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Crypto Coins: Top 5 Winners and Losers

After the first bearish quarter for the crypto market since Q3 of 2016, the second quarter of 2018 has started with a much-awaited rebound. Here are the lists of best and worst performing crypto coins among top 50 coins by market capitalization this year. Top 5 Winners Bytom (BTM) Bytom was...

, by Priyeshu Garg

South Korean Exchanges Struggling to Find Insurance Policies

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange platforms are having trouble finding insurance companies willing to issue them with policies, reports media outlet Digital Times.The Korea Blockchain Association (KBA), an alliance of 23 of the country’s leading exchanges, yesterday revealed plans to...

, by Tim Alper

Bitcoin’s Wild Ride and What’s Ahead For the Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin has been on a volatile ride in recent times, its value rising and falling like a kite caught in variable winds. Its future will likely be as unpredictable as its past given that it’s a currency propped up by risk-takers, a target of lawmakers and tied to nothing more substantial than...

, by Thanasis Stengos

Verge Drops After Announced Partnership With Pornhub

Following a tumultuous few months in which reactions to the Verge name ranged from ecstasy about the groundbreaking Wraith Protocol to outright accusations of scamminess, Verge delivered on their promise of unveiling their mysterious huge partner - and it’s a porn site Pornhub, which is among...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin and Altcoins Holding Key Support Levels

The past few sessions were mostly quiet as most major cryptocurrencies traded in a range. On the positive note, bitcoin, ethereum and ripple stayed above crucial support levels. Today, bitcoin cash is gaining upside momentum and is currently up more than 7%. Technically, the market seems to be...

, by Aayush Jindal

Russia Fails to Ban Telegram, Censor Insists It Is Not Targeting Users

The Russian internet censorship body’s conflict with chat app Telegram, the crypto-community’s de facto communications platform, is intensifying, with critics saying the body’s actions are “breaking Russia’s internet.” But the censor’s head says it has no...

, by Tim Alper

“South Korean Exchanges Are in a State of Confusion”

The self-regulatory Korea Blockchain Association (KBA), has criticized the South Korean government for its “lack of guidance” – hitting back at suggestions that the country’s cryptocurrency exchanges are violating a code of conduct they agreed in December last year.Kim...

, by Tim Alper

New York Attorney General Asks US Exchanges to Prove Security

Eric Schneiderman, New York’s Attorney General (AG), has called upon 13 of America’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges to provide his office with details on how they protect their customers’ assets.Schneiderman sent letters to exchanges such as Coinbase, Bittrex, Binance, Payward...

, by Tim Alper

Payward Japan Exchange to Close – But Insider Says it May Return

Payward Japan, one of the country’s older cryptocurrency exchanges and the operator of the Kraken platform, has withdrawn its operating application with the Japanese financial regulator – but one expert says the company may soon return with a new application.Payward Japan was one of 16...

, by Tim Alper

A New Era for Earning Crypto? Coinbase Buys Earn, Takes CEO on as CTO

Will Coinbase users be able to earn cryptocurrency by doing simple, mundane tasks such as sending and receiving crypto from now on? Their acquisition of Earn.com, an online service doing just that - rewarding its users for receive paid messages from people outside their networks - may be a step in...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

The Biggest Secrets of Successful ICOs

The identity of the team and its social media following was found to have a very small effect.A great whitepaper, well rated code, shorter funding period and even larger units of tokens help an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) to raise larger funds, a study of 238 ICOs in 2016 and 2017 showed.The paper...

, by Alex Lielacher

Vietnam Edges Closer to Crypto Crackdown

Vietnam with population of 93 million could be on the verge of a China-style crackdown on cryptocurrencies, with the country’s prime minister, central bank and finance ministry all poised to create a regulatory framework for Initial Coin Offering (ICO) issuance. The country may also outlaw...

, by Tim Alper

Japanese Police Bust ‘Ringleader’ of Crypto Crime Ring

Police in Japan have made a five more arrests as further details of a major cryptocurrency fraud ring come to light. Last week, Tokyo police, working with forces in the Hyogo Prefecture, arrested seven men on fraud charges, but detectives say they believe they have now captured the ring’s...

, by Tim Alper

Coinone Outruns Rivals by Expanding Oversees

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinone has stolen a march on its domestic rivals, such as Korbit, Upbit and Bithumb, with the announcement that it will begin trading in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta.The move represents the first time a South Korean exchange platform has opened a...

, by Tim Alper

How Bitcoin Gets Under Your Skin – Literally

Protecting your BTC stash is a must as long as there is any hope the price may return to its December 2017 glory - but what lengths would you go to? A Dutch Bitcoin enthusiast has set a new bar - his stash is under his skin.Martijn Wismeijer, a marketing manager at the Bitcoin ATM manufacturer...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

What Wikipedia Can Teach Us About Blockchain Technology

Dirk Baur, University of Western Australia; Daniel Cahill, University of Western Australia, and Zhangxin (Frank) Liu, University of Western AustraliaAlmost a decade after the introduction of Bitcoin, there is a lot of hype about the blockchain technology on which cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin...

, by Daniel Cahill

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