The Tron Foundation disclosed a fixed critical vulnerability which could have crashed its blockchain on vulnerability disclosure platform HackerOne on May 2. The disclosure explains that with enough malicious requests, an attacker could have filled up all the available memory and effectively perform a Distributed Denial of Service attack on the TRX network by employing malicious code in a smart contract. The disclosure further explains the impact of such an attack: “Using a single machine an attacker could send DDOS attack to all or 51% of the SR node and render Tron network unusable or make it unavailable.” The cybersecurity …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. Though institutional players have been dabbling in cryptocurrencies, they are yet to take sizeable positions. This might change with the launch of Bitcoin trading by Fidelity. According to certain sources, the financial giant is only weeks away from offering cryptocurrency trading for institutional clients. While Bitcoin futures trading is already available, an unnamed official …

Monday, May 5 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate losses on the day by press time, as bitcoin (BTC) has fallen under the $5,700 mark. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin is down over 1.5% on the day, trading at $5,692 at press time, according to CoinMarketCap. Looking at its weekly chart, the coin is up over 8.2%. Bitcoin 7-day price chart. Source: CoinMarketCap As Cointelegraph reported earlier today, United States $7 trillion investment firm Fidelity will reportedly roll out bitcoin trading for institutional clients in the coming weeks. Ether (ETH) is holding onto its position …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE) has been loading up on digital assets for its cryptocurrency platform Bakkt, according to its chief executive officer Jeffrey Sprecher. This has helped ICE buy assets at a discount, which would not have happened if the markets were in a bull phase. Sprecher expects Bakkt to start operations later in …

Changes made to the public Application Programming Interface (API) of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance seemingly reveal that the company has enabled margin trading for nine trading pairs. As Cointelegraph previously reported in March, the API had been updated to add two variables. The name of the first added variable is “isSpotTradingAllowed,” while the second is “isMarginTradingAllowed.” The self-explanatory variable names seemingly suggest that Binance is in the midst of implementing margin trading capability. A Reddit user pointed out on May 1 that the isMarginTradingAllowed flag — which was previously disabled for all the pairs — is now enabled for nine …

Cryptocurrency automated teller machine (ATMs) operator CoinFlip has postponed support for the stablecoin tether (USDT). The company announced the development in a tweet on May 1. CoinFlip initially revealed that it will start listing Tron-powered stablecoin USDT at over 180 CoinFlip’s ATMs on April 30. However, in about 24 hours CoinFlip posted an update, saying that it has postponed USDT listing “until a later time.” The company noted in the tweet that it will still work together with Tron to provide customers with the cash-to-tron option. Commenting on the company’s decision, CoinFlip CEO Daniel Polotsky told Cointelegraph: “CoinFlip's number one …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. The bull market of 2017 followed by the bust in 2018 increased the popularity of cryptocurrencies. 89% of Americans have heard of Bitcoin, up from 77% in October 2017, according to a new survey by Spencer Bogart of Blockchain Capital. Another encouraging sign is that every age group has been purchasing Bitcoin. The survey …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. Tom Lee, managing partner and head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, believes that Bitcoin is in a bull market and it is likely to make a new high in 2020. Lee has based his views on a few signs that, according to him, point to the end of the bear market. Some of …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. While various cryptocurrencies are vying to attract investors attention, stablecoins have silently gained popularity. Currently, most stablecoins are pegged to the U.S. dollar. United Kingdom-based cryptocurrency payment processor Wirex has announced plans to launch stablecoins pegged to various fiat currencies. This, according to them, will allow “for swift, international remittance without the need for …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. Unlike the previous bull market, recovery this time is likely to be a long one because every higher level will bring in huge supply, causing the market to correct. We also expect the markets to take a dip intermittently to shake out the weaker hands. Many still doubt the future of this nascent asset …

This article has been updated to include Liverpool’s denial of the Tron partnership. Tron CEO Justin Sun said in a tweet on April 24 that the Tron Foundation, the firm behind the 11th biggest cryptocurrency Tron (TRON), will reportedly partner with British professional football club Liverpool. However, a Liverpool spokesperson reportedly told Decrypt Media that “Liverpool Football Club has confirmed that it does not have a partnership with Tron.” While Sun did not include any specific details about the nature of the upcoming partnership — which has since been denied — the tweet features a short video invitation from Liverpool …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. Legendary tennis player Serena Williams disclosed that she has invested in cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase through her investment business Serena Ventures. South Korean investors are using low crypto prices to buy more. Their average investment has increased by about 64% compared to 2017, according to a survey by Korea Financial Investors Protection Foundation. It is …