The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

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

Paxful, Citing Regulations and Its Own 'Risk Tolerance,' Exits Venezuela's P2P Bitcoin Market
Paxful is pulling out of Venezuela's peer-to-peer bitcoin scene.
Latest presale only accepts Sandbox utility token
Presale 4.2 of virtual land in The Sandbox metaverse starts on Sep.
YAM announces planned relaunch date of fully audited YAMv3 platform
The DeFi community has been captivated by the news surrounding the faulty launch of the YAM platform last month, when a flaw in the platform's unaudited smart contracts resulted in the YAM token becoming worthless.
Binance's US branch lands in Alabama
Alabama crypto enthusiasts now have another trading venue.
Thai Central Bank's New Blockchain-Enabled Bond Infrastructure Passes Test With $1.6B Bond Sale
The Thai central bank, Bank of Thailand, announced on Friday that it has launched a blockchain-enabled platform for the issuance of government saving bonds.
DeFi protocol bZx suffers $8 million hack, customer funds safe
Blockchain protocol bZx suffered a hack early Monday, with hackers making away with almost $8 million in various cryptocurrencies before the vulnerability was patched.
U.S. Presidential candidate served for alleged securities fraud at rally in NYC
This campaign rally probably did not turn out quite as the candidate had envisioned it.
World's largest banks lost 3x Bitcoin's market cap during the pandemic
Prior to COVID-19, six leading banks had a market cap above Bitcoin's.
Top Binance traders flip long on Ethereum as market structure grows strong
Ethereum has shaken off the intense weakness it expressed throughout the day yesterday, with the cryptocurrency's bulls now flexing immense signs of strength as its price pushes up towards the key resistance at $380. Where the cryptocurrency trends in the near-term may depend largely on how it continues reacting to this crucial level.
Two Charged With Duping Investors Out of $5M With Bogus Bitcoin-Buying Brokerage
New York federal prosecutors charged two men with running a phony bitcoin brokerage service that duped victims of $5 million.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Passes $10.7K; Ethereum Gas Usage Hits Record September Highs
Bitcoin is making gains Monday and Ethereum usage is hitting record highs in September.
Peter Brandt says he's not picking crypto right now, in terms of opportunity
When it comes to choosing between blockchain and more traditional investments, the grass may be greener in the stock market, said Peter Brandt - the CEO of proprietary trading firm, Factor LLC. He went on to note that it all depends on people's choice of base currency.
Price analysis 9/14: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, DOT, LINK, BCH, CRO, LTC, BSV
13, the bulls did not allow the price to dip below the immediate support at $10,200 and this shows accumulation was occurring at this level.
How banks are integrating crypto AML software for compliance
With the exposure of traditional banks and financial institutions to crypto-assets and all the risks involved, as well as the continued advice from governmental authorities to banks to integrate a crypto risk management system, what are the solutions available?
RGB Continues Work to Bring Better Smart Contracts to Bitcoin
Under development by the LNP/BP Standards Association, the RGB protocol entered beta in June.The second layer network promises to bring smart contracts and tokenized assets to Bitcoin with a Lightning Network-esque technical design.
New Index From DeFi Pulse and Set Protocol Offers Easy Access to 10 DeFi Tokens in 1
Data company DeFi Pulse and investment-minded Set Protocol have created a permissionless index of the very best DeFi tokens, called the DeFiPulse Index.
TikTok and the Business of Geopolitical Competition
As Oracle wins a bid for TikTok U.S., a look at how tech competition, culture competition and currency competition shape the business of geopolitics.
MicroStrategy Tells SEC It 'May Increase' $250M Bitcoin Reserves
Sep 14, 2020 at 18:35 UTCUpdated Sep 14, 2020 at 18:46 UTC.MicroStrategy booth at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2011.MicroStrategy is refusing to rule out future bitcoin gambles.
CFTC Sues Over $1M Bitcoin Trading Scheme
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission charged four individuals with defrauding victims with a bitcoin investment scheme.
DeFi app overview: How to navigate crypto's new finance wave
Their indisputable advantages are high-interest deposit rates, which can bring holders massive profits in just a few months, and instant loans that can be borrowed with no documents or Know Your Customer verification.
Iran's crypto mines could be used to help fund car imports
It seems that the private sector is not satisfied with the country's local fiat money.
Bitcoin market cap will match JPMorgan's if the $16.5K CME gap closes
If Bitcoin price were to reach $18,324 it could mirror Mastercard's market cap if it reached $20,182 it would rival Tesla's market cap.
Coinbase CEO blasts Apple's "restrictive" policies towards crypto and DeFi
Until its competitors, like Google PlayStore - which is relatively better in terms of supporting the listing of crypto apps - Apple's anti-crypto policies have proven difficult for entrepreneurs in the space hoping to cater to the iOS market.
Polyient Games innovative dual-state token sale kicks off tomorrow
15, with a strictly limited 12,000 of the tokens up for grabs.
SKALE Completes $5M Token Sale on ConsenSys' Anti-Speculation Platform
The inaugural project on ConsenSys' anti-speculation platform, Activate, has completed a token sale with roughly 4,000 investors from 90 countries, the companies announced Monday.
MicroStrategy Board makes Bitcoin its primary reserve currency, may increase its holdings beyond $250M
MicroStrategy has outperformed the Nasdaq since buying BTC. Now, it's doubling down.
FATF hints at Binance as example of an exchange avoiding regulation
A new report by the Financial Action Task Force, or FATF, details a series of red flags that can help identify illicit activity involving cryptocurrencies.
Blockchain Bites: Big Bitcoin Bets, SushiSwap Drops, bZx Attacked
Hackers hit DeFi protocol bZx again, derivatives traders have placed bets bitcoin will hit $30,000 by year's end and the latest twist in the SushiSwap saga.
Many cloud servers are still at high risk of being hijacked for crypto mining
Listen to article According to a study published by cybersecurity firm, Aqua Security, cloud servers remain a major target for cryptojacking - a type of attack whose main motivation is to mine cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 14, 2020
Sep 14, 2020 at 16:05 UTC.As some bitcoin options traders bet on new all-time highs and another DeFi protocol is attacked, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
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