Cryptocurrency News

Justifying the expectations of the community, BTC today scored $19000 for the first time since mid-December 2017. Since November 18, it has been trading for about $18.700, sometimes felling lower than $18.000 then going up again. At the time of writing the price is about...

Japanese financial giant SBI Group introduced a cryptocurrency lending service through its subsidiary SBI VC Trade. According to a November 24 press release, a new service called VC Trade Lending will initially support Bitcoin. Going forward, SBI plans to add support for Ether (ETH) and XRP. SBI is...

PayPal CEO Dan Shulman, in an interview with CNBC on Monday, November 23, was optimistic about the outlook for Bitcoin. “I think there will be more and more crypto use cases that will make bitcoin more widely used, more stable, and probably more valuable over time,” he said. Shulman said the...

Pantera Capital said in a recent letter to investors that payment company PayPal has acquired the equivalent of nearly 70% of all BTC that have been mined in the past month. PayPal launched its cryptocurrency service this month for US customers. The company noted a high demand for cryptocurrency...

The rise of Litecoin (LTC) began even before the WimbleMimble update to ensure the privacy of online transactions. In October-November, the cryptocurrency rose moderately. In the middle of this month, the strengthening of her course became more confident. The coin is now in the list of the five...

Bank of England economist Andy Haldane believes digital currencies are revolutionizing. Their massive introduction will lead to the formation of a "new financial order." The expert outlined his position during a speech at the tenth-anniversary conference of the Central Bank of Great...

According to the CEO of the Ripple crypto company, Brad Garlinghouse, XRP token and bitcoin cannot be compared. The businessman expressed his position in an interview with the successful publication Fortune. He stressed that the two above-mentioned digital currencies have entirely different goals...

US-based asset management establishment DAiM lately informed about launching the country’s first employer-provided retirement programs that maintain BTC fundings. As reported by the officials, DAiM will act as the advisor and depositary in supporting firms to build a 401(k) program that suggests...

Ethereum (ETH) price surged noticeably, hitting $500. This is a new high for more than 2 years. Last week the Ethereum search interest on Google was increased. It is apparently connected with Ethereum 2.0’s launch as potential buyers are looking to enter ETH markets and registers on the back of...

Large investors, who are often called "whales" who bought bitcoin above $ 17,000, are not interested in the cryptocurrency falling below this level. That is the conclusion reached by researchers from the WhaleMap team, which monitors the activity of large BTC holders. Their report says...

According to the chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Jay Clayton, the rapid rise in the value of bitcoin is directly related to the weakening of people's interest in traditional payment systems. The head of the regulator expressed this point of view in an interview with...

The rise of bitcoin did not in any way affect the attitude towards it on the part of the CEO of the investment bank JP Morgan Jamie Dimon. At an event hosted by The New York Times, the banker said bitcoin had made great strides. However, his position has not changed significantly, and he is still...

Japan's central bank will not be able to quickly issue its digital currency (CBDC). It will take him several years to realize his plans, says Hiromi Yamaoka, who previously headed the Department of Payment and Settlement Systems of the Central Bank. In an interview with Reuters, he said that there...

Bitcoin price has been fluctuating in the past several hours. The crypto asset went up to $18.500 reaching a new 3-year high. Then began retracing and going up again. At the time of writing the rate is about $17.800. Many analysts expressed their opinions concerning his on social media. Antoni...

Actress Maisie Williams, famously for her role as Arya Stark on Game of Thrones, asked her 2.7M followers if she should "go long on bitcoin." At the time of publication, the majority (54%) of 800000 voters do not recommend buying it. should i go long on bitcoin ?— Maisie Williams...

Of the top ten digital currencies, Litecoin (LTC) showed the best performance. The growing bitcoin supported all other coins. Recall that BTC on the night of Tuesday, November 17, on some trading floors exceeded $ 16,800, and many analysts expected a breakout above $ 17,000. However, then there was...

The Ethereum Foundation has informed a bug bounty program for Eth2. Payouts is up to $50,000 and it's available for hackers to point out critical vulnerabilities that could affect the protocol and its three clients: Lighthouse, Prysm, and Teku. The Ethereum Bounty Program provides rewards for bugs....

The total amount of assets under the management of the investment company Grayscale has come close to $ 10 billion, and its wallets contain 481,711 BTC, which is about 2.3% of all issued bitcoins. According to the latest data from the company, it controls $ 9.8 billion. Grayscale Investments...