Cryptocurrency News

Tim Draper: If BTC doesn't hit $250k, I'll eat a raw egg

Bitcoin's price is on the upswing, and so is the computing power securing the network as a once-in-four-years event known as the halving approaches.

U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein allowed the Blockchain Association to file a brief in the SEC v. Kik case a day after the regulator filed an objection to letting the group comment.

CoinDesk Research presents an in-depth look into one of the largest publicly listed mining companies, Hut 8.

New data support the idea that small bitcoin investors are multiplying rapidly. Anecdotal evidence suggests much of that growth is happening in the U.S.

Alexander Pack, managing partner of Dragonfly Capital, has stepped down from the crypto investment firm, according to a letter obtained by CoinDesk.

A planned upgrade that would allow token holders to earn staking income is bringing out users in droves to Kyber Network, a decentralized exchange.

The study from Check Point reveals that cybercriminals are using the FBI's name to collect ransom payments

A district court in China has reportedly ruled that Ethereum’s cryptocurrency is legal property with economic value. This ruling follows a couple of other verdicts on the legality of cryptocurrency, including bitcoin, ...

An exploration of how the COVID-19 crisis is shifting power dynamics between governments, people, and business.

CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz, who sponsored the Technology Advisory Committee and advocated for self regulation in the crypto industry, will leave his post by late October.

Invented by white shoe New York City law firms, the two-step Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT) was supposed to keep crypto companies out of trouble. Now, the SEC is coming full bore for startups like Kik and Tele...

The Chinese city of Ya'an plans to encourage local mining operations powered by its hydroelectric electricity generation facilities

The New York Department of Financial Services has appointed former IRS Criminal Investigations head Richard Weber as its new general counsel.

Blockstack, the startup building a decentralized backbone for Web 3.0, is open-sourcing its two patents - kinda.

Libra Association's vice chair Dante Disparte expects Libra network to launch in Q4 2020

Bitcoin (BTC)'s usage in Argentina may not be connected with a desire to buy fiats like the United States dollar, says an industry expert, who says that Argentinians could well have more nuanced reasons for snapping up v...

OpenLaw's LAO, or "Limited Liability Autonomous Organization," opened Tuesday for investors looking to compliantly earn returns on the next wave of Ethereum-based projects.

Bitcoin could hit $8K soon while Indonesia has created a thornless durian. It's CoinDesk's Markets Daily Podcast.

Bitcoin's third halving is less than two weeks away. Some traders are less than bullish ahead of the event.

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In less than two weeks, the Bitcoin block reward halving will take place and BTC miners will receive half the reward going forward after May 12. Since ‘Black Thursday’ (March 12), bitcoin prices have gained 103% sinc...