ShapeShift Removes Support for Ethereum Amid Forking Mishap
Technical problems and increasing transaction wait times on the Ethereum network have led popular cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift to remove all Ethereum-based assets from their platform. Also read: LaBITconf in Buenos Aires Shows Latin America Is Fertile Ground ShapeShift Says Goodbye to Ethereum As ShapeShift’s blog states: “As some are aware, there have been ongoing malicious attacks on the Ethereum network over the past week or two. The attacks are changing and evolving, and as one vector is fixed, others are opened up. This struggle could continue for a while, unfortunately, though....
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ShapeShift.io is one of the best digital currency exchanges in the ecosystem. Users can exchange their coins in seconds, without having to sign up for an account. ShapeShift's mission is to be the fastest, safest, and most convenient way to trade digital assets. This Monday, ShapeShift.io announced the integration of the Ethereum digital asset, Ether onto its trading platform. Ethereum is a network for powering decentralized application in need of a secure transaction ledger that can be used to securely execute a wide variety of services including: voting systems, domain name registries,....
Apple appears once again to be restricting the use of digital currencies on iOS, with the removal of multi-currency trading app ShapeShift from its mobile App Store. ShapeShift’s Currency Swaps Without Accounts. ShapeShift offers direct swaps between 34 popular cryptocurrencies, without the need for user identification or accounts. While it does trade and transmit those coins, it is not a wallet and does not store users’ private keys. Reddit user ISkiAtAlta posted earlier that ShapeShift had vanished from the iOS App Store in the US. Users in other locations around the world confirmed it....
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