The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

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

Trump vs Biden, who's better for Bitcoin and crypto?
The two candidates - President Donald Trump and Joe Biden - go head-to-head in November, and while cryptocurrencies do not feature as part of their campaign topics; their stances on the technology will pave the path for the legal regime around crypto for the next four years.
Facial Recognition Could Help to Stamp Out Bitcoin Social Media Scams
Coincurve's Rod Hsu says facial recognition can stamp out social media Bitcoin scams.
South Korean Highways Will Have Blockchain-Powered Toll Payments
One of the biggest commercial banks in South Korea has partnered with the Korea Expressway Corporation for a blockchain-based toll system.
The Top 5 Defining Trends for Crypto in Late 2020
Such previously questionable practices like remote jobs or crypto payments have become of significant importance and seem like they will remain present even after the pandemic ends.
How the Purpose of Public Markets Has Changed
Long Reads Sunday features excerpts about public and private markets, the new bitcoin bull market, and DJ Marshmello.
BTC at Crucial Level, When to Buy the Dip, Twitter Hack Trial Fiasco: Hodler's Digest, Aug. 3-9
It's been a calmer week for Bitcoin - with the world's biggest cryptocurrency managing to recover from the low $11,000's in recent days.
Crypto Artists and Investors Trusts NFTs to Transform the Art Industry
NFT art records broken by Picasso's #Bitcoin Bull.
Global Stocks in 'Bubble Territory'
According to the Buffett Indicator, the global stock market has entered a "Bubble territory," says Welt market analyst Holger Zschaepitz on Aug. 9.
A General Strategy on How to Select a Crypto Fund, Part 2
Assessing the return/risk profile of a directional trading crypto fundAssessing the expected return of a directional fundInvestors in a directional fund should first have a clear understanding of the dynamic of the fund's overall strategy in order to realize where the performance will come from and over what period before assessing whether the risk taken to achieve such results is worth it.
A detailed guide to staking ADA on Cardano to earn rewards
With the Shelley era of Cardano now well into its second epoch, it's time users got to know the ins and outs of staking ADA.Stake pools and staking is finally here.
Evan Shapiro: Bitcoin's Stolen Revolution
Evan Shapiro is CEO and co-founder of O(1) Labs, the team behind Coda Protocol, a lightweight chain that affords all participants fully P2P, permissionless access from any device.
Cryptocurrency Mining Profitability in 2020: Is It Possible?
Miner profitability metrics are based on a handful of factors regulating difficulty and emission, which are hard-coded into the blockchain's attributes, making it predictable to work with.
Vitalik Buterin highlights the importance of EIP-1559 to Ethereum's supply
There's been much controversy over recent days over Ethereum's supply.
Yield Farming Fuels Buzz Around DeFi, but Fundamentals Are Lagging
The rise of liquidity mining, or yield farming, is throwing the metrics off balance in some ways.
A $20m decentralized Chainlink short was just liquidated on Aave
This "Short squeeze" culminated on the morning of Aug. 8 when on-chain data indicated that millions of dollars worth of on-chain Chainlink short positions were partially or fully liquidated.
South Korean Beachgoers Can Now Use Bitcoin to Pay for Services
The Haeundae Beach System in Busan is part of a pilot project that aims to offer crypto payment solutions to beachgoers in the summertime.
Price Highs, Bull Runs, and Thieves: Bad Crypto News of the Week
The dollar price rose more than 5 percent, taking it to around $11,700.
Massive Short Squeeze Prompts Chainlink Price to Rally 52%
The sudden uptrend of LINK was likely caused primarily by the squeeze of short contracts in the futures market.
Cryptocurrency Cards: An Unnecessary Solution That Should Be Stopped
According to Nilson Report, there are currently more than 22 billion payment cards in circulation around the world - debit, credit and prepaid.
Coinbase delays Ethereum Classic transactions after two 51% attacks
Coinbase will delay all Ethereum Classic transactions after the network suffered two 51% attacks last week, with hackers stealing millions in ETC. The San Francisco-based exchange said on a tweet the confirmation time for ETC sent to Coinbase and Coinbase Pro is now set at 2 weeks after the recent network attacks.
Kava Labs Partners with BNB48 Club to Raise BNB DeFi Awareness
Kava Labs announced a new collaboration with the BNB investor club - BNB48.
Real Estate Blockchain Firm Ubitquity to Build Tokenized Title Platform
Real estate blockchain platform developer Ubitquity partners with Rainier Title to build a tokenized title application.
This key comparison shows Band Protocol has massive room for growth
Band Protocol - a decentralized oracle network - has recently become one of the hottest DeFi coins, with news of multiple integrations and a Coinbase Pro listing sending its price to fresh all-time highs earlier this week.
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: August 2
Coincheck setting up for digital shareholder service.
Polish Financial Watchdog Impersonated by Crypto Scammers
The PFSA warns scammers are asking people to send cryptos to verify a transaction's legality before depositing them in a fake investment fund.
Chinese State Grid Launches Blockchain-Based Blackout Insurance Policy
A branch of China's state-backed grid released its first blockchain-powered blackout insurance policy issued to the chairman of a local company that needed to compensate for a power outage loss suffered recently.
Mobile DeFi and the Shift Toward Self-Sovereignty
To bridge the gap between convenience and security, our industry must place greater emphasis on user experiences and familiar tools to ease a consumer's mentality shift.
BTC and ETH Crypto Derivatives in Demand, Market Expected to Grow Further
The crypto options market has been evolving rapidly over the second quarter of 2020.
Three reasons why the DeFi crypto bull run is just getting started
The DeFi sector has been seeing tremendous growth in recent weeks.
Bitcoin is Almost as Big as Bank of America
All the speculative capital invested in Bitcoin at the moment totals just a few billion dollars shy of Bank of America's market valuation.
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