Syscoin Hack Disrupts Binance Prompting Temporary Shutdown

Syscoin has been hit by an unusual hack that has manipulated the coin’s total supply. The attackers then sent the fraudulently generated coins to Binance and sold them, pushing the price of 1 SYS to as high as 96 BTC. The BTC they received was then withdrawn, prompting Binance to temporarily cease trading and to … Read more

Rogue App Wreaks Havoc –Transaction Costs Soar as the Ethereum Network Slows

Another month, another almighty congestion on the Ethereum network. Gas prices have soared this week, passing 500 gwai at one stage, before settling on a still-pretty-substantial 56 gwai. As a result, the average transaction cost is $0.49, making it more expensive to send crypto on Ethereum than on other major blockchains such as BTC or … Read more

PR: Vertex Launches ICO Aftermarket

ICO is a concept that elicits strong reactions form people across the board. After the 2017 ICO craze in which projects with little more than a concept on a white paper were getting millions in funding, this innovative crowdfunding mechanism has left a bad taste in the mouths of countless people around the globe. A … Read more

EU Report Advises Regulators Not to Ban or Ignore Cryptocurrencies

A recent report published by the European Parliament advises policymakers and regulators not to ignore cryptocurrencies or attempt to ban them. It discusses how crypto should be treated, their taxation, as well as their potential impact on financial systems and central banks’ monopolies on money issuance. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space … Read more

Paul Krugman Trolls Ripple, Accidentally Making a Case for Bitcoin Cash

“If a digital currency isn’t actually used for any transactions, is it, you know, actually a currency?” tweeted Nobel laureate economist with the ears of American progressive politicians, Paul Krugman. He was prompted by a colleague’s recent article regarding a push by Ripple’s XRP to urge users to do more than just speculate. Mr. Krugman, … Read more