Cryptocurrency News
Miami's Mayor Considers Putting Some of City's Treasury Reserves in Bitcoin
Bitcoin.com - 4 Jan 2021 04:30
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is exploring putting a percentage of his city’s treasury reserves in bitcoin. Miami is currently working on accepting the cryptocurrency as a means of payment for city services and taxes. The...
Retail investors are largely uninvolved as Bitcoin price chases $40K
Coin Telegraph - 4 Jan 2021 01:53
Bitcoin looks set to achieve many new all-time highs in 2021 but when will retail investors join the party?
SkyBridge's Bitcoin Cache Rises to $310M as New Fund Launches
Coin Desk - 4 Jan 2021 23:28
SkyBridge's bitcoin investment has already climbed to more than $300 million, mostly due to price appreciation in the past couple of months.
Sports Betting Sites' Infographic Analyzes Growth in Bitcoin ATMs
Crypto News - 4 Jan 2021 23:18
The text below is an advertorial article that was not written by Cryptonews.com journalists. Bitcoin is enjoying a long bull run. In fact, the cryptocurrency has more than doubled in price this year alone. While its mark...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 1
Crypto News - 4 Jan 2021 23:00
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today. Have we missed something? Do you have information about new ...
Price analysis 1/4: BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, DOT, BCH, ADA, BNB, LINK, BSV
Coin Telegraph - 4 Jan 2021 22:56
After today's sharp downside move, Bitcoin and altcoins could trade in a sideways range as bulls and bears fight to control the market's momentum.
Why I've Changed My Mind on Bitcoin
Coin Desk - 4 Jan 2021 22:12
Ritholtz Wealth Management's COO Nick Maggiulli on why he reversed positions on bitcoin.
Understanding Bitcoin's Blistering Rise Past $30,000
Coin Desk - 4 Jan 2021 22:00
Bitcoin has started 2021 off with a bang. Here's what investors and analysts think is driving the rise (and today's dip) as well as predictions for what happens next.
What lies ahead for crypto and blockchain in 2021? Experts answer
Coin Telegraph - 4 Jan 2021 21:43
Here's what industry leaders foresee in the development of the blockchain technology and crypto space in 2021.
Bitcoin.com Co-founder Files Legal Action Against Bridge.link Token Project Over Market Manipulation
Bitcoin.com - 4 Jan 2021 21:00
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin.com Co-founder Mate Tokay is filing legal action against the founders of Bridge.link for failing to distribute a significant portion of BRG. Tokay was hired as an advisor for the Bridge.link projec...
Economics Professor Tyler Cowen Says Cryptos Useful as Hedges or Forms of Payments - 'Not Both'
Bitcoin.com - 4 Jan 2021 20:30
Tyler Cowen, an economist and professor at George Mason University, has suggested that the key use cases of cryptocurrencies are mutually exclusive. He argues that cryptos can either be important inflation hedging tools ...
What Might Change The Currency Composition of Central Banks' Reserve Holdings?
Crypto News - 4 Jan 2021 20:28
Alina Iancu, Neil Meads, and Yiqun Wu work at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, while Martin Mühleisen is the former director of this department. _____ The currencies that ...
Blockchain Bites: $10B in Bitcoin Futures, Price Wobbles and Liquidations
Coin Desk - 4 Jan 2021 19:50
A correction in bitcoin's price (from all-time highs) led to $1 billion in liquidated options positions. Ukraine announced a Stellar-based CBDC experiment and a much-awaited Ethereum layer 2 set a tentative launch date.
We Don't Need a New Regulator to Have Better Crypto Regulation
Coin Desk - 4 Jan 2021 19:20
Contrary to popular wisdom, the U.S.' distributed regulatory structure is good for digital assets in the long run.
Bitcoin News Roundup for Jan. 4, 2021
Coin Desk - 4 Jan 2021 19:00
With the price of the top two cryptocurrencies exploding into the new year, CoinDesk's Market's Daily is back with the latest crypto news roundup.
XRP Army Fils A Petition, Digital Yuan Giweaway + More News
Crypto News - 4 Jan 2021 18:56
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's crypto news. Legal news XRP investors have filed a petition against the US Securi...
Bitwise's Crypto Assets Under Management Rise Fivefold in Just 2 Months
Coin Desk - 4 Jan 2021 18:08
Bitwise, a provider of crypto index funds, said it has now surpassed $500 million in assets under management.
FT reveals Bitcoin headline on 12th anniversary of genesis block
Coin Telegraph - 4 Jan 2021 17:45
A timely tribute to the king of cryptocurrency features alongside a coronavirus headline, which says it all about the fiat economy in the 12 years since 2009.
Trezor December Sales Were 'Off the Charts'
Crypto News - 4 Jan 2021 17:30
Source: A screenshot, Instagram/trezor.io SatoshiLabs, the maker of the Trezor hardware wallet, saw a major increase in the popular wallet's sales in the last month of 2020, and one of the reasons for the boost in number...
Julian Assange's Extradition to US Blocked Over Mental Health Concerns
Coin Desk - 4 Jan 2021 17:20
A judge at the U.K.'s Central Criminal Court ruled Monday that there would be a "high risk" of suicide if Assange was sent to face charges in the U.S.
Bitcoin Price Drops 17%, Large CME Futures Gap Filled, BTC Spot Markets Rebound
Bitcoin.com - 4 Jan 2021 17:10
On January 4, 2020, the price of bitcoin slid to the lowest point of the year dropping from Sunday’s high of $33,800 per unit to $27,734 a few minutes after 5 a.m. (EST). In fact, the price dip filled CME Group’s lar...
Crypto Market Sentiment Climbs; XRP is Week's Loser but Among Day's Winners
Crypto News - 4 Jan 2021 16:35
In the very last week of 2020, as the market was still rallying, the market sentiment climbed, but not far from where it stood a week before. The combined moving 7-day average crypto market sentiment score (sentscore) fo...