Ether Trades Above $800 for the First Time Since 2018

European Union lawmakers questioned four expert witnesses on the implications of a potential digital euro as they consider legislative proposals.Lawmakers have opposed European Central Bank plans for a digital euro.Experts answered questions on holding limits, closeness to cash and privacy concerns of a central bank digital currency but seemingly diverged on key issues.A digital euro

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has officially launched its NFT marketplace out of beta testing, supporting over 250 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) across the Ethereum, Solana and Polygon blockchains.The company launched a public beta version of its NFT platform in November. Initially, it offered support for a curated selection of 70 NFT collections on Ethereum and Solana.As part…

The House of Representatives' Committee on Financial Crimes summoned Binance CEO Richard Teng to appear before it by March 4, the Punch reported.Chairman Ginger Onwusibe said the committee will take appropriate measures if he doesn't appear, according to the newspaper.Two Binance executives were detained on arrival in the country last week, reportedly after being invited

Bitcoin mining was more profitable in June than May, the report said. Jefferies cut its Marathon Digital price target to $22 from $24. The bank also reduced its price target for Argo Blockchain ADRs to $1.20 from $1.50 and for the U.K.-traded stock to 9.5p from 11.9p. 45:11 Bitcoin’s Price Is Way Up. And $48

A scheme for allegedly laundering the proceeds of crypto investment scams has resulted in charges against four people in Los Angeles, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday.The four allegedly opened shell companies and bank accounts to launder more than $80 million of victims' funds obtained through so-called pig butchering and other fraudulent

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Feb 25, 2020 at 01:00 UTCCoolBitX staffers. (Courtesy photo)Asian companies are accelerating the crypto industry’s push to make exchanges work more like traditional banks. The crypto wallet and security startup CoolBitX raised $16.7 million in a round led by Japanese financial group SBI Holdings, with participation from the National Development Fund of Taiwan, Korean crypto exchange…

During last crypto bull market, I got into an argument with a few people I admire — the co-hosts of the “Crypto Critics Corner” podcast Bennet Thompson and Cas Piancey and pseudonymous crypto trader and renegade meme maker Poordart — about the nature of Ponzi schemes, and how they relate to blockchain protocols. In short

markets Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent pullback from highs above $4,200 could trap the bears on the wrong side of the market, the price-volume analysis indicates. The leading cryptocurrency by market value is currently trading near $3,848, having clocked a low of $3,642 on Dec. 28. At that level, BTC was down 14.7 percent from the Dec.…