GoCoin, the first payment platform to accept Litecoin GoCoin, an international digital currency payment platform, announced that it is incorporating Litecoin into its platform along with Bitcoin. Merchants who are using GoCoin as a payment processor will now have the flexibility to accept both Bitcoin and Litecoin payments all through one succinct platform. GoCoin Continue reading “GoCoin, the first payment platform to accept Litecoin”
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Pizza.be, Belgian branch of takeaway.com receives 2% of orders in Bitcoin
Pizza.be, Belgian branch of takeaway.com receives 2% of orders in Bitcoin Going back to the infamous 10,000 BTC for pizza in 2010, Belgian’s takeaway.com, Pizza.be is receiving Bitcoin for online orders. This clearly demonstrates that Bitcoin works as a payment method for everyday goods and services. Pizza.be gets around 100 out of their daily orders of Continue reading “Pizza.be, Belgian branch of takeaway.com receives 2% of orders in Bitcoin”
Online Retail Giant, Overstock starts accepting Bitcoin
Online Retail Giant, Overstock starts accepting Bitcoin Bitcoin has taken another leap into the mainstream of e-commerce as Overstock.com has moved forward its plan to accept Bitcoin payment. The company started taking Bitcoin on Thursday morning and within hours, it was reported that about 100 customers has spent about $10,000 worth of Bitcoins. According to Overstock Continue reading “Online Retail Giant, Overstock starts accepting Bitcoin”
GHash.IO is closing in to 51%, get out now
GHash.IO is closing in to 51%, get out now All Bitcoin miners please take note that GHash.IO has in the last 24 hours gained more than 42% of the entire Bitcoin hashing power, effectively making them the biggest Bitcoin mining pool in the world. Miners at GHash.IO are requested to spread the hashes and consider Continue reading “GHash.IO is closing in to 51%, get out now”
Litecoin Mining – Radeon R9 280X hardware comparison
Litecoin Mining – Radeon R9 280X hardware comparison A lot of the magic in Litecoin mining is finding the best combination of hardware and cgminer sweet spot. I have done testing on most R9 280X GPUs and for easy reference, i would list the hashrate with link to tutorials on configuration for each of the card. This list would Continue reading “Litecoin Mining – Radeon R9 280X hardware comparison”
Litecoin Mining – HIS Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 730KHash/sec
Litecoin Mining – HIS Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 730KHash/sec Keeping up with the R9 280X cards, this time i will share my configurations for the HIS R9 280X card. Previously, i have mentioned that CGMiner version 3.7.2 with the latest drivers would give you a higher hashrate as the R9 cards would be classified properly as Continue reading “Litecoin Mining – HIS Radeon R9 280X Sweet Spot for 730KHash/sec”
Blockchain.info to give away 10 Bitcoins
Blockchain.info to give away 10 Bitcoins To celebrate the creation of 1,000,000 online wallets, Blockchain.info will be giving away 10 BTC to an unsuspecting individual. Blockchain.info has confirmed the giveaway on both Facebook and Twitter, so we know this is for real. This giveaway will be on for a week, and the winner will be announced Continue reading “Blockchain.info to give away 10 Bitcoins”
CoinMama, allowing the purchase of Bitcoin with Credit Card
CoinMama, allowing the purchase of Bitcoin with Credit Card Bitcoin was introduced in 2009, but recently, they have become the financial media’s favorite obsession. Wall Street analysts are getting questions from their clients about Bitcoins, Bitcoin ATMs are being put up around the world and the price of a single Bitcoin has passed the $1,000 mark Continue reading “CoinMama, allowing the purchase of Bitcoin with Credit Card”
How to mine Litecoin with Android
How to mine Litecoin with Android Bitcoin articles are all over the tech press lately, and increasingly on the national papers too. It is not a surprise since Bitcoin is the first crypto-currency introduced, and it looks like it may stick around. Bitcoin miners are utilizing Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) chips which has the Continue reading “How to mine Litecoin with Android”
Who owns the largest Bitcoin wallet
Who owns the largest Bitcoin wallet Who owns the biggest Bitcoin wallet on the blockchain? Bitcoin richest wallet holds more than 144,000 Bitcoins. If you have been following the news on closure of Silk Road online drug marketplace, the answer would be pretty obvious. When the FBI shut down Silk Road in October, it seized Continue reading “Who owns the largest Bitcoin wallet”