Cryptocurrency News
Venezuelan Army Engineers Start Mining Bitcoin
Crypto News - 24 Nov 2020 04:00
Source: A video screenshot, Instagram/ejb_61brig Venezuelan soldiers are mobilizing. No, this is not the start of World War III - these troops are being put to work mining bitcoin (BTC) in the Nicolás Maduro regime's la...
Interest in XRP Highest in Two Years as Price Rides A Rollercoaster
Crypto News - 24 Nov 2020 17:01
The interest in the term 'XRP' has reached its highest point in more than two years, as the price of the third-biggest cryptoasset by market capitalization has more than doubled in a week. According to Google Trends, the...
CoinDesk Is Spinning Up an Ethereum 2.0 Node. Here's How to Follow Our Journey
Coin Desk - 24 Nov 2020 15:00
CoinDesk just snagged a front-row seat to a seminal event in the crypto industry. Ticket price: 32 ETH.
Bitcoin Breaks $19K, New All-Time High Seems Imminent
Coin Desk - 24 Nov 2020 11:55
Bitcoin, the world's No.1 cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has breached the $19,000 level.
XRP Price Surges to 2-Year High as Airdrop Frenzy Builds
Coin Desk - 24 Nov 2020 11:37
The December airdrop of 45 billion spark tokens may be fueling XRP's rapid climb to two-year highs, say analysts.
Google Trends shows 'Bitcoin' searches at 2020 high as BTC tops $19.4K
Coin Telegraph - 24 Nov 2020 23:29
Google Trends data show searches for 'Bitcoin' rose to a yearly high as BTC price rallied to $19,400.
Bitcoin hits the front page of The Wall Street Journal
Coin Telegraph - 24 Nov 2020 05:03
Crypto is against capturing the attention of the mainstream media, with the front page of today's Wall Street Journal discussing Bitcoin's 80% rally since reclaiming five-figure prices.
Aquaculture Firm Completes Australia's First IPO Raise Using Cryptocurrency
Coin Desk - 24 Nov 2020 01:15
Almost 90% of West Coast Aquaculture's $3.6 million capital raise was via the stablecoin tether.
Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Threshold Met: Proof-of-Stake 'Beacon' Chain Starts in 7 Days
Bitcoin.com - 24 Nov 2020 23:30DeFi Industry Ponders Strategy as Regulators Begin to Circle
Crypto News - 24 Nov 2020 23:00
2020 hasn't been good for much, but it has been very good for one thing: decentralized finance (DeFi). The sector has boomed this year. And while DeFi fads have been frequent, it appears that the wider DeFi sector has bu...
Leading Japanese Financial Firm SBI Holdings Rolls Out Crypto Lending Services
Coin Desk - 24 Nov 2020 22:22
A subsidiary of SBI Holdings said it's launched a service allowing users to 'lend' bitcoin to the firm and earn an interest at the rate of 1% annually in return.
BitMEX Founder's Charges Highlight Risks for DeFi
Coin Desk - 24 Nov 2020 21:53
The case against BitMEX, an offshore crypto trading platform, has regulatory implications for the burgeoning DeFi market.
Binance Ramps Up Crackdown on US Users, Giving Them 14 Days to Withdraw Funds
Coin Desk - 24 Nov 2020 21:50
Binance is giving U.S. users 14 days to withdraw funds before their accounts are shuttered.
OKEx to Resume Withdrawals Before Nov. 27, Offers New Compensation Programs
Coin Desk - 24 Nov 2020 20:52
OKEx will compensate those users who have been frustrated by its suspension on withdrawal service.
Will 'money printer go brrr' rob Bitcoin of its all-time high?
Coin Telegraph - 24 Nov 2020 20:43
What price high must Bitcoin hit to account for the past three years of U.S. dollar inflation?
3 reasons why Bitcoin price faces a major hurdle at $20,000
Coin Telegraph - 24 Nov 2020 20:31
Bitcoin price hit $19,469 for the first time since December 2017, but there are crucial factors that might prevent BTC from hitting a new all-time high.
Lyn Alden on Money Printing, Bitcoin and the End of an 80-Year Debt Cycle
Coin Desk - 24 Nov 2020 20:16
One of the sharpest analysts in macroeconomics looks at how monetary and fiscal policy are likely to change in the coming years.
Alarming Tax Letters, Bitcoin Sponsors, Mining Chaos in Abkhazia + More News
Crypto News - 24 Nov 2020 20:12
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's crypto news. Crypto tax news Crypto traders in the United States state that they ...
In Her Own Words: Here's What Janet Yellen Has Said About Bitcoin
Coin Desk - 24 Nov 2020 20:08
Janet Yellen wasn't a fan of bitcoin when she ran the Fed. Her views as Treasury Secretary may shape crypto regulation over the next four years.
XRP Price Climbed 123% in 30 Days, Spark Token Airdrop Pushes Value Higher
Bitcoin.com - 24 Nov 2020 19:20
During the course of the week digital currency markets have seen colossal gains and one crypto asset, in particular, XRP, has jumped significantly in value over the last seven days. The distributed ledger token XRP climb...
Blockchain Bites: Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Fully Loaded, IRS Sends Befuddling Letters - Again
Coin Desk - 24 Nov 2020 19:15
More than 500,000 ETH have been locked into Ethereum 2.0's deposit contract, kick-starting the network's major, multi-year development phase.
Bitcoin All-Time High: What Is Peak Bitcoin Anyway?
Crypto News - 24 Nov 2020 18:36
All eyes are on bitcoin (BTC), as investors take bets on whether the flagship cryptocurrency has enough gas in the tank to reach a new all-time high (ATH) in this cycle. Incidentally, that threshold means different thing...