December 8, 2017

With BTC/USD now running into five figures – seven if you include decimal points – bitcoin has become unwieldy. It’s time to consider alternative ways of measuring the cryptocurrency, […] Click here to view full article

Carmine Guerriero, one of the main actors associated with the international counterfeiting ring known as the “Napoli Group,” received a five year sentence for his role in the crime […] Click here to view full article

The recent rise in Bitcoin’s value has initiated varied reactions from different quarters of the industry. While holders of the cryptocurrency are excited with the extraordinary profit generated from […] Click here to view full article

Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang claimed that the virtual currencies like Bitcoin will play a key role in the future of society. He even compared the volatility and technology of […] Click here to view full article

Several traditional investors have issued their opinions about Bitcoin as it continues to soar to record highs. During morning trading on December 8, 2017, the currency traded above $16,000 […] Click here to view full article

In “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the 1940s Christmas classic, George Bailey (played by Jimmy Stewart) is the guiding force of a small-town bank, who ends up sacrificing his own […] Click here to view full article

American Bitcoin holders may soon have to report their holding to the United States government. First introduced on May 25, 2015, by Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] , Senate Bill […] Click here to view full article

Is Bitcoin mania peaking or is it just getting started? That’s a question that has popped up at several capital market events in The City this week I attended. […] Click here to view full article

There are plenty of reasons to get excited about Bitcoin these days. One is the skyrocketing BTC price, but so is the variety of companies making waves in this […] Click here to view full article

On November 30, Times Square saw a provocative promotion video, depicting a well-known computer game character Pac-Man, eating up the row of dollar, Bitcoin and Ethereum signs. Disclosure: […] Click here to view full article

PR: Betex – the First p2p Binary Options Platform Powered by Smart Contracts Launches a Private Pre-Sale This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and […] Click here to view full article

Ten Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges have signed an agreement with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to collaborate to prevent cyber crime. Along with growing bitcoin adoption in Japan is the […] Click here to view full article

This is a weekly trading tips series called ’Writing On The Wall’, in which our game theory guide, Eric Wall, tries to decipher those writings. This week, shorting bitcoin. […] Click here to view full article

The public’s appetite for forked coins seems to be diminishing. Data shows that around 6.6 million BCH has been claimed to date, compared to just 2.2 million BTG. There’s […] Click here to view full article

Billionaire investor Marc Lasry has said that he should have bought bitcoin when it was worth $300 a few years ago. His announcement comes at a time when the digital […] Click here to view full article

The bitcoin price surged to over $18,000 yesterday with frenzied demand slowing trading at one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Yesterday saw the number one digital currency rally in price […] Click here to view full article

It is evident the Bitcoin network as a whole is struggling right now. Despite plenty of hashpower, the mempool is growing beyond proportion, so to speak. Moreover, the network […] Click here to view full article

REUTERS/Stephen Lam Cboe Global Markets’ bitcoin futures product launches Sunday. Cboe is basing its bitcoin futures contract on pricing on Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by the Winklevoss […] Click here to view full article

In what very well may later be viewed as a historic moment in Singapore’s relationship with cryptocurrency, the country’s first Bitcoin-related legal dispute will soon begin trial in the […] Click here to view full article

Photo: Finance Magnates Share this article Learn how to buy Bitcoin and Ethereum safely with our simple guide! On December 6th, @Lightning Tweeted that the Lightning Network had been […] Click here to view full article

The cryptocurrency market is growing day-by-day, and this exponential growth has attracted the attention of the world’s largest banks too. Many mainstream businesses are trying to develop new technologies […] Click here to view full article

The rapid rise of Bitcoin is not exactly being embraced by all groups, with online gaming platform Steam pulling the plug on the currency as a method of payment. […] Click here to view full article

Photo: FM Share this article After the Chinese government’s ban of the Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) in the country, the government went further and also successfully banned all the […] Click here to view full article

Photo: (Reuters) Share this article Major banks have sent a letter to the US CFTC Chairman Giancarlo urging more public discussion before the launch of Bitcoin futures. The members […] Click here to view full article

Photo: Finance Magnates Share this article Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp has been appointed as a new partner for ‎European digital banking outfit Revolut to facilitate cryptocurrency ‎purchases for its more […] Click here to view full article

Photo: FM Share this article In a statement explaining the recent outages, Bitfinex said that the Ethereum network was experiencing “high congestion” for an unusual reason; “blame the kitties, […] Click here to view full article

Photo: Reuters Share this article It was only a matter of time until blockchain technology made its way into the gaming space. With the industry itself seeing upwards of […] Click here to view full article

The massive discrepancy between prices on Korean exchanges and those based in the US prompts a response from the government. South Korean lawmakers are contemplating to pass legislation that […] Click here to view full article

Litecoin has followed Bitcoin higher, reaching a new, record level. (Photo by Alain Pitton/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Litecoin prices, which have been having a great year, recently surged to […] Click here to view full article

In 2016, German authorities arrested five men for distributing drugs in the darknet and clearnet under the name “Chemical Love.” A German court announced that one of these men, […] Click here to view full article

As the Bitcoin bull run continues unabated, social media is rife with commentary, news and memes. Like plucky investors looking to get in on the action, some Twitter users are […] Click here to view full article

Ameer Rosic is a serial entrepreneur, Blockchain evangelist and the founder of BlockGeeks, an online education platform. He also is a YouTube personality, crypto-expert and jawline enthusiast. Ameer Rosic sat […] Click here to view full article

Expert Blog is Cointelegraph’s new series of articles by crypto industry leaders. It covers everything from Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies to ICO regulation and investment analysis. If you want […] Click here to view full article

Yesterday afternoon several major banks in Bulgaria terminated accounts held by the country’s cryptocurrency exchanges. The banks are also blocking transfers to and from international Bitcoin exchanges. The country’s […] Click here to view full article

In “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the 1940s Christmas classic, George Bailey (played by Jimmy Stewart) is the guiding force of a small-town bank, who ends up sacrificing his own […] Click here to view full article

OPINION One of the most intriguing stories underpinning the recent rise of bitcoin prices is how financial institutions will interact with the currency. The upcoming CBOE futures market is going […] Click here to view full article

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As bitcoin prices soar, a lot of us are regretting not investing in the currency years ago, when it was nothing but a very sketchy, dubious unknown worth a […] Click here to view full article

Photo: tiendientu vietnam / Flickr Post a wild rally of $4k in a matter of just 48-hours, Bitcoin enters the correction zone. Bitcoin has been on a crazy upward […] Click here to view full article

Take your pick as to what price you think Bitcoin is trading at this morning… After an utterly shocking day yesterday with Bitcoin prices soaring towards $20,000 intraday on some […] Click here to view full article

With all of this volatility affecting cryptocurrency markets, it almost becomes impossible not to panic sell. The people who invested their money in Litecoin will be quite pleased to […] Click here to view full article

Governments all over the world have no love lost for people with an interest in Bitcoin. That’s not entirely surprising, considering Bitcoin cannot be controlled or regulated directly. That […] Click here to view full article

Getting merchants and content creators to accept Bitcoin payments has not been easy by any means. Even though there are many good reasons to do exactly that, Bitcoin still […] Click here to view full article

This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com does not endorse nor support this product/service. Bitcoin.com […] Click here to view full article

The world’s most desirable places to live and work are no longer in major metropolitan areas: they’re remote and at altitude. That’s according to bitcoin miners at least, who […] Click here to view full article

Deutsche Bank has issued a market briefing for 2018. The document, created by Chief International Economist Torsten Slok, lists 30 possible threats that could disrupt global markets next year. […] Click here to view full article

NYSE Owner on Bitcoin Futures: The chief executive of the owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE), has discussed the company’s decision not to […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin, IOTA, and monero are just a few of the digital currencies that are helping to push the cryptocurrency market’s price up, pushing it to over $400 billion, at […] Click here to view full article

Most people will recall how Ripple announced a massive XRP lockup. Around 44 billion tokens would be put into a time-locked contract. Earlier this year, it was unclear when […] Click here to view full article

BI Intelligence See Also THE FINTECH PROFITABILITY REPORT: Why fintechs are struggling to turn a profit, and the hurdles they must overcome to see success THE SMALL BUSINESS […] Click here to view full article

Lucas Jackson/Reuters The cost of shorting bitcoin could skyrocket once futures trading starts on Sunday, says S3 Partners. The ultra-volatile cryptocurrency has seen massive fluctuations in recent days, […] Click here to view full article

National Economic Council director Gary Cohn National Economic Council director Gary Cohn Getty Images/Pool Gary Cohn, Trump’s top economic adviser, was asked about bitcoin in an interview on Friday. […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin’s value has been very volatile during its nine-year history Bitcoin briefly crossed through the $17,000 (£12,615) mark in volatile Asian trading, extending its record breaking run. The cryptocurrency has […] Click here to view full article

AngelList Co-founder Naval Ravikant has claimed that Bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies have what it takes to solve the money problems of different kinds of people around the world. […] Click here to view full article

Everyone celebrated when the news of futures was announced as it signaled a new dawn of adoption for big money investors, and it also added a lot of legitimacy […] Click here to view full article

Bitcoin has had a tremendous week, by any accounting, but Stefan Ingves, governor of Sweden’s Riksbank and the chairman of global regulators at the Basel Committee, has warned investors […] Click here to view full article

The Central Washington region of the U.S. has reported surging demand from bitcoin miners for its cheap hydropower. With the cryptocurrency’s recent price gains, bitcoin mining has become more attractive, […] Click here to view full article

In “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the 1940s Christmas classic, George Bailey (played by Jimmy Stewart) is the guiding force of a small-town bank, who ends up sacrificing his own […] Click here to view full article

You can buy Bitcoin or call it a bubble. You can also ignore it. Forgive me for sounding like a crank, but it’s okay to totally ignore the Bitcoin […] Click here to view full article

Authored by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog, In the first two installments of this series, I discussed the potential for the U.S. federal government to make some spectacularly […] Click here to view full article

Bulgarians have lost all of their bitcoin exchanges overnight thanks to a sudden banking crackdown. In a well-orchestrated operation, Bulgaria’s major banks swung into action and blocked the accounts […] Click here to view full article

The issues facing Bitfinex continue to mount, with the exchange receiving numerous complaints from customers who have been waiting for days for withdrawals in a range of cryptocurrencies to […] Click here to view full article

ASX Ltd. had a choice. The operator of Australia’s main stock exchange could develop a new version of Chess, its faithful but aging clearing and settlements system introduced in […] Click here to view full article

You can gamble with it. Bitcoin’s meteoric rise is forcing analysts to look for a method to estimate a fundamental value for cryptocurrencies. So far, there is no agreement […] Click here to view full article

Noelle Acheson is a 10-year veteran of company analysis and corporate finance, and a member of CoinDesk’s product team. The financial press has been in aflutter over the launch […] Click here to view full article

Kyle Samani is the co-founder and managing partner of Multicoin Capital , a new thesis-driven crypto fund that invests with a multi-year time horizon in blockchain tokens. Basically, all […] Click here to view full article

In “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the 1940s Christmas classic, George Bailey (played by Jimmy Stewart) is the guiding force of a small-town bank, who ends up sacrificing his own […] Click here to view full article

Worthless in 2010, bitcoin has just passed the $17,000 per coin barrier for the first time Reuters South Korean is studying ways to regulate speculative trading in cryptocurrencies as […] Click here to view full article