by Helga Danova | Oct 20, 2017
Earlier this week, we revealed our position on SegWit2x and announced possible platform arrangements. As the split approaches, we want to update you on how the future changes would impact your operations on CEX.IO. First and foremost, we are convinced that...
by Helga Danova | Oct 17, 2017
Over the past period, there were a lot of news and rumors around the potential Bitcoin SegWit2x. Thus, we decided to update our customers and partners about the vision and future actions. Concerning the upcoming shift, we want to stress that we welcome any...
by Helga Danova | Aug 29, 2017
From the very start, CEX.IO has been supporting SegWit, a solution aimed at fixing the problem of the blockchain size limitation. As you know, SegWit has been activated on August 24, 2017, and we congratulate the network with this important update, on behalf of...
by Helga Danova | Aug 3, 2017
UPD: BCH balances have been credited, Bitcoin Cash market is launched. More info here. As you know, Bitcoin Cash hard fork successfully launched on August, 1st. As announced before, we are supporting the UAHF and are working hard to implement the respective changes to...
by Helga Danova | Jul 19, 2017
Update, July, 26th: Limitations for Bitcoin deposits and withdrawals on August, 1st, are cancelled. CEX.IO will operate in full. The whole cryptocurrency industry is now preparing for the 1st of August, a crucial date for any Bitcoin holder. This is the date when a...
by Helga Danova | Nov 8, 2015
Since introduction of Bitcoin in 2008, cryptocurrency network has developed into a full-scale industry with a range of Bitcoin-related services. More and more people of different social status and activity start using Bitcoin in the everyday life and business, and...
by Helga Danova | Sep 20, 2015
The best way to think about Bitcoin difficulty is to view it as the maximum amount of computing power it will take to find a particular block reward. The difficulty number is what helps keep the Bitcoin block time at around ten minutes. As more hashing power is added...
by Helga Danova | Sep 20, 2015
One of the main criticisms made when it comes to the value of bitcoins is that there is no central authority that can control the price of the digital currency over a long period of time. This lack of price stability has caused problems for some users over the short...
by Helga Danova | Sep 18, 2015
One of the best attributes of Bitcoin is that there is no single reason that new people are flocking to the payment system on a daily basis. Some Bitcoin users are merchants who want to cut down on payment processing fees, while others are just trying to find a cheap...
by Helga Danova | Sep 2, 2015
About the author of the following guest post: Ariel Horwitz is a Bitcoin activist, educator, consultant and writer for 99bitcoins. He has been involved with the Israeli Bitcoin Association, The Bitcoin Embassy in Tel Aviv, and has founded AlefBit — the first Bitcoin...
by Helga Danova | Aug 22, 2015
One of the challenges of understanding Bitcoin mining is that it is actually a terrible name for what Bitcoin miners are really doing with their computer power. Miners are actually the custodians of the transaction ledger known as the Bitcoin blockchain. Although...
by Helga Danova | Aug 8, 2015
Along with outstanding technology behind Bitcoin, it is extremely convenient for payments. More and more online and even physical stores all over the world start accepting Bitcoin as a payment method, envisaging Bitcoin earnings as a successful investment. Moreover,...
