoin Philosophy: Everyone Eats
I like to eat. What I mean by that is I like to make money. I’ve had my share of being hungry and eating two-minute noodles because I couldn’t afford…
SatoshiLabs Introduces Vexl Foundation With KYC-Free P2P Bitcoin App And Financial Tyranny Index
SatoshiLabs, the creator of the Trezor hardware wallet, has announced the launch of the Vexl Foundation at the BTC Prague conference. A press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine said the…
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Zimbabwe’s De-Dollarization: Central Bank to Issue Gold-Backed Digital Currency in Early May
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has said it will start issuing gold-backed digital tokens on May 8. The first phase of the launch will see the digital tokens being…
Bitcoin Researchers Introduce Civ Kit, A P2P Marketplace Built On Nostr And The Lightning Network
Civ Kit aims to become a fully-fledged marketplace while retaining the censorship resistant and permissionless nature of open-source tech. Bitcoin enthusiasts have introduced a new academic white paper detailing the…
Peer-To-Peer Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Suspends Marketplace
The exchange cites staff departures and regulatory challenges for the suspension, saying they’re “not sure if it will come back.” Paxful, one of the world’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency exchanges…
Unofficial World Record Set For Highest Amount of P2P Bitcoin Lightning Transactions Paid In 3 Minutes
The Praia Bitcoin experiment set a record with P2P transactions occurring every three seconds. On February 18, 2023, a new world record for peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin transactions was established using…
Binance Announces Support For New African Currencies Without Third Parties
Users from Liberia, Sierra Leone and more can now directly utilize their local currencies to buy and sell bitcoin through Binance P2P. Cryptocurrency platform Binance has announced that its peer-to-peer…
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Crypto Exchanges Allow Russians to Circumvent Sanctions, Report Alleges
Major crypto exchanges have failed to prevent sanctioned Russian banks and traders from transacting, according to a blockchain forensics report. At least two established coin trading platforms continue to allow…
Bitcoin Exchange LocalBitcoins To Shut Down, Citing Market Conditions
According to an announcement on its website, the peer-to-peer Bitcoin platform will be shutting down before the end of February 2023. LocalBitcoins has announced that the exchange will be closed…