Coinsquare Lays off 40 Employees in a Troublesome Month for Crypto Exchanges

Leading Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare has reportedly laid off almost a third of its staff. The news comes after at least five other trading platforms found themselves in trouble during the past month. From the need to adapt to a prolonged bear market, overcome financial difficulties and technical issues, to coping with coin losses and … Read more

Mt. Gox Restitution Process Frozen Due to One Man’s $16B Claim

On Jan. 31, Mt. Gox victims were enraged to hear that the founder of Coinlab, Peter Vessenes, is still causing problems for the former exchange’s rehabilitation process. According to information published by public attorney Daniel Kelman, Coinlab filed a claim for ¥1.7 trillion yen (US$16 billion) which is over and above every claimant’s filing. Also … Read more

Tidbits: Kraken CEO Offers Help in Quadrigacx Case, Iranian Bitcoiner Learns Expensive Lesson

Tidbits is a roundup of talking points from across the cryptosphere. In this edition, Jesse Powell offers to help the Canadian police investigate the supposed death of Quadrigacx CEO Gerald Cotten and the subsequent movement of funds. Also, the r/btc community teaches Iranian redditor Cdaemon how to keep his crypto safe.  Also read: Canadian Exchange … Read more

Tron Price Has Quick Gains Wiped Out Nearly Completely as Pump Cools Off

When it comes to the cryptocurrency markets, there is a lot of contradictory momentum. Whereas Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP are all struggling for any genuine traction, Tron seems to be enjoying a very positive spell right now. The current Tron price sits at $0.0267 again, following a minor value spike. An interesting development which seems … Read more

New Parity Update Addresses RPC Request Crashing Ethereum Network Nodes

In 2019, not a week goes by in the cryptocurrency industry without some sort of worrisome development. Parity, one of the more popular technology stacks in the Ethereum ecosystem, has issued a major security alert. It seems a new attack vector against network nodes has been uncovered which could ultimately force network nodes offline. Luckily, … Read more

Point-of-Sale Platform Anypay Adds Full Bitcoin Cash Support

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) proponents were pleased to hear this week that the point-of-sale payment processing application Anypay has fully integrated BCH. With the Anypay platform, anyone can accept BCH at their store using a tablet, mobile device or desktop in a noncustodial fashion. Also read: Properties Are Still Being Sold for Cryptocurrency Despite the Bear Market … Read more

Crypto-Stealing SIM Swapper Pleads Guilty, Gets 10 Years in Prison

Joel Ortiz, a college student who allegedly stole cryptocurrency worth over $5 million, has pleaded guilty and accepted a 10-year prison sentence. Ortiz was arrested last year and accused of hijacking the phone numbers of around 40 people. He is now the first person to be sentenced for the crime, commonly known as SIM swapping. … Read more

These Payment Gateways Will Enable Your Business to Accept Cryptocurrency

As more people become interested in the world of cryptocurrency, adoption grows and so does the number of merchants interested in accepting bitcoin payments. Here are some of the easiest methods for integrating bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies into your online business.  Also read: Wikipedia Now Accepts Bitcoin Cash Donations via Bitpay  Why Your Business Might … Read more