The chief economist and head of global research for Dutch bank ING has expressed his belief that central bank digital currencies (CBDC) are advancing quickly from the horizon. Mark Cliffe, who leads a worldwide team of economists and strategists for the company, voiced his thoughts on the matter in a video, where he said “central banks […]

Recent work has exposed problems in the relationship between cryptocurrency price data and the models that have attempted to track its price movements and assess risk. The work from the University of Sussex Professor of Finance (Accounting and Finance) Carol Alexander and PhD student Michael Dakos has also exposed further information regarding the much-discussed ‘Tether […]

Respected hedge fund veteran Mark Yusko has once again warned investors on the dangers of letting short-term trials and tribulations in Bitcoin’s markets divert their attention from its value as a long-term investment.  Speaking to CNBC Fast Money on Thursday, amid a less than bullish assessment of the state of the stock markets and the […]

As the price of bitcoin and other digital assets took a precipitous downturn, noted investor and crypto-skeptic Peter Schiff took to social media to fire several salvos at embattled investors.  On a day when the price of BTC dipped as low as $8,100 on CryptoCompare's aggregate price charts, Schiff was not in the mood to offer […]

The Governor of the People’s Bank of China, Yi Gang, has moved to dampen down expectations regarding the country’s launch of a digital currency. In a press conference yesterday, he refuted recent rumors of an imminent launch for the 'Libra-style' cryptocurrency, and even questioned whether the plan would rely on blockchain technology at all.  Yi’s time in front of […]

Just one exchange, Singapore-based BitMax, accounted for over 50% of all volume of trade in Tether (USDT) during August.

Peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange LocalBitcoins has called into question the efficacy of traders using its services relying on the Tor browser to ensure anonymity. The Tor Network, long-considered the bane of those wishing to track nefarious activity on the dark web, was the subject of a security advisory by the company earlier in week that clearly stated […]

The team behind cryptocurrency’s prevalent stablecoin, Tether, have been rolling their printers again, minting $20 million worth of the controversial trading coin.  The transaction was noted by the Whale Alert Twitter account in the following tweet:   💵 💵 💵 20,000,000 #USDT (20,148,434 USD) minted at Tether Treasury Tx: https://t.co/iq41Y7Y5M7 — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) September […]

A new range high-performance Ethereum mining equipment is apparently in the pipeline, and – should its ambitions be realised – is expected to upset the status quo in the sector.  Shenzen-based Manufacturer Linzhi has reported that it has finally made a positive move on its $4 million investment in Ethash mining technology, having placed its first bulk order […]

MF’s Lagarde tells Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament that digital currencies and assets need “appropriate regulation” in order “to steer technology towards the public good.” 

Crypto-asset forensics, compliance and investigations firm, Elliptic, has announced an impressive round of Series B venture capital funding.

As the major changes behind the scenes of Bitcoin.com begin to filter through to its users, the Bitcoin Cash-backing site has announced that its own crypto exchange is now live for traders. 

In the last few days, a proposal from a member the ZCash community has sparked debate among users, developers and parties interested in the fortunes of the privacy centric cryptocurrency.

Since Binance announced the listing of Dusk Network (DUSK) on July 21, the value of the token has risen in value from around under USDT 0.10 on August 5, to a peak of over USDT 0.27 on August 17. So what is Dusk, and why was has it proved so attractive to investors in the last month? 

One member of the global cryptocurrency community has come up with what can best be described as a scorched earth policy for settling the debate over who is Satoshi Nakamoto once and for all.

Find out which AA-graded Exchanges added nearly 30% to their trading volumes during July.

Marking its 300th episode, long-running crypto podcast Epicenter welcomed Erik Voorhees, CEO of ShapeShift onto the show. With ShapeShift itself celebrating its own fifth anniversary late in July, and coming off the back of major changes to its platform and core business model, he had plenty to say on the matters of regulation and the […]

In a move that perfectly encapsulates the Chinese authorities’ somewhat conflicted relationship with digital assets, it’s been revealed that the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone will look to open its doors to crypto companies and aid their research.  The ‘One Country, Two Systems’ concept that will drive the zone’s mission to serve as an example of […]

As part of a wide-ranging discussion with SFOX, founder of BTCC and current CSO of Blockstream, has given his opinion on the status of Bitcoin and the advantages of its nascent Lightning Network. 

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee echoes growing opinion that Bitcoin is becoming a Safe Haven against local turmoil 

Allegations in Reddit thread that Santander was blocking payments to Coinbase in the UK have been swiftly denied by the Spanish bank.  

The latest version of the Cardano (ADA) protocol, version 1.6, will bring with a new version of the Daudalus wallet with updated UI features making it easier to use and more attractive. 

Nicholas Colas, a 30-year Wall Street analyst and  the co-founder of DataTrek Research, has reported to CNBC his observations on Bitcoin’s nascent role as a safe haven asset. In line with several other observers on the Financial Sector, Colas sites several reasons for his assessment of the asset’s new role. 

Since June last year, Ripple has been under the shadow of a California-based Class Action lawsuit alleging that its own cryptocurrency, XRP, was sold as an unregistered security. Now, an update to the case invoke new directives from the SEC to further the case against it. 

Bitfinex’s decentralized ERC20 token spin-off, Ethfinex has announced a “management buyout” that will see it re-brand and split from the troubled exchange.

As total cryptocurrency trading volumes declined during January, Binance, Huobi and Bitfinex suffered another significant month-on-month decline, with ZB.com moving into the top spot in terms of volume.

New data provided by cryptocurrency market data aggregator CryptoCompare, as part of its latest monthly Exchange Review, reveals that a January decline in Bitcoin Futures trading saw BitMEX’s daily volumes decline heavily. 

The decision by Coinbase, announced last week, to offer users the facility to store private cryptocurrency keys within a cloud-based file service has drawn ire among the cryptocurrency community. However, it is an argument that appears to cut to the heart of the drive to fuel wider adoption of cryptocurrencies.

One researcher has made public her blockchain-based analysis of the QuadrigaCX’s transactions following the death of its founder Gerald Cotton.

The Dubai Caesars Bluewaters hotel is the second in the UAE city to turn to the Lucid Pay digital wallet for a blockchain-driven solution to payments and incentives – in this case to manage its staff discounts and allowances provision. 

The amount of Bitcoin traded by Venezuelans via the LocalBitcoins exchange exploded by 30% to reach an all-time high last week to approximately $8.9 million.

A classic Trojan program from the noughties has recently re-emerged with an all-new crypto add-on dedicated to mining Monero. 

Users of the newly Web 3-enabled Opera browser for Android, are now able to buy cryptocurrency directly and easily from their mobile phones to top up its native crypto wallet. 

New research shows a record number of crypto funds opened up in 2017, pushing the assets under management in the crypto industry to an all-time high, despite many funds closing in 2018.

A new report from Chainalysis alleges that 60% of cryptocurrency exchange hacks are the work of two groups operating with very different motives. 

According to new data provided by CryptoCompare, while the general volume of BTC trading was down during December, the amount of perpetual swap Futures traded by BitMEX and BitFlyer increased. This saw the sector take a bigger share of total volume, and the unregulated crypto exchanges eclipse regulated offerings from CBoE and CME.

Despite a six month period punctuated by bad publicity, worries regarding its stability, and increasing competition, new research by CryptoCompare has revealed that Tether (USDT) has maintained an almost complete grip on the Bitcoin-to-Stablecoin market. 

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao – perhaps better known as CZ – has responded to calls from Twitter users to block funds identified as coming from the recent hack of New Zealand crypto-asset exchange, Cryptopia. 

Following the announcement of a hack on New Zealand-based exchange Cryptopia early yesterday morning, one Reddit user reckons they have eyes on the wallets moving the stolen Ethereum-based funds. However, their observations throw up some interesting questions regarding the timeline of events.