Recap
On Thursday, Bitcoin fell down 9.4 percent on the day, the biggest single-day drop since Nov. 24, wiping out the gains made over the last two weeks. BTC is currently trading around $3,630.
Earlier in the week, Ethereum Classic suffered a 51% attack, leading to chain reorgs and double-spends. The attack began on January 5th and went unnoticed for a few days.
Qtum has completed its first atomic swap with Bitcoin on mainnet. Atomic swaps are a feature that allows for on-chain transactions between cryptocurrencies on two separate blockchains without the need to rely on a third party.
Crypto payment platform Bitrefill has launched Thor, a service that allows customers to open Lightning channels on demand.
News
Bitcoin Price Looks South After Worst Daily Loss Since November
Ethereum Classic 51% Attack: Blockchain Security Researchers Reveal Full Implications
Qtum Completes First Atomic Swap With Bitcoin on Mainnet
Bitrefill Channel-Opening Service Makes Accepting Lightning Payments Easy
Researchers claim nearly 4.32% of monero was mined by malware
Bitcoin at 10
A look at OP_RETURN and whether embedding arbitrary data into Bitcoin’s blockchain is spam
Trading Ideas
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Podcast of the week
Show 58: Murad Mahmudov — Bitcoin Cycles (2-yr Anniversary Episode!)
