Litecoin Cash successfully hard forks off from Litecoin’s blockchain
The Litecoin blockchain was successfully hardforked for the first time ever, leading to the creation of a new cryptocurrency “Litecoin Cash”. The new coin has no affiliation with Litecoin’s team and is only a fork of their code and blockchain.
US government offers $100,000 rewards to stop crypto pump-and-dumps
The CFTC has announced that it is going to reward individuals who can blow the whistle on major “pump-and-dump” cryptocurrency schemes. Such schemes represent the main domains of scams in the world of crypto.
Bankera acquires Pacific Private Bank to provide digital bank
Bankera is more than just a traditional cryptocurrency exchange, or a wallet service. Bankera has just acquired the Pacific Private Bank (PPB) in an attempt to become a worldwide all-in-one banking solution.
South Korean cryptocurrency regulatory advisor found dead
A sudden twist has just occurred in the South Korean cryptocurrency regulation episode, as a government official, who was responsible for formulating cryptocurrency regulations, was found dead at his home.
Ethereum founder warns of crypto’s volatility, sparking investor rage
Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s founder, ignited a wave of controversy when he tweeted a few days ago that cryptocurrencies could lose all their value at any time.
Anonymous buyer makes millions of dollars worth of bitcoin purchase
An anonymous whale has just invested more than $400 million to buy around 9,600 bitcoins. The news of this purchase is all over the social media and is reflecting how investors are confident that bitcoin has big potential in 2018.
ODEM, the first decentralized education platform, launches crowdsale
The blockchain technology is revolutionizing every walk of life, even the education sector. ODEM.IO is the latest blockchain based company that aims to provide a revolutionary education platform, facilitating easy learning..
Comparing ERC20, ERC223, and the new Ethereum ERC777 token standard
Next to the well-known ERC20 standard, other standards exist which try to improve the original standard. ERC223 is focused on security seeking to solve an ERC20 critical bug which has caused the loss of millions of dollars. ERC777 focuses on a wider set of transaction event handling functions and mass adoption
Poland secretly paid YouTubers to attack cryptocurrencies
The National Bank of Poland paid influential YouTubers more than $22,000 to slam cryptocurrency investing and use.
In plot twist, Visa admits culpability in Coinbase overcharges
Coinbase blamed Visa for dozens of double charges against their users, something which Visa denied. Now, the credit giant is taking responsibility, but why did this happen now?
