wallets

May 2020 update - Bitcoin.com wallet app for Android does not label BCH as the "the real" Bitcoin anymore. The two currencies are clearly labeled as different things and there are separate buttons to buy each: Thus, the article below is obsolete and has been redacted. =======…

This is a guest post by Jegor Nagel (LinkedIn, Twitter). He is the marketer of Bonpay, a digital payments and a crypto debit card provider. All views expressed belong to the author of the post. Before diving in crypto and buying the first cryptocurrency, it is especially important to choose the…

We wrote in our 2018 forecast for Bitcoin that decentralized exchanges (also abbreviated "DEX") would be one of the factors shaping the future. First quarter into the year 2018 we still stand on that, and it seems that Q2 will be bringing some exciting updates DEX-wise. In fact, the current…

On our quest to keep track of working Bitcoin debit cards we've been getting a lot of comments with suggestions, both on site and on the Google sheets table with all the Bitcoin debit cards. One of them mentioned Amon.tech and we took a look at what they offer for this short review. Amon ICO and…

Before you buy your first Bitcoin you need to make sure you have a basic understanding of how Bitcoin wallets work. This article will walk you through selecting the best Bitcoin wallet for your needs. A Bitcoin wallet is basically an access key that lets you perform "send" operations to your…

When is the Bitcoin fork? The coming segwit2x hard fork is going to take place around November 18th at Bitcoin blockchain block #494784. What do you need to know about the fork? The blockhain will be split into two chains that share history up until the split block. Private keys for the fork coin…

Bitcoin private address/key (or any other crypto's private key) is a 256-byte long alphanumerickey that enables you to spend your own bitcoin. Private keys always start with "5" and look like this: 5Kb8k89EzgWQnogifoPo3MzPL6TsZZY36hWXMssSzNydYXZB9KF You need to store your private key securely,…

The long-awaited "major announcement by Komodo" happened several hours ago and it basically resulted in a huge token dump as well as a price drop: Why did the announcement have such an effect? Let's try and speculate (watch it on YouTube meanwhile): First, the presentation sucked.…