U.S.

Cuando China habló, bitcoin reaccionó. ¿Cuando lo hizo Estados Unidos? No tanto

Días después de que China reiterara medidas drásticas contra el segmento cripto, bitcoin cayó hasta 30%. Estados Unidos, por su parte, parece no ser el centro del universo cripto.

News  ·  23 August 2021

Crypto Long & Short: When China Spoke, Bitcoin Reacted. America? Not So Much

It could just be the U.S. is not the center of the crypto universe.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 August 2021
FTX

US Derivatives Traders Are Easily Bypassing Blocks on Offshore Exchanges: Report

U.S.-based traders are able to use virtual private networks designed to mask the country where they are based. Or they simply lie about where they are from.

News  ·  30 July 2021
FTX

FTX US Affiliate Sees Record Daily Trading Volume in First Half of 2021

Daily volume hit its all-time high on April 22 when $993 million was traded during a 24-hour period.

News  ·  29 July 2021
Japan

Think Tank Rand Says Crypto Should Be Included in US-Japan Digital Trade Deal

It may be the time to reconsider the exclusion of crypto in the 2019 agreement, according to experts from the Rand Corporation.

News  ·  29 July 2021
China

China’s Bitcoin Mining Share Was in Decline Even Before Crackdown

China's share of mining slid to 46% in April 2021 from 75% in September 2019.

News  ·  15 July 2021
Chainalysis

Hospitals Among the Latest to Suffer Ransomware Attacks: Report

The Eastern European-based hackers have made a practice of collecting their payments in bitcoin.

News  ·  11 June 2021
Federal Reserve

US Added 559K Jobs in May, Missing Estimates Again

The sluggish economy could prompt the U.S. Federal Reserve to more slowly toward tapering its $120 billion in monthly bond purchases.

Markets  ·  4 June 2021
U.S.

Kraken Crypto Exchange Releases Mobile App in US

Users in the U.S. are now able to trade the 50+ tokens on Kraken's platform from their mobile phones.

News  ·  2 June 2021
Regulation

SEC Chair Gary Gensler Recommends Congress Regulate Crypto Exchanges

“There’s really no protection around fraud or manipulation,” Gensler said in his first public hearing since taking the reins at the agency.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 May 2021
PayPal

PayPal Pushes Crypto Further Mainstream With Planned Checkout Service for 29M Merchants

The move could speed the use of crypto in day-to-day commerce.

Markets  ·  30 March 2021
Extortion

Man Pleads Guilty to Trying to Bribe Worker With Bitcoin in Would-Be Extortion Attempt

The man traveled to the U.S. to recruit an employee to introduce malware into the unnamed company's network, the DOJ alleges.

News  ·  19 March 2021
U.S.

Investopedia Survey Suggests Investor Concerns of Bitcoin Bubble, Says Editor-in-Chief

Over 60% of respondents surveyed by Investopedia believe bitcoin is in bubble territory.

News  ·  18 March 2021
Crime

Serbian Man Indicted for Embezzling $7M Through Fraudulent Crypto Schemes

According to the indictment, Kristijan Krstic founded two digital-asset investment platforms that fraudulently induced investors to buy securities in the form of investment contracts.

News  ·  24 February 2021
Crypto Taxes

Bitcoin Slumps to $31K on Sell-Off in US and Europe

Uncertainty is leading many to take short-term profit, according to the "Coinbase Premium" indicator.

Markets  ·  21 January 2021