The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

American major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has expanded into cross-border payments.

Many investors who did not know how to hedge their cryptocurrency investments saw these investments lose value from the market highs of 2017.Facing the deadline to report their taxes by April 15, 2019, United States individual taxpayers may wonder what their United States tax reporting obligations are if they held, donated or sold/exchanged their cryptocurrencies at a loss during 2018.A taxpayer's dilemmaLet's imagine a potential 2019 taxpayer sitting in front of his tax advisor and feeling embarrassed to tell him that he had lost 90 percent of a 100K investment in cryptocurrencies when the cryptocurrency markets experienced a downturn during 2018, with leading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum down 80 percent or more.

The first quarter of 2019 was a breath of fresh air for the cryptocurrency market, having recorded its first quarterly increase in overall network valuations since the fourth quarter of 2017.

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Bibox is launching an incubator for blockchain projects called Bibox Orbit, according to an announcement published on March 30.Estonia-based Bibox - the ninth largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of adjusted trading volume - has revealed that it is rolling out Bibox Orbit, an incubator for blockchain projects.

A new study shows that the fintech sector in Switzerland continues to grow, while traditional financial institutions are stagnating.

Tether, the most used fiat-pegged stablecoin, has hit an all-time high by the number of daily transactions, according to blockchain data provider Coin Metrics.

UPDATE: Following the publication of this report, a Coinbase spokesperson told CoinDesk in an email that the service has been available since Coinbase added XRP to its services on Feb. 28.

Israeli cryptocurrency mining firm Bitfarms will be delisted from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange due to the losses caused by last year's crypto bear market, local business daily outlet Globes reported on April 1.

The upsloping moving averages and RSI close to the overbought zone shows that the bulls are in command.

Cryptocurrencies are not well-suited for the needs of terrorist groups, United States nonprofit think tank RAND Corporation states in a report published on March 27.

Canadian police have frozen assets of the founders of blockchain consulting firm Vanbex, which raised $22 million in an alleged fraudulent initial coin offering.

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Monday, April 1 - crypto markets have continued to rise, with Bitcoin seeing stable growth over the day, according to data from CoinMarketCap.

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has launched an over-the-counter cryptocurrency trading service aimed at institutional clients, the firm said Monday.

There are over 2,100 cryptocurrencies available on the market, and none of them ever reached the high level that Bitcoin or Ethereum have established.

Blockchain-based decentralized application platform Tron pushed to remove gambling DApps in the Japanese market to comply with local regulations, according to a press release published on March 31.

ConsenSys Ventures, the investment arm of ethereum development studio ConsenSys, has selected 10 blockchain startups for the second cohort of its accelerator program Tachyon.

A design flaw in Augur allows ambiguous prediction markets to be gamed for profit, according to Binance Research.

Increasing blockchain presence in aviation will form the focus of a dedicated conference in Abu Dhabi from April 2 to 4, official news portal Emirates News Agency confirmed in a press release on March 31.

Ethereum-based prediction market Augur is currently facing a design flaw attack, according to research by cryptocurrency exchange Binance released on April 1.

Pakistan is putting in place regulations for the cryptocurrency industry.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is looking to hire a crypto specialist attorney advisor for its Division of Trading and Markets.

View Bitcoin closed the first quarter of 2017 with 10.91 percent gains - the biggest quarterly gain since the fourth quarter of 2017.

A decentralized peer-to-peer network says it is well placed to cater to the growing demand for crypto lending, and has unveiled new tool that allows users to borrow USD-backed stablecoins against cryptocurrency collateral.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking to hire a "Crypto specialist" attorney advisor.

Indian cryptocurrency exchange Coindelta is terminating its services in light of the adverse operating climate for crypto businesses in the country.

Back in March 2017, the SEC rejected the application for a Bitcoin ETF put forward by the Winklevoss twins, claiming that the underlying Bitcoin market was still too manipulable, volatile and resistant to surveillance.

It's not just bitcoin futures products that are becoming popular with investors, at least according to one U.K.-based crypto derivatives provider.

XMR.to - a service that allows users to increase the privacy of their Bitcoin transactions by using Monero as an intermediary currency - has announced it will not be serving United States-based clients for the time being.

Pakistan is implementing new cryptocurrency regulations in an effort to improve its track record fighting financial crime, English-language Pakistani news outlet The Express Tribune reported on April 1.