Griffith, who was arrested for presenting Ethereum details to the North Korean regime, is back with his family.
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Gambling Still Leads Dapp Growth
Despite growth in all dApp areas, gambling remained the leading cause for gaining users and coin transfers.
Five Most Active Altcoins: How they Fared in 2019
Altcoins split into groups in 2019, with some outperforming, while others sank into obscurity, with almost all liquidity drained away.
Poloniex Admits to Data Leak, Sends Password Change Emails
Poloniex has turned into one of the biggest TRON-affiliated exchanges, but now has to face a security break.
Bitcoin (BTC) Meets New Year with a Slide
BTC is once again teetering on the edge of a price drop, as the $7,300 support level was lost again.
Ethereum (ETH) Remains Biggest Gainer of Dapps in 2019
The coin has received criticism, but managed to grow its dApp ecosystem in 2019 in all major categories.
Communism and Cryptocurrencies: Why Former and Current Restrictive Regimes Turn into Powerhouses
Failed states, former restrictive regimes and even China’s communist government seem to be especially fitting to the ethos of crypto assets.
Bitcoin (BTC) Fees Grow with Usage, Still Outpaced by Block Reward
In the future, BTC transaction fees may become key to miner gains, as block rewards slide.
Can Google and Apple Destroy the Dapp Ecosystem?
App store rules may curb the distribution of crypto-related apps, especially when considered potential hidden financial schemes.
Bitcoin (BTC) Renews 2020 Hopes with Hike Above $7,400
In a late Sunday rally, BTC gained more positions, now possibly moving to a new price discovery scenario.
CV Market Watch™: Weekly Crypto Trading Overview (December 20-27, 2019)
BTC ended a turbulent year, where no clear narrative emerged as prices saw bearish and bullish attitudes fighting it out.
Rock Bottom: Previously Hot Projects Now on Sale for 2 Satoshi
The altcoin bear market has brought down prices significantly, with more coins reaching rock-bottom prices against Bitcoin (BTC).
Ethereum Co-founder Sold 90,000 ETH
The whale transaction to Kraken sparked fears of concerted action, and a potential dump on Ethereum prices.
Was YouTube Crypto Ban a Mistake?
After affecting some of the most prominent cryptocurrency content producers, YouTube admitted the ban may have been a mistake.
Kim Dotcom Envisions Harsh Crypto Crackdown in the US
In 2020, stricter rules have been planned, but there may also be unexpected crackdowns against the crypto sector.
NEM (XEM) Schedules Catapult Mainnet for December 31
The Catapult update has been bandied about for a long time, and finally arrived after years in the altcoin bear market.
Hedera Hashgraph Proposes Emergency Token Lock to Save Tanking Price
One of the highly hyped projects has seen its token price lose more than 90% of its value, attempting a salvage through a token lock.
OKEx Runs Test for Bitcoin (BTC) Options
OKEx has risen as one of the leaders in BTC derivative trades, now adding options for selected traders.
Vitalik Buterin Proposed Merging ETH 1.0 into New Version
The prolonger life of ETH 1.0 as a shard of ETH 2.0 would solve the problem of the appearance of a rogue chain.
Bitcoin (BTC), Crypto Projects Keep Facing Censorship from YouTube
The crypto community will enter 2020 with brand-new rules on posting crypto-related content.
Crypto Sector Faces YouTube Censorship Unleashed This Christmas Season
Promotions of unregistered securities and potential scams led YouTube to pull down crypto-related content.
Ethereum (ETH) Puzzles with January 1 Hard Fork
The minor update to delay the mining ice age was scheduled for what was seen as the worst day of the year.
Is Bitcoin (BTC) High-Stakes Mining Actually Good?
The arms race of mining new BTC coins happens even at depressed prices – is this healthy blockchain economics?
The Year 2019, when Satoshi Nakamoto Came Back in Fashion
The 10-year anniversary of Bitcoin renewed claims that Satoshi Nakamoto was back, with each claim more outlandish than the other.
Why Bitcoin (BTC) Maximalists Keep Criticizing Ethereum (ETH)
The criticisms against the Ethereum network expanded in 2019, pointing to significant deficits.
VeChain (VET) Rallies Again on Blockchain Initiative in China
The VET price recovered strongly after the recent theft of tokens from the buyback wallet.
Most IEO Coins Lost in 2019, Matic (MATIC) Remains Exception
IEO tokens only achieved gains soon after the launch on exchanges, but most assets sank below their initial sale price.
Bitcoin (BTC) Hashrate Peaks Unexpectedly
As BTC prices expanded above $7,500, mining suddenly picked up to a near-peak level.
Start 2020 with Proof of Keys Day
The annual event tests the potential of exchanges to serve withdrawals, as users send funds to their private key wallets to prove ownership.
Crypto.com Coin (CRO) Rises on Bithumb Official Promotion
CRO was selected as Coin of the Week at the Bithumb exchange, sparking a rally as the market recovered.