HODL is a term often used to describe presumably the best strategy for those who invest in cryptocurrencies. But what if we told you this hodling behavior harms the whole industry? The word hodl is still widespread, even though it has been a meme for six years now. The term itself came from the funniest drunken rant that went viral in [...]
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It is fair to say that everyone heard of Bitcoin, or cryptocurrency by now, in one way or another. If you are reading this, chances are you want to learn even more. However, to understand what exactly it is, and really get into it, you have to endure a steep learning curve. We are here to walk you through it, whether you want to learn [...]
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Most would deem Bitcoin as charming solely because of a few key reasons: its decentralized nature and inherent privacy. However, not all crypto economy participants have good intentions, meaning that cryptocurrencies may require more discipline to safeguard their legacy. Until now, governments turned their heads thinking about how [...]
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Besides merchant services, payment gateway CoinGate provides multiple methods to buy (or sell) cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Litecoin, XRP, and others without the need for depositing any funds. When using CoinGate, the process of buying cryptocurrencies is pretty straight-forward. Once you create an account and verify your identity, you [...]
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CoinGate is happy to introduce a community-driven, open source project – LibreOffice! As it is a free software of the non-profit organization, everyone can use it with no boundaries or commitments. Moreover, you can now support the project with donations using CoinGate payment option! LibreOffice is founded by the Document [...]
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Just recently, we expanded our services by introducing XRP payments to our merchants. We hope it will bring our vendors not only additional payment options but also a significant amount of new customers. XRP is among the most traded cryptocurrencies by volume. Often overlooked, however, is that XRP is a good contender for usage in [...]
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We are thrilled to let you know that we are adding yet another payment option for our merchants, and this time it’s a big one! Due to very popular demand by the community, our next cryptocurrency on the list – XRP! As a result, XRP coin owners can now use it as a means of payment at more than 4,500 shops online! Whether you want to [...]
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It is fair to say that the impressive rise of the video games industry took most people by surprise, especially during the last decade. In fact, the exact same goes for the blockchain industry, and Bitcoin, in particular. Not only had both industries became multi-billion dollar markets, but also the driving forces for many technological [...]
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CoinGate kicked off the year with a bang, launching both TRON payment support and the Litening Network. With the intention to keep up the good pace, we present yet another native crypto integration to our payment gateway this year! This time, our very first stablecoin – Dai! From this day forward, all merchants that use CoinGate [...]
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Litecoin Lightning Network is arguably the most anticipated feature for the Litecoin community to date. And finally, it all comes to fruition as we launch the first Litening Network (LN) pilot run with our own merchants! We got a lot of positive feedback from the community when we first did the Bitcoin Lightning Network trial back in [...]
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It is a pleasure to announce the newest addition to our bundle of native cryptocurrencies, TRX! Any user of the TRON blockchain can now shop at thousands of stores using CoinGate. Our team here at CoinGate is sure that the rapidly emerging TRON blockchain will become a valued addition to our list of supported cryptocurrencies. By [...]
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The mass adoption of cryptocurrencies is still in its infancy stage. However, there are some industries like domain or web hosting, as well as VPS services that adopt cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin more rapidly than others. In fact, hosting companies were among the first to utilize Bitcoin payments when the blockchain technology started [...]
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If you own cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or any other, the feeling of insecurity you get to experience when reading about huge hack incidents might seem familiar. In fact, it became so common that some of us, unfortunately, do not recognize the danger it reflects anymore. There is so much news about data breaches, password leaks and [...]
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As 2018 came to an end, we use the opportunity to put in writing what we have accomplished, and what our plans for the future are. Read on! We strongly believe 2018 was a healthy year for the entire blockchain space. For us at CoinGate, it was a wild ride, though – despite the market downturn. Without further ado, let’s jump into [...]
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It is our pleasure to announce that Nano has been integrated as our newest native cryptocurrency! Any shopper can now enjoy the benefits of extremely fast, fee-less Nano transactions when paying to merchants using CoinGate. Without any doubt, the news is fantastic for both the Nano community and our merchants. Anyone who owns Nano can [...]
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