3 Major South Korean Crypto Exchange Hacks to Date

South Korea plays an important role in the cryptocurrency world. Ever since China lost its dominant position, South Korea has become of the Asia’s biggest Bitcoin and altcoin trading hubs. That success comes with potential issues, as numerous exchanges have been hacked in the process. The following three examples represent just a fraction of incidents … Read more

Northern Bitcoin, Rawpool Sign Wallet and Mining Deal

Germany’s Northern Bitcoin AG (MUN:NB2) has agreed to offer Bpal Wallet, a wallet and payments app created by China-based Rawpool Group, in the European market. The agreement between the Munich-listed company and the bitcoin cash (BCH) miner, effective from today, also covers mining operations and cryptocurrency exchanges. Shares of Frankfurt-based Northern Bitcoin AG rose 2.8 percent … Read more

Top 3 Aspects of 0xBitcoin Causing Some Controversy

Very few cryptocurrencies tend to upset the large majority of Bitcoin and altcoin enthusiasts. In the case of 0xBitcoin, the opinions are rather strong where this project is concerned. A few key aspects of this project have people annoyed, although one could easily argue those are the things which make 0xBTC unique in its own way. … Read more

Salt to Offer Crypto-Backed Loans in 7 Global Markets, 15 More US States

Salt, a cryptocurrency-backed loan service, has announced plans to launch operations in seven new jurisdictions throughout the world, while offering its services in 15 more U.S. states. It will also include litecoin (LTC) among its offerings, while providing more competitive interest rates and removing loan caps. Also read: Bitcoin Price: Wall Street Optimistic, Enthusiasts Pessimistic … Read more

Tron CEO Says TRX is Better Than Ethereum, Still Only 40% of ETH Activity

Justin Sun, the CEO of Tron, the 11th largest blockchain project in the global market valued at $1.6 billion, claimed that the Tron network has better scalability and a more affordable platform for decentralized applications (dApps). Speaking to Investopedia, Sun stated that Tron exceeds Ethereum in terms of infrastructure, network efficiency, and scalability. Yet, the … Read more

4Chan now Supports Cryptocurrency Payments for its Annual Pass Service

Over the past few years, the 4Chan platform has become synonymous with cryptocurrency in many different ways. It now seems things will only continue to improve in this regard, primarily because the platform has decided to integrate support for various digital currencies. A surprising turn of events, although it was a matter of time until … Read more