The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

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

CoinShares: 'Bitcoin Is Like a Risky Tech Stock''
Behaving like a tech stock means Bitcoin carries the same high risk and high reward opportunities as a fledgling startup.
How Not To Lose Everything During the Bull Run
With sentiment suggesting Bitcoin and the crypto markets are about to go on a bull run, seasoned old timers are warning about the lessons learned from previous rallies.
Surging Interest in 'Yam' Yield Farming
The latest craze in the DeFi sector is a new yield farming protocol called Yam which promises 'equal opportunity' staking with no premine, no founder shares, and a zero value token at launch.
NEAR Token Sale Postponed After CoinList Is Overwhelmed by Demand
The highly anticipated tokensale for decentralized application platform NEAR Protocol was postponed by 24 hours after CoinList - the exchange hosting the offering - went down around the scheduled launch time.
DeFi Token Serum Surges 1500% in 12 Hours After Listing
The latest DeFi token to moon is for the decentralized derivatives exchange Serum ,which surged by four figures following its launch and exchange listings.
IBM Executive Reveals Plans to Help Banks Capitalize on DeFi
Listen to article In a Cointelegraph interview, director of IBM financial services and digital assets, Nitin Gaur, shared how the technology company is helping financial institutions to capitalize on the DeFi movement.
Institutional FOMO? CME Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Soars to $841M
Today the open interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Bitcoin futures reached a new all-time high at $841 million.
'This Ad Is S***': Bitcoiners on Grayscale's New TV Spot
Amid sky-high expectations, the latest television ad from Grayscale Investments has proven a disappointment to many Bitcoiners.
Why Chinese Miners Won't Stage a 51% Attack on Bitcoin
China accounts for more than half of the world's Bitcoin mining capacity but Jameson Lopp, the co-founder and CTO of Casa, has hosed down fears that Chinese miners are a threat to Bitcoin in a blog post on Aug. 9.Although many people have raised concerns over the concentration of such much hashpower being located in China, Loop pointed out that even in the event of a 51% attack on Bitcoin, attackers are limited in what they can actually do.
Crypto investor sentiment hits "extreme greed" levels for first time since 2019
Bitcoin currently appears to be in a somewhat precarious position as it struggles to break above its $12,000 resistance, causing the entire crypto market to see some turbulence.
A Tor Vulnerability May Have Enabled Dark Web Bitcoin Theft
Listen to article According to recently published research, an attacker has found vulnerabilities in the Tor browser network that might have allowed them to steal Bitcoin from users.
Analyst Predicts DeFi Growth May Push Chainlink Price to $32
Timothy Peterson, a chartered alternative investment analyst, says Chainlink token could be valued at $32 by the end of 2020.
Crypto Friendly Candidate Yang Left Off DNC Speech List
The agenda for the Democratic National Convention, or DNC, does not include prior democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang as a speaker, leaving the politician surprised.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stumbles to $11,300; USDC Lending Rates Skyrocket
As the bitcoin market sees red, DeFi opportunities in stablecoin trading have some borrowing rates exploding to double digits.
Bitcoin mining faces no threat from China, here's why
Jameson Lopp, founder of Casa Wallet and a Bitcoin contributor, said Chinese miners do not pose a threat to Bitcoin.
A City in South Korea is Expanding Its Blockchain Payment Program
South Korea's "Silicon Valley" continues its love affair with Blockchain technology.
Bitcoin Price Keeps Rejecting $12K
The price of Bitcoin rejected the $12,000 resistance level for the second time in the past 10 days.
Coinbase Exits Industry Lobbying Group in Protest Over Recent Unspecified 'Decisions'
Coinbase has withdrawn from industry lobbying group the Blockchain Association.
A New DeFi Exchange Says It Has Solved An Industry-Wide Problem
Exchange has launched its own DEX. As part of their efforts, they promised to fix two major issues with this type of exchange - front-running and impermanent loss.
Blockchain Bites: MicroStrategy's $250M Bitcoin Bet, India Booms, Banks Open to Custody
Banks buying"Major U.S. banks might be willing to support cryptocurrency services - with just a bit of additional guidance from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, their federal regulator," says CoinDesk's regulatory reporter Nik De. This follows the OCC issuing an open letter in July saying nationally chartered banks could custody crypto.
Adam Back: Bitcoin is Enough, Satoshi Should Stay Out
Adam Back has some interesting views on altcoins and the return of Satoshi Nakamoto.
Elliptic Hires Former Revolut CFO as It Prepares for Asia Expansion
Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic has hired former Revolut CFO David MacLean as its new finance chief.
Sheep Farmer's Alleged Baby Food-Based Bitcoin Extortion Attempt Thwarted
File this one in the "Stranger than fiction" category.
This DeFi token by FTX went up 1000% right after launching
SRM, the native token of the decentralized derivatives exchange Serum, saw its price increase by over 10 times right after launching.
Binance Denies Report It Was Blocked From Installing Its CEO on Board of Failing Bank
Aug 11, 2020 at 16:14 UTCUpdated Aug 11, 2020 at 17:35 UTC.Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao.Binance said reports Liechtenstein authorities blocked a deal to put its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, on the board of a now-defunct bank are unfounded.
A reckoning is coming for $50 billion in "ghost" blockchains-and DeFi will benefit
Almost all the best-performing altcoins of recent weeks have one thing in common: they're all related to decentralized finance - often DeFi protocols based on the Ethereum blockchain.
Bitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 11, 2020
Aug 11, 2020 at 16:00 UTC.With bitcoin increasingly acting like gold and one company betting a quarter of a billion dollars on BTC, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your news roundup!
Tezos XTZ Follows Chainlink to Hit New High
As Chainlink reaches a new all-time high after all-time high, it would be expected to see a similar move on Tezos.
Bitcoin, Gold Prices Drop as Trump Praises 'Big Stock Market Numbers!'
After an exciting weekly close which saw Bitcoin price rally above the $12K mark for the second time this month, the digital asset has lost momentum and slipped below $11,600.
How to Remain Profitable Through the Halving of Zcash
For many cryptocurrencies, these halving mechanisms are embedded into the code in order to lower the generation rates and inflation, which can help extend the life of the coin even amid increased demand.
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