The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

Founded in 2014, Seattle-based StormX has taken a unique approach to giving users a simple way to earn cryptocurrency.

Fernando Haddad, the presidential candidate for the Brazil Workers' Party, has published his government plan via blockchain, per an announcement published on his website Oct. 14.

Barely a week after adding support for the 0x Protocol token on its professional investor platform, crypto exchange Coinbase is enabling full trading for retail investors.

Bakkt, the prospective powerhouse of institutional cryptocurrency sponsorship, is adding Chief Operating Officer the fifth-ever employee and General Manager of Coinbase, Adam White, and revealed that they expect its full range of trading services will hit the market as early as December.

A 21-year-old Russian from the Siberian city of Kurgan is facing criminal charges for illegally mining Bitcoins via government-owned servers, local news agency Ura.Ru reports Tuesday, October 16, citing the regional office of Russia's Federal Security Service.

Major crypto exchange Bitfinex has introduced an "Improved" fiat deposit system, shortly after temporary suspension of deposits last week, according to an official blog post Tuesday, Oct. 16.

The government of the Australian state of New South Wales is set to complete a proof-of-concept for a blockchain-based land registry system by summer 2019, ZDNet reported October 15.

Tuesday, Oct. 16: Crypto markets are seeing some stability today following yesterday's market upsing, with virtually all of the major cryptocurrencies seeing only minor price changes, both red and green, as of press time.

A second stablecoin has broken its peg with the U.S. dollar - except this one's soaring well above a buck, not tanking below it.

Another major crypto exchange Huobi has announced the listing of four stablecoins at once, according to an official statement Tuesday, October 16.

Singapore-based NEM foundation is opening a blockchain hub in Australia, primarily to educate startups and enthusiasts about the myriad benefits of blockchain technology and digital currencies, reported SmartCompany on Oct.15.

A subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports has partnered with Belgium's Port of Antwerp for a blockchain pilot aimed to facilitate international trade.

As part of a plan to put all property transactions into the digital realm, a department of Australia's New South Wales government is turning to blockchain technology.

There is still an impressive lineup of crypto and blockchain events happening over the next three months.

Rise, which was founded in 2012, is planning to adapt its artificial intelligence trading technology to the cryptocurrency markets - enabling users to manage their investments and trade across dozens of exchanges.

Japanese messaging app provider LINE Corporation announced that its newly-developed LINK token is now tradeable on its native BITBOX cryptocurrency exchange in a press release Tuesday, October 16.

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has just announced a new process for depositing fiat currency after the platform halted the service in recent days.

The development of a blockchain-based tool for the management of the rights to intellectual property such as music, videos, and written works.

For all the promise, one long awaited approach to blockchain governance, Decred's Politeia software, went live today at 1300 UTC. As CoinDesk previously reported, Politeia builds on Decred's existing approach of combining proof-0f-work and proof-of-stake consensus by attempting to turn over all governance decisions to those actively participating in the operation of its protocol at the time of any given decision.

Imagine the liquidity of every crypto exchange, but in one giant pool - one all-seeing order book that listed every conceivable bid and ask for any asset.

The unconfirmed "Partnership" between decentralized internet project TRON and China's largest internet search provider Baidu will center on cloud computing resources, not blockchain, according to a report published by ODaily October 15.

Encrypted messenger service Telegram will release a test version of its blockchain-based TON platform "This autumn," Russian media outlet Vedomosti reports Tuesday, Oct. 16.

Bitcoin is defending a key long-term price floor as it recovers from Friday's three-week lows near $6,200.

Blockchain Trust company Paxos has issued around $50 million worth of its recently launched U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, according to a Tweet from a senior employee October 15.

KB Financial Group, a South Korean based financial holding company, has just been awarded a patent for its application security technology, according to a report in South Korean media outlet The Digital Times.

Bitbox, the cryptocurrency exchange launched by Japanese messaging giant LINE, has announced it is now listing its own token for trading against several major crypto assets.

The ICOmeter aims to provide the accurate and concise information about the development of the ICO market in the previous month, and its relation to the all-time statistics.

Huobi has announced it will list four U.S. dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies this week, making it the latest major exchange to do so in wake of recent issues surrounding the tether cryptocurrency.

Investor and cryptocurrency bull Mike Novogratz has fine-tuned his Bitcoin price outlook, repeating to Bloomberg Monday, October 15, that it would not break $10,000 in 2018.

Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has enjoyed a staggering price increase in excess of 150,000 percent since it was first listed on exchanges back in July 2010.