The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

Decentralized exchanges are live and running but they're facing an ongoing liquidity problem that is currently handled by centralized exchanges and in some cases- with less-than-honest methods.

Creditors of the defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox just won a big victory.

Almost all of the top one hundred cryptocurrencies by market cap have seen significant losses within the space of just a few hours today, June 22, as data from Coin360 shows.

Despite recent exchange hacks, the blockchain industry continues to thrive in countries worldwide.

According to French startup Arianee, which boasts former employees and advisors from luxury brands such as Tiffany's, Omega, Balenciaga and the Richemont group, the same technology can be used to help these firms create unique identities for bespoke handbags and expensive watches.

Chinese officials are partnering with tech giant Tencent on the formation of a new China Blockchain Security Alliance, according to a report from state-owned ChinaNews June 21.

Japan's financial regulator the Financial Services Agency has sent business improvement orders to six major cryptocurrency exchanges, Cointelegraph Japan reports June 22.

China-based FCoin - a new crypto exchange launched in May that takes a novel revenue model - has come under the spotlight after its trading volumes appear to have almost immediately surpassed some of the largest exchanges.

Bitcoin's bears may be building for a strong comeback, having pushed prices to a eight-day low below $6,400 earlier today.

Japan's financial watchdog has issued business improvement orders to six licensed cryptocurrency exchanges following on-site inspections conducted over recent months.

With cryptocurrency growing more prevalent in the mainstream, the SEC is taking action to regulate ICOs as securities.

Following acrimonious debates within the bitcoin and ethereum communities over the past few years regarding governance decisions that ended in forks, there has been a wave of projects offering on-chain governance.

The South Korean government will invest 10 billion Korean won to support blockchain development in the country, with plans to carry out six pilots using blockchain technology.

In a forum post published Tuesday, the sole maintainer of the Windows zcash wallet software, D. Jane Mercer, said he was going to cease development of the clients and release a zcash competitor "Rebranded as another coin," if he didn't get further funding for his work.

The co-founder of Irish Bitcoin broker Eircoin accused the Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland of discriminating against crypto-related accounts, The Irish Times reports June 21.

Ukrainian police have arrested a group of four men suspected of running six fake cryptocurrency exchanges, Bleeping Computer reported June 21.Four men between ages 20 and 26 allegedly launched at least six digital currency exchanges, where they deceived users, subsequently stealing money from them.

U.S. Representative Warren Davidson said the initial coin offering market needs "Light touch" regulation on CNBC's Squawk Box today, June 21.When asked about cryptocurrency regulation, Davidson argued that the "Big thing" the market needs is a "Light touch regulatory framework" which, according to the congressman, would provide more certainty.

Technology giant Tencent is teaming up with the Chinese government to fight blockchain-related security issues.

Board director of the Swiss National Bank Thomas Moser said that cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are too primitive to consider issuing a state-backed digital currency, local news outlet swissinfo.

Millions of dollars worth of ICON tokens are now on the move - as the cryptocurrency project begins its token migration.

Stellar Lumens is currently discussing the possibility of acquiring Chain - a San Francisco-based startup building cryptographic ledgers for the finance industry.

Provincial utility Hydro-Quebec has proposed new rules, under which blockchain companies will be required to bid for electricity and quantify the jobs and investment they expect to generate per megawatt, Hydro-Quebec announced in a press release June 21.The new regime seeks to allocate up to 500 megawatts, in addition to 120 megawatts of already existing initiatives.

Posted on June 19 by Mark Wilcox, the hashtag actually represents a cryptographic code known as a hash that's produced each time new transactions are validated and written onto the bitcoin blockchain.

The 10th most valuable cryptocurrency in the world is set to commence its token migration process on Thursday.

U.S. crypto entrepreneurs Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have won a patent for a system to provide crypto-based exchange-traded products, according to a patent filing published by the U.S. Patent and Trademarks Office June 19.

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis will now be tracking the prices of four cryptocurrencies on their research database, according to a June 19 post on the bank's website.

Sheila Bair, a former chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, believes the U.S. should create a wholly new regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies.

"Hardly anyone still doubts that blockchain will penetrate our entire economy."

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has today confirmed it will reimburse users affected by the theft of 35 bln won from its hot wallet two days ago, in an official announcement today, June 21.

Today, June 21, Cointelegraph is launching a listings platform for crypto and Blockchain-specific job opportunities.