Cryptocurrency News
Attorney Ordered to Pay $5.2M for Releasing Bitcoin Funds From Escrow
Coin Telegraph - 14 Aug 2020 03:42
A NYC attorney has been ordered to pay a crypto investment firm more than $5M after prematurely releasing most of its funds set aside to buy Bitcoin.
ETC Group's Bitcoin ETP Hits $49 Million Assets Under Management in Two Months
Bitcoin.com - 14 Aug 2020 03:00
Etc Group said Wednesday that its centrally cleared bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) has accumulated up to $49 million in assets under management since launch on June 18, 2020. The contract, known as Bitcoin Exchang...
Ethereum Price Hits 2-Year High as ETH Futures Open Interest Tops $1.5B
Coin Telegraph - 14 Aug 2020 23:26
Ethereum price surged to a two-year high at $445 and record open interest on ETH futures hints that the rally will continue.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bounces to $11.8K as Ether Option Traders Go Bearish
Coin Desk - 14 Aug 2020 22:40
Bitcoin broke through $11,800 Friday while traders are anticipating an ether fall based on the options market.
Newest DAO Project Was Thrown a Curve, but the Team Is Rolling With It Anyway
Coin Desk - 14 Aug 2020 22:14
An anonymous DeFi user deployed Curve Finance's DAO and token smart contracts without the team's permission, but the Curve team is adopting it anyway.
Market Update: BTC Inches Toward $12K, ETH Jumps 12%, Report Says LINK May See 'Rough Waters'
Bitcoin.com - 14 Aug 2020 21:45
Digital currency markets have increased significantly in value during the last 24 hours as the market capitalization of all 5,700+ coins is up over 2.4% on Friday. Bitcoin has been inching toward the $12k region again an...
Grayscale Investments Enjoys Its Best Week Ever After National Ad Blitz
Coin Telegraph - 14 Aug 2020 21:41
The power of television is no joke.
Fortnite vs. Apple and Google Is the Internet's First 'World War'
Coin Desk - 14 Aug 2020 21:00
What's truly at stake in Epic Games' battle with Apple and Google is the power to shape and profit from the future of digital experiences.
Price Analysis 8/14: BTC, ETH, XRP, LINK, BCH, BSV, LTC, ADA, BNB, CRO
Coin Telegraph - 14 Aug 2020 20:50
Traders have turned bullish on Ethereum again and the strong break above $400 could pull Bitcoin and other altcoins higher.
TradingView Confirms It: People Love Bitcoin And Tesla
Coin Telegraph - 14 Aug 2020 20:09
Bitcoin and Tesla are the talk of the town throughout the USA.
Lending Protocol Aave Eyes Tokenized Mortgages With Launch of V2
Coin Desk - 14 Aug 2020 19:53
Tokenized mortgages may be coming to decentralized finance (DeFi) following Aave v2's specification announcement Friday.
Ripple CEO Confirms Strategy, DeFi Locks USD 5.6bn + More News
Crypto News - 14 Aug 2020 19:34
Brad Garlinghouse. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Ripple Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's crypto news. Altco...
Money Reimagined: How a Dangerous Idea Could Work
Coin Desk - 14 Aug 2020 19:20
Modern Monetary Theory, which says deficits don't matter, has some truth to it. But putting it into practice would be risky without modern controls.
Blockchain Bites: Ripple's Rebuff, DeFi's 'Degens' and China's CBDC
Coin Desk - 14 Aug 2020 18:37
Both the U.S. and China are advancing on their central bank digital currency (CBDC) designs while a Bitcoin developer created a new programming language.
UK Crackdown Pulls Thousands of Crypto Scams Offline
Coin Telegraph - 14 Aug 2020 18:34
The NCSC has gone scorched earth on crypto scams.
Chinese Bitcoin Miners Develop Strong Relationships and Crypto Mining Facilities in Iran
Bitcoin.com - 14 Aug 2020 18:30
During the last few months, crypto proponents have focused their attention on Iran. The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani initiated a new mining strategy last May, and the government-licensed 14 bitcoin mining farms in Ju...
Masternodes in Legal Limbo as Regulators Fail to Act
Coin Desk - 14 Aug 2020 18:17
U.S. regulators have yet to issue clear guidance about whether masternode operators are breaking securities laws.
Bitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 14, 2020
Coin Desk - 14 Aug 2020 18:15
With traditional finance and crypto traders both enjoying market madness, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with your latest crypto news roundup!
Will Bitcoin Break $12,000? 4 Things to Know Heading Into the Weekend
Coin Telegraph - 14 Aug 2020 18:04
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a whole remain bullish as $12,000 comes into view once more as the markets head into the weekend.
Crypto Exchange INX Plans $117M US IPO With Small Israeli Underwriter
Coin Desk - 14 Aug 2020 17:15
Crypto exchange INX has told the SEC its upcoming IPO will be underwritten by a relatively low-profile Israeli company called A-Labs.
Crypto Savings Accounts Are Coming to Fintech Firms That Use Wyre
Coin Desk - 14 Aug 2020 17:00
Crypto payments startup Wyre is offering white-labeled savings accounts that dole out interest on crypto, the company announced Friday.
6 Questions for Justin Rice of Stellar Development Foundation
Coin Telegraph - 14 Aug 2020 16:41
"Decentralized technology that creates programmatic consensus to seamlessly fix inefficiencies and increase opportunity? I think it may prove to be unstoppable."