Cryptocurrency News
Bitcoin Rallies to New Yearly High, Outperforms Ethereum; Chainlink Flips Litecoin
Crypto News - 10 Aug 2020 05:57
The most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), rallied to a new yearly high in early Monday hours (UTC time), outperforming all but one coin in the top 10. At pixel time (03:33 UTC), BTC trades at USD 12,037 and is up b...
Bitcoin Price Seals Best Weekly Close in 2.5 Years: 5 Things to Know
Coin Telegraph - 10 Aug 2020 11:18
Bitcoin has put in a crucial bull market sign for long-term investors as $12,000 returns to the market -- can it hold?
Why Binance's New Debit Card Fails to Fulfill Satoshi's Vision
Coin Telegraph - 10 Aug 2020 15:17
Binance's debit card process makes it a more of a centralized bank-like institution than the decentralized tech dreamed by Bitcoin's creator.
DeFi Tokens BAND, LINK, Outpace Bitcoin Price by Gaining 100% in 10 Days
Coin Telegraph - 10 Aug 2020 23:35
Strong growth in the DeFi sector led Band Protocol (BAND) and Chainlink (LINK) to gain more than 100% over the past few weeks.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Tests $12K; DeFi Debt Outstanding Hits Record
Coin Desk - 10 Aug 2020 22:38
Bitcoin's back on the price roller coaster and DeFi borrowing is hitting a new high.
Mining Stocks Are Beating Bitcoin in a Bullish Cryptocurrency Market
Coin Desk - 10 Aug 2020 22:05
Riot and Marathon have rallied 97% and 128% over the past year while bitcoin has gained 3 percent.
Facebook Taps David Marcus to Lead Payments Initiatives
Coin Desk - 10 Aug 2020 22:02
Marcus will continue running Libra's Novi digital wallet as he takes on Facebook Financial.
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 32
Crypto News - 10 Aug 2020 22:00
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today. Have we missed something? Do you have information about new ...
Federal Reserve's Expected Inflation Ramp-Up Drives Institutional Investors to Hedge With Bitcoin
Bitcoin.com - 10 Aug 2020 21:15
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to ramp up inflation by keeping interest rates low. As the U.S. dollar falls sharply and gold’s price soars, institutional investors are moving their money into alternative investme...
The Latest on the Global Economy's Most Contentious Relationship
Coin Desk - 10 Aug 2020 21:00
China and the U.S. trade high-profile sanctions, but the real impact is showing up in banks and on the Hong Kong stock market.
After Tumultuous Election, Belarus Goes Offline
Coin Desk - 10 Aug 2020 20:47
Internet is down in Belarus as people are protesting the results of presidential election
Ethereum Classic's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
Coin Desk - 10 Aug 2020 20:33
Ethereum Classic suffered two 51% attacks in the same week. One week later, exchanges, investors and developers are split on the implications.
Bitcoin's Hash Rate Remains Flat Despite Major Price Rally
Coin Telegraph - 10 Aug 2020 20:26
Bitcoin's hash rate seems to be feeling the consequences of the drama at Bitmain.
Price Analysis 8/10: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LINK, BSV, LTC, ADA, BNB, CRO
Coin Telegraph - 10 Aug 2020 20:15
Bitcoin price continues to decline at $12,000, but altcoins have taken advantage of the range bound action by rallying higher.
Blockchain Bites: Inside Cosmos, Bitcoin at $200B, DeFi Surges
Coin Desk - 10 Aug 2020 18:50
Traders are expecting bitcoin to go higher. DeFi is surging in web traffic. And Cosmos is alive and well, despite internal feuding.
Three Crypto Analysis Firms Advance in 'TechSprint' RegTech Competition
Coin Desk - 10 Aug 2020 18:41
The fintech showcase has three $50,000 cash prizes for three regtech focus areas.
Facebook Dives Deeper Into Payments + More News
Crypto News - 10 Aug 2020 18:35
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's crypto news. Payments news Social media giant Facebook created Facebook Financial...
Coinbase Snags Lyft Engineering Executive Manish Gupta
Coin Desk - 10 Aug 2020 18:17
Gupta will help Coinbase "through the next phase of company growth."
Bitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 10, 2020
Coin Desk - 10 Aug 2020 18:00
With the price of bitcoin knocking on $12K, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with another time-saving news roundup.
New Grayscale Ad: The History of Money in 30s & 'Digital Currencies'
Crypto News - 10 Aug 2020 17:54
A snapshot of the new commercial. Today, US-based major crypto asset management firm Grayscale launched its new national ad campaign in the US that aims to bring new crypto users by telling them the history of money in 3...
Researchers Find Flaws in Security Protocols Developed by Major Crypto Exchanges
Coin Desk - 10 Aug 2020 17:39
Private key protocols for some crypto exchanges have been implemented with bugs that could have been exploited by a well-placed malicious party, researchers say.
Crypto Market Sentiment Slips, Still Remains Positive
Crypto News - 10 Aug 2020 17:01
After reaching a new all-time high last week, the combined moving 7-day average crypto market sentiment score (sentscore) for the top 10 coins by market capitalization has corrected a bit lower, from 6.24 out of maximum ...