The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

In Europe, 66% of respondents have heard about cryptocurrency, 9% of respondents owned some crypto, and 25% of respondents planned to own some crypto on the future.

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Bitcoin has seen yet another sharp increase in its computing power after its network hash rate grew 25% in a week.

Cryptocurrency wallet and statistics resource Blockchain is reportedly raising $50 million in a new funding round.

Tether Ltd. is planning to issue two new stablecoins, one pegged to a basket of commodities and another to the Chinese renminbi, according to Zhao Dong, an over-the-counter trader in China and a shareholder of Bitfinex.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, a subsidiary of Japanese financial services firm Monex Group, partnered with marketing research company Macromill Group to launch the Coincheck Survey service that allows its users to exchange reward points for digital assets.

Blockchain forensics firm Elliptic has raised $23 million in a Series B funding round led by Tokyo-based financial institution SBI Holdings.

The Dutch Central Bank is taking a tougher stance on the cryptocurrency industry, citing new European Union anti-money laundering laws.

Ethereum Classic Labs, a core Ethereum Classic development and accelerator organization, announced partnerships with social media dApp iZbreaker and blockchain infrastructure developer Second State.

Steemit took to Twitter today to announce to their fellow-Steemians that Steemit is back up and running and fully functional after having suffered from a bug in the curations reward curve.

Reessen Horowitz, a venture capital company focused on crypto innovation, brought several Washington regulators together to promote crypto adoption and discuss regulation.

San Francisco-based, fiat-focused crypto exchange, OKCoin, recently announced the launch of a voting-driven initiative to donate up to 1,000 BTC to developers of Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Bitcoin Satoshi's Vision.

Ron Hammond took to Twitter today to confirm to the XRP community that he is the new manager of government relations for Ripple.

The ever-vigilant Twitter account known as Whale Alert, is teaming up with BitcoinAbuse to fight crypto crimes together.

A multi-billion-dollar asset management company plans to use the Stellar blockchain for a new fund.

Tuesday Sept. 3 - Bitcoin continues to eye the $11,000 price mark, while most altcoins are registering minor gains on the day.

American asset management firm Franklin Templeton Investments has filed a preliminary prospectus with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for a government money market fund with a focus on blockchain-based shares.

Fintech startup Ripple has transferred 500 million XRP tokens from its escrow wallet, according to data from Whale Alert, a live tracker for cryptocurrency transactions, on Sept. 3.

New York-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has introduced a sub-accounts feature for institutional customers enabling the creation of multiple accounts under one master account.

Chinese crypto exchange Huobi plans to launch its blockchain-powered smartphone Acute Angle in Southeast Asia next week.

Two investment companies whose Bitcoin ETF proposals have been delayed by the SEC have found a way around the tight regulations.

Big names are investing in Bitmark, the blockchain property rights startup.

Taiwanese blockchain digital property rights startup Bitmark has secured $3 million in a funding round led by Taiwan's electronics giant HTC. Specializing in securing digital property rights through blockchain technology, Bitmark will use the investment to expand its sales and marketing efforts, according to a press release published on Sept. 3.

Cryptocurrencies are helping to facilitate human trafficking, and thus should be regulated far more heavily than at present, an expert witness will tell a U.S. Senate subcommittee today.

A cheaper blockchain phone is debuting in Southeast Asia, with a U.S. and European launch promised in the near future.

Cryptocurrency compliance company Elliptic has raised $23 million in a Series B funding round led by Japanese financial powerhouse SBI Holdings.

PwC Luxembourg, a subsidiary of the world's second largest professional services firm, will start accepting Bitcoin payments starting Oct. 1 2019."Bitcoin cannot be compromised".

Walmart is currently making use of blockchain technology to create a food traceability system based on the Linux Foundation's Hyperledger Fabric.

"Big Four" auditing firm PwC's Luxembourg branch will accept cryptocurrency payments from clients starting next month.

Despite the pessimism seen across the crypto community in regards to altcoins, the following technical analysis will evaluate whether Ethereum, XRP and Litecoin are bound for an upswing.