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Mar 19, 2020 at 11:21 UTC View Bitcoin is gaining amid a selloff in fiat currencies and could rise further if the U.S. stock markets track European equities higher. Technical charts indicate scope for a rise to key resistance at $5,926. A move higher would confirm a breakout on the hourly chart and may propel…

Uri Kolodny, the CEO of Ethereum scaling and privacy technology StarkWare, is stepping down due to a family health issue. StarkWare president Eli Ben-Sasson will become CEO, and Kolodny will continue to serve on the StarkWare board of directors, the company said on Thursday.Kolodny founded StarkWare in 2008 alongside his long-time friend Eli Ben-Sasson. They

A research firm Coinbase hired intends to ask a judge for a quick call on whether it should get key SEC documents that might reveal how the agency came to view crypto tokens as securities. The federal court could decide whether the company (and the public) get to see what the SEC officials said in

Michael J. Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk's advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT's Digital Currency Initiative. The following article originally appeared in CoinDesk Weekly, a custom-curated newsletter delivered every Sunday exclusively to our subscribers. Cryptocurrency purists often dismiss private blockchains as overly expensive undertakings for projects that are better served…

Welcome back to the days of $40k bitcoin. Ethereum is also back above $2k, while smaller tokens play catch up to the mega caps, and just in time for the holidays too.Ah, the rollercoaster that is the crypto market. It’s a wild ride that keeps us on our toes and glued to our screens, doesn’t

“We are at all-time-highs territory [and] the market still has to make up its mind" about next resistance or supporting levels, says one broker.CoinDesk Bitcoin Price IndexFeb 16, 2021 at 9:33 p.m. UTCMarket Wrap: Bitcoin Remains Around $48.5K Amid Flat Trading ActivityBitcoin faced choppy markets for most of Tuesday after briefly trading above $50,000 for…

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news Crypto exchange Coinbase has halted all ethereum classic transactions, withdrawals and deposits due to a series of blockchain history reorganizations on the network. Ethereum classic saw more than 100 blocks “reorganized” during a 51 percent attack late Sunday, according to at least two different block explorers – Bitfly (Etherchain) and Blockscout. Coinbase said in its…

markets Bitcoin has come under pressure ahead of the U.S. governmental hearings on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency on July 16 and 17. The price of a single bitcoin, which stood near $13,000 five days ago, fell below $10,000 earlier today and tested the 50-day moving average at $9,900 for the first time since February 18. Facebook’s…