Cryptocurrency News

Popular Canadian-American actor and film producer Ryan Reynolds has joined the list of celebrities who support the crypto industry. The other day, he gave an interview to the popular business publication, in which he expressed his point of view regarding digital assets. So, the man said that over...

Mykhailo Fedorov, the Vice Prime Minister, who is also Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, turned to major cryptocurrency exchanges, asking them to block all Russian and Belarusian users. He wrote on Twitter that it's essential to ban not only politicians but all users. I'm asking...

The SEC vs Ripple lawsuit moves forward. US district judge Analisa Torres responded shortly "denied" to the SEC's request to file a Sur Sur-Reply. The purpose of the request was to cite a prior Court ruling from a different circuit striking an entirely different defense. In legal terms,...

In the fourth quarter of 2021, Block (formerly Square) generated $1.96B in bitcoin sales through the Cash App, developing a gross profit of $46M for the firm. The company's total revenue for the period reached $4.08 billion, up 29% year on year. In 2021, Block's revenue increased by 86% to $17.66...

The European Parliament has put off the vote on the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) draft, which discusses the environmental impact of Bitcoin and other cryptos which use the Proof of Work mining algorithm. Parliament member Stefan Berger announced that the vote scheduled for Feb. 28 was delayed,...

Rakuten announced the launch of the Rakuten NFT NFT marketplace. The Japanese e-commerce giant attributed the move to the increasing adoption of cryptocurrencies in the country. The platform will provide users with the opportunity (from 2023, including peer-to-peer) to buy and sell tokens in...

The Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China amended the legal norms on the illegal attraction of funds, toughening criminal liability. For raising funds in cryptocurrencies, the authorities have established a punishment in the form of imprisonment for a term of three years or more....

The largest altcoin, Ether (ETH), has fallen over 12% in the last 24 hours. Cryptocurrency capitalization for the week decreased by almost 20% to $284.169 billion. Amid a market crash triggered by tensions in Europe, exchanges liquidated more than $400 million worth of positions on February 24. The...

Founded by former ConsenSys chief strategy officer Sam Cassatt, Aligned has raised $34 million in funding. The firm is building a Web 3.0 infrastructure. Aligned was backed by GSR, Altium Capital, Cavalry Fund, and Ninja4, as well as several business angels. There was no lead investor in the round....

Leading crypto exchange Coinbase reported its earnings for the 4th quarter of 2022. After the publication, the shares of the company increased. According to the report, the company ended 2021 with strong performance across key metrics. The net worth of the company in Q4 2021 was $2.5 bln, the net...

Bitcoin (BTC) is trying to find the bottom at around $35,000. There is an opinion among analysts that at this level, the cryptocurrency can claim to be the support of the whales. On the night of Friday, February 25, the coin bounced to $36,100, but so far it is still trading in the red zone....

Ukraine’s Central Bank restricted digital money activities, which resulted in increased usage of crypto. Data from a crypto trading platform Kuna show that Ukrainians are mainly paying a premium for Tether's USDT. The CB told e-money issuers to halt the issuance of digital currencies and the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced today on starting a special military operation in Ukraine, saying that the goal is to demilitarize and denazify the country. The situation was tense in the proceeding months as there were massive troop buildups. The crisis is around the status of Crimea...

Brazilian Senators will vote on the crypto regulations bill, which had been approved by the Senate’s Economic Affairs Committee on February 22. If it passes, the bill will be addressed to President Jair Bolsonaro and will come into effect after he signs it. The document sets guidelines stating...

In 2021, the volume of illegal mining in Malaysia increased sharply, the value of the confiscated equipment for mining cryptocurrencies amounted to $12.9 million, said Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan, head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Law enforcement officers opened 570 cases related...

The creator of the Ruby on Rails web framework, David Heinemeier Hansson, called his negative position on bitcoin amid the situation with protests in Canada erroneous. “I still can’t believe this is a protest that will prove that every bitcoin weirdo is a prophet. And I had to admit I was wrong...

The next Bitcoin bull run will occur no sooner than 2024 or early 2025 according to the co-founder of Huobi exchange, Du Jun. In an interview with CNBC, he noted that his opinion is based on the Bitcoin halving technique which takes place about every 4 years when 210.000 blocks are mined. BTC...

The increasing correlation between bitcoin and the Nasdaq stock index suggests that cryptocurrency should be considered a risky asset. This view is shared by analysts at the hedge fund Man Group. Their report on digital currencies says that monetary tightening by central banks will inevitably lead...