Coinbase integrates Lightning Network for Bitcoin transactions

The United States equity markets and the cryptocurrency space are witnessing a relief rally this week. Supporting the rise in risky assets is the U.S. dollar index (DXY), which retreated from its multi-year high. Generally, cryptocurrencies move inverse to the price of the U.S. dollar, but this week's bounce does not necessarily mean that bulls'…

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange.An extended downtrend usually goes through an accumulation phase before…

Dash is set to release its Ethereum decentralized finance bridge after months of testing. 2119 Total views 32 Total shares Payments-focused crypto project Dash (DASH) is officially launching its Ethereum DeFi bridge.According to an announcement issued on Wednesday, the foray into decentralized finance is made possible via a partnership with DeFi gateway protocol StakeHound and…

Toncoin's price sharply declined following the news that Pavel Durov had been arrested, and future traders saw it as an opportunity with open interest surging 32%.

The total crypto market capitalization has bounced from just below $200 billion on April 22 to over $214 billion at press time. This is a positive sign as it shows that the sentiment is to buy the dips. If the market capitalization rises above $217 billion, it would open the gates for a rally to…

The Big Issue, a street newspaper sold by the homeless in the U.K. and other countries, is launching a blockchain-driven platform to promote impact investing, The Financial Times reports Monday, Nov. 18.Three investment companies — UK Standard Life Aberdeen, U.S. Columbia Threadneedle, and AllianceBernstein — will join The Big Issue as founders of the platform…

Kik has made inaccurate claims about activity on its blockchain to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC,) a Coin Metrics report alleged on June 24.The report focused on two assertions made by the company about its Kin blockchain and eponymous cryptocurrency.In a November 2018 letter, Kik had claimed that its blockchain had “exceeded Ether and Bitcoin in daily blockchain…

Bitcoin (BTC) saw its most successful recovery in history on Jan. 12 after testing $30,000 support, but market participants are already suspicious.Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView followed Bitcoin as it swiftly bounced off lows of $30,250 late on Monday to seal 20% gains in just over 12 hours.Guggenheim sell advice under scrutinyComing even more…