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Apparently, Ledger is in the news again for the wrong reasons. At first, SuchiSwap CTO (one of the leading DEXs) made a tweet about the suspected vulnerability.  The primary issue is that the Ledger ConnectKit NPM package Library that is used across majority of decentralized applications was updated few hours ago with malicious code (drainer):  How come? It looks like the NPM key was leaked via a github action which means Anyone can invoke the action via a PR on Ledger's GitHub Orgs, then leak that key by crafting a malicious package.json.  Right now, any user interacting with any and all Dapps could potentially be exposed to the vulnerability and end up losing all funds to drainers. According to my research so far, it doesn't include users who are just using Ledger for day-to-day transfers with no interactions and prior interactions before the vulnerability was disclosed appears to good. Side note: This only shows how poorly the Ledger team takes security and their continued negligence of the security of their products and services. Update #1: Ledger has confirmed the vulnerability report:🚨We have identified and removed a malicious version of the Ledger Connect Kit. 🚨
A genuine version is being pushed to replace the malicious file now. Do not interact with any dApps for the moment. We will keep you informed as the situation evolves.
Your Ledger device and Ledger Live were not compromised. |
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One of the news topping today's headline is the one about Square (A payment firm run by Jack Jorsey) added over $50M (~ approx. 4709 BTC) to its portfolio. Announcing the news on Thursday, Square said “cryptocurrency is an instrument of economic empowerment and provides a way to participate in a global monetary system, which aligns with the company’s purpose.”
The investment represents approximately 1% of Square’s total assets as of Q2 2020.
"We believe that bitcoin has the potential to be a more ubiquitous currency in the future," said Square’s CFO Amrita Ahuja. "As it grows in adoption, we intend to learn and participate in a disciplined way. For a company that is building products based on a more inclusive future, this investment is a step on that journey." Square becomes the second US-based cooperate organization after Microstrategy to invest in Bitcoin.
Jack has always been a huge fan of Bitcoin and one of the first few public figures to openly embrace Bitcoin and its technology. So I'm not really surprised with this move. This could be good and bad news for the crypto community. - Bad news: If more companies keep buying huge stacks of BTC, They might own enough to become manipulative and do things their own way.
- Goodnews : Bitcoin is getting the much needed attention and soon enough, more companies would buy in and the value would increase ~ possibly to everyone's dream price of $50,000 or more. Also, If these companies integrate Bitcoin to their products. For example, Square processes billions of dollars worth of transactions yearly.
What do you think about this? Feel free to share. Update: Bitcoin is up 2%+ since the news was released and the market is starting to look greenish again  |
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This is yet another reason why storing large amount of funds on exchanges is a bad idea. It appears Kucoin exchange has been hacked. For the past 7 hours, Over $150m in Ethereum and other erc20 tokens have been withdrawn to an unknown wallet here: https://etherscan.io/address/0xeB31973E0FeBF3e3D7058234a5eBbAe1aB4B8c23Bitcoin outflows were moved to Bitfinix. Kucoin's Responses Their telegram chat has gone haywire since then as worried users have been asking about an update. Alicia (Head of VIP at Kucoin) replied: Things doesn't add up here. If the funds were being moved by Kucoin, they wouldn't be investigating. It's either you or not. Users have reported seeing empty balances and currently withdrawal and deposits has been disabled. Since we have different DeXs available now, the hacker can easily unload all those funds.
While this isn't a "confirmed" hack yet, this is a friendly reminder to everyone who still stores loads of funds on exchanges. Your funds are a lot more safer when they're stored in your private wallet. I will keep updating the thread. Update 1:Looks like the hacker is cashing out using shitcoins available in decentralized exchanges. If this is a joke by Kucoin, then it's an interesting one Update 2: – Hack ConfirmationKucoin just confirmed the hack: We detected some large withdrawals since September 26, 2020 at 03:05:37 (UTC+8). According to the latest internal security audit report, part of Bitcoin, ERC-20 and other tokens in KuCoin’s hot wallets were transferred out of the exchange, which contained few parts of our total assets holdings. The assets in our cold wallets are safe and unharmed, and hot wallets have been re-deployed.
We are locating the reason for the incident, and will keep you updated once it is confirmed. Please rest assured that if any user fund is affected by this incident, it will be covered completely by KuCoin and our insurance fund.
To ensure the security of users’ assets, we will conduct a thorough security review. The deposit and withdrawal service will be suspended during the period. We will restore the service gradually after ensuring a safe state. We will keep you updated.
As "The People’s Exchange", we will take full responsibility and maintain transparency. To keep you updated regarding the latest updates, our CEO Johnny Lyu will update more details through a livestream at 12:30 (UTC+8), September 26, 2020. Please submit your questions here if you have any.
We greatly appreciate your understanding and support.
The KuCoin Team Update 3: More funds are being moved. Hack still on. Update 4:In response to the hack, Kucoin's CEO hosted a livestream to discuss details of the hack: https://www.kucoin.com/news/en-kucoin-ceo-livestream-recap-latest-updates-about-security-incidentUpdate 5:Tether Treasury has frozen over $20M tethers that were stolen. They're still about $120M of movable funds + some projects have agreed to invalidate some stolen tokens from their supply: https://www.kucoin.com/news/en-kucoin-ceo-livestream-recap-latest-updates-about-security-incident
The bottom line is, Kucoin will refund the stolen funds thanks to their insurance.
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Hello Everyone, If you're reading this, say hello to the soon-to-be hero member of the community. 🙏 I'll keep the thread as short as possible, wouldn’t want to bore y'all with long talks. On becoming a member:In late 2016, I picked an interest in bitcoin, then I did a couple of Google searches about bitcoin and this forum was in a lot of the results so I got here and read some threads. I even got to read the one made by the man himself, Satoshi. The movement sounded interesting so it didn't take long for me to become a member of bitcointalk. I became a member of this wonderful community on November 14, 2016. As a new member, I barely knew anything about key terms like bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, blockchain etc. With time, I got familiarized with some concepts, terms and nitty-gritty stuffs, too. Becoming a hero member has been one of my goals since I joined the community. It has taken me years to achieve it due to the fact that I got admitted to a university to study computer science so majority of my time was spent on books. That is also the reason why I was inactive for several months. Right now, my school workload is a bit reduced so I'm still on track with my goals. Bitcointalk Services- My first freelance gigLike everyone else, this community has been an integral part of my life since joining. I've learnt and experienced so much. Thanks to the earning opportunities on the forum, I was able to get myself some web development courses to learn and practice. On June 28th, I got a pm from the OP of this thread about working on a web project and God so kind, I got my very first freelance gig here on the forum and the feeling was aaaamazing! Since Bitcoin is spearheading the next generation of financial system, it's important to know that we can get skilled up in blockchain/crypto and be able to benefit from everything bitcoin offers to us. A lot of companies pays their employees with bitcoin and other cryptos. It's happening! Motivation and Highlights: Bitcoin is a movement, one that I'm glad to be a part of. The next couple of years would be phenomenal for everyone currently in the space. Being part of the next financial evolution alongside other strong believers and enthusiasts has been one of my biggest motivation till date. Some threads I was opportune to write: Gratitude: I want to say thank everyone who has played a vital role in my time here on the forum, whether you pointed out a mistake I made, merited me etc, I want to say a big thank you for bringing me a step closer to my goal. To everyone else looking to get to higher ranks, just keep persevering. With time, everything will fall in to place. Next steps: To become more involved with the community and contribute to more open source projects (crypto-related) with my coding skills! |
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When it comes to trading, we're a lot more interested in other concepts of technical analysis like chart patterns, candlestick patterns, indicators, etc. Just like other concepts, order types are also a fundamental unit in trading. Since there are many order types, knowing which one to use at any given is critical. But first, let me discuss what an order type is.
What are order types?
Order types refers to the position at which trader can take at any particular time. Whether it's a long or short, there's an order type for it. That said, let me discuss order types that are available on most crypto exchanges.
1. Market order:
A market order is a type of order that allows us to place an order at the current market price. A possible use case would be when you want to buy or sell immediately, without any delays, market order is the order type you want to use. Although I don't use it often, it's still has it uses.
2. A limit order:
A limit order order offers more flexibility than market order as it allows us to pick a price we're willing to buy or sell at (could be after our market analysis). Unlike a market order where you would typically not be allowed to set a price, with a limit order you can. The most common use case is when you want to only buy or sell an asset when it gets to a specific price level.
3. Stop Limit:
If you've heard about the concept of putting stop loss on your trades, this is it. A stop limit order allows us to put a "stop" to our limit orders. It's an order you want to put in case the trade doesn't go your way and it helps mitigate and reduce losses incurred. It's typically used when we already have an existing position and we want to make sure we reduce our losses when things doesn't go as planned.
For instance, When Bitcoin flash crashed from $12,000+ to ~ $10,550 last week, a stop loss order at $11,900 would have helped you save over around $1400 or more.
Stop limit order (stop loss) is an essential tool is a trader's toolbox if used correctly.
4. Trailing Stop limit:
What if there's a way to track the price while your position is in profit and still trending? In a case, it's tiresome to always keep track of the prices at all time time. What if you can do it automatically? That's where a trailing stop limit order comes in. It is designed to protect profits by allow a trade to remain open and continue to profit as long as the price is moving in our favor. It only closes the trade if the price changes direction by a specified percentage. Trailing stop limit is a little more advanced as you would need to set parameters like the percentage you want to keep track of. Like stop limit order, its also helpful if used correctly.
5. One-Cancels-the-other (OCO)
One-Cancels-the-other is an order type that allows us to combine two orders at the same time. It combines a limit order, with a stop-limit order, but only one of the two can be executed at an particular time and when it does, the other one gets canceled automatically. OCO is my favorite order type as it allows me to have the best of both worlds – set a limit order for a price I'm willing to buy / sell and also have a stop loss in place when if the market goes in the other direction.
Here's an example use case: Say you bought bitcoin at $9800 and you're more than happy to sell when it gets to $11,000 but whenever it gets below below $9760, you want to place a stop loss in case it drops more. That's where OCO comes in. You can set a limit order at $11000 and a stop limit at $9760.
The Lesser Known order types:
Aside from the above mentioned order types like limit, stop-limit, market orders, there are other order types that are available but these aren't used as much as the others as they're more technical and advanced. Here's a straightforward explanation:
1.Good 'Til Canceled (GTC) - This order will be placed on the order book and remain valid until you cancel it or when it gets filled.
2. Immediate or Cancel (IOC) - The order will be filled immediately and completely, or it is cancelled without being filled at all.
3. Fill or Kill (FOC) - This order will only complete if the entire amount can be matched. Partial matches are not filled with this order type and will not execute
These type of orders are available on exchanges like coinbase and bittrex.
Trading is profitable when you know the right tools to use at any given time. Just like other trading concepts, knowing the right order type to place at anytime is vital.
As a trader, what is your favorite order type? And why?
Looking forward to your answers 😉
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It's no longer news trading industry is one of the most demanding ones. It requires one's emotional, psychological states and technical skills to be up to par. As a trader, it can very daunting to keep abreast of the trends in the market all times. So today, I'm sharing some tools that has aided my trading journey. These tools won't make a 10x trader but it'll make you feel like one. Here goes.
1. Blockfolio: This is one of the apps that I've come to love other the years. Asset management is a key concept in trading that every trader whether beginner or experienced should take seriously. It helps to keep track of trades – You can integrate it with your exchange of choice (Binance, Kucoin, Coinbase and more) . In addition to helping users keep track of their trades and orders, blockfolio recently introduced a feature called – "Blockfolio Signal" which allows users to access updates from their favorite crypto/blockchain startup all in one place. Website: https://blockfolio.com/ Alternatives: Delta app 2. Trading Room: This is one tool I discovered recently and it has been useful in some cases. Trading room is a tool that provides trading research and education content across various cryptocurrencies. It comes pack with a price action indicator, RSI and volume scanner which shows RSI stats and volume changes for cryptocurrencies respectively. Do note that don't take the information here blindly. The idea is to get information here and use it to our advantage. It's a solid tool if used right. 🔗 Website: https://tools.tradingroom.io/ 3. Coinmarketcal: Not to be mistaken for Coinmarketcap, is a tool which should be in every trader's toolbox especially people who trades a number of alternate cryptocurrencies (altcoins for short). What coinmarketcal does is to give you heads up whenever there's an event brewing up with a particular altcoin. By events, I mean hard/soft forks, product launch, new exchange listings, alpha release or mainnet or testnet launches and more. Coinmarketcal is basically an economical calender that keeps track of all these events for you. It can up your fundamental analysis game. Additionally, Coinmarketcal has an issue newsletter with top 3 coins to look out for each week which I usually find interesting (totally opinionated). You should definitely check it out. 🔗 Website: https://coinmarketcal.com/en/ 4. Babypips : A reference material for learning about market analysis including technical and fundamental analysis. Although, it was originally made for forex trading, It can be used for learning how to trade the crypto market. Babypips has been a good tool for me. Whenever I'm faced with a technical analysis concept that I'm not knowledgeable about, be it: Indicators, Fibonacci numbers, candlesticks, or even advanced concepts like trading divergences, breakouts and using multiple time frames on your charts etc. Babypips is my goto spot. You can skip the pre-school section that discusses forex related stuffs. 🔗 Website: https://www.babypips.com/learn/forex
Have you used any of these tools? Share your experiences. Don't forget to share other trading tools you use with the community.
Other Trading tools & resources: - TradingView – A popular charting software and technical analysis tool that shows accurate market charts for commodities, stocks, derivatives, forex and crypto.
🔗 Website: https://tradingview.com
- CryptoCompare – A crypto market data aggregator.
🔗 Website: https://www.cryptocompare.com/
- Shrimpy – Easily diversify, automate, earn from your cryptocurrency investments and manage your portfolio.
🔗 Website: https://www.shrimpy.io/
- CryptoPanic – Stay on top of the news from the cryptosphere. Be aware of the latest happenings.
🔗 Website: https://cryptopanic.com/
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On 11th May 2020, The Bitcoin network experienced the third halving event. It was an highly anticipated and highly speculated event in the weeks and months leading to the event. A month ago, The halving event saw the mining rewards per mined block go from 12.5 BTC to about 6.25. BTC.
The halving event was the major event that everyone had look forward to – "The big event of 2020. Now it's done, Are there any other" major" Bitcoin events we should be looking out for between now and the end of the year?
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Since the invention of Bitcoin between 2008-2009, We've seen and experienced many events in the last couple of years. This thread outlines major events that have happened since Bitcoin's BTC exception. From the first transactions, the launch of exchanges, Silk Road, hacks, government(s) supporting and banning, Dorian Nakamoto, Halving, ETFs (etc). Without further ado, here are significant events in Bitcoin's history.
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| January 3, 2009 | | Genesis Block Established | | -------------------------- | | The first Bitcoin transaction. The initial Bitcoin program and its source code are released by Satoshi Nakamoto six days later. | | October 5, 2009 | | New Liberty Standard opens a service to buy and sell #bitcoin, with an initial exchange rate of 1,309.03 BTC to one U.S. Dollar | | -------------------------- | | The rate is derived from the cost of electricity used by a computer mine a $BTC | | October 12, 2009 | | The First Bitcoin-to-Fiat Exchange Occurs | | --------------------- | | Using PayPal, NewLibertyStandard buys 5,050 BTC from Sirius for $5.02, equating to roughly one tenth of a cent per bitcoin. BTC | | May 22, 2010 | | Two Pizzas Are First Material Item Purchased Using Bitcoin | | --------------------- | | BitcoinTalk user laszlo pays 10,000 $BTC for two pizzas (valued at about $25). This assigns the first concrete valuation to #bitcoin - about $0.0025 per coin. | | July 18, 2010 | | Mt. Gox Opens For Business | | --------------------- | | Jed McCaleb, a programmer best known for creating the successful eDonkey peer-to-peer network in 2000, announces the launch of Mt. Gox, a new full-time bitcoin exchange. | | August 15, 2010 | | Bitcoin Protocol Bug Causes Hard Fork | | --------------------- | | Unknown person creates a fraudulent transaction that generates 184,467,440,737.08554078 bitcoins – nine thousand times as many as can legitimately exist in the entire system. | | --------------------- | | Issue was spotted and fixed within hours | | February 9, 2011 | | Bitcoin Price Hits $1.00 USD | | --------------------- | | Just two years old, Bitcoin achieves parity with the U.S. Dollar on the Mt. Gox exchange. | | June 1, 2011 | | Gawker Publishes Article About The Silk Road Titled “The Underground Website Where You Can Buy Any Drug Imaginable” | | --------------------- | | The article starts an enormous upswing in price that beats all previous records, reaching over $31 per #bitcoin just one week after publication. | | June 19, 2011 | | Mt. Gox Hacked | | --------------------- | | By gaining access to the credentials of an official auditor working for the Mt. Gox bitcoin BTC exchange, a hacker downloads a slightly out-of-date copy of the website's user database, including email addresses and insecurely hashed passwords. | | November 15, 2012 | | Wordpress Accepts Bitcoin | | --------------------- | | Wordpress: “PayPal and many credi card companies block access from over 60 countrie. We don’t think an individual blogger from Haiti, Ethiopia, or Kenya should have diminished access to the blogosphere" | | November 28, 2012 | | Halving Day | | --------------------- | | In line with the original design for BTC Bitcoin's maturation, the number of coins created to reward miners undergoes its first reduction. | | March 25, 2013 | | Cyprus Bail-In | | --------------------- | | A sizezable levy was collected from all bank accounts with holdings above €100,000. | | --------------------- | | Many account holders began buying #bitcoin driving a price rally - bringing the price from 80 to 260 dollars. | | October 1, 2013 | | Dread Pirate Roberts Arrested | | --------------------- | | Following a trail of clues left carelessly across the internet, the FBI manages to identify the alleged operator of the dark web marketplace, which saw most of its sales in illicit drugs. Ross Ulbricht. | | November 18, 2013 | | US Senate Holds Hearing On Bitcoin BTC | | --------------------- | | Announced under the title "Beyond Silk Road: Potential Risks, Threats, and Promises of Virtual Currencies," Many of the panelists and Senators agree that Bitcoin BTC holds great promise. | | November 20, 2013 | | People’s Bank of China OK's Bitcoin | | --------------------- | | Speaking in Chinese at an economic forum, Mr. Yi says that “people are free to participate in the Bitcoin market,” | | December 5, 2013 | | Chinese Government Bans Financial Institutions From Using Bitcoin BTC | | --------------------- | | Putting its first restraints on Bitcoin's surging popularity, the People's Bank of China declares Satoshi Nakamoto's novel invention not to be a currency. | | February 24, 2014 | | Mt. Gox's website and trading engine go blank without official comment - leaked internal document showed that over 744,000 BTC were lost by the company. | | March 6, 2014 | | Newsweek Claims Dorian Nakamoto is Bitcoin's Creator | | --------------------- | | In an article titled "The Face Behind Bitcoin", journalist Leah McGrath Goodman writes that an unemployed engineer in Temple City, California is in fact Bitcoin's creator. | | March 26, 2014 | | IRS Declares Bitcoin To Be Taxed As Property | | --------------------- | | The IRS declares Bitcoin to be property not currency subject to capital gains tax. Tax calculated against every change in buying power for a given amount of bitcoin, from the time it's acquired to the time it's spent | | June 13, 2014 | | Mining Pool GHash Reaches 51% | | --------------------- | | GHash's popularity and partnership with CEX to sell mining shares of their own mining hardware, the mining pool giant gains a sole majority of the Bitcoin network, and the ability to launch a successful 51% attack on the network | | June 27, 2014 | | US Marshals Service Auctions 29,656 Seized Bitcoins | | --------------------- | | Nearly 30,000 government seized Bitcoins, obtained by the US Marshals Service during the October 2013 bust of the Silk Road website, are auctioned off in chunks of 3,000 bitcoins
| | July 17, 2014 | | New York DFS Releases Proposed “BitLicense” | | --------------------- | | Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent of New York's Department of Financial Services, announces a proposed set of regulations for businesses that interact with Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. | | July 18, 2014 | | Dell Accepts Bitcoin | | --------------------- | | Founder Michael Dell announces on Twitter that @Dell now accepts Bitcoin. BTC Customers in the United States (only) can purchase any product listed on Dell's online marketplace using Bitcoin BTC | | December 11, 2014 | | Microsoft Accepts Bitcoin | | --------------------- | | @Microsoft revealed it will accept Bitcoin from US customers for "apps, games and other digital content" offered on the Windows and Xbox online stores. | | December 19, 2014 | | Charlie Shrem Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison | | --------------------- | | Labeled Bitcoin's "First Felon", Charlie Shrem, the CEO of bitcoin exchange BitInstant, was sentenced to 2 years in prison for his role in laundering money for users of the Silk Road | | January 4, 2015 | | Bitstamp Hacked | | --------------------- | | Unknown hackers were able to steal 18,866 bitcoins from Bitstamp's operational hot wallet, worth roughly $5.2 million dollars. | | January 26, 2015 | | Coinbase Launches US Licensed Exchange | | --------------------- | | The VC backed startup Coinbase Inc., a popular Bitcoin outlet and payment processor, announced the release of its own Bitcoin trading platform. | | May 19, 2015 | | Ross Ulbricht Sentenced to Life in Prison | | --------------------- | | fter a month-long jury trial that ended in Ulbricht's conviction, Judge Katherine Forrest sentenced Ulbricht to life in prison without parole. | | July 1, 2015 | | 2 Federal Agents Plead Guilty to Silk Road Theft | | --------------------- | | Former Federal agents Carl Force IV (DEA) and Shaun Bridges (Secret Service) pleaded guilty to stealing Bitcoins for their personal gain during their active investigation of the Silk Road marketplace | | August 1, 2015 | | Mark Karpeles Arrested | | --------------------- | | Mark Karpeles, the CEO of the failed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, was arrested in Japan on charges of fraud and embezzlement in relation to collapse of the exchange | | September 18, 2015 | | BTC Bitcoin declared as a commodity by the US regulator | | --------------------- | | "In this order, the CFTC for the first time finds that Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are properly defined as commodities". | | October 8, 2015 | | Gemini Exchange Launched | | --------------------- | | Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss released their own US based Bitcoin exchange dubbed "Gemini". Upon launch, the exchange was licensed to operate in 26 states and was able to "service both individual and institutional customers" | | October 31, 2015 | | Bitcoin Featured on Front Page of The Economist - | | --------------------- | | @TheEconomist a globally popular British publication focused on economic liberalism, made it's article "The Trust Machine" the featured cover story of it's weekly print edition. | | April 27, 2016 | | Steam Accepts Bitcoin | | --------------------- | | The popular gaming platform Steam began accepting Bitcoin BTC as payment for video games and other online media. | | May 2, 2016 | | Craig Wright Claims to be Bitcoin's Creator | | --------------------- | | Following a five month absence from the public eye, Craig Wright publicly announced he was Satoshi Nakamoto by means of a blog post. | | July 9, 2016 | | Second Halving Day | | --------------------- | | The block reward was decreased for the second time in Bitcoin's history, resulting in a new reward of 12.5 bitcoins per mined block. | | August 2, 2016 | | Bitfinex Hacked | | --------------------- | | Bitfinex, the largest Bitcoin exchange by volume, announced that 119,756 bitcoins of customer funds had been stolen via a security breach, a value roughly equivalent to $72 million USD. | | January 3, 2017 | | Bitcoin price breaks $1000 for the first time in 3 years | | --------------------- | | After rallying for most of the second half of 2016 Bitcoin breaches the $1000 mark for the first time in 3 years. | | March 10, 2017 | | SEC denies Winkelvos ETF | | --------------------- | | the US government denied the application of Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss | | April 1, 2017 | | Japan Declares Bitcoin BTC as Legel Tender | | --------------------- | | Japan recognizes bitcoin as a legal method of payment. | | August 1, 2017 | | Bitcoin BTC "splits" into Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) - | | --------------------- | | After years of debating about how Bitcoin should scale the code split in two different directions. One supporting the optimization through Segwit, while the other supports bigger blocks of up to 8mb. | | September 3, 2017 | | China bans companies from raising money through ICOs | | --------------------- | | Projects raising cash or other virtual currencies through cryptocurrencies are banned. It added that authorities are cracking down on related fraudulent practices. | | September 12, 2017 | | Jamie Dimon, head of JP Morgan calls Bitcoin as fraud | | --------------------- | | JPMorgan Chase Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said he would fire any employee trading bitcoin BTC for being “stupid.” The cryptocurrency “won’t end well,” | | September 15, 2017 | | China Is Shutting Down All Bitcoin BTC and Cryptocurrency Exchanges | | --------------------- | | Chinese authorities have ordered exchanges to cease trading and immediately notify users of their closure, signaling a widening crackdown by authorities on the industry. | | October 31, 2017 | | CME announces to launch Bitcoin futures | | --------------------- | | CME Group announced that it plans to introduce trading in bitcoin futures by the end of the year, only a month after dismissing such a plan. | | November 28, 2017 | | Bitcoin price breaks $10,000 for the first time | | --------------------- | | Bitcoin has finally surmounted the greatest psychological barrier of all, passing $10,000. | | December 11, 2017 | | CBOE Bitcoin Futures are launched | | --------------------- | | Futures on the world’s most popular cryptocurrency surged as much as 26 percent from the opening price in their debut session on Cboe Global Markets | | December 18, 2017 | | Bitcoin price hit all time high just below $20,000 | | --------------------- | | Bitcoin hits a new record high, but stops short of $20,000 | | December 28, 2017 | | South Korea threatens to shut down cryptocurrency exchanges | | --------------------- | | Bitcoin price tumbled after South Korea announced to regulate bitcoin trading, including a potential shutdown of exchanges, amid volatile moves in the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency market. | | January 26, 2018 | | Japanese CoinCheck Exchange halts withdrawals after being hacked | | --------------------- | | One of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, CoinCheck has halted all withdrawals amidst rumors of a large-scale hack. Ripple worth $123 million was withdrawn | | January 30, 2018 | | Facebook bans all ads promoting cryptocurrency | | --------------------- | | Facebook has banned people entirely from advertising bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Facebook said it had found a huge number of people using the site to advertise misleading and dangerous offers. | | March 14, 2018 | | Google bans crypto advertisements | | --------------------- | | Google said it is banning online advertisements promoting cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings from June. | | March 26, 2018 | | Twitter announces ban on cryptocurrency ads. | | --------------------- | |
Twitter announced it would ban advertising for cryptocurrencies, following Google and Facebook's crackdown that aims to protect investors from fraud | | May 2, 2018 | | Goldman Sachs announces to open a Bitcoin BTC trading operation | | --------------------- | | One of the largest investment bank announced, Goldman is about to begin using its own money to trade with clients in a variety of contracts linked to the price of Bitcoin. | | July 16, 2018 | | BlackRock looks into crypto and blockchain | | --------------------- | | Bitcoin jumped as the news spread that BlackRock sets up a working group to look into cryptocurrencies and blockchain | | August 3, 2018 | | NYSE's owner (ICE) announced the launch of Bakkt, a federal regulated market for Bitcoin. | | --------------------- | | NYSE's Intercontinental Exchange together with @Starbucks, @Microsoft and @BCG, among others, announced they are working to launch a new company called @Bakkt | | August 7, 2018 | | SEC delays decision on Bitcoin ETFs | | --------------------- | | The price of bitcoin fell sharply after the Securities and Exchange Commission postponed its decision on whether it would approve a bitcoin ETF proposed by VanEck and SolidX | | September 5, 2018 | | Goldman Sachs drops crypto trading plans | | --------------------- | | Goldman Sachs is abandoning plans to open a trading desk for cryptocurrencies. Goldman still sees the regulatory environment as ambiguous. | | October 15, 2018 | | Fidelity launches institutional platform for cryptocurrencies | | --------------------- | | Fidelity Investments is spinning off a stand-alone company dedicated to bringing cryptocurrencies to institutional investors. Called Fidelity Digital Assets | | October 31, 2018 | | Bitcoin turns 10 years old | | --------------------- | | On October 31 2008, Bitcoin's mysterious founder Satoshi Nakamoto published a nine-page long academic style paper called "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System" | | January 18, 2019 | | Coinstar Machines Start Selling Bitcoin at Grocery Stores Across US | | --------------------- | | Bitcoin ATM company Coinme is partnering with coins-to-cash converter Coinstar to allow bitcoin purchases through Coinstar kiosks in a number of U.S. states | | February 1, 2019 | | Canadian Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX Goes Bankrupt | | --------------------- | | Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX says it cannot repay $190 million in client holdings after the founder,the only person who knew the passwords to its “cold storage,” unexpectedly died in India. | | March 1, 2019 | | Facebook is Working on its own Cryptocurrency | | --------------------- | | Facebook's much-rumoured cryptocurrency appears to be close to fruition, with reports suggesting the technology giant is within a few months of launching its own bitcoin-style currency. | | April 8, 2019 | | China wants to ban Bitcoin BTC mining | | --------------------- | | China’s state planner wants to eliminate bitcoin mining in the country - impling the power consumed by the industry contributes to pollution and wastes resources. | | April 15, 2019 | | Major exchanges delists Bitcoin SV | | --------------------- | | The world's largest bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange by volume, Binance, has said "de-listed" Bitcoin SV, striking it from the exchange as of April 22 as it no longer meets the high level of standard they expect. | | April 26, 2019 | | Bitfinex and Tether faces investigation over alleged $850M shortfall | | --------------------- | | The New York attorney general accused the operator of bitcoin exchange Bitfinex and tether issuer Tether Limited of hiding an $850 million loss. | | May 8, 2019 | | Binance exchange hackers steals $41M worth of Bitcoin | | --------------------- | | Hackers stole 7,000 bitcoin from major cryptocurrency exchange Binance. They used a variety of methods to carry out the “large scale security breach,” Exchange covered losses, no user funds were affected |
First Commit. More updates are coming! I will maintain and update this thread as more major events upfold Credits: Teddycleps twitter's thread |
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We're less than a week into January not much has happened so far. In 2019, we saw the total market capitalization reach over $300 billion with volumes as high as $100B.  Contrary to popular opinions for 2020, Bitcoin would reach a new all time high. Thanks to an increased in hashrate, an the block halving that's coming soon. That aside, what do you guys think would be the overall market trend for 2020. Are we going to trend up, down or sideways and why? Will love your hear your insightful feedbacks and contributions ✍️ |
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It's no longer news that it's an essential skill to be able to read and analyze market data and information when trading in the cryptocurrency market. The importance can't be overemphasized. Just recently, Coinbase provided three interesting trading information for its users. These are: - typical hold time
- popularity on Coinbase
- trading activity
Note: Typical hold time is the median time that Coinbase customers hold the coin before selling it or sending it to another account or address. Take a look at the infographics below 👇 
Information like this can come in handy for instance, it can help you find Cryptocurrencies that are currently in demand – the hot cakes 🔥, you can use it to your advantage as well. There's so much we can do with data these days.
PS: Source 🔗 CryptoDiffer Sharing here... Might help some traders make more informed picks.
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A data breach occurs from time to time. Even some of the platforms we put so much trust in, can still be breached and data would be stolen. It's that common. If you start receiving random emails/phishing emails, It's a good idea to check if your data including your email has been involved in a breach.. The Wikipedia definition of a data breach A data breach is a security incident in which sensitive, protected or confidential data is copied, transmitted, viewed, stolen or used by an individual unauthorized to do so Here are some notable crypto data breaches 👇 While data breaches doesn't have much repercussions, it'll interest you to know that the data stolen can be used for a vast majority of purposes like an identity theft, phishing attacks etc. How to check if your data has been leaked STEP 1 : Goto: https://haveibeenpwned.com/
STEP 2: Type in your email address in the space provided and click the 'pwned' button as seen below:
STEP 3: Scroll down and Voila! You should see the website breaches that your email has been linked with. Like this :  Turns out there are other tools like Microsoft has a similar tool for achieving same result (for those feeling less secured while using Ihavebeenpwned) - - Thanks desticy ... And that's all you've to do. If you've any questions, feel free to leave it below or better still, check Pwned's Frequently Asked Questions
Update
Google chrome now ships a data breach notification feature out of the box. When you type your credentials into a website, Chrome will now warn you if your username and password have been compromised in a data breach on some site or app. It will suggest that you change them everywhere they were used. You can use this as an alternative to IhaveBeenPwned if you prefer not to enter your email at an unknown website.
How to toggle the feature?
1. Goto Settings
2. Click on Sync & Google services.
3. Scroll down and then toggle feature on / off depending on what you want:
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Twitter's Co-Founder and CEO paid a courtesy visit to Nigeria as part of his listening and learning tour. He recently met with tech leaders in Nigeria and just today, he had a Bitcoin Meetup with some of the biggest Bitcoin and Blockchain Enthusiasts. 
Recall that Twitter banned Crypto ads in 2018. Adoption is imminent? Let me hear your opinions! |
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Apologies for the long thread title. Btw, I recently came across a report by CoinCodeCap and I found it fascinating and want to share with others o'er here. Here are the key findings : Main findings – More than 640 cryptocurrencies did not publish any code in 2019.
Yobit is top exchange for these coins, list 62 such coins.
The combined market cap of these cryptocurrencies is more than $415 million. (415,341,340)
Proton Token with the highest market cap (84,989,086) has not published any code since 2018. (This data is from Nomics APIs) What's more interesting is that, Majority of these projects were launched in 2017 with a truck load of promises. Today, The story is different. What's your thoughts on this? Feel free to share. For further Reading : https://blog.coincodecap.com/analyzing-cryptocurrencies-github-activity/ |
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Hello, Why was a ReCaptcha added to the login page? It wasn't there before
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Hello, Is there anyone selling Google Playstore giftcard?
I need around $20 in google Playstore credit to purchase a paid app. International transaction are restricted in my country Nigeria, So I couldn't pay with my Mastercard.
Post your offer below, I'd pay with btc
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Hello guys. I've been using Coinbase for quite a while and I've heard a lot about how owning Private keys to Wallets (either Online /offline wallets) enhances security.
Well I check my Coinbase bitcoin wallet & didn't find anything referencing it. Is there anything I'm missing? or coinbase don't give users their private keys?
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Hello guys. I'm pretty much new in the bitcoin scene so I'd to know how altcoin are mined. Do I need a Mining hardware machine like how bitcoin is mined? A friend of mine told me something about staking from the altcoin wallet. So I'd like to know how it works . Also a little info about how to join the mining pools for altcoin and how to solo mine. PS: I have no idea about some of the terms like Solo Mine for example. I'd appreciate If someone can help me out |
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Hello Everyone, I want to know how exchanges works. If I want to sell a coin other than bitcoin and I attempt to exchange the coin for specific amount of BTC. After creating the request to exchange the coin for btc, Are they sold immediately? Or I have to wait till I get a buyer? PS: I'm a bounty hunter so This post equally seeks for ways to exchange/sell bounty rewards for BTC If the coin are listed in exchange. In a simple sentence, I want to know the process of exchanging altcoin/bitcoin  |
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