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“Bitcoin is dying!”, “Bitcoin will crash!”, “Bitcoin may fork!”, “BIP148 vs BIP91”, “August 1 is D-day!“ are some of the confusing articles and comments you might have seen or heard in recent weeks. In this article, I’ll try to unpack what is probably (and probably not) happening to your Bitcoin…

Last month, we ran a Ramadan promotion, where our Indonesian and Malaysian customers could guess what the Bitcoin price would be on a certain day and time. We’d like to thank everybody who participated and congratulate the winners, below. Luno Malaysia Winners Week of June 03: MYR 400 worth Zalora…

The Bitcoin protocol will be undergoing changes in the coming weeks related to the activation of the Segregated Witness system. Due to the controversial nature of these changes, there are several different activation mechanisms in play. As such, disruptions are expected in the coming weeks, including temporary suspension of Bitcoin…

Indonesia is the fourth most populated country in the world with a large and growing Bitcoin community. Research shows that 80% of Indonesians are still unbanked, a potential reason why the Indonesian rupiah (IDR) is one of the most-traded currencies for Bitcoin worldwide. As interest in Bitcoin continues to increase,…

Over the past few weeks, the price of Ripple (or XRP, the cryptocurrency behind the Ripple network) has surged dramatically and there has been a lot of interest from investors. We're receiving a number of questions from our customers about how it works and how to buy it. Note that…

Good news, everyone! We’ve completely redesigned the Help Centre for Luno Android and iOS customers. This upgrade allows us to provide you with faster, more precise and mobile friendly support, without the need for you ever to leave the Luno app. Our product, design and development teams spent weeks researching…

In light of our recent sunsetting of credit card purchases* (via Simplex), we’ve written a guide on the processes involved in removing certain features from products. * Note that the credit card feature was only available in certain countries; we still support credit card deposits in Nigeria (via PayU). We’ll…