Bitcoin news: North Korea suspected of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange hack – From the Bitcoin latest updates, North Korea is being investigated for possible involvement in a massive cyber-attack on a South Korean currency exchange this week. The Youbit exchange shut down and collapsed into bankruptcy on Tuesday after hackers stole 17 per cent of its … Read more
SEC suspends trading in Crypto Co., small cap that has surged as part of bitcoin mania: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission temporarily suspended trading Tuesday in shares of The Crypto Co., whose stock has surged more than 2,700 percent this month. The suspension will last until midnight Jan. 3, according to a release. The … Read more
Coinbase Halts Bitcoin Cash Trading Abruptly After Exchange Launch: Shortly after the sudden news it would add support for the cryptocurrency bitcoin cash, U.S. exchange startup Coinbase has already moved to disable trading of its newest asset. Announced today via a blog post to users, the decision to add the cryptocurrency, the third-largest by market … Read more
A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange files for bankruptcy after hack, says users will get 75% of assets for now: In the latest development from the world of cryptocurrency, Yapian, a company that owns the Youbit exchange in South Korea, filed for bankruptcy Tuesday after a hack that resulted in the loss of 17 percent of … Read more
Bitcoin debuts on the world’s largest futures exchange, and prices fall: CME, the world’s largest futures exchange, launched its own bitcoin futures contract Sunday under the ticker “BTC.” The futures fell 3.8 percent to $18,760 about four hours after opening at $20,650 and rising slightly. The move lower was a stark contrast from the 19 … Read more
How to Buy Bitcoin Online: So, you heard about Bitcoin from a friend or maybe from a news post. You may have even read some of our articles on how to get started using Bitcoin. Now, you want to buy some Bitcoin but you are not sure how to actually do it? Once you have … Read more