Bitcoin Price Hits 7-Month High Against Turkish Lira

Cryptocurrency prices cooled off Friday afternoon after Thursday's major rally on the apparent court victory for Ripple Labs and its XRP token.Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, fell below $30,000, down more than 5% from a high of about $31,800 at one point on Thursday.Ether (ETH) also sagged from its rousing Thursday to…

Sep 29, 2020 at 20:22 UTCUpdated Sep 29, 2020 at 20:27 UTCAtomic instruments (Dan Meyers/Unsplash)Coinbase is expanding its staking rewards program to include Cosmos’ ATOM token. Starting Tuesday, users will automatically begin earning 5% annually on their ATOM holdings.ATOM is only the second cryptocurrency to join Coinbase’s nearly year-old rewards program, after tezos (XTZ) kicked…

While CoinFLEX's creditors and OPNX's management await their day in a Hong Kong court, another legal scuffle is brewing between Roger Ver – whom some call 'Bitcoin Jesus' – and Jihan Wu, the co-founder and chairman of Matrixport. The feud is over $8 million Ver says Wu took from him as punishment over his supposed

Ether futures volumes on CME slipped in August as bitcoin volumes rose. Globally, there has been a shift from alternative cryptocurrencies and into bitcoin. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to the ether (ETH) price debuted in the U.S. late July, opening doors for investors seeking exposure to the cryptocurrency while bypassing the hassle of storing it.

news Crypto mining hardware giant Bitmain Technologies Ltd. is said to be relaunching its initial public offering (IPO) plans, but this time in the U.S. instead of Hong Kong. According to a Bloomberg report citing “people with knowledge of the matter,” Bitmain is consulting with advisers over a U.S. public listing, potentially in the second half of…

Sep 24, 2020 at 20:49 UTCUpdated Sep 24, 2020 at 21:08 UTCRep. Tom Emmer (CoinDesk archives)A new bipartisan-backed bill aims to clarify investment contract assets or digital tokens sold as part of a securities offering are separate and distinct commodities, not securities. The legislation introduced by Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee Rep. Tom Emmer…

Feb 4, 2020 at 18:14 UTCUpdated Feb 4, 2020 at 18:34 UTCYes, We’re Talking About Voting on the BlockchainWith Iowa election results still unconfirmed, Markets Daily is back and digging into the question: Would a blockchain have helped? For early access before our regular noon Eastern Time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google…

Some traders warned of a further market-wide pullback if bitcoin lost the $69,000 level in the coming days.Dogecoin jumped 6%, while Bitcoin Cash saw a 13% rise ahead of an expected halving event on April 4, which historically has preceded a bull market for the token.Bitcoin (BTC) prices were little changed over the past 24

OSL, a Hong Kong-based digital asset trading platform, has started offering its exchange services to professional and institutional investors in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and México, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.The company, part of BC Group, a public technology and digital asset company, will provide institutional customers with “access to a global liquidity…