Jack Dorsey’s participation in the Lightning Network Trust Chain experiment is seen as considerable endorsement of the nascent technology. Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey has joined a community project demonstrating the functionality of Bitcoin’s (BTC) second-layer scaling protocol, the Lightning Network (LN), on Feb. 5. Dorsey, who has repeatedly pledged his faith in Bitcoin […]
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American Bitcoin trading platform LedgerX has launched a new LedgerX Halving Contract, representing a binary option unique to Bitcoin United States-regulated trading and clearing platform LedgerX has released a new type of derivative contract unique to Bitcoin (BTC), according to a blog post published on Feb. 5. The new product called LedgerX Halving Contract (LXHC) […]
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Most of the top ten coins are in the red, with losses over the 24 hour period at or below three percent Tuesday, Feb. 5 — cryptocurrency markets are trading sideways and reporting mild losses. Bitcoin (BTC) is struggling to stay in the green, while other major coins are experiencing a downward trend. Market visualization […]
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Users of digital currency wallets Electrum and MEW are purportedly facing phishing attacks attempting to steal their sensitive information. Users of cryptocurrency wallets Electrum and MyEtherWallet are currently facing phishing attacks, according to posts published on Reddit and Twitter on Feb. 4. A phishing attack is an attempt to obtain sensitive data like users’ personal […]
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A vulnerability that could have permitted an attacker to coin infinite ZEC has been patched and disclosed by the company behind the coin. A vulnerability that could have permitted an attacker to coin infinite Zcash (ZEC) has been patched and disclosed by the company behind the coin, a post on the official Zcash blog states […]
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Blockchain-based lending firm Dharma Labs raised $7 million from big investors including Coinbase Ventures. San Francisco-based blockchain lending firm Dharma Labs has raised $7 million from big investors including Coinbase Ventures, as the company confirmed to Cointelegraph on Feb. 5. According to crypto news outlet The Block Crypto, Dharma Labs is planning to use the […]
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EOS.io, the company responsible for the development of EOS, awarded bug bounties for five critical vulnerabilities this year. EOS.io, the company responsible for the development of fourth-largest crypto by market cap EOS, has handed over bug bounties for five critical vulnerabilities this year. Public activity on breach disclosure platform HackerOne revealed the bounties. On Jan. […]
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Canadian cryptocurrency exchange is in hot water. Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX is in hot water: Following the sudden death of its 30-year-old founder, Gerald Cotten, the exchange has allegedly lost access to its cold wallets, where most of the funds were stored. Now, the exchange has taken to court to avoid the collapse, but some […]
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Huobi.com is launching fiat-crypto trading services, with initial support for three USD-crypto trading pairs. Huobi.com, the United States-based partner of Singapore-headquartered crypto exchange Huobi, is launching fiat-crypto trading services, with initial support for three USD-crypto trading pairs. The development was revealed in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Feb. 5. Huobi.com is operated by […]
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Coinbase is launching support for European Union residents to make fiat currency withdrawals to online payment system PayPal. Major United States crypto exchange and wallet provider Coinbase is launching support for European Union residents to make fiat currency withdrawals to online payment system PayPal. The development was announced in an official blog post published on […]
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