New York AG Report Faults Crypto Exchanges for Manipulation Risks
The NY Attorney General’s Office stated that many crypto exchanges cannot monitor abusive trading activity, and referred 3 for potential violations.
Coinbase Hires LinkedIn Executive as New Data Chief
Coinbase has brought LinkedIn head of analytics and data science, Michael Li, on as its new vice president of data.
Battle of the Privacycoins: Verge Offers Little Privacy and Nothing Unique
Based on blockchain technology, most cryptocurrencies have an open and public ledger. While this is required for these systems to work, it comes with a significant downside: Privacy is often quite limited. Government agencies, analytics companies and other interested parties — let’s call them “spies” — have ways to analyze the public blockchains and peer-to-peer […]
High Times Quietly Removes Crypto Payment Option From IPO Website
High Times has removed bitcoin as a payment option for its IPO, just days after admitting it was accepting the cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin News Summary – September 17, 2018
The post Bitcoin News Summary – September 17, 2018 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Here’s what happened this week in Bitcoin in 99 seconds. Coinbase announced the doubling of its February staff count, to 500 permanent members. Coinbase CEO, Brian Armstrong, predicted 1 billion crypto users within 5 years. The SEC suspended the Swedish […]
Cardano, EOS, Stellar Lumens, Monero, Litecoin Price Analysis: Exchanges Ramp Up Altcoin Listings, Hints of Market Confidence
Though EOS, Cardano, Monero, Stellar Lumens and Litecoin price analysis portray positivity, we are yet to see strong gains safe those of early last week. Litecoin news of Gemini listing coupled with Abra’s addition of Cardano (ADA) are bright spots but first Cardano prices must rise above 7 cents nullifying current sells. EOS Price Analysis […]
Buyer’s Remorse? Cryptocurrency Lawsuits Have Tripled Since 2017
Cryptocurrency lawsuits increased threefold in the first two quarters of 2018 compared to the whole of last year. This is according to a report prepared by Lex Machina, a legal analytics firm. Last year, the number of cases mentioning bitcoin, cryptocurrency or blockchain amounted to just 15 ,but in the first and the second quarters […]
This Ethereum Wallet is Targeted by More Attackers than Fortune 500 Banks
Popular Ethereum wallet MyEtherWallet (MEW) has recorded more attempted attacks by hackers than Fortune 500 banks, according to reports from leading cybersecurity firm Segasec. Segasec has been responsible for defending MEW from malicious attacks. Such attempted attacks don’t come as a surprise, knowing the amount of valuable Ethereum tokens accessed through the MEW platform. As […]
BitGo Receives Approval to Operate as Regulated Cryptocurrency Custodian
Blockchain security startup Bitgo has announced that it has received regulatory approval in the U.S. to offer cryptocurrency custody services. With the move, BitGo becomes the latest company to throw its hat into the crypto custody ring as the market prepares to welcome large institutional investors who have previously been put off by crypto’s substantial […]
Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Making Strides Across Industries
Industry buzz surrounded Ethereum this week as community members await the next stage of the coin’s development. The protocol also served as the jumping-off point for a new fully regulated stablecoin. Also in regulation, a New York judge issued a ruling this week that, if held up by a jury in court, could set a […]