Cryptocurrency News
Silver Squeeze Goes Viral, Ounce of Ag Jumps Above $30, Wallstreetbets Fans Question Trend's Legitimacy
Bitcoin.com - 2 Feb 2021 01:15
This past week, another social media trend started on the Reddit forum r/wallstreetbets, which aims to initiate a large silver short squeeze in order to push the price of the precious metal to $1,000 per ounce. However, ...
US Federal Reserve Seeking Manager to Research CBDCs and Stablecoins
Bitcoin.com - 2 Feb 2021 04:00
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) has posted a job advertisement that seeks to hire a role related to stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDC). The Fed is looking for a research manager to join its team to ass...
Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 2, 2021
Coin Desk - 2 Feb 2021 18:30
With BTC rising and a look at what could happen in a post-COVID economy, CoinDesk's Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
Gemini Partners With Crypto Lender Genesis to Offer 7.4% Yield on Customer Deposits
Coin Desk - 2 Feb 2021 14:00
The product is part of Gemini's attempt to bring in new crypto investors with bank-like products.
CryptoQuant CEO says Coinbase Bitcoin outflows are a 'bullish signal'
Coin Telegraph - 2 Feb 2021 02:15
The CEO of CryptoQuant says a recent 15,200 BTC outflow at Coinbase is a sign that institutions are accumulating for the next Bitcoin bull break.
Crypto Long & Short: GameStop, Dogecoin y un nuevo paradigma de mercado
Coin Desk - 2 Feb 2021 23:53
Es difícil ser justo con el significado e importancia que ha tenido el escándalo de Reddit-Robinhood-GameStop ocurrido la semana pasada. Con esto no quiero decir que no haya sido sobreestimado en algunos lugares. He ...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rises to $35.8K, Ether Hits New High and DeFi Crosses $28B Locked
Coin Desk - 2 Feb 2021 23:36
The last time bitcoin's closing price was under $30,000 was Jan. 1, according to CoinDesk 20 data.
'Buy crypto' Google searches hit record high: The Tie
Coin Telegraph - 2 Feb 2021 23:15
Google trends reveal a huge spike in "buy crypto" searches, a possible precursor to wider retail adoption.
Litecoin MimbleWimble Code Might Be Ready 'Early 2021'
Crypto News - 2 Feb 2021 23:00
Litecoin (LTC) MimbleWimble (MW) initial code may be finished by the end of March, with the activation to follow necessary audits and reviews, according to David Burkett, the developer of Grin++, a Grin wallet with a bui...
Led by Uniswap, decentralized exchange volumes soared above $50B in January
Coin Telegraph - 2 Feb 2021 22:15
Decentralized exchange volumes reached a record $55-billion high in January as Uniswap and SushiSwap saw a significant surge in activity.
Is This the End of the Reddit Retail Investor Dream?
Coin Desk - 2 Feb 2021 21:57
As GME plummets and traditional financial media turns its attention elsewhere, where does the retail trading insurgency go from here?
Bullish Sign for Crypto? USDC and Dai Balances on Exchanges Hit Record Highs
Coin Desk - 2 Feb 2021 21:39
Buying in these stablecoins may foretell where the crypto market is going.
Bitcoin Miners Saw Revenue Rise 62% in January From December
Coin Desk - 2 Feb 2021 21:31
Miners earned over $1.1 billion in January.
Crypto industry must keep scammers from stealing another $16 billion
Coin Telegraph - 2 Feb 2021 20:32
Crypto scams don't just impact investors but the credibility of the industry as a whole, stagnating crypto's progress.
Gamestop Shares and Reddit Fueled Stocks Plummet, Crypto Fans Say Bitcoin Is the Only True Attack
Bitcoin.com - 2 Feb 2021 20:30
Following the Wallstreetbets saga last week, a great number of the popular shares being fueled by social media have started to tank in value. Gamestop shares dropped over 60% on Tuesday, while AMC dropped more than 49% s...
California Pension Fund Loaded Up on RIOT Shares During Bitcoin's Q4 Rally
Coin Desk - 2 Feb 2021 20:21
The largest public pension in the U.S. bought more RIOT shares for the first time since 2017.
Yearn Finance Votes to Inflate YFI Token Supply by 20%
Coin Desk - 2 Feb 2021 20:12
The vote to mint an additional 6,666 YFI in order to fund future development on the Yearn protocol has passed.
Bitcoin ATM Boom, OKEx's Lightning, India's Blockchain Plan + More News
Crypto News - 2 Feb 2021 19:47
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news - investigating the stories flying under the radar of today's crypto news. Crypto adoption news CoinFlip, a major US-based Bitcoin ATM operator...
Ethereum derivatives data suggests traders expect prices above $2,000
Coin Telegraph - 2 Feb 2021 19:32
Data shows 99.5% of the neutral-to-bearish Ether put options will become worthless above $1,360, leaving bulls with a significant advantage for the foreseeable future.
Ethereum Begins Discovering Its New All-Time Highs Against USD
Crypto News - 2 Feb 2021 19:21
Source: Adobe/AA+W Today, the second largest cryptosset by market capitalization, ethereum (ETH), surpassed its previous all-time high, set in January, as it inches closer to the USD 1,500 level. At pixel time (17:07 UTC...
Blockchain Bites: IBM Blockchain Bleeds, Exchange Tokens Pump, ETH Hits New High
Coin Desk - 2 Feb 2021 19:08
A new report from Outlier Ventures provides a map of blockchain development activity. Ethereum, Cosmos and Bitcoin lead the pack.
Brave browser active user base doubled in 2020, hits 25M per month
Coin Telegraph - 2 Feb 2021 19:00
The privacy-centric browser allows users to "opt out of the surveillance economy," said Brave CEO Brendan Eich.