The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

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

Max boredom: potential Bitcoin scenario with low volatility until 2021
The price of Bitcoin increased by 3% in the last 24 hours from $10,322 to $10,680.
Most Attacks on Cybersecurity Firm's Decoy Servers Aimed at Mining Crypto: Report
An analysis of a year's worth of cyberattacks on "Honeypot" servers set up by the cybersecurity firm Aqua Security, shows a majority of the attacks targeted earning revenue through mining crypto on compromised servers.
DeFi Lender bZx Reclaims $8M Stolen in Sunday's Attack
Decentralized finance lending project bZx has been able to recover about $8 million in cryptocurrency from an attacker who stole the funds after exploiting a code bug over the weekend.
Bitcoin's Jump to $10.7K Ends 10-Day Sideways Trend
Sep 14, 2020 at 15:15 UTC.Bitcoin prices, Sept. 14, 2020.Bitcoin advanced on Monday, ending a 10-day-long price consolidation, as the U.S. dollar weakened against gold and fiat currencies.
INX starts accepting crypto payments after raising $7.5M in its IPO
INX, a Gibraltar-based cryptocurrency exchange, is now accepting major cryptocurrencies as part of its initial public offering, or IPO. The company hopes to raise $117 million from both retail and institutional investors.
A majority of investors think Ethereum will end 2020 above $500: VC poll
Ethereum has slipped lower over the past 10 days as legacy markets have also dropped from their highs.
The Crypto Firms Collaborating on a Swiss Franc Stablecoin
Stablecoins, digital tokens pegged one-to-one to the Swiss franc in this case, are a prime example.
Paul Brody: Enterprises Need Third Parties For Oracles to Work
Paul Brody is a Principal and Global Blockchain Leader at EY.Oracles, an often overlooked feature of blockchain technology, are having a moment.
Crypto.com views Chainlink integration as a gateway to DeFi
Crypto.com believes that having control over one's finances, data and identity is a basic human right.
Crypto mining and remote work drive GPU sales boom in Russia
Graphic cards' sales in Russia are surging amid an increase in remote work as well as the apparent growth in cryptocurrency mining, a new report says.
Bitcoin price due for a push to $100,000, says PlanB
It's high time for Bitcoin to begin its next significant price rise, the creator of one of the best-known BTC price models says.
DeFi platform bZX sees new $8M hack from one misplaced line of code
The Fulcrum DeFi protocol developed by bZX, which had recently relaunched after a series of hacks in February forced the team to regroup, was hacked once again to the tune of about $8 million.
The evolution of DeFi and its unique token distribution mechanics
DeFi offers a unique solution: synthetic products that allow conservative investors to receive interest on their stablecoins and enable traders and crypto optimists to leverage their current positions.
Chainlink to Start Supplying Data for Crypto.com's DeFi Wallet
Crypto.com has announced a new partnership that will see Chainlink's price feeds integrated into its decentralized finance wallet offering.
First Mover: As Central Banks Print $1.4B an Hour, Bitcoiners Bet on Federal Reserve 'Capture'
Sep 14, 2020 at 12:34 UTCUpdated Sep 14, 2020 at 13:30 UTC.It might just take a big stock-market sell-off for the Federal Reserve to accelerate the pace of money printing.
Can Binance Coin hit $40? BNB faces last hurdle before all-time highs
Binance Coin faces final resistance before test of all-time highs.
Binance Chain is getting its own DeFi yield farms after Ethereum
This is rapidly changing with the launch of Binance's Smart Chain, which will enable Binance Coin and the Binance ecosystem to have its own DeFi bubble.
User Profiling Can Help Regulators Identify Illegal Crypto Activity, Says FATF
Sep 14, 2020 at 12:00 UTCUpdated Sep 14, 2020 at 13:35 UTC.FATF.The Financial Action Task Force has recommended regulators profile cryptocurrency users so they can better identify criminal activity.
Report on global blockchain ecosystem by CV VC, PwC and Cointelegraph
From enterprise blockchain adoption to the rise of decentralized finance, it seems like the blockchain landscape is constantly evolving in different ways.
Against the Odds, Some Bitcoin Traders Are Betting on a $36K Price by Year's End
The Deribit crypto derivatives exchange is seeing increasing investor interest in bitcoin options that would profit from prices rallying as high as $36,000 by the end of 2020.As of Sunday, call options at $36,000 and $32,000 strike prices expiring on Dec. 25 were seeing the most daily positions opened.
Apple forces Coinbase to change its crypto products, says CEO
Brian Armstrong, the CEO of United States cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, alleges that Apple is stifling innovation in crypto and sidelining DeFi to protect itself from competition.
Fed, oil and record hash rate: 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin starts a new week in uncertain territory as $10,000 stays in place but fundamentals shift to bullish.
DeFi Lender bZx Loses $8M in Third Attack This Year
Decentralized finance protocol bZx has fallen victim to yet another attack after a bug in its code allowed someone to mint tokens they redeemed for cryptocurrencies on the protocol.
No one can refuse China's digital currency, says central bank exec
The digital renminbi is legally compensatory to China's fiat currency.
Iran May Fund Car Imports With Cryptocurrency Mining
With Iran's national currency, the rial, suffering from hyperinflation, some in the nation are proposing locally mined cryptocurrency might be a way to fund car imports.
Top developer explains why Ethereum 2.0 is still on track for November
Earlier this year, there were some that weren't too sure the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade - also known as ETH2 - would go live in 2020.
US Man Charged Over $25M Diamond Ponzi Scheme That Touted a Crypto Token
A man from Washington, D.C., has been charged with running a diamond investment scam with its own cryptocurrency to fund a life of luxury.
China's national blockchain project to support DAML smart contract language
The Blockchain Services Network, the largest blockchain infrastructure initiative in China, now has a unified smart contract programming language.
Elastic Finance makes its case in the DeFi discussion
Another concept called "Elastic Finance" has emerged, which could be the next generation of financial platforms that can use unique supply elastic assets, said an expert.
Swiss blockchain group formed to encourage new blockchain companies
The group also wants more research and academic studies into the technology.
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