Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.
Top Stories This Week
U.S. DoJ Announces Crypto Market Manipulation Investigation
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened[1] a criminal investigation into possible crypto market manipulation, specifically looking at Bitcoin and Ethereum. Unnamed sources told Bloomberg that federal prosecutors will be working with the CFTC to look into illegal price manipulation practices like spoofing and wash trading.
Altcoin Verge Hacked--Again--Around $1.4 Mln Stolen
The anonymity-centered cryptocurrency has been hacked[2] for the second time in two months, this time losing 35 mln in XRG (now worth around $1.4 mln) over a period of a few hours. The vulnerability that led to the first hack[3] was apparently not accurately fixed, letting hackers attack the coin again, according to Suprnova mining pool’s OCminer.
British Mosque Partners With Startup To Accept Crypto Donations For Ramadan
The Turkish-owned Shacklewell Lane Mosque in East London has partnered[4] with local blockchain startup Combo in order to set up a Bitcoin and Ethereum wallet for crypto donations during the Ramadan practice of almsgiving, Zakat. The mosque, which has raised around $2,000 so far, hopes to raise around $13,000 for repairs. Earlier this year, a fintech startup reported[5] that cryptocurrency is generally halal, but the topic is still up for debate[6].
