Cryptocurrency News
Yearn.finance's yETH Vault Getting Filled With Ethereum
Crypto News - 3 Sep 2020 16:16
The yETH vault from yearn.finance (YFI), a vault for yield farming with ethereum (ETH), was launched a day ago, and it's growth could hardly go unnoticed. The Cryptoverse is today focused on the yETH vault, and particula...
3 reasons Bitcoin price suddenly plunged 7%, liquidating $100M in longs
Coin Telegraph - 3 Sep 2020 16:12
Bitcoin miners selling as well as a strengthening dollar are some of the reasons the price of BTC saw a significant correction, dropping below $11,000.
First Mover: As Bitcoin Falls for Second Day, Long-Term Holders Probably Won't Care
Coin Desk - 3 Sep 2020 15:30
The growing number of long-term bitcoin investors might be the cryptocurrency's most simple bullish indicator - more so than "600,000 asteroids."
Saudi Arabia Pitches Blockchain-Based Business Passport to Boost Trade Finance
Coin Desk - 3 Sep 2020 18:26
The passport would help businesses cut through redundant red tape and flourish across borders, Saudis said.
BitClub Promoter Pleads Guilty for Role in $722M Fraudulent Mining Scheme
Coin Desk - 3 Sep 2020 23:51
50-year-old Joseph Abel pleaded guilty to securities and tax related offenses.
Brazil's Central Bank Says Nation Might Be Ready for a Digital Currency by 2022
Coin Desk - 3 Sep 2020 22:55
Brazil's fast-digitizing financial infrastructure could set the stage for CBDC in the next two years, said Campos Neto.
Bitcoin price, stocks and gold plunge in tandem -- What's next?
Coin Telegraph - 3 Sep 2020 22:42
Bitcoin, gold, and the S&P 500 all sharply dropped today, causing traders to fear BTC is on the verge of a trend reversal.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Tanks to $10.4K; ETH Market Dominance at 2020 High
Coin Desk - 3 Sep 2020 22:31
Bitcoin's price is dipping while ether's share of the crypto market is at a level not seen since 2018.
US Air Force and Raytheon Are Studying How Distributed Ledgers Could Help Command the Skies
Coin Desk - 3 Sep 2020 22:09
The $500,000 contract continues USAF's recent history of blockchain investments.
DeFi Degens Are Crypto's Suicide Squad
Coin Desk - 3 Sep 2020 21:00
A look at the subculture and ethos driving the white-hot DeFi space, which has grown from $2 billion to $9 billion in total value locked in just two months.
Stacks Foundation to Spend 'Majority' of STX Token Fortune on Ecosystem Development
Coin Desk - 3 Sep 2020 20:37
Grant ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 will be paid out in dollars. Once Stacks 2.0 goes live, the funding switches over to STX.
Davey Day Trader Portnoy says crypto is boring right now
Coin Telegraph - 3 Sep 2020 20:26
He then proceeded to beg crypto traders to switch to the stock market instead.
Wasabi Wallet Patches Flaw That Could Have Thwarted Bitcoin Privacy Feature
Coin Desk - 3 Sep 2020 19:49
The flaw's discovery is an example of cooperation in the open-source community, where devs are constantly tinkering to improve their peers' software.
Mind the gap: Bitcoin price charts now hint at drop below $10K
Coin Telegraph - 3 Sep 2020 19:32
Bitcoin's recent correction below $10,500 raises the possibility of a CME gap fill in the $9,900-$9,600 region.
3 Reasons Bitcoin Just Tanked Below $11K for First Time in a Month
Coin Desk - 3 Sep 2020 19:22
Cryptocurrency analysts attributed the drop to a combination of risk-off sentiment in traditional markets, DeFi exhaustion and miner selling.
Asian Search Engine & Chat App Giants to Use Blockchain-based IDs + More News
Crypto News - 3 Sep 2020 19:17
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's crypto news. Blockchain news South Korean internet giants Naver and Kakao will be...
Russia's Latest Draft Bill Would Still Largely Ban Crypto, Stifle Miners
Coin Desk - 3 Sep 2020 19:15
Russia's Ministry of Finance wants to ban any cryptocurrency payments, which could be bad news for the country's mining farms.
US Federal Court Rules NSA Mass Surveillance Illegal, Credits Edward Snowden
Bitcoin.com - 3 Sep 2020 18:30
A federal appeals court has ruled that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) mass surveillance program that collected data on billions of Americans’ telephone calls was illegal and possibly unconstitutional. The prog...
Bloomberg: Bitcoin could hit $500K or drop to zero
Coin Telegraph - 3 Sep 2020 18:29
Limited supply and increasing demand are pushing Bitcoin into becoming digital gold.
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin's Steep Sell-Off, Pornhub's Crypto Payments, Twitter's Latest Hack
Coin Desk - 3 Sep 2020 18:21
Pornhub will accept BTC and LTC payments, a nonprofit wants Coinbase to be more transparent and credit default swaps are coming to the Ethereum blockchain.
DeFi Risk Management Startup Cozy Finance Debuts With $2M Funding Round
Coin Desk - 3 Sep 2020 18:01
Announced Thursday, Cozy Finance has raised a $2 million seed round, led by Electric Capital and including Variant Fund, Dragonfly Capital, Robot Ventures, Slow Ventures, Volt Capital, Spencer Noon, Moncada and others.
Bitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 3, 2020
Coin Desk - 3 Sep 2020 18:00
With the price of bitcoin pulling back sharply and U.S. legislators again advocating for blockchain, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!