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Line, the second-largest chat messaging app in Southeast Asia and the most popular chat service in Japan, announced the impending launch of a new cryptocurrency exchange called BitBox. The new exchange, scheduled to go live in July 2018, follows an announcement issued in January by the chat giant heralding the creation of a new financial […]

Last week, Bithumb–one of South Korea’s largest digital currency exchanges–was hacked for $31 million in various cryptocurrencies. Announced on June 28, 2018, Bithumb confirmed the recovery of nearly half the stolen funds. Last Week’s $31 Million Hack Reported on June 19, Bithumb temporarily suspended withdrawal and deposit services following a 35 billion KRW (~$31 million […]

The hotly-contested nature of EOS decentralization and governance remains at the forefront of blockchain community discussion. The recent inaction of an EOS block producer — resulting in the loss of 3,570 EOS, or about $27,500 — brought the EOS governance model under harsh scrutiny over the past week, as industry experts and observers debate whether […]

A Southern District Court judge in Florida produced a report arguing why Centra Tech’s ICO tokens should be classed as securities. Hit with a class-action lawsuit for violating US securities law, several of the Centra Tech team members already face prosecution by the US Government — having had 91,000 Ether seized from the project’s ICO […]

Kim Yong-bum, the Vice Chairman of the Financial Services Commission and one of the main financial regulators in South Korea, expressed optimism towards the cryptocurrency market and the disappearance of the “Kimchi Premium” which exceeded 30% at the cryptocurrency market’s peak in December 2017. Why Premiums Existed in the First Place Merely seven months ago, […]

In part one of “How to Build a Simple Bitcoin Trading Bot,” we covered what algorithmic trading is and how to recognize and analyze market inefficiencies. In part two of this series, we will cover the six steps to developing an algorithm. This is a guest post by Izak Fritz, a software contractor for Stably Blockchain […]

With cryptocurrency coming into the mainstream, digital assets and traditional securities are separate entities no more. Announced on June 27, Uphold digital currency exchange agreed to acquire New York-based JNK Securities Corp. Uphold Prepares for Emerging Regulation In a blog post released June 27, Uphold introduced its newly-formed securities division and announced the pending acquisition of […]

Pornhub announced the addition of TRON (TRX) along with ZenCash (ZEN) as payment options for its popular adult entertainment site. @Pornhub is now accepting TRX! The leading adult website will soon offer #TRX as a payment method. With over 85 million daily visitors, Pornhub is currently ranked 13 across all website categories in the world! […]

From its turbulent mainnet launch, the EOS network faced community backlash for freezing several user accounts. On June 26, 2018, EOS CTO Dan Larimer took to Telegram to propose a complete rehaul of the network’s constitution. Controversy With Current EOS Governance Model On June 26, CTO of EOS and an original drafter of its constitution, Dan […]

Outside the glamour of Bitcoin millionaires and record-breaking ICOs, few crypto-powered projects aim to resolve global issues. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong seeks to change this by launching a non-profit crypto charity, GiveCrypto. Using Crypto to Share the Wealth Since the rise of Bitcoin in 2017, cryptocurrency has fueled a wave of overnight millionaires. In their […]