Tuesday 13 June 2017

BitNews130617


New Faucet Launch: Cryptodrops.net. 


The multi-coin faucet that drips BTC, LTC, ETH, DASH, and many more...


This faucet has bitcoin and major altcoins, more coins will be added soon in its next feature. You can claim BTC every 15 minutes and every 60 minutes for other altcoins, as of this update. Site also has menus for exchange sites where you can make trade of your coin, also for forums for more crypto information. It was officially launch this June 1, 2017. For more info visit the site here -> http://cryptodrops.net.

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WARNING! Jaxx wallet users 

Jaxx Wallet ‘Vulnerability’: Users Report $400k Funds Thefts


Reports are surfacing of a ‘vulnerability’ in Jaxx wallet leading to at least $400,000 customer funds being stolen.
A report on the insufficient wallet backup phrase storage methods this weekend has now updated to include reports that hackers are already exploiting the problem to steal cryptocurrency from users.
A researcher from Vx Labs highlighted the problem Friday, saying they had “successfully” tested the vulnerability and seen that it worked. Read More...

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3 Signs the Cryptocurrency Exchange Market Is Maturing

Underlying bitcoin and ether's all-time-high price rallies in Q1 was a dramatically shifting global exchange market.
So far in 2017, trading volumes have seen big changes, ones that indicate a reshaping of the global market.
Global exchange volume for bitcoin, for example, plummeted in January after the People's Bank of China (PBoC) issued guidance to domestic exchanges around their regulatory and operational policies. The development led to periods where withdrawals and margin trading were stalled, and trading fees were instituted after years of no-fee trading.
Despite the substantial shifts, here are three trends that CoinDesk Research has highlighted as signs of a maturing overall market in Q1 and the period since.