The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

Find the latest, and the most interesting, cryptocurrency news collected from around the net.

First Mover: Federal Reserve Does What It Wants to Do as Bitcoin Hits $11K
There's never really any right or wrong answer for how to go about it; there's only the decisions the top Fed officials end up making.
Alibaba Could Be the Biggest Blockchain Patent Holder
Sep 17, 2020 at 13:00 UTCUpdated Sep 17, 2020 at 13:48 UTC.Founder of Alibaba Group Jack Ma.Alibaba is on track to supersede U.S. computer giant IBM as the single-largest holder of blockchain-related patents, according to a new study.
Paxful breaks ground on Nigerian school in #BuiltWithBitcoin initiative
Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace Paxful announced Sept. 17 that it had broken ground on a new school in Nigeria.
Delta Exchange Claims First With Crypto Options Settled in Tether Stablecoin
Cryptocurrency derivatives platform Delta Exchange now offers put and call options contracts settled in the stablecoin tether.
A new DAO wants to bring sanity to the tipsy world of DeFi
This VC says he doesn't want to play a game of DeFi musical chairs.
Wyoming Bank Regulator Taps Chainalysis Training, Tools
Sep 17, 2020 at 12:57 UTCUpdated Sep 17, 2020 at 14:00 UTC.The Wyoming Division of Banking just granted its first crypto-friendly bank charter Wednesday.
The $55M Hack That Almost Brought Ethereum Down
Bloomberg News reporter Mathew Leising's new book, "Out of the Ether: The Amazing Story of Ethereum and the $55 Million Heist That Almost Destroyed It All", tells the story of the infamous DAO hack that almost brought down the world's second-largest blockchain.
How Normies Are Getting Crypto-Rich With DeFi
Ethereum whales undoubtedly drive the decentralized finance movement, but many people making money on DeFi trends are just regular Joes, so to speak.
Bitcoin Falls Back Below $11K as Markets Doubt Fed's Ability to Boost Inflation
Prevailing doubts over whether the Federal Reserve has what it takes to hit its 2% inflation target hit traditional markets and may have contributed to a bitcoin price drop early on Thursday.
Wirex announces multi-currency crypto card with support from Mastercard
Wirex - the first cryptocurrency platform to be granted a Mastercard principal membership - will release a new multi-currency card on the heels of the membership.
Bitcoin, Tesla and avocados: millennial traders are saying 'OK boomer'
9 and 16, the price of Bitcoin rose by over 11%. Similarly, in the same period, Tesla stock surged from $330.21 to $449.76, by 36.2%.Millennials love TSLA stock and Bitcoin.
This crypto VC giant just threw its weight behind DeFi's Yearn.finance
Finance remains an integral part of the Ethereum decentralized finance narrative.
Libra appoints HSBC veteran to manage crypto project's operational wing
Top financial services experts continue to join the Libra project.
DEX Aggregator ParaSwap Raises $2.7M Seed Round From Deep Roster of Crypto Investors
ParaSwap, a decentralized exchange aggregator, has completed a $2.7 million seed funding round joined by some of the industry's top investors.
Libra Association Hires Former HSBC CEO
The Libra Association, the organization developing the Facebook-backed cryptocurrency project libra, has hired a banking heavyweight to help drive the initiative forward.
XMR workgroup says IRS should study Monero
The United States Internal Revenue Service has better ways to spend taxpayer dollars than offering bounties to break Monero's privacy, a Monero working group says.
No need for central bank digital currency in Australia says Reserve Bank
While other countries may be placing central bank digital currencies - also known as CBDCs - at the top of their agenda, Australia could buck the trend.
Bitcoin volume profile shows major demand for BTC is building
Bitcoin's price action has done little to offer investors with insight into its mid-term trend, as the cryptocurrency has formed a massive trading range between $10,000 and $12,000 throughout the past few weeks.
New Bitcoin Options App Raises $4.7M in Round Led by Pantera Capital
A mobile bitcoin options trading platform set to launch this year has secured funding from some of the industry's top-tier investors.
Fresh reports of Indian crypto ban are 'clickbait,' says local source
The draconian bill introduced by the country's former finance secretary Subhash Chandra Garg in 2019 to ban cryptocurrencies in India haunts the country's crypto enthusiasts and entrepreneurs to this day.
Coinbase Pro Lists Uniswap's New Token Just Hours After Launch
Most projects wait months, years even, for a Coinbase listing, but DeFi protocol Uniswap has had its new UNI token added to the exchange's Pro trading platform just hours after launching.
Bitcoin speculators hit all-time lows as Grayscale says BTC like 2016
Bitcoin hodlers are beating out speculators in a sign that the cryptocurrency's bull run is "Just beginning," data suggests.
Gibraltar Updates Distributed Ledger Tech Guidance
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission has updated its guidance notes for distributed ledger technology providers, the regulator announced Thursday.
Aspen offers cheap resort rooms as real estate tokens struggle
Despite the broader security token market booming in recent months, real estate tokens appear to be struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic.
'Price of Tomorrow' author says Bitcoin is a 'lifeboat' amid financial turmoil
Renowned entrepreneur and author, Jeff Booth, has endorsed Bitcoin as a '"Must have" investment in times when central banks are exacerbating the escalating debt problem.
FinCEN announces sweeping money laundering regulations overhaul
FinCEN is preparing to modernize its AML requirements for financial institutions to greater respond to the dynamic threats posed by "Illicit finance."
Ethereum's Pending Transactions Surge After Uniswap Token Claim Begins CoinDesk -
The number of pending transactions on Ethereum per minute jumped 30% after the claim for Uniswap's UNI token began.
13,000 DeFi users have already claimed Uniswap's new UNI token
Decentralized finance platform Uniswap's governance protocol token UNI went live on Ethereum earlier today.
Bitcoin ATMs surge by 87% in past year to surpass 10,000 globally
The total number of Bitcoin ATMs has now passed 10,000 worldwide.
US ramps up enforcement actions against global crypto scams
The United States has taken actions against international hackers responsible for the theft of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency.
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