Crypto News

North American miners form ‘Bitcoin Mining Council’ with Elon Musk

Bitcoin and other PoW cryptocurrencies are facing a tough test due to their alleged climatic effects. A new council hopes to change that.

Historic YouTube video with 883 million views to be taken down after its NFT was sold

3fmusic left the auction as the sole owner of the soon-to-be-deleted YouTube video NFT.

Market Review: Bitcoin, Ethereum markets bounce after a record plunge last week

Both assets fell by double-digit percentages last week after Chinese officials set off alarms.

Ethereum co-founder slams Elon Musk’s plans to ’10x’ Dogecoin

Vitalik Buterin laid out his thoughts on why scaling Dogecoin (or other blockchains) isn't child's play.

Every fifth hedge fund already invests in cryptocurrencies, reports PwC

Crypto-focused hedge funds have doubled their assets under management in 2020, researchers at PricewaterhouseCoopers revealed.

German bank that went nearly bankrupt in 2019 says Bitcoin is ‘wishful thinking’

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are on the verge of going from "trendy" to "tacky," argued Deutsche Bank's analysts.

DeFi tool ‘Bogged Finance’ sees $3 million hack, prices plunge 98%

Another day, another DeFi, another hack.

Bitcoin miners are shutting down Chinese operations after Vice Premier’s comments

The country’s miners control a majority of Bitcoin’s hashrate and are sensing trouble after recent regulatory comments.

Goldman Sachs studies crypto as an asset class—a year after stating the opposite

In May 2020, the bank stated that Bitcoin is "not an asset class" or "a suitable investment"—but a lot has changed since that time.

Search query ‘Should I sell my Bitcoin’ skyrockets on Google Trends

Users' interest in cryptocurrencies has surged to a new all-time amid this week's panic sell-offs.

JPMorgan says Bitcoin’s true value is $35,000 amid price crash

JPMorgan has recently taken a positive approach to Bitcoin.

Europe and U.S. may soon take the lead in Bitcoin mining, says major Chinese pool

The latest crackdown could push Chinese Bitcoin mining industry back to the state of 2014, an expert argued.

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Ex-Ripple exec Jed McCaleb dumped over $310 million in XRP this month

Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb continues to sell massive portions of his XRP cache on a daily basis.

Whale holding $15 billion in Dogecoin bought 420.69 DOGE yesterday

Is this what happens when meme lovers end up with billions of dollars?

BlockFi users say they can’t withdraw funds after 701 Bitcoin blunder

BlockFi slips up with $29 million mistake. How has this affected their ongoing operation?