Unless you are totally new to cryptocurrencies, you have heard of Coinmarketcap and most probably, use it on everyday basis. They have app on iOS which is used by millions across the globe. For many, Coinmarketcap website is the first website any crypto trader or enthusiast checks in the morning. However, it has been accused for having odd listing policies, doing discrimination, harassing developers and insider trading.
If you are looking for MetaMask that is compatible with Bitcoin Cash (BCHABC), then there is a Chrome extension that lets you do exactly that plus more. It’s called Badger Wallet and it looks and feels exactly like Metamask that is designed to work only with Ethereum blockchain. Badger works with both tokens and Bitcoin Cash, so think of it like Metamask with added features.
Bitcoin Cash fork will be supported by the CEX.io exchange. Bitcoin Cash fork is scheduled for November 15, 2018. The BCH network is subject to regular upgrades for improved performance. This time, the team hasn’t found a consensus, so the chain might split, resulting in two separate coins – SV (satoshi vision) and ABC.
OkEx cryptocurrency exchange will be delisting these trading pairs. Reason? Weak liquidity and trading volume as per OkEx token guidelines. So, following trading pairs of tokens / coins will be delisted. Keep in mind that only trading pairs are being removed and not the tokens/coins themselves. The tokens in question will be removed on October 31st 2018 6AM CST.
Poloniex, a popular cryptocurrency exchange had updated its user agreement on October 18th 2018. This agreement is effective immediately for all users signing after October 18th 2018, but if you’re an old user, this user agreement will be effective on November 18th 2018.
There is yet-another cryptocurrency related scam on twitter, where you are normally approached by an attractive Chinese girl. Name of website is Line-Crypto.com and in this, the girl tells you that she lives in China and due to cryptocurrency / bitcoin ban in China, she is unable to withdraw her funds.
If you got Bitcoin Private coins on bittrex due to fork that happened in January 2018 and you have not withdrawn them from the cryptocurrency exchange, you might want to do them before November 5th 2018. Bittrex will be removing the Bitcoin Private (BTCP), Bitcoin Gold (BTG) and Bitshares (BTS) wallet from their exchange as part of their ongoing platform management for performance and operational efficiency.
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Bitcoin transactions are not totally anonymous. Infact, the entire ledger is public, visible to anyone. Anyone with your bitcoin address can take a peek at your transaction history, balance and so on with ease. So while you can send and receive bitcoin without revealing your personal information, it is pseudo anonymous. But, by downloading and using Bitcoin’s Samurai wallet, you will be able to protect your privacy with a mechanism that is based on trusted cooperation between two wallets.
Google has removed popular bitcoin wallets, BitPay, Copay and Bitcoin.com from Play Store. This means that android phones will be not be able to install them (unless you get hold of its APK).