Another Class Lawsuit Claims Bitfinex, Tether Manipulated Bitcoin Market

Bitcoin (BTC) holders can now deposit their assets to the crypto exchange Binance using the Lightning Network, according to an announcement.Binance has completed integration after stating last month that it had set up Lightning Network nodes.Depositing bitcoin via Lightning is faster and cheaper than on the main blockchain; the base fee on lightning is $0.04,…

Decentralized trading aggregator Jupiter plans to airdrop its JUP token toward the end of January, the Solana-based protocol's pseudonymous founder said Tuesday.Since early December. meme coins, the Jito airdrop and SOL's own booming price have contributed to a surge in decentralized finance (DeFi) activity on the Solana blockchain. The airdrop may test the longevity of

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Dec 17, 2019 at 12:00 UTCUpdated Dec 17, 2019 at 12:08 UTCObi Nwosu, CEO and founder of Coinfloor: CoinDesk archivesUK’s Oldest Crypto Exchange to Delist Ethereum and Focus Solely on BitcoinCoinfloor, the U.K.’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchange, plans to delist ethereum next month, citing an unclear future of hard forks and the need for onerous technical…

There’s a word that every trader knows: “Edge.” You need an edge to trade successfully. And edge can come in many forms. Maybe you understand something the market doesn’t; maybe your analysis is sharper than the conventional wisdom; or maybe you’re so good at reading the price charts -- recognizing the patterns -- that you…

A poll funded by Grayscale provides the newest snapshot of voters' crypto views, and it reflects an increase in prominence of digital assets as a political issue. Also out Monday, Coinbase released an analysis of crypto voters, showing the block of voters who care a lot about digital assets could be more than enough to

Ryan Selkis stepped down as CEO of Messari, the crypto data and research firm he co-founded, following a series of inflammatory tweets about politics, civil war and his desire for an immigrant to get expelled from the country. He announced his departure Friday on X, the social media platform where he pumped out a flood

Bitcoin mining firm Fortress Technologies has ordered 4,500 Bitmain Antminer S19j Pro machines as it seeks capture a greater share of mining revenue.The purchase will more than triple Fortress’ hash rate from 195 petahash per second to 645 PH/s, the firm announced Monday.The machines are scheduled for delivery in monthly instalments from April to September…