The Crypto Market Just Hit a New Low for 2018

Dec 1, 2020 at 1:40 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 1, 2020 at 1:44 p.m. UTC(Mazur Travel/Shutterstock)Blockchain Coalition Launches Tradable Carbon Credit TokenStablecoin pioneer Uphold is claiming to have launched the first tradable retail carbon token.The Universal Protocol Alliance, a coalition of blockchain companies led by Uphold and including Bittrex Global, Ledger, Certik and Infinigold, announced the…

The XRP token as much as 5% in the past 24 hours after reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange's (SEC) landmark case against Ripple was tilting in favor of the blockchain firm.At the time of writing, XRP was trading over 2% higher at 46 cents posting gains for the second straight day. While, bitcoin…

A technical manifesto, the Bitcoin white paper was released in 2008 under an MIT public license for all to learn from, share and enjoy. Pile of paper documents( artisteer via Getty Images)Jan 21, 2021 at 7:22 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 21, 2021 at 7:23 p.m. UTCWhat Is the Bitcoin White Paper?“I’ve been working on a new…

Banks must disclose quantitative and qualitative information on their crypto activities, according to draft guidance published by international standard-setter the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on Tuesday.The plans add to the hefty capital requirements already imposed by the committee to discourage banks from holding unbacked crypto such as bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) following turmoil

Dec 10, 2020 at 3:34 p.m. UTCCrypto Friendly CFTC Chairman Tarbert Intends to Resign ‘Early Next Year’Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Heath Tarbert announced Thursday he would resign early in 2021. The crypto-friendly regulator took office last year, and has overseen an expansion of regulated crypto products in the derivatives space, including ether futures…

Dec 8, 2020 at 1:02 p.m. UTCCrypto Demand Surges on Indiegogo Founder’s Alternative Investments PlatformVincent, a sort of search engine for alternative investing, is fielding a massive demand for crypto as the platform launches out of beta with $2 million in funding.“Between October and November alone, investors looking for digital assets have grown 80%,” said…

In a series of strategic moves that underline its commitment to cryptocurrency, El Salvador continues to deepen its engagement with the digital currency market, particularly bitcoin (BTC). President Nayib Bukele recently announced El Salvador's plan to buy one bitcoin every day, aiming to continue this practice until it becomes unaffordable with fiat currencies. This initiative

Dec 23, 2020 at 8:40 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 23, 2020 at 8:47 p.m. UTCU.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is said to be spearheading a controversial FinCEN rule that would require exchanges to collect and report names and addresses for customers transferring funds to "unhosted" wallets.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)FinCEN’s Proposed Crypto Wallet Rule Might Hit DeFiA proposal…

news Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss’ Gemini crypto exchange just added off-chain and over the counter trade negotiations on its platform. The features come via Gemini Clearing, an electronic settlement system. According to the firm’s blog posting, Gemini Clearing allows Gemini accounts to negotiate and settle trades between Gemini accounts. “Such trades can either be arranged…