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Bitcoin Gold (BTG) is a hardfork of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. The fork occurred in late October 2017, on block 491407. The purpose of the fork is to create an ASIC resistant Bitcoin, by reusing Equihash proof-of-work algorithm from Zcash. The token debuted at №5 on Coinmarketcap.
The operations of the Silk Road were short-lived as US Authorities were able to obtain enough evidence through masked purchases of items on the site, giving the perfect shreds of evidence to close down the site.
Most of the weaknesses of crypto security are attributable to the human factor, particularly a failure to adequately secure personal crypto wallets.
Bitfinex presents a 5x leverage for trading of its XAUT gold-backed stablecoin against the U.S. dollar, Tether and Bitcoin.
One of the most dangerous kinds of attacks for cryptocurrencies costs Bitcoin Gold its reputation, as January 2020 becomes the happy double-spend month for some selfish hackers.
The latest CORindex crypto report is titled “July 2019 Cryptocurrencies Transactions and Activity” and it features key data any analyst or investor in this space will need to know to make decisions about their assets.