The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

Ben Davenport, a co-founder of blockchain security startup BitGo, is stepping down as chief technology officer.

Listings site Backpage CEO Carl Ferrer pleaded guilty to conspiracy and three counts of money-laundering, in part via cryptocurrencies, in a plea agreement unsealed in federal court in Arizona on April 12.Ferrer admitted he was aware that the "Great majority" of the site's ads were for prostitution services, and had conspired to conceal their true nature.

Users of Credit Karma's tax preparation software appear to be under-reporting their cryptocurrency holdings, according to data provided by the company.

Yahoo Japan confirmed Friday that it has purchased a minority stake in a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange.

The Central Bank of Kenya has issued a circular to all banks in the country, warning them against dealing with cryptocurrencies or engaging in transactions with crypto-related entities, local news outlet Standard Digital reports today, April 13.

The Chinese search engine Baidu launched its blockchain stock photo service to help protect intellectual property in China.

On April 12, Bitcoin saw the biggest one-hour trade volume in its history, as price rallied by more than $1,000 in a period of thirty minutes.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired mobile ethereum wallet Cipher Browser, the companies announced on Friday.

In a move that could have a severe impact on how the global cryptocurrency market communicates, a Russian court has ruled that telecommunications providers must block highly popular encrypted messaging app Telegram within the country.

Morocco has extradited a British national to the U.S. after he was accused of defrauding investors in a bitcoin-related venture.

The fintech arm of Germany's second-largest stock exchange is set to launch a cryptocurrency trading app later this year.

Bitcoin's substantial $1,300 price correction since yesterday has led to several new bullish predictions for the coming years, with the latest from investment tycoon Tim Draper, who forecasted a whopping $250,000 by 2022 during a speech April 12.

As the last day to file your taxes in the US approaches, April 17, the Credit Karma Tax platform repeated to reporters that less than 100 people have reported capital gains from crypto investments out of the 250,000 most recent tax filers, CNBC reports today, April 13.

Joel Robideaux, the mayor-president of the Louisiana city and parish of Lafayette, urged local residents on Thursday to consider launching an initial coin offering.

Fundstrat Global Advisors cofounder Tom Lee repeated his bullish forecasts for the Bitcoin price Thursday April 12, telling CNBC it could reach $25,000 in eight months.

Zcash is one step closer to undertaking an upcoming hardfork with the completion of its Powers of Tau ceremony.

Indian Bitcoin exchange Coinsecure has reported that around 438 BTC have been taken from the company's Bitcoin wallet allegedly due to misconduct by an employee, according to an April 12 press release.

Russian authorities have demanded ISPs ban the crypto industry's go-to encrypted messenger service Telegram on Friday, April 13, just weeks after the project raised $1.7 bln in its ICO presale to support the development of its own Blockchain platform.

An established team of augmented reality developers are planning to "Unite physical and virtual worlds" by creating Digital Land that can be bought, sold, rented or leased.

The crypto market is finally showing signs of life after a painful first quarter.

Two bitcoin brokers in Singapore were reportedly assaulted and robbed of nearly $300,000 in cash during an in-person meeting with a prospective seller.

The Central Bank of Kenya is once again seeking to dissuade domestic businesses from dealing in cryptocurrencies.

The Bermuda Monetary Authority is seeking public feedback on an anti-money laundering law that would regulate domestic cryptocurrency activity.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged government and financial bodies to toughen the "Management of activities related to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies," in a government directive issued Friday, April 13, following reports of a major ICO scam in the country this week.

India-based bitcoin exchange Coinsecure has announced that 438.318 bitcoins worth $3.3 million were stolen from its service, allegedly due to the actions of a rogue employee.

The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, a financial industry self-regulator, is developing a blockchain powered platform for the city's motor insurance.

Bitcoin clocked a 2.5-week high of $8,225 on Bitfinex earlier today and could soon scale the $8,500 mark, the technical charts indicate.

The cryptocurrency markets are continuing to grow substantially Friday, April 13, after Bitcoin's jump yesterday of over $1,000 in 30 minutes, with BTC today above $8,000 and Ethereum having broken above $500 for the first time since March 26.

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SBI Bank LLC, a Russia-based commercial bank owned by Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings, is joining the New York City-based banking consortium R3. In an announcement Friday, the bank said it aims to join the financial group to advance R3's Corda distributed ledger platform, and push cross-industry adoption of blockchain technology.