The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

If the bears break below $277, a retest of the August 14 lows will be on the cards.

A group of cryptocurrency exchanges has joined up with Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss to launch a new industry-focused self-regulatory organization.

U.S. technology firm Seven Stars Cloud Group announced it had entered a deal with China's largest electric bus operator to provide finance services using blockchain technology August 20.

Crypto exchanges Gemini, Bitstamp, Bittrex, and bitFlyer USA have announced the creation of a self-regulatory organization for digital commodities, such as cryptocurrencies, Business Insider reports August 20.

ProShares, the tenth largest provider of ETFs according to CNBC, has two proposals in the running, both based upon bitcoin futures contracts approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in 2017.

Crypto funds have been launching at a record pace, with more than 90 new crypto funds having launched this year alone.

In advance of his plans to present an ICO-related bill to Congress this year, Republican representative Warren Davidson invited a select group of crypto heavyweights to Capitol Hill to discuss future legislation.

Two weeks after the Intercontinental Exchange introduced Bakkt, a new digital assets platform, the latter's CEO has set out to explain what the service will offer consumers.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange and Insurance Asset Management Association of China have agreed to cooperate on improving the insurance and pension industries with the use of blockchain tech.

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Interest in blockchain technology is waning, research firm Gartner said in its latest "Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies" report.

German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom recently reaffirmed his negative stance on the US dollar and stated that crypto will eventually compete with reserve currencies.

Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings announced in a press release Monday, August 20, that it had made a second investment in troubled cryptocurrency exchange LastRoots.

Less than a month after delaying a decision on a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is poised to approve or disapprove another pair of proposed ETFs.

Blockchain and AI technology company Seven Stars Cloud Group has scored a $24 billion deal to help finance large-scale electric bus upgrades for China's biggest full-service operator.

The tiny country Liechtenstein appears to be quickly cultivating status as one of blockchain's hottest frontiers, with Union Bank AG announcing it will become the world's first fully regulated bank to launch its own security token and fiat-backed stable coin.

A group of judges, lawmakers and industry experts in South Korea are forming a new group aimed to discuss legal issues surrounding blockchain technology.

Bitcoin price held steady Monday, August 20, posting small gains to circle $6,500 while altcoins drop further.

Indian police have arrested a man who was allegedly involved in promoting the Bitconnect investment scam, Financial Express reported August 18.

Far-fetched today? Maybe, but that's the sort of easy user experience the bitcoin developers at Chaincode Labs think is missing from the world of cryptocurrency, even now that a much-anticipated technology layer known as the Lightning Network is in beta.

Chinese police have arrested three "Highly experienced" hackers suspected of stealing up to 600 million yuan in crypto, local news outlet Xinhua reported August 18.

SBI Holdings, the investment arm of Japanese financial giant SBI Group, is making a new round of investment in a cryptocurrency exchange that's under increased scrutiny from the country's financial regulator.

Blockchain-based point-of-sales systems provider Pundi X announced it would deploy over 1,000 payment systems in Colombia, a move that aims to interest in and adoption of cryptocurrency payments.

Bitcoin is stuck in a narrowing price range and the direction of the breakout will likely set the tone for the next move in the market, according to technical charts.

Divyesh Darji, the alleged Asian head of defunct cryptocurrency platform BitConnect, was arrested by Indian authorities at Delhi Airport on August 18.

A 21-year-old bitcoin dealer from California is being prosecuted for allegedly committing numerous counts of illegal money transmission and money laundering.

Martin Köppelmann, the founder of Ethereum-based prediction market platform Gnosis, said that despite the decline in the price of Ether, the Ethereum network is growing rapidly.

The cryptocurrency market is showing signs of recovery from a recent slump that saw Bitcoin descend below $6,000 in July 2018 as positive investor sentiment returns to the ailing blockchain ecosystem.

Rather, what I'd like to talk about is how the crypto community should use this moment to forget about price fluctuations and instead engage the world in a proper discussion about blockchain technology's potential.

The CEO of Switzerland's largest stock exchange, Thomas Zeeb, speaks on the bourse's latest strategic decision.