The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

XRP is now available to retail investors on Coinbase.com and the Coinbase iOS and Android mobile apps.

Blockchain payment network Ripple did not influence United States cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase's decision to list XRP, a senior executive claimed on social media on Feb. 27.

Thailand's financial markets regulator has banned several cryptocurrencies as a means to invest in ICOs and as a base in trading pairs.

Big Four audit and consultancy firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers is conducting a trial of its new blockchain-powered platform for ensuring the integrity of employee credentials.

Cash App, Square's popular payments app, sold a record high $52 million worth of bitcoin in the last quarter of 2018.

The U.S. Federal Reserve could soon include a cryptocurrency market crash as one of the risks to take into account when conducting supervisory stress tests.

One of the earliest employees of an enterprise blockchain startup has decided to go full crypto.

Ledger, a French cryptocurrency hardware wallet manufacturer, has faced criticism for failing to conduct proper testing before launching a firmware update to their Nano S wallet.

While BTC lifted the broader market, lesser-known names like Maker, Theta Token, Enjin and Metronome outshined with double-digit gains.

New York-based commercial bank Signature Bank will begin offering financial services to fintech firms in the island nation of Bermuda, local news daily the Royal Gazette reports on Feb. 28.According to the Royal Gazette, banks in Bermuda have mostly avoided dealing with the fintech industry, which is in need of financial services.

Lawmakers in the United States state of California have introduced a bill to allow cannabis-related business to pay fees and taxes in stablecoins.

Signature Bank of New York will soon offer full banking services to financial technology firms in Bermuda, including crypto startups that have struggled to secure accounts.

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has posted a $100,000 reward for the discovery of the major Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX's missing funds.

The Swiss fintech market grew by 62 percent in 2018, according to a recent study by the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences published on Feb. 27.The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences undertook an in-depth review of Switzerland's fintech market for the fourth time.

Crypto exchange Kraken is offering up to $100,000 to anyone who can help solve this year's biggest blockchain mystery: what happened to QuadrigaCX's coins?

The Constantinople and St. Petersburg network upgrades for the world's second largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum's, occurred today Feb. 28, according to ethstats.net.

Global crypto exchange Bittrex led a $1.5 million seed round in South African trading platform VALR. Bittrex CEO Bill Shihara told CoinDesk the South African market has "Tremendous untapped potential." Fellow VALR investor Michael Jordaan of Montegray Capital told CoinDesk that VALR's support for 50 cryptocurrencies will offer the most diverse range of assets of any African exchange when it opens to the public on March 1.

United States major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has added support for Ripple to its retail platform and mobile apps.

Switzerland-based cryptocurrency bank Dukascopy has warned customers that forex trading company GCG Asia is fraudulently claiming to be the bank's authorized firm in an announcement published on Feb. 27.

Two long-anticipated upgrades appear to have officially activated on the ethereum blockchain, the world's second-largest by market value, without incident.

A purported Bitcoin millionaire who was previously involved in "Making it rain cash" on the streets of Hong Kong, has reportedly been arrested for mining-related fraud, the South China Morning Post reports Thursday, Feb. 28.

Thursday, Feb. 28 - crypto markets continued trading sideways, while the total market capitalization has remained stable around $130 billion after a major sell off on Feb. 24, according to CoinMarketCap.

The chief executive body of the German government, the Cabinet of Germany, has revealed that the country's blockchain strategy will be introduced by mid-2019.

Coinbase is adding XRP to its retail platforms, allowing all customers in select jurisdictions access to the world's third-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.

Facebook is talking to exchanges about potentially listing a cryptocurrency.

Previously, JPMorgan did pioneering work in this area with Quorum, its private version of the ethereum blockchain.

A startup based in Kyiv, Ukraine says its trading terminal Superorder, which is powered by automation features, can aggregate crypto trades across multiple exchanges, allowing investors to centralise their trading activities.

Facebook is "Hoping to succeed where Bitcoin failed" with its highly secretive cryptocurrency project, a New York Times article published today, Feb. 28, argues.

South Africa's Standard Bank will soon launch its private permissioned blockchain for overseas exchange trades on behalf of corporate clients, fintech news outlet FinExtra reports Thursday, Feb. 28.

Voyager Digital, a crypto brokerage firm co-founded by a former CTO of Uber, is acquiring crypto wallet startup Ethos, an announcement published by Voyager on Feb. 27 reveals.