The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

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

Ex-Coinbase CTO Is Behind Mysterious Nakamoto.com, Sources Say
Nakamoto.com is a website that's more than twice as old as bitcoin, and for most of its life, it has just redirected to a San Francisco developer's personal website.
Online Sentiment Toward Crypto Market in 2019
While over 85% of the analyzed Reddit posts were deemed to be positive in nature, articles published by various mainstream media publications such as HuffPost, Business Insider and The International Business Times were, by and large, dismissive of the crypto market.
The 'Vault' Is Back: Coder Revives Plan to Shield Bitcoin Wallets from Theft
The idea has been around for a few years now, and for good reason, it's believed it could make it much harder for bad actors to steal funds from bitcoin users.
Chinese Gov't Hackers Are Targeting Crypto Companies: Report
Chinese state hackers are performing attacks against cryptocurrency and video game enterprises, cybersecurity company FireEye claims in a report published on Aug. 2.Chinese government facilitating hacking operations.
Shenzhen Issued 6 Million Blockchain Invoices in 12 Months
Major Chinese city Shenzhen has issued nearly six million blockchain-based invoices in a year since their inception in Aug. 2018.Shenzhen processed around $550 million through blockchain invoices in a year.
Binance Customer Data Has Leaked: What We Know and What We Don't
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, said it's investigating the alleged leak of its customers' verification information.
National Stock Exchange Becomes World's First to List a Tokenized Security
Seychelles' stock exchange has just listed a tokenized security for trading, becoming the first in the world to do so.
Standard Chartered Makes Letter of Credit Transaction Using Blockchain
London-based bank and financial services firm Standard Chartered has completed its first cross-border blockchain letter of credit transaction in the oil industry with Thai state-owned oil giant PTT Group.
ECB Says It Plans to Use More On-Chain Data to Monitor Crypto Assets
The European Central Bank has issued a new report indicating that it plans to use more on-chain data to better monitor the crypto markets.
Bitcoin Price Correlation With Gold Nearly Doubled in Past 3 Months
The correlation between digital and physical gold has almost doubled in the past three months, fresh data from Bloomberg revealed on August 7.
Bitcoin Needs Weekly Close Above Tough $12K Hurdle to Restart Price Rally
View Bitcoin's bull run from April lows near $4,100 seems to have stalled, with buyers repeatedly failing to keep gains above $12,000 in the last six weeks.
Amazon Wants to Build a Blockchain for Ads, New Job Listing Shows
Amazon is looking to hire a software development engineer to develop an advertisement blockchain.
Judge: Coinbase can be sued for Bitcoin Cash listing, was negligent
A U.S. judge has ruled Coinbase can be sued for negligence over its contentious 2017 Bitcoin Cash listing, describing the actions of the iconic U.S. cryptocurrency exchange as constituting "Incompetence born of haste", Bloomberg reported.
South Korea to Bring Crypto Exchanges Under Direct Regulation
The Financial Intelligence Unit of South Korea's Financial Services Commission has revealed plans to bring cryptocurrency exchanges under its direct regulation.
Standard Chartered Completes First Transaction on Oil Industry Blockchain Platform Voltron
Standard Chartered Bank has announced the successful completion of the first international letter of credit transaction on the oil industry-focused blockchain platform Voltron.
Bitcoin Price Under $12K But Analyst Says Being Bearish 'Riskier' Now
Bitcoin price was hovering closer to $11,500 on Aug. 7 as analysts brushed off concerns of a fresh downward move.
ECB Says It's Ramping Up Crypto Surveillance to Include Off-Chain Data
In an Aug. 7 report entitled "Understanding the crypto-asset phenomenon, its risks and measurement issues," the ECB argues that "Closing the data gaps associated with crypto-assets" continues to pose a significant challenge for regulators and financial institutions.
South Korean Watchdog Plans Direct Supervision of Crypto Exchanges
A South Korean financial watchdog under the Financial Services Commission is planning to more closely supervise cryptocurrency exchanges.
Billionaire investor: Bitcoin rally fueled by US China currency war and tension in Hong Kong
Amidst intensifying geopolitical risks and growing uncertainty in the global financial market, heavyweight investors like Michael Novogratz and Travis Kling foresee Bitcoin emerging as a viable alternative store of value.
Judge Rules Coinbase Did Not Commit Fraud in Bitcoin Cash Lawsuit
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase did not act fraudulently during its botched launch of Bitcoin Cash, a United States judge has ruled.
China: Police Investigating EtherDelta Over Alleged Exit Scam, Report
Chinese police are reportedly taking legal action against non-custodial token trading platform EtherDelta in connection with an apparent exit scam.
Binance's CZ: Like It or Not, Facebook's Libra Coin Is Poised for Mass Adoption
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao hopes to open a London office "Very soon" as the crypto exchange turns its focus to Europe.
Binance Investigating 'KYC Leak FUD' as User Selfies Allegedly Exposed
The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance has refuted claims hackers gained access to confidential user information such as personal ID.CZ: "Don't fall into the 'KYC leak' FUD".
GitHub and Slack Bans Are Hurting Iranian Bitcoin Businesses
Iranian bitcoiners are showing the world what censorship resistance really looks like.
Former Coinbase CTO believes crypto will transform venture capital
Balaji Srinivasan, the former CTO of Coinbase and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, believes that cryptocurrencies will bring about significant changes to the world of investing.
Amazon Is Looking for an Engineer to Put Advertising Data on a Blockchain
Amazon is seeking to integrate parts of its advertising business with a blockchain.
Kik Says SEC Lawsuit 'Twisted Facts' About Startup's $100 Million Token Sale
Kik claims the SEC took executives' comments out of context in a suit alleging the startup's 2017 token sale violated securities laws.
Bitcoin Price Sees Steep Drop After Rejection Above $12K
The price of bitcoin's recent rise above $12,000 was stopped short a few hours into its rally, with prices sliding by more than $1,000 over the course of the U.S. trading session that followed.
VeChain Releases Blockchain-Encrypted Wine Bottles For Australian Winemaker
Public enterprise blockchain platform VeChain has partnered with Autralian winemaker Penfolds to release a case of blockchain-encrypted wine bottles for sale, as part of its Wine Traceability Platform initiative.
VeChain Tapped to Provide Transparency for China's Wine Trade
The VeChain-powered wine traceability platform now oversees more than 20 wines in Shanghai's Pilot Free Trade Zone, according to a company statement on Tuesday.
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