On May 17th, the Chinese government published its public Blockchain and cryptocurrency ratings. Initially, it gave the coveted no.1 spot to Ethereum, but now it has EOS ranked no.1.

A second round of the rating list has been released and Ethereum has been pipped to the post by none-other-than EOS (Perhaps the Chinese government changed its mind?). Bitcoin was nowhere to be seen in the top ten of either round of the list. This understandably has frustrated many cryptocurrency industry members.

Technology, Application, and Innovation

The ranking was based on three …

Bithumb hack investors repaid: Another week, another crypto exchange hack. Last Monday, June 11, the world awoke to the news of the Coinrail hack. This week, another South Korean exchange was also hacked. This time around it was Bithumb. In the Bithumb hack, roughly $30M in digital assets was stolen.

Don’t worry, though – Bithumb has confirmed that investors will be fully compensated.

Bithumb Hack: How it Went Down

On Wednesday, June 20th, Bithumb posted on social media that the crypto exchange had been hacked, with the amount lost totaling to $30M. Of course, …

We all know it can be a pain to exchange foreign currency, but Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport is trying to help people avoid that hassle. Travellers going through Schipol Airport will now be able to exchange any leftover euros for cryptocurrency!

Specifically, people will be able to trade euros for Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH) at one of the several Bitcoin ATMs that have been set up at Schipol’s Arrival Hall 2 and its Departure Halls 1 and 2.

According to the official press release reported on Wednesday, the ATMs are currently on a six-month …

Even with its many price fluctuations, there’s been a lot of Ripple hype. What causes Ripple hype? Cory Johnson gives his two cents and we give ours.

Latest Ripple News | XRP Price Analysis 

In 2017, XRP increased in value by roughly 32,000%. So far in 2018, XRP has dropped by 75%. However, the fascination around the digital asset remains. More on that later, though!

Today, XRP is changing hands at $0.543. The coin is 2.80% higher on daily basis. At press time, Ripple (XRP) has a market cap of $21.32B, and a 24-hour …