LIGHTNING TORCH INITIATIVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GROWTH OF LIGHTNING NETWORK UP TO 6000 NODES The Lightning Network continues to grow rapidly in the Bitcoin blockchain. Resource datam of 1ML.com confirm that the number of active nodes, channels, and total bandwidth of Lightning…

HUOBI REPORTED A 100% INCREASE IN TRADE VOLUMES FOR 2018 Large crypto-exchange Huobi reported that compared to 2017, the trading volume on the platform increased by 100%. Despite the “cryptocurrency” and the global trend of staff reduction in companies, the Singapore exchange…

BITFURY HAS LAUNCHED UTILITIES FOR SELLERS AND DEVELOPERS OF LIGHTING NETWORK Well-known developers of blockchain solutions-Bitfury company-presented a package of utilities to increase the adoption of the bitcoin network of Lightning Network’s second level. The software package is still in development process,…

SCAMMERS ATTEMPT TO HOLD ANOTHER ROUND OF FINANCING FROM BAKKT The sensational news that the long-awaited launch of the BAKKT crypto-platform will take place on March 12, begins to break into the information space. Its origins lie on the portal of bakktplatform.io,…

GERMAN POLICE ARRESTED SIX SUSPECTS IN THE THEFT OF ELECTRICITY FOR MINING In the German city of Klingenthal, Saxony province, police arrested a group of suspects in the theft of electricity to maintain a mining farm. According to reports, police found 49…

AMAZON USERS VOTED TO RELEASE THEIR OWN CRYPTOCURRENCY Popular financial portal Investing.com conducted a survey among customers of Amazon retailer, according to the results of which it turned out that buyers would like to see a wider range of goods produced by…

HUOBI WILL COOPERATE WITH THE AMERICAN COMPANY PRIME TRUST The US exchange HBUS (a division of the Huobi Group) will work with a financial company from Nevada, Prime Trust to support the Deposit and withdrawal of fiat funds. The American trust company…

DATALIGHT: US TRADERS ARE MOST ACTIVE ON MAJOR CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGES According to the analytical company DataLight, American traders are the most active on the main cryptocurrency exchanges. Up to 60 percent of traders on the Stock exchange and Coinbase wallet are US…

A CRITICAL VULNERABILITY IS FOUND IN ZCASH NETWORK Zcash cryptocurrency developers have reported a vulnerability that could allow hackers to create an infinite number of fake tokens. The error was discovered by the cryptographer Ariel Gabizon, in March 2018. The project managers…

THE CENTRAL BANK OF LITHUANIA WILL RELEASE A COLLECTOR’S CRYPTO COIN According to Marius Jurgilas, Board member of the Bank of Lithuania, the issued coin called LBCoin will be a means of payment along with other numismatic coins issued by the Bank…

WORLD BANK COULD BE HEADED BY BITCOIN OPTIMIST The short-list of candidates for the chairmanship of the World Bank, compiled by US President Donald Trump, lists the chief economic adviser of Allianz Bank, Mohamed El-Erian. He spoke positively about the role of…