Cryptocurrency News
Digital Currency Group Pledges $100 Million to Bolster Bitcoin Mining Industry
Bitcoin.com - 28 Aug 2020 15:30
The firm Digital Currency Group (DCG) is entering the mining industry, as the firm has pledged $100 million into a cryptocurrency mining firm called Foundry. The mining company Foundry was noiselessly founded in 2019 and...
The Anxiety Index: 4 Fear Factors Shaping the Economy
Coin Desk - 28 Aug 2020 21:00
From COVID-19 relapses to election insecurity, these factors drive defensiveness up and demand down.
Price analysis 8/28: BTC, ETH, XRP, LINK, BCH, LTC, BSV, CRO, BNB, EOS
Coin Telegraph - 28 Aug 2020 20:57
Bitcoin and altcoins are holding key support levels, suggesting bulls will try to break above overhead resistance levels soon.
Geopolitical risks prevail as new players emerge in the crypto mining space
Coin Telegraph - 28 Aug 2020 22:47
China is not the only country that wants control of this highly coveted industry.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Climbs to $11.5K With Record Amount in DeFi
Coin Desk - 28 Aug 2020 22:42
Bitcoin made gains Friday, both in price and what's locked in DeFi.
Russian Lawyers Debate Legality of Crypto Firm Selling Drinks for BTC
Crypto News - 28 Aug 2020 22:00
An event organizer in Moscow recently sold over USD 1,600 worth of drinks in bitcoin (BTC) to attendees - but experts are divided when it comes to answering the question: was it legal? The event was the brainchild of a c...
Federal Reserve's Major Policy Shift to 'Push Up Inflation' Could Send Bitcoin Price to $500K
Bitcoin.com - 28 Aug 2020 21:30
The U.S. Federal Reserve has announced a significant policy change to push up inflation. Bitcoin is set to greatly benefit from this policy change. Not only the price of bitcoin could surge past $500K, but a number of co...
Crypto market remains bullish as $1B in Bitcoin derivatives expire
Coin Telegraph - 28 Aug 2020 21:24
Major monthly Bitcoin options and futures expiry sees markets becoming bullish on BTC.
'Opt-Out with Bitcoin,' Says Visa's Director of Public Policy + More News
Crypto News - 28 Aug 2020 20:00
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's crypto news. Business news Andy Yee, senior director of public policy at Visa, tw...
Charles Hoskinson's IOHK submitted a decentralized treasury proposal to the Ethereum Classic community
Coin Telegraph - 28 Aug 2020 19:12
Would a 20% block reward reduction matter in the long run?
Blockchain Bites: Winklevoss' Wild Prediction, Bitcoin Miners' Horde, Ethereum's 'Critical Bug'
Coin Desk - 28 Aug 2020 18:44
Mongolian authorities have limited cheap electricity for crypto miners, Venezuela is seeing crypto use outside government-approved exchanges and a "critical bug" has left 13% of Ethereum nodes useless.
Money Reimagined: From COVID Generation to Crypto Generation
Coin Desk - 28 Aug 2020 18:41
Millennials and Generation Zers have many reasons to embrace crypto and reform the financial system in their own interests.
Bitcoin Slips in Latest Crypto Ranking by Chinese Government-Backed Center
Bitcoin.com - 28 Aug 2020 18:30
China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has revised its rankings of 37 crypto projects. Bitcoin has fallen from the previous ranking. As the Chinese government focuses on launching its central bank digi...
Bitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 28, 2020
Coin Desk - 28 Aug 2020 18:00
With bitcoin and gold reversing losses, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
Fed Chair Powell's Flexible Inflation Views Were Already Priced In
Coin Desk - 28 Aug 2020 17:30
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell did not raise many eyebrows Thursday morning when he announced the U.S. central bank would encourage some periods of inflation above its 2% target in certain circumstances to boost the...
Digital Yuan Will 'Hardly Put a Dent' in USD Dominance, Says Expert
Crypto News - 28 Aug 2020 17:30
China's forthcoming digital yuan rollout will not pose a threat to American dollar dominance, says a leading economist - although the Middle Kingdom has already "leapfrogged" the West when it comes to digital payment inf...
Energy Giant Equinor to Cut Gas Flaring With Bitcoin Mining: Report
Coin Desk - 28 Aug 2020 17:04
Equinor will use digital flare mitigation tech from Crusoe Energy at its Bakken oilfield operations in the U.S.
Don't just blame DeFi for paying high ETH gas fees
Coin Telegraph - 28 Aug 2020 16:54
How institutions store and secure digital assets have a fundamental impact on transaction fees.
TronWallet's 4th Generation Klever App Launches w/ Multiple Announcements
Crypto News - 28 Aug 2020 16:43
Source: Adobe/M-SUR Klever App, the "bigger house" for TronWallet and a major component in the Klever ecosystem, has officially launched, thus expanding the platform of the former TronWallet, and announcing new partnersh...
Alt season is here? DeFi tokens taking on Bitcoin for crypto dominance
Coin Telegraph - 28 Aug 2020 16:22
Will altcoins rally as Bitcoin price stagnates, and is DeFi producing a bubble? Here's what's driving the altcoin season.
Japanese Financial Giant SBI Holdings Launches Short-Term Crypto Derivatives
Coin Desk - 28 Aug 2020 15:41
Already live on SBI's forex trading platform, the contracts for difference (CFDs) are available in bitcoin, ether and XRP flavors.
First Mover: Binance's Shrinking Trading Spreads and Bitcoin's Jackson Hole Fizzle
Coin Desk - 28 Aug 2020 15:14
Traders are getting better fills due to shrinking bid-ask spreads on Binance and other cryptocurrency exchanges. It's a sign of a healthy market.