TRON’s Just.Game becomes No.1 Dapp within hours of launch. Over 500 million in TRX has been sent to the automated smart contract. Critics say the app’s structure too closely resembles that of a Ponzi scheme. A new decentralized application (Dapp) promoted by TRON founder Justin Sun has racked up over 500 million TRX mere hours after its launch. Just.Game describes itself as an “autodecentric (self-decentralizing) organization.” To play the “game,” a user must send TRX to the Dapp’s smart...
Read More »Kelly Loeffler Steps Down As Former PayPal Exec Becomes Bakkt’s New CEO
Bakkt, the Bitcoin Futures trading platform of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has recently appointed a new CEO as Kelly Loeffler stepped down. The former CPO of the company, Mike Blandina, will take her role, and, at the same time, the former COO, Adam White, will serve as President.New CEO and President of BakktBakkt has recently announced a change of leadership within the company, starting from December 20th. The Bitcoin Futures trading platform of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)...
Read More »$480K Stolen As Hackers Compromise NULS Blockchain Platform
NULS Blockchain platform has become the latest victim on the success list of crypto hackers after a security breach leading to the theft of about $480,000 worth of NULS token. According to an official announcement about the situation on Twitter, NULS said that the hackers compromised the account of the NULS team, and a total of 2 million tokens was stolen, which is about 2% of over 73 million tokens in circulation. Cause of Attack And The Next StepOut of the stolen 2 million tokens, 548,354...
Read More »Tesla Reaches Agreement with German Authority for Gigafactory Construction near Berlin
According to a recent report from Bloomberg, Tesla is making interesting strides with its car factory as it has now inched very close to erection. Per a statement from the Brandenburg state government, authorities have agreed to the terms of a contract between both parties, for the sale of land in Grunheide, a municipality close to the capital. The land near Berlin is 300 hectares large (741 acres) and will house the gigafactory that will be built by Tesla.Apart from the terms stipulated in...
Read More »Crix: A B2B Trading Engine For Other Exchanges
Place/Date: - December 23rd, 2019 at 1:08 pm UTC · 4 min read Contact: CRIX, Source: CRIX The cryptocurrency industry has come of age as Bitcoin (BTC) celebrates its 10th anniversary. Over the years, more than 2,000 cryptocurrencies have come to the fore, leading to an increased demand for online trading platforms. Despite existing cynical beliefs about the industry, crypto exchanges have become quite successful in what seems to be a short time.Now, the most popular exchange platforms not...
Read More »Bitcoin Attack Vector Exposed: How to Force-Refund Your Spent Bitcoin
Video shows user double-spending BTC transaction by taking advantage of RBF (Replace By Fee) and zero-conf transactions. Controversial features have been a topic of hot debate among Bitcoin developers for years. A simple four-step guide details how to easily purchase goods with Bitcoin and still keep your money. A weakness has been found in the Bitcoin code which apparently makes it possible to spend BTC transactions twice. By taking advantage of Bitcoin’s RBF feature (Replace By Fee), a...
Read More »Mixed Outlook Looms even as Bitcoin Rally Attempts to Get Closer to $8000
The weekend was positive for Bitcoin with another batch mimicking up during late U.S. trading and early Monday morning in Asia.BTC/USD is currently trading at $7,521 (+ 5.4% on the daily chart). The coin has been recovering since Sunday. During the early Asian hours, the cryptocurrency attempted the area above $7,600.Sentiment among traders and analysts altered back up again as optimism for “a year-end rally” returned to cryptocurrencies.Analysts maintained their range during the sudden...
Read More »Stocks of Chipmaking Companies Emerge as Top Performers of the Decade
Over the last decade, specifically after the 2008 global economic recession, chipmakers have emerged as the best performing industry across sectors and regions. The latest industry report shows that the chipmaking industry witnessed a 377% growth in the last 10 years. This is double the growth of the S&P 500 during the same period.This shows that the semiconductor industry remains at the core of this rapidly changing technology. Despite new technologies like AI, blockchain, ML, and others...
Read More »As XRP Price Crashes, Is It a Good Time to Buy?
XRP price crashes continue to have place. As the price has fallen to $0.20, it means that the coin has lost 95% of its highest all-time value. Currently, Bitcoin dominance is at an all-time high of nearly 70%. This has created a scenario where the XRP token has lost ground. This hasn’t however dampened the confidence of investors into XRP-related projects. Sources indicate that Ripple announced recently that it had been able to get about $200 million in investments this year. Ripple Labs also...
Read More »Bitwise Expresses Commitment to Bitcoin ETF in a New Letter to the SEC
The Bitwise digital asset management is still very much interested in creating a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). On Wednesday, the firm sent a new letter to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), responding to the earlier published 112-page rejection letter it received from the SEC back in October.Published by the SEC on Friday, the new letter addressed the SEC’s manipulation fears. According to the SEC, one of the reasons the Bitcoin ETF could not be approved was the...
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