Tag Archives: Altcoin News

After experiencing a nasty 51 percent attack roughly one year ago, Vertcoin has been subjected to another such attack on its blockchain.Vertcoin: The Victim Once Again51 percent attacks occur when hackers secretly infiltrate a specific blockchain and then begin mining their own chain through the ledger. Granted the attacker has enough mining power under his or her belt, their chain can potentially overtake the ledger originally governed by the cryptocurrency or company in question.After a...

ADA price started a fresh decline after it failed to surpass the $0.0420 resistance against the US Dollar.The price is currently declining and trading below the $0.0400 support area.There is a descending channel forming with resistance near $0.0375 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The price is likely to accelerate losses below the $0.0355 and $0.0350 support levels in the near term.Cardano price is following a downtrend against the US Dollar and bitcoin. ADA price could continue to...

Tron price is struggling to clear a couple of important resistances near $0.0160 against the US Dollar.TRX price is currently trading above the $0.0152 and $0.0150 support levels.There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.0160 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex).The price could start a fresh decline if it fails to surpass $0.0160 and $0.0614.TRON price is currently consolidating below key resistances against the US Dollar and bitcoin. TRX price must break the...

Ethereum price is facing a few important resistances near $152 and $158 against the US Dollar.ETH price is currently trading below $150, but also holding the $148 support area.There is a major breakout pattern forming with support near $148 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase).The price could either rally above $152 or it might start a fresh decline towards $138.Ethereum price is likely setting up for the next key break against the US Dollar. ETH/USD must climb above $150, $152 and...

Ripple price is struggling to climb above the $0.2300 and $0.2320 resistances against the US dollar.The price is currently trading near the $0.2200 support area and it could continue to move down.There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.2250 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The price is likely to accelerate lower if it continues to struggle near $0.2300.Ripple price is facing an increase in selling below $0.2300 against the US...

A U.S. man has been arrested for teaching North Korea about blockchain. According to a press release, Virgil Griffith – a resident of Singapore but a citizen of the United States – has been charged with violating international restrictions by traveling to North Korea and providing a lecture and advice regarding blockchain technology and how it can be used to violate present sanctions.North Korea: Using Blockchain for Illicit Purposes?North Korea, a nuclear state, has had a very controversial...

Not everyone is pleased with bitcoin, but now the European Central Bank (ECB) – which described bitcoin as the “evil” spawn of 2008’s financial crisis – says it’s on the verge of doing something about it.The ECB and Its Digital PlansWhat is this plan? To develop a new centralized cryptocurrency issued by the bank. This isn’t much of a plan when you really think about it considering just how many countries and governments say they’re looking to exact the same steps. China, for example,...

A federal court is asking the founder of Telegram – Pavel Durov – to testify in the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) case against the encrypted messaging service’s latest initial coin offering (ICO) of its new cryptocurrency known as the “gram.”Telegram Is Trapped in a Big Legal BattleTelegram has garnered almost $2 billion through the sale of its new gram token, which has been going on since 2018. Overall, the company has done well. The trouble is the SEC is saying they failed to...

It’s happened again, folks. Another cryptocurrency hack has taken place in the region of South Korea. This time, the victim is the popular cryptocurrency exchange Up Bit, which has reportedly lost nearly $50 million in Ethereum (ETH) funds.Up Bit: The Latest Target of CyberthievesSouth Korea, at one time, was one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency hubs. The country was responsible for roughly one-quarter of the world’s bitcoin transactions, though the region has taken on something of a...

Bitcoin cash price is currently recovering and trading above $210 against the US Dollar.The price is struggling to gain momentum above the $222 and $226 resistance levels.There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $222 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could start a nice upward move above the $221 and $222 resistance levels.Bitcoin cash price is showing positive signs above the $210 level against the US Dollar. BCH/USD is likely...