A dispute between blockchain domain name owners is a preview of what’s to come. Blockchain domain name company Unstoppable Domains has threatened to sue a Handshake domain name service for offering registrations under the .wallet Handshake domain name. The company sent a cease & desist letter (PDF) to Gateway.io, a company that acts a...

Namecoin is a cryptocurrency originally forked from Bitcoin software. A fork is simply a change in a blockchain’s protocol. Namecoin is based on the code of Bitcoin with additional functionality built on top of it. Namecoin uses the same proof-of-work (PoW) consensus algorithm as Bitcoin. The two currencies are nearly identical. Howev...

More and more companies are accepting cryptocurrencies The exponential growth of cryptocurrencies is a reality, with Bitcoin as the best positioned, something that few would have imagined years ago, much less that people are starting to use them as a form of payment. Much of the positioning of cryptocurrencies has been thanks to the f...

Accepting Bitcoin as payment could open up a lot of new doors, no matter whether you are selling a product or a service. From a larger customer base to cheaper fees, there are a number of advantages to enabling cryptocurrency payment. Read on to discover why this is something all merchants should consider and find out why now is the b...

Bitcoin is rapidly becoming one of the most preferred methods of paying for goods and services. There are a lot of reasons behind this, primarily because it’s easy to use and very private. These days, more merchants are taking bitcoin than ever before, so if you’ve ever wondered how to make a bitcoin payment or why you should start ac...