Bitcoin Gold users fall victim to another hack
A hacker managed to compromise Bitcoin Gold’s Github page.
Truffle: Developer activity around Ethereum blockchain rises
While everyone was distracted by Bitcoin’s impressive ride, it seems Ethereum was slowly making significant progress. Data from Truffle has shown that more than 200,000 developers have downloaded the program to build and deploy their own decentralized applications.
Morocco bans the use of cryptocurrencies as a payment method
The north-west African Kingdom of Morocco has officially banned all virtual transactions, labeling them as “significant risks for their users”.
Shinhan Bank introduces crypto-key safeguarding services
South Korea has been very open about virtual currency. One of the most influential banking services in South Korea, the Shinhan Bank, is now working on providing deposit services to its crypto-users, for currencies like bitcoin and ether. More specifically, the Shinhan Bank has been given a contract for the legal provision of custodial services for digital currency.
$280 million worth of Ether still stuck
Parity is trying to reassure customers that their funds will eventually be restored. However, two weeks after the incident there are still no signs of recovery. As expected, the investors are getting frustrated at Ethereum’s inability to come up with a solution and are blaming the mismanagement of Parity wallets for their loss.
Belarus to legalize bitcoin
The Belarusian president is expected to pass a law which would legalize cryptocurrencies in the Eastern European country.
JP Morgan Chase to introduce bitcoin futures?
According to a Wall Street Journal report, JP Morgan Chase & Co. is now considering providing access to CME’s upcoming bitcoin futures via its own futures-brokerage division. With JP Morgan acting as a broker, it will attract masses of investors and traders to deal in CME’s bitcoin futures.
Ethereum shows a bright future
The price of ether, Ethereum’s token, has hit an all new height of $415 on the 23rd of November. This new gain has earned Ethereum the second highest slot on the market evaluation chart of digital currencies at $40 billion, being only second to bitcoin and bitcoin cash.
Four more Bitcoin forks to happen within the next year
Despite the canceled SegWit2X fork, four more forks will take place in the next few months.
Fraudulent bitcoin wallet pockets over $3.3 million
The wallet scam, mybtgwallet, has duped users out of a total of $3.3 million.
