Cryptocurrency News
Bitcoin open interest hits $8.8B as 45% of BTC options expire in 2 weeks
Coin Telegraph - 18 Jan 2021 03:41
The open interest on Bitcoin options has hit $8.8 billion but data show bulls are in favor after BTC's rally to a new all-time high.
Yearn.finance eyes new all-time high -- Can YFI price reach the next $66K target?
Coin Telegraph - 18 Jan 2021 17:00
YFI price can break above $50,000 if Bitcoin continues to consolidate in the near term.
Australian Bitcoin Trader Takes Banks to Tribunal After Sudden Account Closures
Coin Desk - 18 Jan 2021 14:05
The trader had operated a registered digital currency exchange, but said he was unable to continue operating without banking services.
Offline Travel App Maps.Me Raises $50M in Seed Funding Led by Alameda Research
Coin Desk - 18 Jan 2021 04:00
The funding will go toward the launch of a multi-currency wallet on Maps.me, enabling decentralized finance (DeFi) features for 140 million users.
Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate Proposes a National Cryptocurrency but It Won't Replace the Dollar
Bitcoin.com - 18 Jan 2021 23:45
An Ecuadorian presidential candidate hinted at creating a cryptocurrency in the country as part of its government agenda. Giovanny Andrade said that the national crypto aims to “facilitate” transactions across the co...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 3
Crypto News - 18 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 ...
3 reasons why the price of Curve DAO Token (CRV) tripled in a week
Coin Telegraph - 18 Jan 2021 23:00
Crypto friendly regulations, rising user activity and a recent collaboration with Yearn finance back Curve DAO Token's recent triple-digit rally.
US crypto regulations will return Bitcoin to its digital cash origins
Coin Telegraph - 18 Jan 2021 22:43
The inconvenience of using Bitcoin directly may soon be dwarfed by the headache of moving it on and off exchanges.
Freedom Fighting Atilis Gym Chooses to Accept Crypto Donations- BCH Supporters Set Gym Up With an Uncensorable Fundraiser
Bitcoin.com - 18 Jan 2021 21:15
After the co-owner of the Atilis Gym in New Jersey appeared on TV and told the public the state confiscated over $173k from the gym owner’s bank account, Ian Smith revealed Atilis Gym has now set up a crypto wallet. Sm...
Spanish Football Club Says it Has Made World-first Crypto Pro Transfer
Crypto News - 18 Jan 2021 21:00
David Barral. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/barraldb A Spanish football club said that it has made a veteran footballer and La Liga veteran the first professional player to complete a transfer conducted entirely in cry...
Lyn Alden on Why the Dollar System No Longer Serves the US or the World
Coin Desk - 18 Jan 2021 21:00
At the end of an 80-year global debt supercycle, who benefits from having the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency?
1/18: BTC, ETH, DOT, XRP, ADA, LTC, BCH, LINK, XLM, BNB
Coin Telegraph - 18 Jan 2021 20:44
Altcoins are beginning to lose bullish momentum as Bitcoin price struggles to reclaim $40,000.
First Hyperledger-based cryptocurrency explodes 486% overnight on Bittrex BTC listing
Coin Telegraph - 18 Jan 2021 20:15
The first Hyperledger-based cryptocurrency to achieve mainnet status just exploded 486% overnight, possibly bouyed by an impending Bitcoin trading pair.
New SEC Chair, Confiscated Bitcoin Miners, Trader vs. Banks + More News
Crypto News - 18 Jan 2021 19:12
Gary Gensler. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Bloomberg Markets and Finance Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's c...
Bitcoin News Roundup for Jan. 18, 2021
Coin Desk - 18 Jan 2021 19:00
With BTC hovering around $36,000 and Iran's government blaming miners for recent blackouts, CoinDesk's Market's Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
Crypto Prices Consolidate, Handful of Altcoin Markets Pop, Bitcoin Accumulation Addresses Rise
Bitcoin.com - 18 Jan 2021 18:15
The price of bitcoin and a number of digital assets have been consolidating this week, after a number of crypto markets dropped over 25% the week prior. The entire crypto-economy is hovering just below the $1 trillion ma...
Crypto Market Sentiment Leaves the Positive Zone; XRP Wins the Week & Day
Crypto News - 18 Jan 2021 18:05
As bitcoin (BTC) fell from its recently reached new all-time high, and with the ongoing market volatility over the past week, the market sentiment dropped out of the positive zone it had reached just a week ago. The comb...
eToro Says It Didn't Restrict Bitcoin Buy Orders Last Weekend
Crypto News - 18 Jan 2021 17:43
Trading and investing platform eToro said it did not limit buy orders this past weekend. "We did not implement any restrictions to crypto buy orders this weekend," Amy Butler, global head of PR for eToro, told Cryptonews...
Nvidia May Restart Production of Crypto Mining GPUs if Demand Sufficient
Coin Desk - 18 Jan 2021 17:30
Selling dedicated crypto cards would alleviate pressure on Nvidia's consumer models.
Gary Gensler Confirmed as Joe Biden's SEC Chair Pick
Coin Desk - 18 Jan 2021 17:16
Gary Gensler has taught courses about blockchain at MIT.
Huobi Global Connects to European Banking System via UK's BCB Group
Coin Desk - 18 Jan 2021 17:00
The crypto exchange is partnering with BCB Group to get instant GBP and euro settlement for its customers.
Building a Decentralized and Uncensorable Internet -- The Nexus Protocol
Bitcoin.com - 18 Jan 2021 17:00
PRESS RELEASE. On December 21st, 2020, the Nexus Protocol white paper was released. The new internet will be driven by a blockchain-based operating system (LX-OS) and communications protocol (Nexus Protocol), that will b...