The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

Blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused investment firm and hedge fund Pantera Capital has warned that a quarter of its ICO projects could be found to violate the United States' securities laws.

Bitcoin tumbled to 15-month lows earlier today, dashing hopes of a rally signaled by current extreme oversold conditions.

Having traded cryptocurrency with his own money since 2014, software engineer Alex Wachli made a difficult choice when he joined the institutional crypto startup Seed CX. He had to give up trading.

The U.S. government has confirmed the existence of bomb threat emails that demand bitcoin from organizations and suggested steps to take.

New data shows that the blockchain and cryptocurrency industries are male-dominated, severely underrepresenting women in the workforce.

While emerging assets are always turbulent, 2018 has been an especially violent year for the crypto markets.

Some blockchain token projects may be allowed to bypass U.S. securities registration requirements by obtaining so-called no-action letters from the Securities and Exchange Commission, an agency official said.

After months of monitoring and observing the "Promising and challenging" potential of distributed ledger technology, the European Union is finally making a turn into the blockchain industry.

The role of blockchain developer is the most rapidly growing emerging job in the United States, according to the 2018 U.S. Emerging Jobs report by LinkedIn released on Dec. 13.In the course of preparing the report, LinkedIn used data from its Economic Graph to analyze the positions that companies are hastily hiring for, as well as skills related to those positions and roles that have emerged over the past five years.

American fast food chain Church's Chicken has started accepting payments in cryptocurrency Dash at its locations in Venezuela, according to an official Facebook announcement on Dec. 12.According to Dash News, the cryptocurrency is accepted in all 10 restaurant locations in Venezulea.

UAE Exchange, one of the leading global money transfer and exchange solutions, plans to implement RippleNet into its service by Q1 of 2019.

Security tokens platform TokenSoft Inc. has invested in a company that is purportedly a United States Securities and Exchange Commission-compliant broker-dealer, according to a press release published Dec. 13.TokenSoft is a platform that provides a suite of technology and security products for the sale, issuance, and management of security tokens and other digital assets.

Crypto-friendly fintech startup Revolut has obtained a banking license in Lithuania, technology news outlet TechCrunch reported Dec. 12.As the report states, the startup obtained a license through the Bank of Lithuania and "Is leveraging passporting rules to operate in other European countries." The mentioned "Passport rules" are laws permitting the operation of banks that are part of the European free market on the territory of other member states.

Google data shows 'What is Bitcoin?' was the most popular search question in the United States and United Kingdom for 2018, showing Bitcoin has topped public consciousness online this year.

United States-based gaming hardware manufacturer Razer has redesigned its native virtual currencies and loyalty system and launched a desktop mining app, according to a blog post published on Dec. 12.

Ohio Republican Congressman Warren Davidson suggested raising money to build a wall on the border with Mexico using blockchain, in an interview on NPR Dec. 12.

Cryptocurrency bull and co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors Thomas Lee said that the "Fair value of Bitcoin is significantly higher than the current price," Bloomberg reported on Dec. 13.In a note delivered on Thursday, the veteran market analyst reportedly said that Bitcoin's fair value is between $13,800 and $14,800, considering the number of active wallet addresses, usage per account and factors influencing supply.

Ohio Congressman Warren Davidson thinks crowdfunding may provide a solution to the controversial proposal of building a wall on the Mexican border.

The United States-based stablecoin project Basis has officially confirmed that it will close operations and refund investors in comments to Bloomberg today, Dec. 13.

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance is casting a wider net to find the next unicorn startup.

South Korea's largest messaging app operator Kakao has invested in Orbs, an Israeli blockchain startup, Reuters reports Dec. 13.

Gaming hardware manufacturer Razer has launched an app that rewards users for mining cryptocurrency - but not with either cash or crypto.

Thursday, Dec. 13: after seeing a small rebound yesterday, crypto markets are experiencing another mild decline, with 19 out of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap in red.

Basis, the most well-funded stablecoin startup, has confirmed that it is shutting down and returning all of its remaining funds to investors.

Big four consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has partnered with mining and blockchain software company Bitfury Group to create a blockchain accelerator for businesses in Russia, according to a PwC press release today, Dec. 13.

Cryptocurrency gained 17 million "Verified users" this year, according to a study published by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance Dec. 12.

STO technology platform TokenSoft is launching a regulated broker-dealer as part of its push to offer greater services to token issuers and startups.

Opera has launched its "Web 3-ready" browser for Android, with crypto wallet integration, support for Ethereum and interactions with decentralized applications.

United Arab Emirates-based UAE Exchange has partnered with Ripple to launch blockchain-based cross-border remittances to Asia by Q1 2019, Reuters reports Dec. 13.

Hybrid blockchain platform Orbs has raised over $15 million in cryptocurrency with help from South Korean app provider Kakao.