Telegram’s crypto holdings rose to $1.3B in H1 2024: Report

It’s hard to tell who was the first to coin — pun intended — Bitcoin (BTC) as “digital gold,” underlining the idea that Bitcoin is a good store of value. The phrase possibly came into more widespread use after The New York Times journalist Nathaniel Popper's book, "Digital Gold," was published in 2015. Google searches…

Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), Thailand’s largest commercial bank, has denied it plans to start using Ripple’s XRP token, contrary to earlier indications. The bank’s denial was communicated in a tweet published on June 7.The bank’s denial was prompted by an earlier post on social media dated June 5, when the bank’s official Twitter handle had…

If Coinbase gets approval from the National Futures Association, it will then need to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to get the green light. 1303 Total views 31 Total shares Top U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has submitted an application to become a registered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) with the National Futures Association (NFA).Details…

Friday, Dec. 14 — Bitcoin Cash (BCH) led fresh losses across cryptocurrency markets as investors in the top twenty assets by market cap shouldered new lows.Market visualization from Coin360Data from Cointelegraph’s own price index, Coin360 and Coinmarketcap painted a gloomy picture at press time Friday, with Bitcoin (BTC) dropping about 3.5 percent in 24 hours.Having…

Bitcoin (BTC) price jumped to $17,500 on Jan. 11, driving it to its highest level in three weeks. The price move gave bulls control of the $275 million BTC weekly options expiry on Jan. 13 because bears had placed bets at $16,500 and lower. The recent move has perma-bulls and dip buyers calling a market bottom…

On this week’s episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph’s resident expert discusses if the latest price of Bitcoin is a sign of a new bear market starting or just a healthy correction. 428 Total views 2 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTIn today’s Market Report episode, analyst and…

The United States-based branch of major crypto exchange Binance, Binance.US, has broken the $10 million volume mark.“Took Binance longer to unlock this achievement back in the day”As of press time, the exchange has seen $10,481,594 in daily traded volume, according to data shared by Binance America CEO, Catherine Coley. As Cointelegraph previously reported, Binance.US went live…

Major oil companies BP, Shell, and Equinor have united with large banks and trading houses to launch a blockchain-driven platform Vakt for energy commodity trading. The partnership was reported by independent news agency covering energy and commodities markets S&P Global Platts Monday, Nov. 12.Apart from the three oil companies mentioned above, Vakt includes banks ABN…