Bitcoin News
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit group, started accepting bitcoins in January 2011, then stopped accepting them in June 2011, citing concerns about a lack of legal precedent about new currency systems. The EFF’s decision was reversed on 17 May 2013 when they resumed accepting bitcoin. While one can often track the movement of stolen funds on the blockchain, it’s impossible to reverse the transaction, making Bitcoin holdings a popular target for cybercriminals. Volatility is perhaps the most commonly-cited disadvantage of Bitcoin in terms of its use case as cash. Because Bitcoin is decentralized and community-driven, many upgrades to Bitcoin […]