Cryptocurrency News

JD.Com Says It’s Accepting China’s Digital Yuan for Latest Lottery

Chinese e-commerce firm JD.Com says it's become the first online platform to accept the nation's central bank digital currency.

Rollercoaster: After Daily $1000 Plunge, Bitcoin Maintains $19K As ETH Below $600 (Market Watch)

Bitcoin's inability to break into uncharted territory above $20,000 has driven most of the market down, despite a decent recovery. Major...

MicroStrategy Buys Another $50 Million in Bitcoin

MicroStrategy wasn't happy with "only" $425 Million in Bitcoin, it wanted more. And just when its price fell below $19000 it bought $50...

US House Financial Services Chair Waters Recommends Joe Biden Rescind OCC Crypto Guidance

House Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters told President-elect Joe Biden to undo the OCC's crypto guidance after he takes office next...

Bitcoin Likely to See Further Downside After Price Fails to Break Key Level

Bitcoin has been facing some immense selling pressure as of late, with the resistance found within the mid-to-upper $19,000 region...

MicroStrategy Buys Additional $50M in Bitcoin

MicroStrategy's share prices have increased over 170% since the company first announced its interest in bitcoin in July.

Coin Center Donations Top $100K Worth of Dai Following Anti-Stablecoin Bill Proposal

Donations in dai, USDC, and ether were sent to Coin Center via Gitcoin.

What Is a CBDC?

A CBDC is a central bank digital currency, a new type of money governments are experimenting with that often has blockchain at its core.

Empowering customers, whilst ensuring their safety

At Coinbase, we are incredibly proud of our mission — to create an open financial system for the world and to put the power back into our...

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips Below $19,000 as Ether Options Volume Drops

Bitcoin briefly dropped below $19,000 on a low-volume day while the ether options market seems to be in decline for now.

Psychology, Sell Pressures Keep Bitcoin Below $20K

Psychology and selling pressures have kept bitcoin's price below $20,000.

Elrond Announces Wallet and Global Payments App Launch on 31st January 2021

Elrond Network has set the global launch date for the digital wallet and global payments app Maiar to be on 31 January 2021. 4th December...

Community Could Force Ripple To Burn Its Huge XRP Stash, CTO David Schwartz Confirms

The chief technology officer (CTO) at Ripple, David Schwartz, has indicated that the community could force the San Francisco-based...

Bitcoin Breaks 2017 ATH But Gets Rejected: The Crypto Weekly Market Update

To say that this week was interesting would be an understatement. It had a little bit of everything. Starting off, towards the beginning...

You Could Soon Pay for Spotify’s Audio Streaming Subscription with Bitcoin

Bitcoin is still gaining more popularity, and the crypto industry at large is winning hearts and minds. Spotify is the latest conquest of...

A ‘Santa Claus Rally’ for the Stock Market?

Since 1969, 34 out of 45 years have seen a late December rally. Here are 5 reasons why that might not happen this year.

Etherereum Faces a Slight Selloff as Analysts Eye Downside Move to $550

Ethereum broke below $600 once again following what appeared to be a sustained bout of trading above this level The selling pressure seen...

Video: Mempools, Child Pays For Parent and Package Relay

In this episode of The Van Wirdum Sjorsnado, the hosts discuss Bitcoin mempools and the development of technical tricks that work with them.

Solana Devs Call ‘All Hands on Deck’ as Unknown Bug Stops Block Production

Solana, a proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain spearhead by FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, is "stuck" due to an unknown issue.

Trader Reveals 8 Cryptocurrencies With Massive Potential For Growth In 2021

Influential Altcoin trader and Crypto analyst Aaron Arnold has revealed 8 crypto assets with massive potential for growth in 2021 that...

Trader Calls for Bitcoin Plunge to $17,000 as Selling Pressure Mounts

Bitcoin has seen some intense turbulence throughout the past few hours, with the selling pressure seen in the mid-$19,000 region once...

Money Reimagined: Bitcoin vs. Gold Is a Battle of Narratives

The success of a store-of-value asset, like bitcoin or gold, isn't just a matter of durability, fungibility or scarcity. It's about...

Seamless MongoDB to PostgreSQL migration

Lessons learned from a large cross-database data migration on a critical production systemBy Alex Ghise, Staff Software EngineerIf you’re...

Binance Expects to Earn From $800M to $1 Billion This Year, CEO Says: Report

That's up from about $570 million in 2019.

SECs Sets Up Standalone Office to Focus On Digital Assets Amid Rising Institutional Adoption

In a new development SEC announced a standalone office calling it FinHub that will focus on innovation and finance. SEC senior advisor...