The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

The disclosure was made in Riot Blockchain's annual report, which was released on April 17.

That's how one ethereum user described the latest effort to recover $264 million in cryptocurrency lost due to a code fault in a popular ethereum wallet.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration in conjunction with the University of Akron has just initiated a new research program that will see the two scientific powerhouses come-together to implement Ethereum-based blockchain technology for the purposes of space communication and navigation.

A suspect being held in connection with a massive Bitcoin miner theft in Iceland earlier this year has escaped prison, local news the Iceland Monitor reports April 17.

Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General for the state of New York, recently commenced proceedings for a major probe that will see many of the top cryptocurrency exchanges operating within the state being scrutinized for their daily trade activities.

An Indian startup planning to launch a crypto exchange has filed a complaint against the Reserve Bank of India's decision to bar banks from engaging with crypto services.

Amazon Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Amazon, received a patent for a streaming data marketplace that would enable users to receive real-time cryptocurrency transactions data, according to a document released April 17.

Another prediction of Bitcoin emergence has been recently discovered by a Reddit user that posted a screenshot from Japanese role-playing video game Final Fantasy III on April 16.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase hired a new chief financial officer.

Some of the startups named today in the New York Attorney General's cryptocurrency exchange "Inquiry" say they welcome the move.

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has launched the "Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative", an "Inquiry into the policies and practices" of digital currency trading platforms, according to a press release April 17.

After announcing the ban of encrypted messenger Telegram last Friday, Russian telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor began blocking the app Monday, April 16.

In 2017, cryptocurrency came into the mainstream spotlight.

Cambridge Analytica was planning to raise money by issuing a digital currency prior to becoming involved in a scandal regarding the misuse of data from Facebook, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters April 17.

Amazon has won a patent for a streaming data marketplace that could allow subscribers to receive real-time cryptocurrency transaction data.

Since last week crypto community celebrates the return of Bitcoin to the green with an inspiring bounce up to $1000 in value in less than an hour of trade on Thursday, 12 April.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov said Tuesday that he has been paying network administrators in bitcoin to bypass a government ban on his popular messaging platform.

Although it successfully enabled us to digitize our money by creating a new layer on top of legacy systems, it did not create a whole new infrastructure.

Philippine opposition Senator Leila de Lima is pushing fellow senators to move forward with her bill to impose stricter penalties for cryptocurrency-related crimes, according to a press release from the Philippine Senate published April 16.

The health industry's potential for Blockchain has been outlined numerous times, and new startups continue to emerge in 2018.

Social media users were rethinking patronage of peer-to-peer trading platform LocalBitcoins today, April 17, after a trader produced evidence that personal ID was now required to buy and sell Bitcoin for some trade volumes.

The Korean Blockchain Association has recently revealed a self-regulatory framework for its member cryptocurrency exchanges to boost trading transparency, The Korea Times reports on Tuesday, April 17.

Adult entertainment streaming site Pornhub has announced a partnership with cryptocurrency Verge and will now accept the coin as payment for Pornhub Premium and all Pornhub purchases, according to a press release published today, April 17.

New York's attorney general is taking a closer look at some of the world's most popular cryptocurrency exchanges.

The Crypto market continues to hold gains around the same levels it reached after a sharp spike on Thursday, April 13, with Bitcoin and Ethereum trading above the $8,000 and $500 levels respectively today, April 17.

Several high-profile investors have confirmed investing in a funding round that raised $28 mln for Harbor, a Blockchain company looking to remove legal barriers to securities trading, in press release today, April 17.

Federal prosecutors say a New York resident misled investors about a cryptocurrency as part of a wider investment fraud scheme.

Verge's XVG token is witnessing a classic "Sell the news" trade.

Blockchain, a cryptocurrency wallet and data provider based in London, has hired a former Goldman Sachs executive as head of institutional sales and strategy.

Adult entertainment website Pornhub has announced that it will begin accepting the cryptocurrency verge as payment.