Thursday, March 28 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight to moderate gains on the day by press time, as Bitcoin (BTC) stays over $4,000. Market Visualization Courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin is up nearly half a percent on the day, trading at around $4,087, according to CoinMarketCap. Looking at its weekly chart, the current price is over 1 percent higher than $4,060, the price at which Bitcoin started the week. Bitcoin 7-day price chart. Source: CoinMarketCap Ethereum (ETH) is holding onto its position as the largest altcoin by market cap, which is at about $14.7 billion. The …

Monday, March 25 — crypto markets have continued trading sideways, with Bitcoin (BTC) holding the $4,000 threshold at press time, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap are in the red today, with Cardano (ADA) dropping by more than 4 percent to press time, while Tezos (XTZ) is up almost 5.7 percent over the past 24 hours to press time. Bitcoin has been stable over the day, seeing a slight decline of around 0.2 percent at press time. The biggest cryptocurrency is trading at $4,020, which is a 0.1 decline over the past …

White hat hackers have detected over 40 bugs in blockchain and cryptocurrency platforms over the past 30 days, tech news outlet The Next Web (TNW) reported on March 14. According to an investigation conducted by TNW, 13 blockchain- and cryptocurrency-related companies were hit with a total of 43 vulnerability reports from Feb. 13–March 13. In the blockchain field, e-sports gambling platform Unikrn reportedly got the most vulnerability reports, amounting to 12 bugs. Unikrn is followed by OmiseGo developer, Omise, having received six bug reports. In third place is EOS, with five vulnerability reports. Consensus algorithm and peer-to-peer (P2P) networking protocol …

Wednesday, Nov. 28: After the dramatic Nov. 14 market dump, cryptocurrencies are staking major recoveries across the board, with all of the major coins seeing significant growth and scattered assets sealing double-digit gains, as data from Coin360 shows. Market visualization by Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) has soared 9.3 percent on the day, breaking above the $4,000 mark to trade at trade at $4,050 at press time. This major bounce has set Bitcoin on track for its strongest daily performance since July, according to a Reuters report published earlier today. On the week, Bitcoin remains almost 16 percent in the red; monthly …

The South Korean branch of the Tezos Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yonsei University to collaboratively work on the development of blockchain talents, says a Tezos official press release published Nov. 21. The new agreement between the Tezos Korea Foundation and Digital Society Research Center at Yonsei University in Seoul aims to provide “blockchain education cooperation, training of OCaml [Objective Calm] and smart contract experts.” The MoU is primarily focused on human resources and education in the blockchain technology industry. The press release states: “Through this agreement, both sides will strengthen the expertise of the blockchain …

A “panicked” twenty-four hours in cryptocurrency markets saw Bitcoin (BTC) hit fresh lows not seen in over a year Nov. 20 as assets across the board shed millions. Data from Cointelegraph’s price tracker, Coin360, CoinMarketCap, and Bitcointicker captured frenetic activity into Tuesday as BTC/USD dropped up to 17 percent, at one point reaching $4,237. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin’s daily losses currently total 15.5 percent after a correction to around $4,500, while the situation remains highly volatile as the pair tests new resistance levels. Bitcoin 7-day price chart. Source: Cointelegraph Bitcoin Price Index The events mark a continuation of the …

Wednesday, Oct. 24: crypto markets have continued trading sideways today, remaining relatively stable over the past 10 days, according market capitalization data from CoinMarketCap. Most of top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap have seen insignificant fluctuations over the past 24 hours, with many slightly in the green. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) is slightly up by 0.24 percent over the past 24 hours, trading at $6,490.90 at press time. The major cryptocurrency has seen little volatility over the day, with its price surging to as high as $6,521, following a plunge to $6,456. Bitcoin has been trading sideways for …

Thursday, Oct. 18: Crypto markets are seeing continued stability, with few of the major cryptocurrencies budging in price, as Coin360 data shows. Market visualization by Coin360 Meanwhile, Tether (USDT) has seen marked movement for a “stablecoin.” Having slipped from its U.S. dollar peg to trade well below its historical price range last week, the asset has today seen around 0.7 percent growth as it stakes an attempted recovery. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $6,545 at press time, seeing negligible price change on the day according to CoinMarketCap. Despite a short-lived spike Oct. 17, which correlated with Tether’s price drop, Bitcoin …

Tuesday, Oct. 16: Crypto markets are seeing some stability today following yesterday’s market upsing, with virtually all of the major cryptocurrencies seeing only minor price changes, both red and green, as of press time. Tether (USDT) has meanwhile seen a recovery, having yesterday slipped from its U.S. dollar peg to trade well below its historical price range, briefly dipping as low as $0.925. Market visualization by Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $6,580 at press time, down close to 1 percent on the day, according to CoinMarketCap. During a short-lived spike yesterday, which correlated with Tether’s price drop, Bitcoin traded …

Monday, Oct. 15: Crypto markets are seeing solid growth, with virtually all of the major cryptocurrencies seeing green as of press time. An outlier in the space is “stablecoin” Tether (USDT), which has today lost its U.S. dollar peg and is trading well below its historical trading range as of press time. Market visualization by Coin360 Tether is currently trading at around $0.96, down about 3.05 percent on the day, according to CoinMarketCap. Although reasons for the USDT price plunge are not confirmed, there have been reports of an alleged loss of market trust leading to a possible sell-off: yesterday, …

Saturday, August 25: crypto markets are showing bullish sign of a persuasive recovery. Virtually all of the top 100 cryptocurrencies are in the green today, with solid growth of between 1 and 4 percent among the top 10 largest coins by market cap, as Coin360 data shows. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at around $6,696 at press time, up around 2.5 percent on the day, according to Cointelegraph’s Bitcoin price index. The top coin has now seen several days of strong recovery since its steep plunge August 22 in the wake of toughened anti-crypto measures in China …

Thursday, August 23: virtually all of the top 100 cryptocurrencies are in the red today, with average losses of between 1 and 4 percent among the top 10 largest coins by market cap, as Coin360 data shows. Yesterday evening’s news of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) disapproval orders for 9 different Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposals from 3 applicants -- which intersected with emerging reports of toughened anti-crypto measures in China -- has apparently reversed yesterday’s short-lived market upswing. Pointedly, multiple crypto commentators had attributed the markets’ evanescent green to bulls exploiting a maintenance window on leveraged crypto …