Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency

Even Skeptics May Need to Consider Crypto Exposure: WSJ’s Heard on the Street

Cryptocurrency's viability as an investment may not be in its value as an asset but in the way the financial world is evolving because of it.

News  ·  19 February 2021
Cryptocurrency

India Plans Twin Taxes on Exchanges and Traders Before Passing Crypto Bill: Report

A senior Finance Ministry official told a newspaper that taxation does not necessarily imply legality.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 February 2021
Cryptocurrency

Miami Commissioners Reject Mayor’s Push to OK Crypto Use, Vote to Study It First: Report

The city will seek a vendor to help City Hall pay all or part of its employees' salaries in bitcoin. Residents would also have the option of using cryptocurrency to pay for city services.

News  ·  12 February 2021
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin ‘Can’t Be Stopped’: Nigerians Look to P2P Exchanges After Crypto Ban

Some Nigerians plan to continue using bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies despite a directive issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last week ordering banks to close down accounts associated with cryptocurrencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 February 2021
Cryptocurrency

State of Crypto: Unpacking the Trump Presidency’s Crypto Legacy

Donald Trump may have been anti-crypto but his appointed regulators ushered in a largely industry-friendly regime.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 January 2021
Exchanges

Tron Is Out, Dai Is Back: CoinDesk 20 List Updates for 2021 Q1

Volume on eight trusted exchanges used by CoinDesk hit $239.98 billion in Q4 2020, up from $90.08 billion in the prior quarter.

Markets  ·  12 January 2021
Cryptocurrency

Evercore Says PayPal’s Crypto Offering Could Bring Big Business Boost

An Evercore analyst named PayPal as the top payments stock and said its recently launched cryptocurrency offering could boost margin.

Business  ·  14 December 2020
Bitcoin

Psychology, Sell Pressures Keep Bitcoin Below $20K

Psychology and selling pressures have kept bitcoin's price below $20,000.

Markets  ·  4 December 2020
Bitcoin

5 Reasons Why Bitcoin Just Hit an All-Time High Price

Growing investor interest, central bank money printing and PayPal's entree helped push bitcoin prices above their previous December 2017 record.

News  ·  30 November 2020
Exchanges

Crypto Exchange Upbit Brings In Withdrawal Delay in Bid to Tackle Fraudsters

The South Korea-based exchange has announced a 24-hour cryptocurrency withdrawal delay in an effort to protect user accounts from malicious attacks.

Markets  ·  27 November 2020
Cryptocurrency

PayPal Removes Waitlist for New Crypto Service, Boosts Weekly Purchase Limit to $20K

All eligible PayPal accountholders in the U.S. can now buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency, the company announced Thursday.

Business  ·  12 November 2020
Cryptocurrency

California’s Prop. 24 Could Be a ‘Silver Lining’ for Crypto Exchanges Looking to Comply With GDPR

Chair of the Prop. 24 advisory board and crypto advocate, Andrew Yang, thinks it could set a new bar for data privacy rights across the U.S.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 November 2020
Bitcoin

Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Close to Zero, Maintains Asset Purchases

The statement is in keeping with economists' expectations for the U.S. central bank to take no new monetary policy actions.

Markets  ·  5 November 2020
Cryptocurrency

PayPal Pledges to Bring Crypto to 26M Merchants, Confirming Market Entry

The New York Department of Financial Services license allows PayPal to offer cryptocurrency buying and selling through a partnership with Paxos.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 October 2020
Bitcoin

Crypto Hedge Fund Looks for $50M to Buy DeFi Tokens Amid Market Pullback

Panxora, a cryptocurrency hedge fund manager, seeks $50 million to buy digital tokens associated with decentralized finance, known as DeFi.

Markets  ·  23 September 2020