Month: January 2019

Bitcoin remains the most popular cryptocurrency in the world today with a network that spans across the globe. But just what the distribution of Bitcoin nodes tell us about the rate of adoption of the top-ranked cryptocurrency on a global scale? Global Distribution of Bitcoin...

Customers foolish enough to leave funds at the Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX have a lot to be worried about. According to a post by the company’s board of directors, the platform has lost access to the digital assets it held in cold storage.Whilst the exchange was only...

Japanese finance giant SBI Holdings has released its nine-month financial report today, Jan. 31. In the report for the period ending on Dec. 31, 2018, SBI notes Ripple’s potential for cross-border payments. SBI outlines the implementation of technologies by Ripple (XRP) and blockchain consortium R3...

Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX is filing for protection from creditors, a step taken to avoid bankruptcy. In a statement posted to its website nearly a week after the portal became inaccessible, the exchange announced that it had filed “an application for creditor protection in accordance...

Binance, a leading crypto-to-crypto exchange, today announced a partnership with payment processing company Simplex, enabling users to buy cryptocurrencies directly with their credit cards. “We want to provide Binance traders with fast and easy access to crypto, in the most secure way possible,” said Changpeng...

Following Bitcoin’s recent drop into the $3,400 region, it has been able to hold support above $3,400 for an extended period of time, which may ultimately prove to be positive for Bitcoin’s price action. It is important to note that Bitcoin (BTC) has not yet...

IDAP, a new crypto derivatives exchange, today announced the dates for its upcoming public token sale. Beginning with Phase 1 on February 15th, 2019, the project is going to sell 50 million IDAP tokens in this round. The aim is to deliver the main exchange...

The CEO of the blockchain advisory unit of Swiss state-owned telecommunications company Swisscom has unexpectedly left the firm, according to a press release on Swisscom’s website, Jan. 30. As major local news outlet Swissinfo reported the same day, news of Daniel Haudenschild’s reportedly sudden departure...

Bitstamp, a leading cryptocurrency exchange and the EU’s largest by trading volume, today announced the launch of its brand new mobile app, which is now available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. To properly service an increased number of users since the launch...

Reports by a cyber security firm claim to have identified a piece of malware designed to beat the two-factor authentication commonly used to help protect various online accounts. The software steals credentials, including browser cookies, to allow access to cryptocurrency exchange accounts. CookieMiner, as the...