The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

A new study by blockchain research firm Chainalysis shows that Bitcoin whales are not responsible for price volatility.

On Tuesday, Oct. 9, Ethereum and EOS dApp users reached an all-time high of 65,000 daily active users, according to data from DappRadar.

The Foreign Ministry of Thailand has revoked the passport of an alleged crypto scammer, which has reportedly rendered him unable to return to his home country for prosecution, the Bangkok Post reports Wednesday, Oct. 10.According to the report, Prinya Jaravijit was in the U.S. after a cryptocurrency investment scheme surfaced in which he and several accomplices allegedly defrauded a Finnish investor of $24 million.

Because its primary currency is the Syrian lira, also the main currency of the Syrian state, there's a belief cryptocurrency could be an "Alternative," Erselan Serdem, a leader of the project's technological development program, told CoinDesk.

The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative, and the Trusted IoT Alliance have launched a tournament for blockchain applications in vehicles, according to an official press release published Oct. 10.The new tournament entitled MOBI Grand Challenge reportedly intends to develop "The first viable" blockchain-powered network of vehicles and system to coordinate machines, provide data sharing, as well as to improve the level of mobility in urban conditions.

Initial Coin Offerings have raised $20 billion since the start of 2017, which is $18 billion more than the previous year, according to a recent study by financial research firm Autonomous Research.

The token sale for Civil, the ConsenSys-backed company putting journalism on the blockchain, has brought in $1.34 million toward its $8 million minimum, according to a transparency report released today by the company.

On the downside, Bitcoin will plunge if the bears succeed in breaking below the critical support zone of $5,900-$6,075.

Bitcoin futures firm 1Broker, which has been charged with violating a number of U.S. securities laws, has announced that it would reopen withdrawals on Thursday.

The most striking survey response was also the most straightforward to understand: sentiment around the 'overall state' of bitcoin and ethereum.

GMO Internet Group, a publically listed Japanese Internet company, has recently announced plans to launch a yen-backed stablecoin early next year.

International central banks and financial officials think that cryptocurrencies pose no significant risks to global economic stability, according to a report published by the Financial Stability Board Wednesday, Oct.10.

The Liquid Network sidechain for the Bitcoin blockchain went live on Sept. 27, according to an Oct. 10 post from Blockstream.

The U.S. securities agency has filed a subpoena enforcement action against the perpetrators of an alleged "Pump-and-dump" scheme involving claims of a $100 million Initial Coin Offering, according to an Oct. 9 filing.

The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative has launched a development "Tournament" to explore how vehicles will communicate, co-operate and transact in the smart cities of the near-future.

The paper begins its conjecture by calling out the dominance of Chinese businesses mining Bitcoin, making the protocol "Heavily centralized." Researchers allege that six mining pools control mining-with five located in China-and together, they make up 80 percent of the Bitcoin's hashing power.

Former COO of major U.S. stock exchange NASDAQ subsidiary Jeanine Hightower-Sellitto has joined crypto exchange Gemini, the company revealed in a Medium post on Wednesday, Oct. 10.

Blockstream, one of the industry's most heavily sponsored development powerhouses, unveiled a Lightning Network-style solution permitting the largest stakeholders in the game to transfer wholesale quantities of Bitcoin in a "Near-instant".

Three years in the making, bitcoin's first sidechain "Liquid" is now live.

Blockchain has one new supporter: the UK finance minister Philip Hammond.

The Chinese government should consider launching its own yuan-backed stablecoin despite the current ban on cryptocurrencies, an op-ed in Chinese financial journal CN Finance reports Tuesday, Oct. 9.

Cryptocurrencies and digital assets are not currently a threat to global financial stability, the Financial Stability Board states in a report published Wednesday.

Google entered the cryptocurrency-as-money debate on Tuesday, Oct. 9, arguing over its validity during an introductory video for a new feature from its Google Assistant tool.

Civil, the company hoping to take journalism on the blockchain, announced a partnership with industry giant Forbes on Oct. 9 via a post on Civil's Medium account.

Despite the bear market in cryptocurrencies this year so far, crypto hedge fund launches are spiking to all-time highs.

Losses caused by cryptocurrency exchange hacks hit $927 million in the first nine months of 2018, already 250 percent higher than throughout all of 2017, Reuters India reports October 10.

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that it has asked a U.S. district court to enforce a subpoena as part of a probe into alleged pump-and-dump tactics that involved claims of a $100 million initial coin offering.

Hacked Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif has announced an official plan to provide financial support for affected customers' assets, in an official notice posted today, October 10.

According to a recent TABB Group research report titled "Crypto Trading: Platforms Target Institutional Market", the Bitcoin over-the-counter market is approximately three times larger than the exchange market.

One of crypto's most feared attacks may have an elegant solution.