Bitcoin
Ex-Goldman Sachs CEO: Regulation Will ‘Undermine’ Bitcoin
In a new interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box, former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein said there’s reason to be skeptical about Bitcoin. “It could work,”...
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Study Finds White Respondents are More Aware of Bitcoin Compared to Black and Hispanic Respondents
A leading financial website, SimpleMoneyLyfe, today released the results of the most extensive study ever conducted in the crypto industry. The study uncovers the awareness...
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21 Bitcoin Block Rewards from 2010 Wake Up, $236M Worth of ‘Satoshi Era’ BTC Spent in 10 Months
On Monday, January 25, 2021, at roughly 2 a.m. (EST), the notorious old school miner from 2010 has spent another consecutive 21 decade-old block rewards...
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Altcoins
How Hedera is Ensuring the Safety of Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine
The first wave of COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out globally, with an estimated 65 million doses already administered according to Bloomberg. It’s a sign of Read more…
Mining
China Says Its Running Out of Crypto Mining Equipment
China has always had the upper hand when it comes to bitcoin mining. The country hosts two of the largest distributors and builders of mining Read more…
Ethereum
Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital to Launch Ethereum Funds
The cryptocurrency investment firm Galaxy Digital is planning new funds for Ethereum’s native coin, Ether. According to documents shared with clients, and reviewed by The Read more…
Ethereum
Analyst: Ethereum Likely to Tag $2,000 in Near-Term as Rally Turns Parabolic
Ethereum saw a meteoric rally yesterday that allowed it to post some massive gains, with bulls taking full control as they sent it to fresh Read more…
Legal
Cryptocurrencies could serve role as electronic store of value: Bank of Singapore chief economist
Cryptocurrencies could one day serve as a kind of electronic store of value, according to a report penned by the Bank of Singapore’s chief economist. Read more…
Altcoins
Two Austrian Nationals Arrested for Organizing Escape for Interpol’s Most-Wanted Former Wirecard Exec
Two Austrian men have been arrested by the police in Vienna for allegedly helping former Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek to escape from the law in Read more…
Bitcoin
Ethereum Beats Bitcoin Performance Two Years Straight, What’s Next?
Ethereum only just broke its former all-time high, while Bitcoin left took that record back in 2020. However, an investment in the top-ranked altcoin at Read more…
Bitcoin
Anonymous Investor: Get Bitcoin When It’s Not a Big Discussion Factor
Bitcoin has been booming as of late, but according to one investor – who wishes to remain anonymous – this isn’t the best time to Read more…
Bitcoin
Bank Of Singapore: Bitcoin Could Succeed As A Store Of Value
The Singaporean private banking arm of OCBC Bank has dismissed the chances of cryptocurrencies eventually replacing fiat currencies as a medium of exchange. However, the Read more…
Bitcoin
What Bitcoin Needs To Ignite A Mammoth Fresh Bullish Upsurge
Bitcoin bears may be losing their grip on the market, but a strong price momentum is necessary for a correction in price. Yesterday, Bitcoin began Read more…
Altcoins
Grayscale Donates $1M in Support of Crypto Advocacy Group; Will Match Another Million
Top asset manager Grayscale Investments has donated $1 million to crypto-based think tank Coin Center. Grayscale also plans to match subsequent pledges from donors up Read more…
Altcoins
Rise in Digital Payments has India Exploring the Potential of Digital Rupee
While India has had an often adversarial, murky attitude towards digital assets and cryptocurrencies, the Reserve Bank of India is currently contemplating whether there is Read more…
Exchange
Coinbase spent $230k to lobby Congress in 2020, records show
Public lobbying records indicate that Coinbase spent $230,000 across 2020 to lobby the federal government on cryptocurrency policy issues. The figure, first reported by Cointelegraph’s Read more…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s Recent Price Action Marks a “Dream Scenario” for Bulls; Here’s Why
Bitcoin’s bout of consolidation appears to be drawing to a close, with the benchmark crypto now gaining some serious momentum Bulls finally broke the long-held Read more…
Bitcoin
Stratum V2 Promises To Further Decentralize Bitcoin
Stratum V2 is an upgrade to the bitcoin mining stack that aims to help miners as small as hobbyists with a few bits of ASIC Read more…
Altcoins
11 DeFi Projects Rumored to Be Airdropping Tokens
Who doesn’t love an airdrop? Few events are more successful at attracting ardent community members desperate to get their hands on the hottest new token. Read more…
Altcoins
Miami Mayor Hires City’s First CTO in Fintech, Crypto Push
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said this morning that he’s hired the city’s first-ever Chief Technology Officer. The move appears to be part of Suarez’s larger Read more…
Legal
Indian Central Bank Mulls Use of Central Bank Digital Currency For Payments
After many years of indifference, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is now considering the use of a digital fiat currency for the payment sector Read more…
Legal
Expect These IRS Tax Forms From Crypto Exchanges Before January 31
Make sure to download these IRS tax forms from crypto exchanges to file an accurate tax return. Source Author: Shehan Chandrasekera, Contributor
Bitcoin
The Guy Who Sold Baklava for Bitcoin
George Mandrik, one of the earliest “OG” Bitcoin (BTC) adopters, began his crypto journey by selling baklava, the popular Turkish pastry dessert, for BTC back Read more…
Ethereum
ConsenSys Quorum, an Ethereum-backed Ledger Protocol, Teams Up With China’s BSN
Situated in New York, and renowned as Ethereum’s globally-known ledger protocol, ConsenSys has announced that it will be partnering with the China-based Blockchain Service Network Read more…
Ethereum
Can Ethereum lead the next leg of the bull run?
With Ethereum’s price retesting its ATH levels, it is time to either blast-off or crash for the coin. Regardless of what happens, ETH seems to Read more…
Bitcoin
Experts Discuss Why So Many People Are Into Bitcoin
What exactly has got everyone so crazy and obsessed with bitcoin as of late? Sure, the asset has been spiking like there’s no tomorrow and Read more…
Altcoins
ZelaaPayAE: UAE Will Now Have a Crypto Debit Card
PRESS RELEASE. ZelaaPayAE, with a vision to build and improve the financial structure, introduces a Crypto Debit Card with the ability to be swiped not Read more…
Altcoins
January sees $237 billion in monthly stablecoin volume thus far, breaking prior record
January has seen more than $230 billion in on-chain stablecoin volume since the start of the month, according to data collected by The Block. That Read more…
Altcoins
What is Balancer? How to Use This Automated Market Maker (2021)
With the explosion of interest in decentralized finance (DeFi) in recent months, decentralized exchange platforms have become increasingly popular as a way to exchange crypto Read more…
Bitcoin
Monster Expiry: $100k Bitcoin Options Expiring This Friday
A record amount of Bitcoin options contracts are expiring on Jan. 29. This monster expiry of 100k Bitcoin options contracts at a notional value of Read more…