Cryptocurrency News
BTC billionaire Tim Draper to Elon Musk: I'd buy the Tesla Cybertruck with Bitcoin
Coin Telegraph - 30 Jan 2021 15:00
Tim Draper, the billionaire Bitcoin investor who is also an early investor in Tesla, reacted to Elon Musk's Bitcoin moment.
Federal Court Rejects Motion Filed by Crypto Developer Virgil Griffith to Dismiss Charges on Aiding North Korea
Bitcoin.com - 30 Jan 2021 16:00
A U.S. federal judge has rejected a motion filed by a former Ethereum Foundation developer over allegations of assisting North Korea to bypass sanctions. Prosecutors claim, Virgil Griffith, aided the regime by providing ...
Battling Wall Street, Sheriff of Nottingham, High Doge and 20 Crypto Jokes
Crypto News - 30 Jan 2021 13:00
What a crazy week! And vastly entertaining! As the Wallstreetbets story intensified, pushing the price of GME up, the market got a new entrant, a a 'wrapped' GameStop token, and then DOGE soared right into top 10! Then R...
Coinbase Opts out of IPO Routine, Chooses Popular Direct Listing Route
Bitcoin.com - 30 Jan 2021 05:00
The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase recently announced the company plans to do a direct listing, as opposed to following the initial public offering (IPO) route. The decision means that Coinbase can ...
FTX Token (FTT) rallies 105% as interest in derivatives trading grows
Coin Telegraph - 30 Jan 2021 23:45
In the last 30 days, FTX Token rallied 105% as its exchange surpassed BitMEX and Deribit's open interest, but is there room for further upside?
Judge Rejects Virgil Griffith's Motion to Dismiss Charges of Aiding North Korea
Coin Desk - 30 Jan 2021 23:32
U.S. Judge Kevin Castel also denied the ethereum developer's request for more details about what he's being charged with.
GameStop mayhem, Robinhood scandal, Musk tweets, DOGE explodes: Hodler's Digest, Jan. 24-30
Coin Telegraph - 30 Jan 2021 22:27
The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more -- one week on Cointelegraph in one link!
Pirate's Treasure: How the World's Leading Torrent Site Pirate Bay Amassed $4.5 Million in Bitcoin
Bitcoin.com - 30 Jan 2021 22:00
The Pirate Bay has been the world’s most popular torrent web portal for the last eighteen years. Despite a few hiccups during that time, the site remains accessible via mirrors and proxy websites. In addition to remain...
XRP price gains 86% after Wall Street Bets' crypto wing says 'pump it'
Coin Telegraph - 30 Jan 2021 21:44
XRP price rallied 86% as members of a Reddit-based investing group shifted their focus from Dogecoin.
Are Financial Advisors Missing Crypto?
Coin Desk - 30 Jan 2021 19:15
On this episode of the 'On Purpose' podcast, independent registered investment advisor Tyrone Ross digs into the thorny topic of bitcoin and digital assets through the lens of your average Financial Advisor.
Crypto Fund Manager Charged in $5M Ponzi Scheme, Facing up to 30 Years in US Prison
Bitcoin.com - 30 Jan 2021 18:30
A cryptocurrency fund manager has been charged in a U.S. federal court. He allegedly took over $5 million from investors interested in investing in his crypto funds, promising them high returns. In reality, he was runnin...
Visa May Add Cryptocurrencies to Its Payments Network, Says CEO
Coin Desk - 30 Jan 2021 17:43
The payments company works with wallets and exchanges to enable crypto purchases, and could eventually use digital currencies over blockchain in the same way it processes traditional money.
Bitcoin price chart shows 'Elon Musk' pump was an outlier -- So what happens now?
Coin Telegraph - 30 Jan 2021 17:07
The price of Bitcoin has shown weakness after failing to clear $38,000
Non-Fungible 2021: Prepare Your NFTs For DeFi, Staking, and Sharing
Crypto News - 30 Jan 2021 14:00
An NFT created by an artist known as beeple and sold for ETH 67.331 (USD 90,224 today) in December 2020 on Nifty Gateway. Cryptocurrencies are -- or at least aim to be -- money. This not only means that they need to func...
CREAM Finance: Is This the Next Unicorn in DeFi?
Crypto News - 30 Jan 2021 12:32
The text below is an advertorial article that was not written by Cryptonews.com journalists. Source: Adobe/Prostock-studio (edited by Cryptonews) Change is inevitable. Refinement takes time. That's what traditional finan...
Indian Parliament to Consider Bill That Creates Digital Rupee While Banning Cryptocurrencies in Current Session
Bitcoin.com - 30 Jan 2021 11:05
The Indian government has finally moved forward with a cryptocurrency bill. Entitled “The Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2021,” the bill has been listed for consideration in the curre...
Risk it for the Bitcoin: Has BTC matured to be a safe investment play?
Coin Telegraph - 30 Jan 2021 10:44
Institutional investors have arrived at the cryptocurrency table, but does that mean that Bitcoin has now become a safe investment?
Ukraine to Set up a Large-Scale Crypto Mining Data Center in a Nuclear Power Plant
Bitcoin.com - 30 Jan 2021 08:00
Ukraine’s government-owned nuclear power plant picked a firm to build a massive data center in Rivne for cryptocurrency mining operations. After a bidding process, Energoatom chose Kyiv Energy Construction Company to h...
Analyst says Bitcoin price sell-off may occur as Chinese New Year approaches
Coin Telegraph - 30 Jan 2021 03:49
Bitcoin is struggling to retake the $35,000 level as one analyst predicts miners will continue selling BTC ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday.
Crypto Exchange Operator Affiliate to Launch Blockchain Genome Platform
Crypto News - 30 Jan 2021 03:00
An affiliate of the Japanese crypto player and securities giant Monex Group is set to make use of a new blockchain technology-based platform as part of an ambitious genome research project. Per a press release, Genex, a ...
Bitcoin Miners Strain Under Semiconductor Supply Crunch, Second-Hand Mining Rig Prices Soar
Bitcoin.com - 30 Jan 2021 02:30$180M Bitcoin Trust Completes Canadian IPO, Fully Invested on First Day
Coin Desk - 30 Jan 2021 00:45
The bitcoin fund is available in both U.S. dollars and Canadian dollars and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.