PundiX team has executed the token removal as planned. A total of approximately 9.7 billion tokens (5.7 billion NPXS and 4 billion tokens NPXSXEM) have permanently removed from the supply. For more details, you can read at https://link.medium.com/SIzKw4hXaT

Origo network has announced their Testnet Launch which is scheduled on 06 JAN at 19PST :)

https://medium.com/@origonetwork/origo-network-testnet-originis-launches-on-jan-6th-2019-a1e68ec69261

Origo.Network Testnet Originis Launches on Jan 6th 2019.
Test These two DApps🚀!

https://origo.network/dapp

✅The DApps can be tested only on PC.
🔥🔥🔥

Bitfinex data migration will be taking place tomorrow at 10.00 AM UTC, leaving Bitfinex inaccessible for up to 7 hours. Kindly review your account and make any necessary adjustments.

WARNING: Bitfinex downtime exactly on time with BTC triangle :) Stay Safe.

Republic Protocol officially announced the release of public Darknodes
Details: https://bit.ly/2Rc4t61

Nasdaq's DX.Exchange tokenized stocks, Bitcoin, XRP and Ethereum trading kick-off today🔥🔥
DX. Exchange will support Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP, Cardano (ADA), OmiseGo (OMG), Enigma, ShareToken, and Digibyte.
The new platform gives traders a 24-hour seven days a week access to the traditional stock market.

Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Coin Futures and Lending Exchange (CoinFLEX) has announced that it will be providing futures contracts for cryptocurrencies to Asian investors as from February 2019.
🔥🔥
https://www.ccn.com/hong-kong-crypto-exchange-to-offer-bitcoin-futures-with-20x-leverage/

Fabio Canesin, co-founder and developer Neonexchange (NEX), sayed: "Our current internal developments the target would be to deliver the full product before March 20, 2019".

Details: https://bit.ly/2

According to Vite Labs, over 80 million VITE ERC20 tokens have been migrated to Vite TestNet and vote for Snapshot Block Producer (SBP) until Jan. 8, 2018. Vite users can earn bonus by voting for official SBPs and the earning rate reaches over 20%. Presently Vite Labs is holding a conversion campaign, and if you migrate VITE ERC20 tokens to Vite TestNet, Vite Labs will airdrop 1% of your total converted tokens to your address. As the increase of converted tokens to Vite TestNet, VITE ERC20 tokens in the market is decreasing.🔥🔥🔥
https://www.coinness.com/news/199914

Bgogo will officially launch the call/put options at 20:00 (UTC+8) on January 9, 2019. :)

Chains in danger of 51% attacks:

Bytecoin
Bitcoin Private
ZClassic
Ethereum Classic
Vertcoin
Bitcoin Cash

They share the same mining hash function with a larger (more secure) chain.

https://messari.io/onchainfx/view/C791A5EF …

DID YOU KNOW:
Hacking #Bitcoin with a 51% attack would require spending around $5.5M per day on electricity (if the cost of electricity is $0.05 per kWh). This is just the energy cost, the necessary equipment would cost billions.

Big news from Bitmain as Jihan Wu is poised to be replaced.

"Bitmain Technology, the world’s biggest maker of cryptocurrency mining rigs, is poised to name a new CEO to replace company co-founders Wu Jihan and Zhan Ketuan, people with knowledge of the matter said"

https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/2181392/bitmains-two-founders-step-aside-chinese-cryptocurrency-giant-taps

Beware Of Scammers... DYOR

The government of Pakistan is reportedly using a blockchain platform developed by Alibaba’s Alipay. But, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin remain banned in the country for payments.
https://www.ccn.com/pakistan-taps-blockchain-developed-by-150b-alipay-but-forbids-bitcoin/

🚨 Cryptopia got hacked and they mention on a tweet the breach resulted in significant losses. This adds one more to the list of compromissed crypto exchanges.

NZ Police and High Tech Crimes Unit are collaborating to clarify the situation, meanwhile, Cryptopia will stay on maintenance mode.

RIF will be listed on CoinBene on January 15th, 2019, featuring RIF/BTC trading pair.
https://www.coinbene.com/#/notice/detail/2891