The Latest News about Cryptocurrency

Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys Inc. CEO Joseph Lubin said in an interview with Bloomberg Aug. 14, that he does not see the recent cryptocurrency price collapse as a constraint to further growth.

One of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance, has unveiled a new educational platform that will provide free resources for the burgeoning cryptocurrency and blockchain industries.

Venezuela is set to begin using its "Petro" cryptocurrency as an official accounting unit, according to the country's president.

Marijuana culture media group High Times Holding Corp. has decided not to accept Bitcoin in its initial public offering, according to an August 13 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The state-owned China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Ltd. is turning to blockchain technology to innovate its unwieldy electronic invoice system, according to an announcement republished on a government site August 13.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced in an order Wednesday, August 14, that it has barred and fined the creator of Tomahawkcoin over a fraudulent Initial Coin Offering.

In yet another effort to supplement a thorough understanding and adoption of distributed ledger system, the Communist Party of China released a "Primer" on blockchain technology on Aug. 13, 2018.Blockchain Education for Officials.

Mobile payment company Square's Cash App has recently rolled out Bitcoin trading in all 50 states, the firm confirmed in a Tweet August 13.

Adult entertainment publisher Playboy is suing a Canadian blockchain startup for fraud and breaching a contract the two companies signed earlier this year.

That's according to Dr. Ayo Akinyele, a computer scientist who has focused his efforts on building a zcash implementation of anonymous off-chain payment architecture called BOLT. And today that work was published on Github.

One, the company behind EOS, announced the highly-anticipated location for part four of its first-of-a-kind global blockchain hackathon.

The government of South Korea announced it had excluded cryptocurrency exchanges from legislation governing venture businesses in a press release issued Monday, August 13.

Enterprise-focused blockchain startup Axoni has raised $32 million in a funding round led by Goldman Sachs and other high-profile banks and venture capital investors, Forbes reports August 14.

A U.S. district judge has denied an investor's effort to move a lawsuit against payments firm Ripple to a lower court.

David Marcus has stepped down from the Coinbase board, citing a conflict of interest.

Marijuana advocacy publication High Times is walking back a previous announcement indicating that it would accept bitcoin when it launches its initial public offering.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday that it had secured new prohibitions against the founder of a company behind an allegedly fraudulent initial coin offering.

Airlines and airports are functioning on outdated methods of information collection and distribution, using many isolated operating systems where data exchange can be timely and unsecure - despite a reported 170 percent increase in the past 20 years of U.S. outbound trips abroad. Major competitors have recognized how the characteristics of the aviation industry align with blockchain, which has the potential to streamline data sharing among information silos in airports - and with ancillary travel enterprises more broadly - to create a seamless and secure travel experience.

Undaunted by the SEC's second Bitcoin ETF proposal rejection, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss appear to be charging full steam ahead with their cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, Gemini.

New code is set to be released that would make obsolete the mining hardware designed by chip maker Bitmain for the decentralized storage protocol siacoin.

The European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs is working on new crowdfunding regulations that could extend to some initial coin offerings, according to a draft report published August 10.

Enterprise-focused blockchain startup Axoni has completed a $32 million Series B funding round led by Goldman Sachs and Nyca Partners.

Bitcoin prices fell below $6,000 for the first time since the end of June Tuesday, August 14, as the cryptocurrency community remains resilient.

State officials in Saudi Arabia reissue warnings against trading and investing in cryptocurrencies.

A blockchain startup wants to raise nearly $100 million dollars to create a new form of fantasy football.

AirSwap is rolling out some pro tools to attract institutional investors to its decentralized exchange for ethereum tokens.

Down two-thirds from its peak of $20,000, bitcoin now risks printing fresh 2018 lows below $5,755.

The Jamaica Stock Exchange has announced that it will soon be offering cryptocurrencies as tradeable assets for its clients.

Europe-based KamaGames will launch its own token to allow its more than 100 million players a new, easier alternative to purchasing in-game chips.

Mobile payments firm Square now lets customers buy and sell bitcoins via its Cash App in all 50 U.S. states.