Cryptopia Hackers Successfully Stole Funds During the Investigation

Ever since the Cryptopia trading platform got hacked, users have been wondering when things will improve. That question is very difficult to answer right now. The investigation is still ongoing. Even so, it seems some of the stolen funds were drained a slate as the day prior to the investigation. Additionally, some money went missing in … Read more

Tidbits: Jesse Powell Criticizes Custodial Ownership, Simon Dixon Slams the Banking System

Tidbits is a roundup of talking points from across the cryptosphere. Today, Jesse Powell and Samson Mow both voice their opinions on the custodial ownership of assets through trusted, third parties. Paul Sztorc shows the Bitcoin community that forks are not as frequent as they think and Simon Dixon breaks down his three problems with the … Read more

JP Morgan: Bitcoin Would Only Make Sense in a Dystopian Scenario

JP Morgan has continued to bash bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, saying the value of them is still unproven and that it will be at least another three to five years before blockchain technology makes a difference to the banking sector.  Also read: Jamaica Stock Exchange Plans to List Security Tokens ‘A Dystopian Scenario’ America’s largest bank has … Read more

‘XRP Army’ Accused of Harrassment After Intense Debate Over the Token’s Market Cap

Over the last few months, there’s been a lot of discussion about the company Ripple Labs and the digital token XRP. A recently published report on the market valuation of XRP, authored by the cryptocurrency data startup Messari, has caused quite a stir among the community. After Messari’s founder Ryan Selkis shared an article concerning … Read more

Chainalysis Unveils AML Tool for Stablecoins

Cryptocurrencies tend to attract a lot of attention from criminals. This is primarily due to their perceived anonymity and privacy aspects.  Several blockchain analysis companies specialize in ensuring such criminal activity cannot take place. Chainalysis has now confirmed they are launching a similar service for stablecoins. A remarkable development, although one that also makes a … Read more

Satoshi’s Bitcoin Whitepaper Is Now Available in Arabic and Hindi

On Jan. 22, blockchain infrastructure firm Bitfury announced during the World Economic Forum in Davos that Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper has been translated into Arabic and Hindi for the first time. The translations of the paper “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” can now be read by the millions of people around the world who … Read more