Another Class Lawsuit Claims Bitfinex, Tether Manipulated Bitcoin Market

Sep 25, 2020 at 14:25 UTCBitcoin’s bearish price performance this month has prompted investors to pull out of some crypto derivatives products, with trading volumes taking a nosedive as a result.A CryptoCompare report published Thursday shows volumes for cryptocurrency-based exchange-traded-products (ETPs) have fallen to a fraction of what they were in August.Average daily volumes have…

Europol worked with Spain’s Civil Guard and Catalan police to arrest six suspects aged in connection with the scheme.Europol building in the Hague, Netherlands. (Shutterstock)Jan 28, 2021 at 2:17 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 28, 2021 at 2:23 p.m. UTCEuropol, Spanish Police Bust Alleged Scam Posing as Crypto Investment Training FirmCrime-fighting agency Europol and Spanish law enforcement…

opinion Michael J. Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk’s advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative. The following article originally appeared in CoinDesk Weekly, a custom-curated newsletter delivered every Sunday exclusively to our subscribers. — You may not have heard of Vertcoin, a crypto project designed to curtail concentration…

Mar 13, 2020 at 11:08 UTCUpdated Mar 13, 2020 at 11:11 UTCBitcoin has made a quick bounce from 12-month lows reached early on Friday alongside positive action in global equities markets. The cryptocurrency is currently trading near $5,415, up around 40 percent from the low of $3,867 reached around 02:15 UTC. That was the lowest level…

There appears to be strong support around $30,000, according to traders.CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price IndexJan 22, 2021 at 9:33 p.m. UTCMarket Wrap: Bitcoin Back Above $33K While Ether Up 65% in 2021Crypto markets have reversed course across the board and are flashing green Friday. Bitcoin crossed over $32,000 and ether is rallying hard in 2021…

XRP, the world's third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, fell to its lowest price of 2018 on Tuesday.

news Cryptopia, the cryptocurrency exchange hit by a major hack in mid-January, has just announced that it’s restarted trading services. The New Zealand-based exchange posted a notice on Twitter Wednesday, saying: “We have resumed trading on 40 trade pairs that we have quantified as secure. We will continue to expand this list as we clear…

Feb 12, 2020 at 05:00 UTCBitcoin miners image via CoinDesk archivesBitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Stagnates as Coronavirus Outbreak Delays New EquipmentAfter posting solid gains in January, a key measure of competition among bitcoin miners has stagnated in the past two weeks as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts economic activity in China.The slowdown in the growth of so-called…

Founded in 2013 by Bart Stephens, Bradford Stephens and Brock Pierce, Blockchain Capital is one of the oldest venture capital firms in the blockchain industry. General Partner Spencer Bogart joined the firm in 2017. Formerly known as Crypto Currency Partners, Blockchain Capital has invested in over 55 equities and tokens, including Abra, Kin, 0x, LedgerX, Ripple…