The development team for altcoin Bitcoin Private has confirmed this week that 2.04 million units of BTCP were created that were never intended to exist on the altcoin's blockchain.
Local India media reported this week that a governmental committee has suggested that cryptocurrencies be legalized within the country.
Time magazine published a column this week that praised the liberating potential of Bitcoin, mentioning Venezuela as an example of a country where the citizens can benefit from the cryptocurrency.
According to the article, Bitcoin is a valuable financial tool for avoiding censorship, specifically noting that Bitcoin can help Venezuelans avoid inflation, as a government cannot simply print more Bitcoin.
The top three altcoin gainers of the week are SoundDAC, Bitspace and HondaisCoin.
The top three altcoin losers of the week are RabbitCoin, Accelerator Network and CatoCoin.
Arthur Hayes on Ethereum and the Future of ICOs.Chinese Media Reports Jihan Wu and Jenke Group to Set Down as Bitmain CEOs.Unconfirmed media reports in China this week wrote that Jihan Wu and the Jenke Group will be reportedly soon retire as CEOs of leading mining ASIC producer Bitmain.
Japanese Giant GMO Internet to Stop BTC Miner Production After Losses in Q4.Japanese internet giant GMO Internet Group announced its intentions to leave the Bitcoin mining hardware sector.
Best Cointelegraph FeaturesFrom Blanket Ban to Its Own Stablecoin: How Facebook's Relationship With Crypto Changed Over 2018.Facebook often made the news this year in the FUD sense, as it banned, and then partially unbanned, advertising from cryptocurrency-related companies.
From "Obsolete" Blockchain to Bitcoin at $1 Mln: Predictions of 2018.As the year comes to a close, Cointelegraph looks at different predictions made this year about crypto, from the very accurate to the wildly off.
Hodler's Digest, Dec. 24-30: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the Week
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