The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

Months after it filed an application to go public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Beijing-based cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain is undergoing a series of business changes that extend even to its China offices, the company confirmed Tuesday.

Combining blockchain with cryptocurrencies is an inevitable step to fully utilize the technology's potential.

Sheila Warren is head of blockchain and distributed ledger technology at the World Economic Forum.

While the coin is still a strong 17.2 percent higher than its value at the start of its weekly chart, on the month, Bitcoin is down by around 12 percent.

Japanese internet giant GMO Internet Group is quitting the Bitcoin mining hardware sector, Cointelegraph Japan reported Dec. 25 referencing a public document.

Blockchain protocol TRON has passed one million user accounts, data revealed Dec. 23, as executives continue their criticism of rival Ethereum.

The development team behind altcoin Bitcoin Private has confirmed the creation of 2.04 million units of BTCP "That were never intended to exist on the blockchain," according to an official statement published Dec. 24.On Dec. 23, digital assets analytics website Coin Metrics published a report revealing that during the import of Bitcoin chain data, an additional 2.04 million units of altcoin BTCP - about $3.9 million at press time - were secretly minted.

Binance is adding new XRP trading pairs for the holidays, including TRX/XRP and XZV/XRP. Furthermore, the ETH Trading Market will be renamed to the ALTS Trading Market, allowing for the possibility of more trading pairs with different quote currencies in the future.

The positive thing is that it has held above the 20-day EMA since breaking out of it.

The financial regulator of Italy has barred a cryptocurrency-related project from operations for the provision of allegedly unauthorized investment services, according to an official statement published Dec. 14.

Rew Bustamante, reportedly a former CIA intelligence officer, has claimed blockchain is "Super powerful stuff" that represents a threat to America's national security.

Wall Street giants are postponing their plans to more actively enter the crypto industry as the value of cryptocurrencies has fallen, Bloomberg reports Sunday, Dec. 23.

At least 340 cryptocurrency or blockchain companies were dissolved or liquidated this year in the United Kingdom, British news outlet Sky News reported on Dec. 22.

Cryptocurrency markets continued their push back into the black on Dec. 24 as Ethereum and Ripple took turns at giving altcoin investors a timely Christmas present.

The capacity of the Bitcoin Lightning Network has surpassed $2 million on Sunday, Dec. 23, according to data provided by BTC statistics website bitcoinvisuals.com.

During the import of Bitcoin chain data, an additional 2.04 million units of altcoin Bitcoin Private have reportedly been secretly coined, crypto assets analytics website Coin Metrics reports Dec. 23.

Han Yoon is the CEO of Lundar Digital Assets, a project consulting and marketing firm focused on blockchain.

Coinbase, one of the most-used cryptocurrency exchanges, moved approximately $5 billion in cryptocurrency, claiming the title of "Largest crypto migration on record." The transfer included 5 percent of all BTC, 8 percent of all ETH, and 25 percent of all LTC in circulation.

The price of bitcoin is back above $4,000, and is eyeing a move upwards.

China has released its latest government-sponsored rankings of major cryptocurrencies, placing Bitcoin in 18th while awarding the top spot to domestic blockchain platform EOS. The rankings were released in a press release on Dec. 21.

The United Arab Emirates is looking to join the list of leading destinations for blockchain-related businesses in 2019 due to promising new crypto legislation.

Cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain has reportedly fired its entire staff of Bitcoin Cash developers, Blockstream CSO Samson Mow reported, citing Chinese social media sources on Dec. 23.

New standards - Non-fungible tokens came with a whole bundle of ways to construct game assets.

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance will open trading of two pairs using Ripple as the quote currency, a blog post confirmed Dec. 24.

Americans and their Christmas lights consume a staggering amount of energy.

Vctrade, a crypto exchange recently launched by Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings, has implemented Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple deposits.

One of the oldest questions in cryptocurrency is whether Bitcoin is tethered to the performance of the overall stock market.

Before the rally began, Bitcoin Cash's price was overtaken by Ethereum for the first time ever, which shows the kind of damage the bear market and the hard fork had on it.

Blocksteam's BTC space initiative aims to allow crypto users to access the Bitcoin network without access to the internet.

Sunday, Dec. 23 - all of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing moderate gains, with Bitcoin's price going above $4,000 again, according to CoinMarketCap data.