Cybercrime is rife across the crypto industry, ranging from SIM-card swap hacks, phishing attempts, password cracking, and even cryptocurrency mining malware. Today, the altcoin project known as VeChain experienced that first hand. The project’s buyback wallet containing a substantial amount of VET tokens was hacked, and the VeChain Foundation is now hard at work doing…
During the crypto hype bubble and Bitcoin’s meteoric rise, speculation ran wild due to the incredible potential the emerging technology could bring to the world, if only the technology could find its “killer app” – something that makes the technology a must-have addition to daily life. While a clear killer app never arrived, there’s evidence…
It has been another largely fruitless day for the majority of crypto assets but one is powering ahead regardless. Tezos has just made it into the top ten as the fundamentals for this altcoin keep improving. All Change in Crypto Top Ten Tezos is on fire again today with another surge of 18% as it…
Litecoin, the silver to Bitcoin’s digital gold, is often a leading indicator for the rest of the cryptocurrency market. However, if Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market continues to follow Litecoin’s lead, the entire market could be headed toward a double-bottom or lower, and it could even suggest that Bitcoin’s halving will nothing…
Chainlink has seen a massive price rise in recent times, surging to fresh all-time highs in July of 2019 concurrently with Bitcoin’s rise to its 2019 highs of $13,800. Although both cryptocurrencies have both retraced from these highs, LINK is still trading up significantly from its year-to-date lows. Analysts are now noting that Chainlink may…
A billionaire internet philanthropist claims to have just bought 12 Bitcoin. Bill Pulte, the grandson of successful property developer William John Pulte, is known for extravagant online giveaways in which he bestows chunks of money on random Twitter followers. Pulte recently came out as a big fan of the peer-to-peer digital monetary system. He celebrated…
The Weibo account of the founder of the smart contract platform Tron has reportedly disappeared suddenly. The news follows crypto-related accounts at the platform being shut down last month. The development seems to support the narrative that China is in favour of blockchain technology but not of existing crypto projects. However, other prominent cryptocurrency personalities and…
Ethereum has had a turbulent week, with much of its recent price action favoring sellers as the crypto has faced a steady stream of downwards pressure in the time following ETH’s recent visit to over $150 earlier this past week. Although all eyes are closely watching Bitcoin’s near-term price action, it is important to note…
The latter part of 2019 has been a volatile several months for Bitcoin, with the embattled cryptocurrency ranging between lows of $6,500 and highs of over $10,000. Currently, BTC is trading at the lower part of this trading range, and it has been struggling to gain any decisive momentum in either direction. This lack of…
The Unknown Fund claims to have now donated a total of $75 million to groups and companies working on privacy preserving technology. The Anonymous-promoted Bitcoin fund was first detailed in mid-November. The origins of the funds are largely unknown and, of course, the beneficiaries of the donations are also keeping quiet. The secrecy has understandably…