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In today’s edition of Bitcoin in Brief, your daily roundup of crypto news, we take a look at the best performing coins of the last 24 hours. Can they sustain their momentum, or is it a classic case of “Buy on the rumor, sell on the news?” Also read: Bitcoin in Brief Tuesday: Breakouts and Fakeouts … Read more
There are a lot of conflicting opinions on the Verge cryptocurrency as of right now. This is not a big surprise, as the project has always been considered to be rather controversial. The network’s most recent “accidental fork” goes to show there is still a lot of work to be done before this project can … Read more
Bitcoin has taken a small tumble since yesterday’s figure of $6,800. At press time, the price has fallen by about $100 and bitcoin sits at just over $6,700. The fall may have occurred for several reasons, one being the recent hack of privacy-oriented cryptocurrency Verge. The attack was noticed by a bitcointalk.org user, who claimed … Read more
The past day for Verge (XVG) represents yet another fiasco for the highly controversial Dogecoin fork. Hackers have managed to mine an XVG block every second through a timestamp exploitation coupled with a 51% attack. To make matters worse, hasty developer responses have actually rendered the network even more incapable through an ineffective hard fork. … Read more
Verge, a ”privacy coin” famed for the zealotry of its community, has fallen prey to a 51% attack. A malevolent miner gained majority control of the network hashrate, a feat that makes it possible for the controlling entity to modify transactions, calling the integrity of the entire blockchain into question. Around 250,000 verge were stolen … Read more
2018 has been a tough year for cryptocurrencies. It all started so promisingly, as January broke with the promise of $3 ripple and, in tron, an altcoin that was up 14,000% in 30 days. Things swiftly went south from there, and have been sinking ever since. Judged by their all-time high (ATH), the following coins … Read more
Privacy coins are meant to be private. That’s their raison d’être. Strip away the privacy, and they simply become altcoins, and dangerous ones at that, with the potential to deanonymize their users and expose their secrets. A number of recent reports have cast doubt on the privacy features offered by coins such as zcash and … Read more
All cryptocurrencies are suffering from another downturn as we speak. With the Bitcoin price dropping by over 5% in the past 24 hours, yesterday’s prediction came more than true. It does appear the Verge price is still bucking this negative trend, despite this somewhat shady partnership “crowdfunding campaign”. Verge Price is Surging for Some Reason … Read more
Partnership announcements have long been a tool for pumping altcoins and shilling ICOs. In fact, promoters are now interpreting the term so broadly that if they are using Word to write a whitepaper or Gmail to handle communications they might as well claim to be partners of Google and Microsoft. The most infamous example of … Read more
There have been a lot of concerns regarding specific altcoins as of late. In the case of Verge, its recent publicity stunt is backfiring in quite spectacular fashion. It goes to show that good intentions can often result in criticism, mainly because the campaign’s overall approach leaves a lot to be desired. Stirring the Verge Hornet’s Nest To … Read more
