The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

Saturday, March 23 - most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight losses on the day by press time.

Leading Ethereum browser extension Metamask reportedly broadcasts ETH addresses to all websites a user visits in its default settings, a GitHub issue submitted on March 20 states.

Law enforcement in Mumbai, India have arrested four more suspects allegedly involved in a cryptocurrency scam that amassed an estimated 1 billion rupees.

U.S.-based shipping giant UPS has announced a new blockchain integration aimed to bring business-to-business sales into the digital age.

China has released its latest government-sponsored rankings of major cryptocurrencies on March 22, placing Bitcoin in 15th, while EOS keeps its top spot.

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The State Duma of the Russian Federation has deferred consideration of the bill "On Digital Financial Assets" to April 2019, local media outlet TASS reported on March 20.The second reading of the draft federal law "On Digital Financial Assets" has reportedly been rescheduled for April, following a decision made at the morning voting on the agenda of the plenary session.

The largest e-commerce company in Latin America, Mercado Livre, has banned cryptocurrency advertising on their website, Cointelegraph em Português reported on March 18.The development was revealed in an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph em Português after the company's users reported receiving of emails informing them about the change in Mercado Livre's policy.

After the successful release of its 1.5 mainnet, Cardano has broken out from its normal trading range, reaching 2019 highs.

Arthur Hayes, co-founder and CEO of cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX, has predicted that Bitcoin will get back to the $10,000 price point this year.

The Tor Project, a digital anonymity-focused nonprofit, is now accepting cryptocurrency donations directly, with donors able to take advantage of nearly 10 different options to send funds.

Central banks should leave issuance of digital currencies to corporations such as Facebook and JPMorgan, according to a blockchain and financial partner at PwC France, Forbes reports March 22.According to PwC France's Pauline Adam Kalfon, central banks should stay away from the issuance of central bank digital currencies until large corporations test out the tokenization of fiat currencies themselves.

Crypto wealth management and lending company BlockFi has lowered the interest rates for their biggest cryptocurrency deposit accounts, according to an official blog post on March 22.BlockFi launched the BlockFi Interest Accounts, cryptocurrency accounts supporting Ethereum and Bitcoin, earlier in March.

United States regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is actively working to approve multiple crypto-related applications, including for Bitcoin futures from institutional trading platform Bakkt.

Bitcoin is up 0.31 percent over the past 24 hours, and is trading at around $4,045 at press time.

Duke University is teaming up with blockchain startup Citizens Reserve on an educational initiative aimed to develop students' interest in blockchain technology.

The agricultural division of pharmaceutical and life science giant Bayer AG, Bayer CropScience, is collaborating with ConsenSys-backed Blockchain-as-a-Service startup BlockApps.

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The blockchain-based art registry startup Artory has acquired auction house database Auction Club, according to a tweet from Artory on March 21.

The bitcoin futures market is far larger, relative to the spot market, than previously thought, says Bitwise Asset Management.

BlockFi has changed the terms of its interest-bearing cryptocurrency deposit account just weeks after launching it.

95 percent of volume on unregulated exchanges appears to be fake or non-economic in nature, an analysis from cryptocurrency index fund provider Bitwise Asset Management has argued in a report dated March 20.

The Swiss Federal Council has started its consultation period on the adaptation of federal law for blockchain development, according to an official press release published on March 22.

Much-anticipated crypto platform Bakkt's plans to store customers' Bitcoin from its Bitcoin futures could cause further delay on obtaining approval from United States regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Chicago-based cryptocurrency exchange Seed CX, which Bain Capital backed last year, is expanding to Asia.

Payments giant Western Union is partnering with Stellar collaborator Thunes to enable WU clients to transfer funds directly to mobile wallets globally.

Mt. Gox Legal, a group of around 1,000 creditors of collapsed crypto exchange Mt. Gox, has prepared a draft proposal representing its consensus on how the exchange's remaining assets should be paid out, according to a document obtained by CoinDesk.

Japanese financial giant SBI Group has created a dedicated subsidiary that will manufacture cryptocurrency mining chips, the company confirmed in a notice on March 22.

Blockchain lawyer Andrew Hinkes is spoiling for a fight.