Discover in our section the latest cryptocurrency news, bitcoin and the so-called altcoins (alternative crypto).
Since 2011, thanks to the standard Bitcoin open source, new cryptocurrencies known as Altcoins are beginning to emerge, that use blockchain technology as an alternative to Bitcoin, complementing their ecosystem with new algorithms and functionalities.
Some of the best known altcoins are Ethereum [ETH], Ripple [XRP], Tron [TRX] or Litecoin [LTC].
Today there are many exchange houses or crypto exchanges, where these cryptocurrencies have established themselves as a new investment market for financial assets that grows in volume and complexity every day.
Some of the best known cryptocurrency exchanges and where you can make your exchanges are: Binance, Poloniex, Kukoin, or Kraken, among others.
If you want to be informed about everything that is happening in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, be sure to visit our news.
![Ethereum [ETH] – Gambling dApp FairWin’s Smart Contract Drained of its ETH Days after Ponzi Scheme Accusations](https://crypto-economy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/SCAM-GAMBLING.jpg)
Early Tuesday morning, the decentralized FairWin´s application (dApp) smart contract was drained off its balance in a multitude of transactions that have been increasing over the
It may be surprising for Bitcoin enthusiasts that largest crypto asset by market cap is not the mostly widely used cryptocurrency in the world, but according
![[EOS] - The sale of EOS tokens in the US makes Block.one company pay $24M to SEC](https://crypto-economy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/EOS-EEUU.jpg)
EOS’s parent company Block.one has agreed to settle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the sale of unregistered securities of EOS tokens. Block.one
![Ethereum [ETH] – Ethereum’s Istanbul Upgrade Activates Sooner than Anticipated Causing a Testnet Chain Split](https://crypto-economy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/eth-block.jpg)
The planned Ethereum system-wide upgrade dubbed Istanbul has launched on testnet about two days before it was planned to roll out catching a lot of miners
![Cybercriminal Steals $6.4 Million of Digital Assets from a Fusion [FSN] Wallet](https://crypto-economy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/FUSION-FSN.jpg)
Cybercriminals are always on the lookout for easy prey, and this time around a Fusion Swap Wallet was their target. Fusion Foundation is counting losses after
Crypto assets are facing a number of challenges in Cuba despite growing adoption. Many Cuban citizens are using cryptocurrencies to circumvent economic sanctions imposed by the
Lightning Network developer Rusty Russell has revealed the full details on the vulnerability discovered three months but was kept under tight wraps in order to avoid
Ripple is on its way to building decentralized finance (DeFi) products based on XRP. Xpring, the investment arm of Ripple has announced the acquisition of payment
Ethereum developers have reportedly discovered a vulnerability with Ethereum’s biggest gas spender FairWin smart contract. FairWin is an alleged Ponzi scheme that masquerades as a blockchain
The US and China have been engaged in a trade war for the last 14 months. Both economic powers were applying tariffs on each other’s goods.