Asian crypto traders profit from Trump’s win, China’s 2025 CBDC deadline: Asia Express

Bitcoin (BTC) continued trading sideways on Dec. 27 after spending the Christmas period broadly free of volatility.Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360BTC “relaxes” this ChristmasData from Coin360 showed BTC/USD hovering practically in the middle of its monthly range between $6,500 and $7,770. At press time, the pair hovered at $7,180, having barely moved over the past…

Major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has launched the USD Coin stablecoin (USDC), making it the first stablecoin for trade on the platform, Cointelegraph learned at the Money 20/20 conference Oct. 23. The underlying technology behind USDC was developed collaboratively between Coinbase and blockchain-powered payments technology company Circle.Coinbase customers in supported jurisdictions can now purchase, sell,…

A Brazilian congressional committee has recommended local law enforcement move to indict Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” and three other Binance executives following a probe into financial pyramid schemes in Brazil.On Oct. 10 the committee released a 500-page final report accusing Zhao and local Binance executives Daniel Mangabeira, Guilherme Haddad Nazar and Thiago Carvalho of fraudulent

Bitcoin price action may have to diverge from stocks if history repeats itself after a bumper Fed rate cut, analysis warns.

The government of the Republic of Uzbekistan has ordered a 300% increase on electricity tariffs for cryptocurrency miners.According to a Sept. 27 announcement, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan has decreed that cryptocurrency miners must pay three times more the existing electricity tariffs. The provision follows an Aug. 22, 2019 decree from President…

A mobile crypto wallet has announced that users can now effortlessly access thousands of decentralized applications (DApps) directly through its platform.Lumi Wallet says its motivation is to create a one-stop-shop for crypto enthusiasts — a whole ecosystem focused on convenience and simplicity.At the heart of this strategy has been an ambition to streamline the process…

Ethereum price has a muted response to today’s spot ETH ETF launch, but traders still expect Ether to hit new highs soon.

Chinese regulatory authorities gave yet another shock to the cryptoverse by imposing a ban on all cryptocurrency transactions on Sept. 24. This measure came just as the market was beginning to recover from the government's June prohibition on cryptocurrency mining activities.The fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) that resulted from the ban caused Bitcoin (BTC) to…

Scientists built a DNA computer capable of playing chess.