The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have launched a crypto token called "Learning Coin" to better understand how blockchain technology works.

Arthur Hayes, co-founder and CEO of major crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX, has revealed that the firm is hoping to open a cryptocurrency options platform in the medium term.

The parent company of major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has received $200 million in funding from Japan's ST Blockchain Fund, the latter confirmed in a press release shared with Cointelegraph Japan on April 15.

ING's blockchain team is testing a privacy technology called "Bulletproofs," the latest in a series of seemingly unlikely cypherpunk experiments at the Netherlands-based global bank.

The long-awaited EOS user agreement was signed by 21 of the network's 30 Block Producers following months of negotiation and debate following referendum gridlock.

At the same time, bitcoin skeptics have pointed to the seeming lack of fundamental news behind the price rise and declared it meaningless.

According to Litecoin.com and the data published by BitInfoCharts, the hash rate of Litecoin achieved a new all-time high on April 8 at 359 terahash.

Local Chinese social media sources said that Bitcoin's price surge last week has led Chinese traders to pay a premium in order to trade the cryptocurrency.

Exchanges are eager to increase their trading volume.

Sunday, April 14 - the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting mixed movements on the day by press time, as Bitcoin hovers near the $5,100 mark.

The rise from the lows has pushed Bitcoin to the most overbought levels since the bull run, according to Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Mike McGlone.

Bitcoin prices and altcoin prices could have already hit their lowest point, new analysis from cryptocurrency exchange Binance concluded on April 11.In the latest edition of its research bulletins, the exchange's dedicated analytics arm, Binance Research, investigated various current phenomena and trends within cryptocurrency markets.

Tether, the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has issued over $300 million in USDT during the last week.

Samsung SDS has reportedly agreed to cooperate with Indian IT giant Tech Mahindra in an attempt to enter the overseas blockchain market, The Korea Times writes Sunday, April 14.SDS, the systems integration arm of Korean tech behemoth Samsung, allegedly plans to expand the use of its Nexledger blockchain platform in India, the United States and Europe.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission reportedly required two funds to eliminate the word "Blockchain" from their monikers, Bloomberg writes April 12, citing sources familiar with the matter.

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have jointly launched a private blockchain and a so-dubbed quasi-cryptocurrency, the Financial Times reports on April 12.

The National Payments Corporation of India is considering implementing blockchain technology to increase the strength of digital transactions, Indian business magazine Business Today reports on April 14.

Since Bitcoin Cash ABC and Bitcoin SV split in November 2018, miners supporting BSV have endured estimated losses of over $2.2 million to ensure that the fork's network is secure.

The Los Angeles Times, the fourth-most circulated newspaper in the US, recently signed-up as a verified Brave Browser publisher.

Bitcoin as a dollar substituteFor the most part, "Lagosians" who are aware of the existence of Bitcoin see the top-ranked cryptocurrency as a substitute for the United States dollar.

The overall institutional investment in Bitcoin futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange decreased this past week, according to data published by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission on April 9.The data shows that as of April 9, institutional investors and asset managers had 244 open long positions, a decrease of 71 from April 2, and 80 open short positions, nine less than one week before.

Ethereum core developers are considering implementing more frequent and smaller hard forks, according to the most recent bi-weekly meeting held on April 12.The question of time between hard forks - or network updates - was brought up by the meeting's moderator, Tim Beiko, who referenced it as an ongoing topic of discussion.

Saturday, April 13 - most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight losses on the day by press time, as Bitcoin hovers just over the $5,100 mark.

A tweet published on April 12 by the research arm of major cryptocurrency derivatives platform BitMEX estimates that Bitcoin SV miners have accumulated gross losses of $2.2 million.

A federal jury has convicted two Romanian alleged cybercriminals of spreading malware to steal credit card credentials and illicitly mine cryptocurrency, an announcement from the official website of the United States Department of Justice revealed on April 11.

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The rally last week in cryptocurrency prices sent tremors of excitement through the mainstream press - is bitcoin "Doing its thing" again? Could we be on the verge of a breakout?

Virtual reality startup Magic Leap is seeking blockchain engineers according to recent listings on employment website Greenhouse.

Digital assets trading and custody platform Fidelity Digital Assets has named a former Coinbase executive the head of Sales and Marketing, according to a press release published on April 10.

French insurance markets can now invest in cryptocurrencies, following the passage of a new law, foreign exchange news agency FXStreet reports April 11.