ChainRift cryptocurrency exchange has announced that it will be closing its operations on February 28th 2020. Users are requested to withdraw their funds by this very date.
Category: Crypto News
IOTA Foundation stops blockchain to prevent stolen funds
IOTA Foundation has announced that it is working with law enforcement and cyber security experts to deal with the stolen funds. It is being said it was a coordinated attack. To protect funds of the users, they have paused the coordinator and has advised users not to open Trinity wallet until further notice.
Altsbit exchange hacked, all Bitcoin and Ethereum stolen
Altsbit is no Binance in terms of volume but it is listed on popular cryptocurrency tracking websites, except coinmarketcap. Yesterday, Altsbit made an announcement on their twitter that their exchange was hacked during the night.
Bitcoin Gold blockchain gets 51 percent attacked, again!
About 1.5 years back in 2018, Bitcoin Gold blockchain was compromised and blocks were rearranged.
Ripple XRP has been added to BitPay wallet
Popular cryptocurrency wallet, BitPay has added support for Ripple’s XRP token. This means you will now be able to buy gift cards directly with XRP coin. This includes gift card for popular ecommerce website, Amazon.
CoinZark.com closing down – Popular Coin Swapping services
CoinZark is a coin swapping service that let’s you change between popular crypto currencies without KYC (know your customer). However, it has now put up a notice that it would be closing down for trading on Friday, January 30th, 2020.

CEX.io adds Neo, Gas and enables staking rewards
Popular crypto exchange, CEX.io has added two coins, Neo and Gas on their website for trading. Not only that, staking rewards have been enabled as well.
BlockScout shutting down Ethereum Classic hosting in January 2020
BlockScout, one of the most popular Ethereum Classic blockchain explorers, has announced on twitter that it will shut down hosting of Ethereum Classic and Ethereum hosting soon.
Stellar Lumens support added to US MCO Visa Card
Stellar Lumens support was added on Crypto.com last year in month of June but US MCO Visa card holders were not able to use Stellar (XLM) for making their purchases.
Omnitude team exit scams on its investors, token dumps -82 percent

Omnitude token, ECOM, has been around from many months now. But ECOM’s value fell -82% percent today after following statement was issued on their telegram announcement channel.
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