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NEWSINBRIEF Bitcoin’s drop to 13-month lows has likely put the cryptocurrency on the path to post its worst monthly loss of 2018. The leading cryptocurrency is currently trading at roughly $4,700 – down roughly 26 percent from the monthly opening price of $6,320 – according to CoinDesk market data. As of now, November is the…

news A delegation of U.S. lawmakers is set to discuss Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project with the Swiss data privacy chief when they visit the country this week. Local news source NZZ am Sonntag said Saturday that a six-member group from the U.S. House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee plans to meet Adrian Lobsiger, the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner,…

The ratio between bitcoin's (BTC) daily trading volumes in spot and derivatives markets has slipped to an 11-month low, signaling renewed speculative activity in the crypto market.The ratio has tanked by nearly 80% in three months, reaching a low of 0.117, the level last seen on May 16, 2022, according to data tracked by South…

Feb 27, 2020 at 22:28 UTCUpdated Feb 27, 2020 at 22:29 UTCCoronavirus have a "crown-like" structure, image via the Ecohealth AllianceThe spreading coronavirus sowed a new bout of fear among investors, triggering a stock market sell-off and flight to safe-haven assets like gold and U.S. Treasury bonds, with 47 countries now reporting infections amid widespread…

markets Bitcoin rose above $9,000 over the weekend, taking cumulative year-to-date gains to more than 150 percent. The leading cryptocurrency by market value clocked a 13-month high of $9,391 on Bitstamp on Sunday and was last seen trading at $9,200, representing 22 percent gains on last Monday’s low of $7,524. Cryptocurrency market experts and investors…

Policymakers in the European Union on Wednesday reached a provisional deal on parts of a comprehensive regulatory package to combat money laundering that will force all crypto firms to run due diligence on their customers.The European Parliament and Council (which gathers finance ministers from the bloc's 27 member states) have agreed to measures, including for

Bitcoin (BTC) registered moderate losses early Monday, with Asian stocks taking a bigger hit as Friday’s upbeat U.S. nonfarm payrolls (NFP) data dented expectations for early rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.At 4:32 UTC, the leading cryptocurrency by market value changed hands at $43,600, representing a 0.8% drop on the day, CoinDesk data show. Most

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Helene is a U.S. markets reporter at CoinDesk, covering the US economy, the Fed, and bitcoin. She is a recent graduate of New York University's business and economic reporting program.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place…

The scammers may be trying to collect a database of crypto users for sale on the dark web, said Kaspersky.Feb 4, 2021 at 1:42 p.m. UTCDiscord Scammers Lure Users to Fake Exchange With Promise of Free BitcoinScammers have been targeting users on Discord, the chat server platform popular with gamers, by offering them free bitcoin…