The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

Find the latest, and the most interesting, cryptocurrency news collected from around the net.

Listed firm sells $14M of shares for 1 EH/s in Bitcoin mining power
A U.S.-based mining firm has inked agreements with foreign investors to issue $13.9 million in shares in exchange for Bitcoin miners pushing 1 EH/s in hash power.
1.5M Bitcoin Cash deposited on exchanges as fork looms
Bitcoin Cash hodlers are scrambling to get their coins onto exchanges ahead of the hard fork expected for Nov. 15.
The SEC collected $1.26 billion from unregistered ICOs in 2020
The Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has collected more than $4.68 billion in illegal income and fines this year so far - with more than one quarter coming from Telegram's ill-fated Gram's token sale alone.
100 billion reasons Apple should get behind Bitcoin: Michael Saylor
Portfolio manager Dan Weiskopf has a win/win plan for a fitting marriage between tech's biggest giant and Bitcoin, which has been endorsed by Michael Saylor.
'Slippery slope' as new Bitcoin mining pool censors transactions
Blockchain analytics platform BlockSeer has launched the private beta version of a new Bitcoin mining pool that censors transactions from blacklisted wallets.
Analyst: Hash rate signal that preceded Bitcoin's recent 100% rally will soon appear
The Bitcoin hash rate dove strongly in late October.
'Why I spent $111K on a digital F1 Car'
In May 2019, a record breaking non-fungible token representing the first digital F1 car was sold for over $110,000.
Institutional money is pumping the DeFi markets back up
Institutional money appears to be flowing into the decentralized finance sector, with Yearn Finance among the top beneficiaries.
Here's why bulls aren't bothered by Friday's $525M Bitcoin options expiry
On Nov. 13, a total of $525 million in Bitcoin options open interest is set to expire.
Fund execs offer $1M bets that Bitcoin's S2F model won't come true
Chief investment officer of crypto hedge fund Arcane Assets Eric Wall has offered a $1 million bet that the Bitcoin stock-to-flow model will be proven false before 2025.
Bitcoin enters "extreme greed" zone as BTC price nears $16k
According to various on-chain metrics, Bitcoin is entering the greed zone as price nears $16,000.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Fails to Break $15.9K; Over 50K ETH Staked on Eth 2.0 Contract
Bitcoin gained Wednesday while Ethereum 2.0 staking has been ramping up.
VeChain charts 23% weekly growth as Chinese officials talk usage post-epidemic
VeChain is riding a strong tailwind on favorable developments out of China.
OCC is too caught up in crypto under former Coinbase exec, congresspeople say
Brian Brooks, the former Coinbase executive turned leader of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or OCC, recently received a letter from multiple members of Congress expressing concerns over his crypto-heavy leadership.
Price analysis 11/11: BTC, ETH, XRP, LINK, BCH, BNB, DOT, LTC, ADA, BSV
The uncertainty has been resolved to the upside today with the bulls attempting to push the price above the $16,000 resistance.
Ethereum vs. Binance Smart Chain: Who wins in a crypto DeFi battle?
Ethereum's laggard blockchain - which has attracted flak for being slow, unscalable in its current form, and encounters high fees during times of demand - has opened up the gates for competitors promising faster deployment, minimal fees, and an overall better blockchain for dApps.
World Economic Forum calls blockchain key to sustainable digital finance
The World Economic Forum believes blockchain represents a core element of sustainable digital finance - a new paradigm that combines emerging technology with environmentally-conscious business models.
Ethereum accidentally "hard forks" after Infura outrage
The decentralized world computer was hit by the reality of having a single point of failure earlier today after an Ethereum client failed to update its software version.
Bitcoin monthly candle close signals possible mega rally in December
Historically, when a Bitcoin monthly candle closes above previous candles the digital asset has seen a prolonged rally.
This Yearn.finance competitor surged 60% in the past day alone
Finance has rapidly become the darling of the burgeoning DeFi space.
Bitcoin burgernomics: This is how many Big Macs you can buy with 1 BTC
Measured in Big Macs, Bitcoin's purchasing power is approaching its highest level since the 2017 bull market, offering yet another indicator of the digital currency's rapid appreciation.
Simple in practice: Crypto education is key to curbing phishing scams
As the global crypto economy continues to prosper, with Bitcoin currently occupying the $15,500 region, questions regarding the overall safety and security of digital assets continue to persist, especially in the wake of a new scam whereby hackers made use of a phishing email to direct users to a fake Ledger website.
LiquidStake set to unlock liquidity for Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 stakers
As the launch date of Ethereum 2.0 approaches, an important issue in the staking mechanism is starting to be discussed in the community: the one-way nature of stake deposits.
Did Ethereum just bottom vs. Bitcoin? This is the last big hurdle before $600
The focus may soon shift to Ethereum's Ether as it approaches the final resistance zone before a big potential breakout.
African Startups Should Tokenize to Break Biased Funding
Locals from East Africa and Nigeria accuse "Wazungus," or outsiders, of perpetuating racially biased venture capital funding cycles, muddying the funding landscape for the real African founders.
Bitfinex to compete with DeFi with new borrowing service
Amid a year of significant growth for the decentralized finance space within the crypto industry, Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bitfinex has unveiled its new lending service today, called Bitfinex Borrow.
As Bitcoin price rises, institutions get down with digital assets
With Bitcoin price sentiment continuing to remain bullish following the uncertainty brought on by the United States presidential election, institutional investors seem to be getting more interested in betting on the markets.
SEC should declare XRP a security, says Peter Brandt
Veteran trader and chart analyst Peter Brandt is the latest figure in the cryptocurrency community to dispute the regulatory status of XRP. According to the chartist, XRP - the fourth-largest cryptocurrency at publishing time - is a security, which means that the coin should fall under the regulatory purview of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
What sets DEXs apart from CEXs? A deep dive featuring crypto traders and developers
Decentralized exchanges, or DEXs as popularly called, are one of the hottest topics in the crypto space in 2020, growing from niche obscurities as early as 2017 to boasting billions of dollars in daily volumes across 100s of crypto trade pairs this year.
KuCoin recovered 84% of stolen crypto after $280M hack, says co-founder
KuCoin has resumed full services for 176 out of the total 230 tradable assets to date.
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