The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

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

JPMorgan stablecoin goes live, interbank group renamed to "Liink"
JPMorgan, the US bank whose CEO Jamie Dimon once called Bitcoin a scam and held a bearish stance for the cryptocurrency market, today announced the launch of its stablecoin and blockchain protocol after years in the development.
'ASIC Financing' Is Driving Down Bitcoin Mining Profitability
Bitcoin mining profitability is in the basement, seeing all-time lows in 2020.
MicroStrategy's crypto holdings may be paying off more than its business
With Bitcoin's rises past $13,700, the company's BTC holdings are currently worth more than $525M. 8151 Total views.
Bitcoin becoming less-risky as an investment, Novogratz says
Bitcoin has gained significant notoriety in the decade since its 2009 launch.
VC calls Ethereum killers 'toothless' based on token allocation to insiders
Adams was referring to a recent Messari report, which summarized the token distribution for some of the most popular Ethereum alternatives launched in the last couple of years.
New Siberian Bitcoin mining center set to provide 100 jobs to locals
13.6 acres of cold and barren land in Siberia will be put to good use with the support of international investors.
BoE hasn't 'made any decision' regarding a CBDC, says fintech director
"We will continue to explore the pros and cons of CBDC," said Tom Mutton.
Bitcoin investing interest up 19% compared to 2019, Grayscale report says
Grayscale's poll found that the majority of people they spoke with were interested in Bitcoin.
Market data indicates OKEx whales are expecting Bitcoin to spike past $14k
Bitcoin is spiking higher once again as buyers continue to rush in.
Cuban freedom fighters launch underground Bitcoin remittance network
Fiat trades are often completed for a sizable fee by bike-riding crypto enthusiasts.
Why traders say $13,875 will be the next 'logical' Bitcoin price resistance
The price of Bitcoin has surpassed $13,745 and is now en-route to the next major resistance level.
Bill Hinman, who spearheaded the SEC's early crypto guidance, is leaving the commission
Hinman's commentary on the status of cryptocurrencies and the Howey Test was particularly critical to regulation surrounding ICOs.
Grayscale Survey: COVID-19 made Bitcoin more appealing to investors
The survey tended to support the view of Bitcoin as a "Safe-haven" asset.
This is the last major hurdle before Bitcoin price can target $20,000
Bitcoin price has been showing impressive strength in the previous weeks and today the price made a new 2020 high at $13,666.
Bitcoin allure has darknet markets jumping to record highs
Of those, including that of Empire Market, one of the largest, longest-running, and most successful darknet markets which stole an estimated $30 million when it went offline in August 2020.
$1 trillion is a conservative market cap for Bitcoin, said investment CIO
Bitcoin has recently seen ample interest from a number of mainstream companies and persons, such as billionaire hedge funder Paul Tudor Jones.
Bitcoin ATMs are booming in this Latin American country
The country is relatively new to crypto adoption, but is building momentum quickly.
4 Bitcoin Lightning Network Vulnerabilities
The Chaincode Labs developer has authored multiple articles this year on Lightning Network attack vectors.
Q&A: Big data's role in medicine, supply chains and smart cities
We have incredible developers and strategists, who are working on bespoke data management solutions for a variety of use cases: medical data handling, smart city initiatives, logistics/supply chains and Internet of Things.
PayPal's baby steps into crypto isn't dampening the hype for adoption
Bitcoin is currently hovering around the $13,000 mark, while Ether has once again safely tread past the $400 threshold in spite of the KuCoin exchange hack and the unfortunate legal events that recently unfolded around BitMEX. That being said, this latest surge can largely be attributed to the decision of online payments processor PayPal to finally enter the crypto arena.
IOTA joins Japanese gov't on blockchain-based maintenance project
The IOTA Foundation, a non-profit organization behind the IOTA blockchain, is collaborating with Japan's government on a project targeting industrial infrastructure.
SEC-approved crypto IPO issuer INX acquires STO platform OpenFinance
The crypto industry records another major acquisition in 2020.
DeFi devs may save months of work with OpenZeppelin's operations platform
Defender simplifies the task of deploying and administering smart contracts.
Bitcoin price nears $13.5K as CEO eyes new all-time highs in 3 months
Reports of a fresh market entry from a Singapore bank buoys Bitcoin price as Raoul Pal sees hardly any resistance below $20,000 all-time highs.
Bitcoin analysts say this BTC metric is in 'belief zone' for the first time in 15 months
Bitcoin might be in the early phase of a major new bull cycle, a key on-chain metric suggests on Oct. 27.
JPMorgan's stablecoin finally sees commercial light of day
A year-and-a-half after it was first announced, JPM Coin - JPMorgan Chase's in-house stablecoin - is now live and in use by a major transnational tech firm for round-the-clock cross-border payments.
Researchers question what 'trustless' actually means for blockchain
Crypto community members will likely be familiar with mantras such as "Don't trust, verify!" or the "Law of code." Both refer to the promises of greater transparency and audibility and to a technology that offers to replace fallible, corruptible powerful actors with an actually functional rules-based order, secured through deterministic computation.
Newfangled Ethereum DeFi coin surges 600% in 24 hours after listing
Despite the stagnation in the altcoin market, evidenced by Bitcoin outperforming Ethereum in its latest leg higher, investors are still throwing millions at new investments.
'Where are the LINK Marines?' Chainlink beats Bitcoin with 610% YTD returns
Bitcoin may be down less from its all-time highs than any other cryptocurrency, but 2020 has so far been the year of Chainlink.
Indian bank to offer crypto services across its 34 branches
For the first time, Indians will be able to take out a loan against cryptocurrencies.
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