Recap | Top bitcoin analyst says bull season is 99% in | Altcoins pop as bitcoin consolidates | Bitcoin Cash exploit cripples network during scheduled hardfork upgrade
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Bitcoin Cash exploit cripples network during scheduled hardfork upgrade
A bug was reportedly exploited on Bitcoin Cash during a scheduled hardfork upgrade of the protocol. For an hour and a half transactions went unprocessed, causing fees to skyrocket.
Goodbye bear market? Top bitcoin analyst says bull season is 99% in
The world’s largest cryptocurrency has gone parabolic in the past week, with bitcoin breaking its yearly high on May 14th by crossing the $8,000 mark. Willy Woo, a cryptocurrency analyst, says that even in modest estimations, data shows that the bull season is 99 percent in.
Three ways to prevent exchange hacks—how 3FA can foil cryptocurrency exchange robberies
The recent hack of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, highlights the need for heightened security in the crypto space.
Circle CEO: institutional market arrived in bitcoin as CME clears $1 billion in 1 day
On May 13, as the bitcoin price climbed from $7,000 to $7,700 within hours and the CME bitcoin futures market recorded a daily volume of over $1 billion.
Crypto hedge funds managed to survive the 2018 bear market
Cryptocurrency hedge fund managed to survive the 2018 bear market that caused the price of Bitcoin to drop by over 70 percent. A report published by PwC and Elwood analyzed 150 crypto hedge funds that manage around $1 billion in digital assets and found that they suffered losses of only 47 percent.
Altcoins pop as bitcoin consolidates, analysis of Ethereum, XRP, IOTA, and Binance Coin
The market is catching up with bitcoin. After breaking—and monetarily holding—$8,000, other altcoins are getting some action. XRP recently saw a 40 percent increase, Ethereum is surging, and Binance coin is approaching all-time highs.
Samsung supporting Ethereum on additional Galaxy smartphone models
Samsung is planning to extend its crypto and blockchain support to its range of Galaxy phones, according to a local report.
ICYMI
🤔 Another trade on Binance goes wrong, user allegedly pays $100,000 for 1 litecoin
🎮 Unikrn now allows users to bet crypto on top Fortnite streams on Twitch
💎 Vitalik Buterin: “Microsoft has embraced the open community of blockchain developers” on Ethereum
🇦🇪 BitOasis on track to become a regulated crypto-exchange in the Middle East
⛓ Charles Hoskinson of Cardano partners with Polymath to launch security token blockchain
What else?
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is worried about the company becoming too centralized.
NEO is raising $100 million fund to invest in its project ecosystem.
MyEtherWallet noted that Ethereum GAS prices are going up, so it advised users to set transaction speeds higher.
MakerDAO’s governance is paying off–the price of the DAI has stabilized against the dollar.
Anthony Pompliano compares the benefits of being an early investor in Amazon and Bitcoin, with one major difference–the ROI.
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