North Korean hackers target South Korean crypto exchanges
A South Korean newspaper recently confirmed that North Korean hackers were behind increasingly damaging attacks directed at South Korean cryptocurrency exchange platforms.
Cryptocurrencies do not threaten the financial world order, says FSOC
Most traditional financial institutions have declared a Bitcoin Crash as one of the top 20 possible financial threats in 2018, however, the regulatory body FSOC argues otherwise.
Bitcoin platinum is a scam
Bitcoin platinum (BTP), was set to be launched on December 10th, turns out to be a fraud. BTP was initially marketed as a hard fork of the Bitcoin blockchain. The leading South Korean media outlet, JoongAng, exposed Bitcoin Platinum to be a scam to manipulate Bitcoin prices.
ICOs taking advantage of legal loopholes
Research found that many ICOs provide insufficient information and, therefore, seeing them as ICOs to invest in cannot be the product of logical reasoning. Most of these ICOs count on legislative ambiguities and do not deliver any key legal information regarding their ICO.
What are the investors thinking?
It really is confusing when it comes to Bitcoin, since the difference of opinion regarding the cryptocurrency is so stark. Half of the big-time investors claim that bitcoin is the new gold, whereas, others state that it is a speculative bubble that should be avoided.
Coinbase president hints at new coin listings
Coinbase president, Asiff Hirji, recently appeared in an interview with CNBC and hinted at some exciting new developments for the cryptocurrency exchange.
Lightning network promises to be the solution for cryptocurrency
The latest bitcoin network development, the Lightning Network, promises to solve several issues currently encountered on the main bitcoin network, including scalability and long and costly transactions.
Major South Korean bitcoin exchanges are ready for new regulations
The country’s biggest crypto exchanges including Coinone, Bithumb, and Korbit have all confirmed that they are willing to comply with the newly imposed strict regulations.
MasterCard files patent for blockchain payment system
The card issuing giant is one of the many companies looking to utilize blockchain technology to process payments quicker and more conveniently.
Trezor updates include more token support and shorter addresses
The wallet service provider, Trezor, recently underwent form firmware updates which include several useful upgrades such as support for more tokens as well as shorter addresses.
