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Border Wall, US Govt Shutdown
Rating company Fitch alerted Wednesday that the US will lose its triple-A sovereign rating if Trump continues to practice partial government shutdown.

“I think people are looking at the CBO (Congressional Budget Office) numbers. If people take the time to look at that, you can see debt levels moving higher, you can see the interest burden in the U.S. government moving decidedly higher over the next decade,” James McCormack, Fitch’s global head told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” Wednesday.

The shutdown is looking to overstay its welcome as Trump, and the Democrats remain undivided over the wall funding. The Dems said the President is holding the country for ransom.

bitcoin Cautious
As the major markets show signs of a panic buy, things in the crypto space are quite calm as bitcoin continues to hold its gain made earlier this week. The BTC/USD rate is very well above $4,000, showing volatile fluctuations in a 1% range.

The outcome of the Federal Reserve’s December meeting Wednesday could shed more light on which direction the digital currency could go in the medium term. If Fed plans to continue its quantitative tightening, it would mean less retail investors for the bitcoin [BTC] ecosystem, which remains to be fairly tinier than its mainstream counterparts.

However, an announcement of a calmed down Fed rate hike could allow bitcoin [BTC] to surge further. The decision would allow more dollar to enter the market, which could be then distributed across mainstream and crypto markets. It would not bring an outright surge for bitcoin. But it would likely relax the investors to spread their portfolio into the digital currency space, which is beginning to look more confident over 2019’s positive forecasts.

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Youbit Exchange Files For Bankruptcy As Hackers Wipe 17% Of Assets

South Korean exchange Youbit has announced it is filing for bankruptcy after hackers stole 17% of its net assets.


‘Very Sorry (Again)’

In an announcement on its homepage since reported by various news outlets, the relatively unknown exchange, which is not to be confused with the similarly-named Yobit.net, said it had made “every effort” to stay afloat.

A previous hack in April saw 4000 BTC covertly leave Youbit’s books, an episode from which the exchange never fully recovered.

“I am very sorry to inform you again with the sad news,” the announcement reads.

After the accident in April, we made every effort to strengthen security, recruit personnel, and reduce hot wallet storage… In the meantime, due to the hacking of our company at 4:35 in the morning, funds have been lost from your wallet.

A Wild West Of North-South Korean Hackings

The news comes amid increasing reports of malicious activity involving South Korean bitcoin exchanges perpetrated by North Korean entities.

Claims hackers have stolen millions of dollars in cryptocurrency over an extended period are circulating in the mainstream press, while even the South’s biggest exchange Bithumb has been left shaken by losses this year.

Youbit has said it will go through a formal bankruptcy procedure to minimize customer fallout, but that balances would still auto-adjust to a fraction of their former worth, with the aim to refund once formal proceedings are over.

“Through various measures such as the sale of cyber comprehensive insurance (3 billion [won]) and the operating rights of the company, the loss to members is expected to be lower than 17%… I will make every effort to minimize this,” the announcement continues.

Only a day earlier, Blockchain CEO Peter Smith warned CNBC viewers that the time was ripe for another major hack in the bitcoin space.

“We see attacks and breaches about every six months – major breaches – so we’re probably due for one in the next month or two,” he told the network.

What do you think about Youbit’s filing for bankruptcy? Let us know in the comments below!


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