Other Public Protocols

Zcash

Zcash Team Reveals It Fixed a Catastrophic Coin Counterfeiting Bug

The company behind the privacy-minded cryptocurrency zcash said Tuesday that it moved last year to fix a catastrophic bug that could have been used to print infinite coins.

Tech  ·  5 February 2019
Binance

BitTorrent Token Is Already Nearly 6 Times Its ICO Price

The price of BitTorrent Token (BTT) is up nearly 600 percent from its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) which took place just one week ago.

Markets  ·  4 February 2019
ConsenSys

ETC Cooperative Adds Developer Bob Summerwill as Executive Director

The former lead architect for ethereum venture studio Consensys, is joining the Ethereum Classic Cooperative as executive director.

Tech  ·  29 January 2019
Exchanges

Binance’s BitTorrent Token Sale Sells Out in Minutes Amid Technical Issues

Some 59.8 billion BitTorrent Tokens (BTT) sold in less than 15 minutes on Binance – but it was not without technical difficulties.

Tech  ·  28 January 2019
Exchanges

Crypto Startup Wants You to Trade on Exchanges Without Trusting Them

The Arwen protocol, launched on testnet Monday, aims to let centralized exchange users self-custody their private keys and conduct transactions off-chain.

Tech  ·  28 January 2019
News

Privacy Cryptocurrency Beam Experiences Blockchain Stoppage

Privacy-oriented cryptocurrency Beam said Monday morning that its blockchain had stopped. A fix has now been committed, it says [updated].

Tech  ·  21 January 2019
Exchanges

How BlockEx Went from $24 Million ICO to Layoffs in Less Than a Year

BlockEx, a London-based platform for launching and exchanging tokens, was beset by a series of setbacks that led to downsizing.

Tech  ·  18 January 2019
News

‘Critical’ Vulnerability in Beam Wallet Could Have Put Funds At Risk, Devs Say After Fix

The "critical vulnerability" found by developers of the mimblewimble privacy coin Beam is said to have put user funds at possible risk of being stolen.

Tech  ·  16 January 2019
Privacy Coins

First Grin Block Mined as Mimblewimble Privacy Crypto Goes Live

Grin, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency built on "mimblewimble" tech, has gone live on mainnet.

Tech  ·  15 January 2019
Ethereum Classic

Fee Spike on Ethereum Classic Raises Fears of More Exchange Attacks

Abnormal network activity this past Sunday on ethereum classic caused certain miners to receive thousands of dollars in payout. These peculiar transactions also caused average transaction fees and hashrate levels to reach unprecedented highs.

Tech  ·  14 January 2019
Exchanges

Exchange Says 51% Attacker Returned $100K-Worth of Ethereum Classic

Cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io said Saturday that $100,000 in ethereum classic has been returned following a recent 51-percent attack.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 January 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Price Tumbles 10% as Crypto Markets Flash Red

The price of bitcoin fell more than 10 percent during Thursday's trading session as it erased much of its recent gains.

Markets  ·  10 January 2019
News

Beam Announces ‘Critical’ Vulnerability in Mimblewimble Crypto’s Wallet

The Beam privacy coin's development team announced a "critical" vulnerability discovered in its wallet software Wednesday, telling users to remove old versions immediately.

Tech  ·  9 January 2019
Coinbase

Security Firm Asks Exchanges to Help It Find Ethereum Classic ‘Attacker’

Security firm SlowMist has come out with a public analysis of the latest chain attacks seen on ethereum classic.

Tech  ·  9 January 2019
Ethereum Classic

Exchange Says $200K in Ethereum Classic Lost As Blockchain Attacks Continue

Cryptocurrency exchange Gate.io has corroborated claims that the ethereum classic network is under a 51 percent attack, disclosing a loss of 40,000 ETC.

Tech  ·  8 January 2019