Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin

A Historically Strong Month for Crypto, November Is Off to a Brutal Start

The cryptocurrency market rout accelerated today as bitcoin (BTC) fell below $5,000 for the first time in 13-months.

Markets  ·  19 November 2018
Regulation

US Congressman Drafts Bills to Aid Blockchain Development

U.S. Representative Tom Emmer plans to introduce three blockchain-focused bills to Congress in the coming weeks aimed at spurring development.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 September 2018
Bitcoin

Novogratz Says Crypto Market Showing ‘Classic Bottom’

Michael Novogratz, the founder of the cryptocurrency asset management firm Galaxy Digital, believes the market has hit a bottom.

Markets  ·  21 September 2018
Bitcoin

Survey: Nearly 80% of Americans Have Heard of Bitcoin

A YouGov survey of roughly 1,200 Americans found that 48 percent of millennials are interested in using cryptocurrencies as a primary form of payment.

Business  ·  6 September 2018
Research

Stock Brokerage EF Hutton to Launch Crypto Reports for ‘Confused’ Investors

Stock brokerage EF Hutton is launching subscription-based cryptocurrency research reports aimed to educate "confused" investors.

Business  ·  6 September 2018
Exchanges

Messaging Giant LINE Is Launching Its Own Cryptocurrency

Japanese messaging giant LINE has become one of the first public companies to have launched a proprietary blockchain network with its own token.

Business  ·  31 August 2018
Hacking

California Judge Orders Accused Hacker to Pay Bail in Crypto

A man has been ordered to pay bail in cryptocurrency while he faces charges of hacking the computer network of a San Francisco game company.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 August 2018
Blockchain

Mastercard Had An Outage, So Crypto Had a Field Day

Mastercard suffered an outage last week that led to a hold-up for some transactions – and crypto supporters on social media quickly pounced.

Business  ·  22 July 2018
Regulation

US Congressman Calls for Ban on Crypto Buying and Mining

A U.S. congressman called for banning all U.S. residents from buying or mining cryptocurrencies during a hearing Wednesday.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 July 2018
News

Love It or Hate It, Akon’s ‘Crypto Wakanda’ Is Coming

Akon is creating a new cryptocurrency founded to empower youth all over the African continent which has some hopeful and others skeptical.

Markets  ·  28 June 2018
Research

Halt the Internet? BIS Report Critiques Blockchain and DLT Claims

The Bank of International Settlements harshly reviewed the idea of cryptocurrencies, though it was more accepting of the idea of distributed ledgers.

Business  ·  18 June 2018
Legal

Bank of International Settlements to Publish New Crypto Research

The Bank of International Settlements intends to publish two cryptocurrency-focused chapters of its annual report this weekend.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 June 2018
Bitcoin

NYDFS Chief Defends State Regulator’s Crypto Approach

New York Department of Financial Services superintendent Maria Vullo defended regulators' actions in the crypto space during a panel discussion.

Markets  ·  7 June 2018
Markets

Up 24%: Bytecoin Only Gainer In Bad Month for Big Cryptos

While most top-25 cryptocurrencies took a hit last month, lesser-known cryptocurrency bytecoin scored decent gains.

Markets  ·  1 June 2018
Markets

Zcash Leaves Crypto Market Behind with 50 Percent Weekly Spike

In a poor week for the wider markets, a listing on the Gemini exchange put a strong bid under zcash, producing gains of 50 percent.

Markets  ·  18 May 2018