In this week’s daily editions of Bitcoin in Brief we reported about Coinbase opening the floodgates for institutional money, the new crypto law in Malta, and a move by Bittrex to invade the European market. We also covered, in this week’s most commented-on article, Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman’s trolling of XRP and BTC supporters.
Also Read: No Insider Trading, Market Manipulation and Misleading Ads – Malta’s New Crypto Law
Fake Trezor Wallet Website
On Monday, we reported that hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor has issued a warning to clients about a phishing attempt against its users. A fake Trezor Wallet website was served to some users who attempted to access the legitimate address (wallet.trezor.io). The signs point toward DNS poisoning or BGP hijacking. Thankfully, the fake wallet has been taken down by the hosting provider. However, Trezor asked clients to remain vigilant and report all suspicious sites as it is possible that this attack method will be used again in the future. Additional stories included the floods in China that took out enough mining farms to make a dent in the global hash rate, and a couple of big new investments in the field.
Coinbase Custody Opens
The big story on Tuesday was that the new institutional offering Coinbase Custody officially opened for business. The service will be onboarding crypto hedge funds, exchanges and ICO projects over the coming weeks. It provides secure storage for institutions in both the US and Europe, and the company hopes to bring this offering to Asia as well, before the end of the year. The service currently supports BTC, ETH, LTC and BCH, and is expected to open the floodgates for big institutional money looking for cryptocurrency exposure. In other exchange-related news, Hitbtc responded to
