Neowin News Feed for: Transactions

New proposal would see more efficient transaction relays on bitcoin network

Paul Hill — Tue, 28 May 2019 11:38:01 +0000

A paper has been published which describes a new bitcoin transaction relay protocol which could significantly reduce bandwidth usage while maintaining its performance and security as connections grow. Read more...

Bitcoin.org updates claims to reflect current reality

Paul Hill — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 18:48:02 +0000

Bitcoin.org has had to update the claims it makes about bitcoin in order to line up with reality. It removed the claim about low transaction fees and also the one about fast payments. Read more...

Four fifths of the total supply of bitcoin have been mined

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 14:56:01 +0000

Bitcoin has passed a significant point in its short history. The cryptocurrency has recently seen its 16.8 millionth coin mined which means 80% of all the coins are now in circulation. Read more...

British store CeX to replace GB Pound with Bitcoin

Shreyas Gandhe — Tue, 13 May 2014 11:36:52 +0000

Consumer electronics trader CeX is set to replace the Pound with Bitcoin as the currency of choice for transactions carried out at its Glasgow based store, making it the first reseller to do so. Read more...

PayPal to stop conversions of Argentine pesos to USD

Paul Ferson — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:03:30 +0000

After the government in Argentina passed a ruling to limit dependency on the US dollar, PayPal became the easiest method of converting. As a result, the functionality is to be pulled in Argentina. Read more...

Yahoo! Remains Open to Value Maximizing Transactions

Steven Parker — Mon, 19 May 2008 09:57:35 +0000

Yahoo! Inc. , a leading global Internet company, today issued the following statement in response to the announcement by Microsoft Corporation that it is continuing to review potential transactions with Yahoo!: "Yahoo! has confirmed with... Read more...

Citibank to block Net gambling transactions

Sun, 16 Jun 2002 10:53:41 +0000

Citibank, the nation's largest credit card issuer, has agreed to block all online gambling transactions that use its credit cards, the state attorney general said Friday. The agreement announced by the bank and... Read more...