The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

A third of all ether, ethereum's native cryptocurrency, is owned by just 376 whales as of May 1, new research indicates.

The World Bank and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia have teamed up to enable recording of secondary market bond trading using blockchain tech.

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Polychain Capital CEO Olaf Carlson-Wee thinks Facebook would be smart to build its stablecoin on a public, open blockchain infrastructure.

Chicago-based crypto exchange Seed CX has announced support for stablecoins Paxos, USD Coin, and TrueUSD in a press release on May 14.The new stablecoin additions can be traded for U.S. dollars starting May 17, and the exchange is aiming to roll out trading pairs between the stablecoins and other fiat currencies such as the euro in the near future.

Blockchain infrastructure firm Blockstream announced the launch of its security token platform in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on May 15.Per the announcement, the new Liquid Securities platform is a solution for businesses to issue security tokens on the Liquid Network.

New data suggests that bitcoin's growth is explained by its maturation as an asset based on conversations surrounding the leading cryptocurrency, Bloomberg reported on May 15.Bloomberg cited a report from web intelligence platform Indexica, that developed an index based on natural language processing of textual documents in an effort to explain bitcoin's recent surge.

Any dip is likely to find support at $200 and below it at the 20-day EMA. Our bullish view will be invalidated if the ETH/USD pair plummets below the 20-day EMA.XRP/USDRipple soared on May 14 and broke out of the overhead resistance of $0.33108 and $0.37835.

As the market continues to climb on its rally from December lows, several of the high cap coins have been noticeably quiet-including Ethereum.

Major global crypto exchange Huobi has launched a regulated over-the-counter trading desk for institutional investors, according to a blog post on May 15.The new OTC crypto trading platform, Huobi OTC Desk, is fully regulated by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission, and enables major fiat-to-crypto and crypto-to-crypto trading pairs.

The leading digital currency bitcoin is up over 4% on the day, trading at $8,135 at press time after reaching above $8,200.

In the course of a planned hard fork update, the bitcoin cash network experienced difficulties processing transactions, cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX tweeted on May 15.

CEO Nevin Freeman of stablecoin startup Reserve predicts that central banks will tokenize their currency at some point, but stablecoins will likely still have an advantage in offering privacy.

Presidential contender Andrew Yang took the stage at Consensus 2019 on Wednesday, facing a friendly crowd as he discussed bitcoin, blockchain and his bid for the White House.

A study by ProPublica found that most ransomware solutions providers have one weird trick for getting rid of hackers - paying them off.

American investment management company Fidelity Investments is seeking talent for its digital asset wing, Fidelity Digital Assets, according to the company's job offer listing.

A bug was reportedly exploited on Bitcoin Cash during a scheduled hardfork upgrade of the protocol.

Willy Woo, a cryptocurrency analyst, says that even in modest estimations, data shows that the bull season is 99 percent in.

A system-wide upgrade otherwise known as a hard fork appears to have split the bitcoin cash network in two.

During an on-stage discussion at Consensus, Brian Armstrong, CEO of major United States cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, said that its custody service has already received $1 billion in crypto under management.

One of the world's largest electrical companies is teaming up with ethereum app iExec on a new test.

Wednesday, May 15 - most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting moderate gains on the day by press time, as bitcoin has fallen below the $8,000 mark again.

Public blockchain platform provider ThunderCore has just released proof-of-concept code for a new consensus protocol, dubbed Pala, on GitHub.

The parent company of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has invested almost $50 million in blockchain startups since March 2018, English-language Korean business news outlet The Investor reported on May 15.

Crypto trading platform Liquid has established a joint venture with Virtual Currency Partners in order to enter the United States market, Cointelegraph Japan reported on May 15.The Japanese company, which achieved unicorn status after funding put its valuation at more than $1 billion last month, says the new venture will be known as Liquid Financial USA.In a news release, Liquid added that it hopes to enable U.S. customers to use and trade qash, its native token, subject to approval from regulators.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the exchange's custody service, Coinbase Custody, has $1 billion in assets under management in just 12 months after launch.

The recent hack of the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, highlights the need for heightened security in the crypto space.

Bitcoin startup Blockstream is launching a platform that lets users launch their own tokens by utilizing its bitcoin sidechain, Liquid.

Luxury fashion brand Alyx intends to use Iota's distributed ledger technology for supply chain tracking, cryptocurrency news outlet The Block reports on May 15.

InfStones, a Silicon Valley staking startup, has raised a $2 million seed round to expand its block-producing capacity in proof-of-stake networks.