The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

A China-based venture capital firm focused on the blockchain industry is launching a U.S. branch with 200,000 ethereum available to invest in blockchain startups - an amount that worth $86 million at press time.

That's because he needs others to help him with his mission - getting bitcoin in the hands of Venezuelan citizens by way of a massive mobile airdrop.

From its turbulent mainnet launch, the EOS network faced community backlash for freezing several user accounts.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong seeks to change this by launching a non-profit crypto charity, GiveCrypto.

A working paper published by the China Banking Regulatory Commission suggests regulators in the country issue licenses to crypto-related activities such as initial coin offerings, to let them operate with compliance.

It's no secret that building large-scale, fully decentralized applications is a challenge, but it turns out the hurdles have to do with more than just scaling.

Economic researchers at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy have identified digital currencies issued by a central bank as an opportunity for a more stable financial system, while at the same time rejecting cryptocurrencies, Cointelegraph auf Deutsch reports today, June 27.The Kiel researchers distinguish digital or virtual currencies from cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin in their report published on the 26th of June, which will serve as a guide to the "Monetary Dialogue" in the ECON Committee of the European Parliament.

A Florida district court has published an analysis explaining how a crypto token is a security.

A study conducted by Diar has revealed that "The reliability of successfully routing a payment on the Lightning Network is still quite low." Diar provides analysis of significant developments within the global digital currency industry.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is currently running 130 different cryptocurrency-related investigations, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Brian Armstrong has announced the launch of a charitable initiative to "Financially empower people by distributing cryptocurrency globally," according to a blog post published June 27.The non-profit initiative GiveCrypto.org intends to raise funds from crypto owners and distribute small amounts to people who live in emerging markets, more specifically to those going through financial crisis.

Major travel booking website Expedia.com recently stopped accepting Bitcoin as a payment method for hotels or flights, Expedia told Cointelegraph June 27.An Expedia spokesperson confirmed that the service "No longer accepts digital currency Bitcoin," starting from June 10, 2018, apologizing for "Any inconvenience this may cause." The service did not comment on the cancellation either on social media or on its website.

The Tokyo District Court has ordered Mt Gox to begin compensating victims of its infamous 2014 hack, effectively stalling the exchange's pending bankruptcy.

Yesterday's slump in crypto markets has somewhat slowed today, June 27, with small recoveries among the top ten coins on Coin360.

"Every single time I came back to the same thing, you have to have some central point of failure, in which case a blockchain makes zero sense I tried so hard to make that work, and I couldn't find the way to do it without centralizing a large part of it, at which point it kind of becomes pointless."

Agents acting under the purview of the U.S. Department of Justice have arrested more than 35 criminals by posing as cryptocurrency traders on the darknet, according to a DOJ release published yesterday, June 26.

A state university in Russia has announced that it will store diploma records using blockchain technology, the institution announced in an official statement June 26.According to the statement and a tweet from the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, the institution has recorded "All diplomas issued over the past ten years" using distributed ledger technology.

Which is why when Facebook recently announced a change in their advertising policy that would effectively lift a ban imposed back in January over cryptocurrency-related products and services, some social media observers were quick to interpret this change of heart as an act of financial desperation.

The move from Facebook opened the floodgates for other such social and internet platforms to follow on and also ban anything crypto-related.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong wants to help unbanked individuals around the world gain access to financial services.

BTC/USDThough Bitcoin has been trading above the $6,075 levels for the past two days, the failure of the bulls to ensure a strong bounce at this critical support shows weakness.

Chief Technical Officer of blockchain protocol EOS Dan Larimer has proposed rehauling the project's existing constitution to limit so-called arbitrators' powers, in an EOSGov Telegram chat today, June 27.Larimer's proposal comes in response to recent controversies surrounding the structure of governance on the EOS blockchain, in which three distinct groups work to 'keep one another in check,' as defined by the project's current constitution.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is once again seeking comments on a potential bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund.

The CTO of the company that developed the protocol behind the EOS network has called for a much-reduced role for the controversial dispute arbitrator that has monopolized the attention of the EOS community in recent days and drawn significant outside criticism.

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has resumed trading a day after suspending activities due to system upgrade, followed by a warning from their risk management system, a statement confirms June 27.Trading at Binance, which usually ranks within the top three exchanges in the world by daily trading volume, ground to a halt Tuesday following a planned system upgrade.

Messaging app Kik's users can now begin earning and spending the cryptocurrency kin with the launch of its "Crypto-economy," the company announced Wednesday.

A social entertainment platform has the ambition of eliminating "Burnout" among the world's most popular content creators - helping them to produce quality broadcasts and reach millions of fans without the pressures imposed on them by current market-leading websites.

Without viable prototypes and working products, blockchain developers can raise tens of millions of dollars in a matter of days to start the process of development.

The popular adult entertainment website Pornhub has announced that it will accept two other cryptocurrencies - Tron and ZenCash - as payment.

Bitcoin businesses were booming in Japan - especially exchanges - but there came a turning point.