Bittrex Partners With Trading Firm on Crypto Securities Offering

Chinese entrepreneurs behind some of the biggest cryptocurrency startups in the world have made the country's billionaire list for the first time. Hurun, the organization that tracks high net-worth individuals in China and worldwide, on Wednesday released its latest list of the wealthiest executives in China – all being worth at least 2 billion yuan, or $288 million.…

Jan 16, 2020 at 14:00 UTCUpdated Jan 16, 2020 at 14:38 UTCBrian Armstrong image via CoinDesk archivesThe Crypto Ratings Council (CRC), the Coinbase-led organization hoping to create a standard for assessing whether different cryptocurrencies are securities under U.S. law, is adding new members.The group announced Thursday that eToro, Radar and OKCoin US have joined the…

Blockchain startup Obol Labs has formed a new industry group that aims to advance the growing field of distributed validator technology – at the heart of the latest push by developers to eradicate single points of failures within decentralized networks like Ethereum. The Obol Collective includes a consortium of Ethereum ecosystem players "dedicated to the

Decentraland’s MANA has surged 80% in the last 24 hours to a market capitalization of more than $2 billion.The jump in the virtual world’s token to $1.26 at last check was apparently spurred by Facebook’s announcement Thursday it is changing its corporate name to Meta to signal an increasing focus on the metaverse.Or as CEO…

Electric car maker Tesla (TSLA) took an impairment charge of $51 million in the third quarter to account for its bitcoin holdings.Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company reported no new sales or purchases of digital assets, according to its 3Q earnings presentation. The company currently holds $1.26 billion in bitcoin.Bitcoin gained roughly 30% in the third…

The meeting ended with rough consensus in favor of BIP8 (false), as well as with approval of two possible methods to put this BIP into motion. Taproot is nearing the finish line.(Anton Shuvalov/Unsplash)Feb 3, 2021 at 10:08 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 3, 2021 at 10:43 p.m. UTCTaproot Update: Bitcoin Users Home In on Activation Plan, Date…

Multi-billion dollar penalties levied by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against crypto exchange Binance were "heightened" because of the regulator's prior public warnings for crypto firms to comply, Commissioner Kristin Johnson said during a Tuesday event hosted by the Financial Times.Johnson clarified that the agency took enforcement action against the world's largest crypto

May 15, 2020 at 11:56 UTCCredit: Shutterstock.com/ggTravelDiaryInvestor interest in bitcoin options listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) peaked to record highs in the days after the recent halving event. Bitcoin underwent its much-anticipated reward halving on Monday, at which point the reward per block mined was reduced from 12.5 to 6.25 bitcoin (BTC). On the same…

markets View Bitcoin’s violation of recent bearish lower highs with a move above $12,061 has opened the doors for a retest of $13,880. Prices reinforced the bull breakout with a successful defense of the former resistance-turned-support of $12,061 soon before press time. Bitcoin’s dominance rate has spiked to 27-month highs, backing the uptrend in prices.…