Cryptocurrency News
Russian Parliament Foresees a Wave of Token Issuance for 2021 in the Wake of Crypto Law Promulgation
Bitcoin.com - 26 Dec 2020 05:45
The head of the Russian parliamentary committee on financial markets and the country’s first crypto law’s author is forecasting a “surge in token issuance” for 2021 in the wake of the promulgation expected to tak...
Expert: Defi Could Be a Common Term in the Financial Industry in 2021
Bitcoin.com - 26 Dec 2020 02:30
The founder of defi-related fintech Yield believes 2021 will be the year that decentralized finance (defi) becomes a “common term” in the financial industry, as the sector is now taking it seriously and building R&D ...
Bitcoin Hits $500K on Russian Crypto Exchange After Hackers Take Control -- Users Cry Exit Scam
Bitcoin.com - 26 Dec 2020 15:30
Cryptocurrency trading platform Livecoin claims that it has been hacked after the crypto community noticed the price of bitcoin shoot up to half a million dollars. Meanwhile, users are complaining that they cannot withdr...
Bitcoin Tops $26K for First Time, Less Than a Day After Passing 25K
Coin Desk - 26 Dec 2020 22:43
The leading cryptocurrency set another all-time high this month.
2020 special! New records, mega weirdness, the predictions that came true: Hodler's Digest, Dec. 20-26
Coin Telegraph - 26 Dec 2020 22:34
The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more -- one week on Cointelegraph in one link!
B2C2 Becomes Latest Crypto Market-Maker to Stop XRP Trading: Report
Coin Desk - 26 Dec 2020 22:05
Non-U.S. clients can still trade the token but need to pre-fund all short trades, the report said.
Biden Administration May Roll Back Some Crypto Regulations, Top Banking Regulator Warns
Bitcoin.com - 26 Dec 2020 21:30
The top U.S. banking regulator is concerned that the Biden administration may roll back some cryptocurrency regulations aimed at protecting consumers. This includes allowing national banks to custody crypto assets put in...
As Bitcoin nears $26K, BTC may break $40K in the next impulse wave, says trader
Coin Telegraph - 26 Dec 2020 19:51
Bitcoin price achieved a new all-time high at $25,945 following a large short squeeze in the futures market.
Bitcoin Nears USD 26K After Smashing USD 25K On The Same Day
Crypto News - 26 Dec 2020 19:34
The most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), is on a Christmas bull run as its price hit USD 25,000 for the first time in its history today and jumped to almost USD 26,000. At the time of writing (17:16 UTC), BTC trad...
Mexico's second richest man says Bitcoin is his "best investment ever"
Coin Telegraph - 26 Dec 2020 18:45
Ricardo Salinas Pliego breaks down his Bitcoin investment thesis.
Bitcoin Hits $25,890, Peter Schiff Thinks BTC Price Rise Will Attract Regulators
Bitcoin.com - 26 Dec 2020 18:22
The price of bitcoin jumped well over the $25k handle touching a high of $25,890 on Saturday morning (EST). The crypto asset has an overall market valuation of $476 billion this weekend gaining over 6.8% during the last ...
Three Market Trends Fueled Enterprise DLT Adoption in 2020
Coin Desk - 26 Dec 2020 18:00
Hedera Hashgraph's CEO says integrating novel technologies with existing enterprise systems will drive adoption in the years ahead.
2021 price outlook: BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, BCH, LINK, ADA, BNB, DOT, XLM
Coin Telegraph - 26 Dec 2020 18:00
Bitcoin price remains in a strong uptrend and this presents a rosy outlook for BTC and many altcoins.
Roundup of crypto hacks, exploits and heists in 2020
Coin Telegraph - 26 Dec 2020 16:07
2020 has been the year of DeFi, but not all has gone smoothly with the fledgling financial ecosystem.
Digital Currencies May Make SWIFT Redundant, Says Russian Central Bank: Report
Coin Desk - 26 Dec 2020 16:05
Digital currencies may challenge and someday could make redundant the SWIFT global banking payment system, according to a Central Bank of Russia official, Russia Today reported.
Central Banks Gone Wild! Feat. Bill Barhydt
Coin Desk - 26 Dec 2020 16:00
The founder of mobile crypto bank Abra discusses the massive expansion of global central bank balance sheets.
Top 10 tweets of the year
Coin Telegraph - 26 Dec 2020 16:00
Crypto Twitter is a myopic dystopia that manages to be toxic even in a bull year.
When altseason? Here's why Bitcoin is leaving major altcoins like Ethereum behind
Coin Telegraph - 26 Dec 2020 15:46
Ethereum and the altcoin market are stagnating against Bitcoin with the ETH/BTC pair being the key to the next altseason.
Now Is the Time for Enterprises to Look at ETH 2.0
Coin Desk - 26 Dec 2020 14:00
Staking on Ethereum 2.0 is a business opportunity for early adopters in 2021.
Data Leaks, Regulatory "Fun" and 20 Crypto Jokes
Crypto News - 26 Dec 2020 13:00
In the week leading to the holidays, a Twitter exchange between Elon Musk and Michael Saylor added fuel to the BTC rally, but shortly, as BTC dropped below USD 23K, and then it went back up. You know, the usual. But then...
Major Producer Nornickel Issues Its First Metal Contract-Backed Digital Coins
Bitcoin.com - 26 Dec 2020 12:05
One of the world’s biggest palladium producers, based in Russia, announced that it’s starting the first stage of issuing blockchain-powered tokens to its industrial partners Traxys and Umicore. Palladium Producer Gia...
Building the Next Wave of Web 3.0
Coin Desk - 26 Dec 2020 12:00
Building an internet we can trust requires trustless protocols.