Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you 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 VeChain loses $6.6 million in VET tokens to hacker in attack on buyback wallet An unknown hacker has redirected a whopping 1.1 billion VET tokens from the VeChain Foundation’s buyback wallet to a personal address. The crypto was worth an estimated $6.6 million at the time, with the company stressing that the security integrity of …

Note: This story has been updated to provide more details about the incident. VeChain Foundation’s wallet has been compromised in a hacker attack targeting funds earmarked for the foundation’s buyback program. Per a VeChain Foundation announcement on Dec. 13, an unknown hacker has redirected 1.1 billion VET tokens — valued at approximately $6,600,000 at press time — from the VeChain Foundation’s buyback wallet to a personal wallet address. Security breach is likely a result of internal misconduct unnoticed due to human error In the initial update on the incident, VeChain Foundation noted that the hack is in “no way related” …

Microsoft, major game developer Eidos and gamebook firm Fabled Lands are jointly developing a blockchain card game based on a 1980s best-selling gamebook. According to a press release published on Dec. 1, the new card game will be based on the 1980s best-selling book called “The Way of the Tiger,” written by Jamie Thomson and Mark Smith. The game’s title will be “Arena of Death” and its players will fight in fantasy-themed card battles with features from the original gamebook series. Ensuring card ownership Thomson is also Fabled Lands’ chief executive officer and decided to use blockchain technology because he …

While the proof-of-authority consensus algorithm is turning into perhaps one of the most mature versions of blockchain technology. It is faster than other algorithms, more scalable, and does not depend on mining. Market leaders Walmart and GE Aviation are using PoA to track supply chains, and Microsoft has created a whole line of PoA-based enterprise products. Nevertheless, there is something in this innovative mechanism that contradicts the basic principles of cryptocurrencies — decentralization and anonymity. Cointelegraph talked to technology companies to find out how PoA products work, and what benefits the use of this algorithm brings them. How it differs …

Altcoins have continued to boom while Bitcoin (BTC) has effectively traded sideways. I closed the majority of my position in VeChain (VET) for a quick 60% profit and nailed my exit on Stellar Lumens (XLM) almost exactly at the top. I am once again long on Bitcoin from $8,375 and have stopped out in profit from a position on Tron (TRX). Update on the Bitcoin position I entered a fresh Bitcoin trade at $8,595 on November 12th. I took this position because I viewed a return to the previous trading range below price as unlikely and because there was a …

A tea traceability platform powered by VeChain received an official endorsement from the Shuangjiang county government at its launch on Nov. 13. VeChain partnered with leading tea producers in the region to implement the traceability platform. The entire lifecycle of a tea brick from raw material to the consumer will be recorded on the VeChainThor blockchain, which customers can access by scanning a QR code or NFC tag with their smartphone. The Pu’er Tea Traceability Platform is one of the first third-party platforms to index into the National Important Products Traceability System, put in place by the Chinese Central Government. …

While the majority of crypto traders are discussing a variety of bullish and bearish perspectives on Bitcoin (BTC), many altcoins are jumping around and making significant moves. One of them is VeChain (VET), a blockchain-based platform focused on enhancing supply chain management processes. The project is primarily focused on providing solutions that allow consumers and retailers to check the authenticity and quality of products they have purchased. Now with that said, there are heaps of altcoins out there that all aspire to solve a problem through the use of distributed ledger technology so what’s all the fuss about VeChain? Well, …

Altcoins have been inching their way deeper into my trading routine and this seventh entry of the crypto trading journal features a newly opened position on VeChain (VET), as well as a timely buy of Stellar Lumens (XLM). I am still long on Bitcoin (BTC) from under $9,000, as price moves sideways. XLM/BTC Part 1: Setting up the trade Entries: .00000800 satoshis (sats), .00000870(sats), .00000797 (sats) Targets: 0.00000940 (sats), .00001044 (sats) Stop loss: The first stop loss was set at .00000781 (sats) on the breakout. As usual, I move this up to follow the price when required. Risk / reward: …

Singapore-based blockchain application platform VeChain has unveiled a new blockchain tracking system for the food and beverage industry. In a blog post on Nov. 7, the company confirmed it was working with food certification group DNV GL and supply chain specialist ASI Group on the project, known as Foodgates. VeChain “direct beneficiary” of pro-blockchain stance The original announcement came at this year’s China International Import Expo (CIIE), being held from 5-10 Nov. in Shanghai. “The immutability of public blockchain coupled with verifiable information makes this solution really unique,” VeChain COO Kevin Feng commented. VeChain revealed Foodgates had already been put …

Walmart is currently making use of blockchain technology to create a food traceability system based on the Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Fabric. Along with IBM, the retail giant has already tested two proof-of-concept projects to examine its envisioned system. The first project deals actively with tracing the origins of the mangoes being sold across Walmart’s stores in the United States, while the other seeks to trace the pork meat being sold via the company’s different Chinese outlets. From an efficiency perspective, the research team at Walmart claims that by making use of this new system, the time needed to trace the …

The Republic of San Marino has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with blockchain application platform VeChain. Per the agreement, the two entities aim to deploy blockchain technology to incentivize sustainable ecological behavior from citizens, local news agency askanews reported on July 22. The MoU was signed between San Marino Secretariat of Industry, Craft, Trade, Labor, Cooperation and Telecommunications, Republic of San Marino Innovation Institute S.p.A, management systems certification body DNV GL Business Assurance Group AS, and VeChain Foundation Limited. “To become the first zero-emissions country in the world” The cooperation is part of San Marino’s strategy to create and …

Walmart China plans to track food through its supply chain with VeChain’s Thor blockchain, reveals a VeChain press release published on June 25. Per the release, the Walmart China Blockchain Traceability Platform (WCBTP) will be a joint venture by Walmart China, VeChain, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), cattle company Inner Mongolia Kerchin, and the China Chain-Store & Franchise Association. WCBTP has been reportedly announced at the 2019 China Products Safety Publicity Week Traceability System Construction Seminar jointly organized by Walmart China and the CCFA in Beijing. Walmart China already revealed 23 product lines that the system will track and plans to release another …