Blockchain Daily Digest – December 5th, 2019
1. First-Ever Real Estate Blockchain Portal Set to Launch in the UK
OpenBricks, a new blockchain-powered property portal in the UK, is set to be launched in January 2020 following months of testing and preparation with six agents.
2. The Dapp of 2019? How MakerDAO Took Charge of the DeFi Field
The MakerDao project is the contemporary success story for decentralized finance (DeFi). The project went live in December 2017, with DAI as the USD stablecoin and MKR functioning as the governance token.
3. North Korean macOS Malware Detected on Crypto Platform
Security researchers have encountered a new cryptocurrency-focused macOS malware, believed to be the work of a North Korean group of hackers known as Lazarus.
4. British Virgin Islands Aims to Rollout a New USD-Backed Digital Currency
The government of the British Virgin Islands, in partnership with LIFElabs.io, aims to develop a digital currency that will be peeled at the ratio of 1:1 against the United States dollar to be used with the territory.
The Top 5 Cryptos At a Glance
|
# |
Crypto |
Symbol |
Market Cap. |
Price (US$) |
Change % (24h) |
Trading Vol. (24h) |
|
1 |
Bitcoin |
BTC |
$132.78B |
$7,342.50 |
1.72% |
$22.349B |
|
2 |
Ethereum |
ETH |
$15.93B |
$146.41 |
0.13% |
$7.738B |
|
3 |
XRP |
XRP |
$9.34B |
$0.22 |
0.67% |
$1.399B |
|
4 |
Tether |
USDT |
$4.12B |
$1.00 |
-0.38% |
$24.916B |
|
5 |
Bitcoin Cash |
BCH |
$3.84B |
$211.32 |
1.73% |
$1.404B |