Analysis
Exchanges
Cybersecurity Research: Crypto Exchanges are Easy to Breach With Minimum Effort
In 2018, within a span of two months, the largest crypto exchanges in Japan and South Korea were hacked. A New York-based cyber security…
Adoption
Prominent Investor: Not a Dime Will Come to Crypto Until Regulators are On Board
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, AKA “Mr. Wonderful,” said on CNBC’s Fast Money that he firmly believes not a dime from institutional investors will…
Exchanges
How a Crypto Investor Lost $50k on Binance, and Will Never Get it Back
A crypto investor lost $50,000 on Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Unfortunately, however, the user will never be able to get the funds…
Adoption
What is the Real Probability of a Bitcoin ETF?
In major crypto markets such as Japan and South Korea, investors are highly anticipating the approval of a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the…
Adoption
Korea’s Largest Crypto Exchange is Moving to Japan, Outrage From Investors
Bithumb, the largest crypto exchange in South Korea by trading volume and user base, is expanding to Japan, the biggest market for cryptocurrency investors.
Trading
Research Finds HODLing Isn’t the Best Way to Invest in Crypto
A research paper released by Shrimpy, a cryptocurrency investment platform integrated with Binance, Bittrex, and Poloniex, demonstrated that HODLing is not the best method…
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Coinbase CTO: Crypto Has Bubble-Crash-Build Phases, Crucial For Rallies
Srinivasan emphasized that the pattern of bubble-cash-build-rally phases of the cryptocurrency market enable developers and blockchain projects to build, sustain, and improve infrastructures.
Adoption
How Two Guys Made $100k Trading Digital Cats on Ethereum, Merit of Digital Collectibles
In December 2017, two individuals made more money trading digital cats on the blockchain than most crypto traders have made in all of 2018…
Adoption
The Case for Bitcoin Reaching $50K by the End of 2018
A hedge fund trader and Bitcoin researcher known for his online alias “Spook” recently released a simple Bitcoin prediction chart, making a solid case…
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Bitcoin Lightning Capacity Rises 68% in 1 Month, Progress in Scaling and Micropayments
The capacity of the Lightning Network, a micropayment channel that is compatible with Segregated Witness (SegWit) and a layer two scaling solution deployed on…
Exchanges
Korea’s Telecom Giant: Country’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Hack Caused by APT
For the third time in two years, Bithumb, South Korea’s biggest crypto exchange, was hacked in June 2018. SK, the country’s telecom giant, stated…
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Korean Banks Held $1.79 Billion in Crypto During the 2017 Bull Run
Yonhap, a mainstream media outlet in South Korea, reported that commercial banks in the country are holding nearly $2 billion worth of cryptocurrencies.
