Cryptocurrency News
Overstock Turns Medici Ventures Into a Fund to Reap Value of Blockchain Assets
Coin Desk - 26 Jan 2021 13:25
"We remain bullish on blockchain technology but are changing the way we interact with these asset," said CEO Jonathan Johnson.
Goldman Sachs CEO: Regulators should be 'hyperventilating' at Bitcoin's success
Coin Telegraph - 26 Jan 2021 04:29
The CEO of Goldman Sachs believes regulators will not be able to monitor the financial system if Bitcoin is allowed to flourish in its present form.
Stellar Development Foundation Invests $5M in Crypto Payments Firm Wyre
Coin Desk - 26 Jan 2021 15:02
A Wyre integration will introduce a variety of APIs that can be used by financial apps on the Stellar network.
Big Guns Back $10M Investment in DeFi's dYdX
Coin Desk - 26 Jan 2021 17:00
The funding round, led by Three Arrows and DeFiance Capital, was also joined by Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital.
Reddit investing group triggers crypto-style 860% rally in GameStop stock
Coin Telegraph - 26 Jan 2021 05:46
The recent 860% rally in GameStop's stock price shows social investing groups' ability to trigger whipsaw asset volatility is not just limited to cryptocurrencies.
Russia Prohibits Government Officials From Owning Crypto, Must Dump Holdings by April
Bitcoin.com - 26 Jan 2021 04:30
The Russian Ministry of Labor has reportedly banned government officials from owning and using cryptocurrencies. Officials have also been ordered to dispose of any cryptocurrencies they own by April. Russia Prohibits Gov...
2 key metrics suggest Bitcoin price won't be pinned below $33K for long
Coin Telegraph - 26 Jan 2021 23:41
Key Bitcoin price metrics show the recent 12% drop to $30,800 has not stopped traders from buying dips ahead of this Friday's $4.9 billion BTC futures expiry.
Cashing Out Bitcoin Using ATMs: Popular Youtuber Successfully Turns $16K in BTC Into Cash
Bitcoin.com - 26 Jan 2021 23:30
On January 23, 2021, the popular Youtuber Mambafx published a video of himself withdrawing $16,000 in cash from bitcoin ATMs. The video shows how it took multiple bitcoin ATMs to complete the process but by the end of th...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips to $30.8K While Investors Plow BTC Back Into DeFi
Coin Desk - 26 Jan 2021 23:28
Its price fell Tuesday but the amount of BTC in DeFi is at its highest in over a month.
Ex-Goldman CEO Blankfein Says Governments Would Likely Try to Shut Down Bitcoin if It Becomes Too Successful
Coin Desk - 26 Jan 2021 22:21
Blankfein misrepresented bitcoin's traceability and falsely claimed users are blind to their counter-parties.
'The 4 Wars We Could Fight With China,' Feat. Kyle Bass
Coin Desk - 26 Jan 2021 22:00
One of investing's loudest critics of China shares his assessment of where the U.S. political and business relationship with the country is headed.
Lawyers Take Aim at Russia's Crypto Legislation
Crypto News - 26 Jan 2021 22:00
Russian legal experts have criticized the nation's crypto laws, suggesting that courts in the country have struggled when dealing with crypto in the past - and hinting that recent legislation may have done little to lift...
Four Ways Blockchain Could Catapult Into the Mainstream
Coin Desk - 26 Jan 2021 21:59
Blockchain technology adoption has largely been a top-down story. Here are some ideas that could get more bottom-up traction.
DeFi revival pushes Celo, Venus (XVS) and Fantom (FTM) price higher
Coin Telegraph - 26 Jan 2021 21:47
Strong fundamentals, increasing daily active users and successful layer 2 trials are pushing DeFi tokens to outperform the broader crypto market.
Pragmatism: The true key to unlocking crypto mass adoption
Coin Telegraph - 26 Jan 2021 21:41
Let's double down on making crypto accessible and usable for real people.
Colombia, Estonia Upload the Bitcoin White Paper to Their Governmental Websites
Coin Desk - 26 Jan 2021 21:26
More sites are hosting Bitcoin's founding white paper since Craig Wright's threatened copyright infringement lawsuit.
Former Goldman Sachs CEO: If I Were a Regulator, I'd Be Hyperventilating at the Success of Bitcoin
Bitcoin.com - 26 Jan 2021 21:25
Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein has offered his view on the future of bitcoin. He said if he were a regulator, he would be “hyperventilating” at the success of bitcoin right now and he would be arming himsel...
'Coin Signals' Trader Arrested on $5M Crypto Fund Fraud Charges
Coin Desk - 26 Jan 2021 20:48
Jeremy Spence bilked his investors out of $5 million, according to a criminal complaint.
Coinbase Custody to Support Dvision Network (DVI)
Bitcoin.com - 26 Jan 2021 20:00
PRESS RELEASE. Blockchain platform Dvision Network has revealed that digital asset custodian platform ‘’Coinbase Custody’’ will be providing a cold-storage solution for its native token DVI. Major development for...
Time for a crypto GPU? Gamers and miners spar over scarce top hardware
Coin Telegraph - 26 Jan 2021 19:47
New GPU cards for mining are on the way, but the demand is too great. So, what are manufacturers doing to solve the shortage?
Blockchain Bites: Universities Are Gaining Bitcoin Exposure as Institutional ETH Appetite Grows
Coin Desk - 26 Jan 2021 19:22
Meanwhile, BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said crypto qua crypto fails as currency qua currency, though dissidents like Alexey Navalny might disagree.
Davos Watch: 'Don't Take Things For Granted For The Next Decades'
Crypto News - 26 Jan 2021 19:22
François Villeroy de Galhau. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/CNBC International TV With the pandemic triggering intensified economic and financial stimulus by governments across the world, regulators and banks consi...