Crypto

Unlike the recent crypto firms declaring bankruptcy, Bittrex was different in two ways one being it voluntarily chose to shut down its U.S. operations and the other being it never restricted customer access to accounts and neither faced funding shortfall. Industry titans BlackRock, DTCC,...

Billionaire entrepreneur and renowned investor, Mark Cuban expressed his frustration over the lack of a “killer app” for cryptocurrencies. Known for his role as a “Shark Tank” investor and the owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, Cuban believes that crypto has the...

USDC Coin (CRYPTO: USDC) issuer, Circle, announced its partnership with Taiwanese crypto exchange BitoGroup and Taiwan FamilyMart to deepen its presence in the market. The three companies are looking to launch a points-to-crypto service enabling users to convert their FamilyMart loyalty points...

BitPay, a provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, announced its partnership with Banxa (OTC: BNXAF) to provide its global buyers access to new payment methods. The update is available within the BitPay Wallet app and website, effective immediately. Global crypto buyers will...

While awaiting a Spot Bitcoin ETF approval, Grayscale announced the FTSE Grayscale Crypto Sector Index Series, a novel way to look at the digital asset market and measure the performance of the rapidly growing crypto space.   What Happened: Digital currency asset manager, Grayscale...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will review Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust ETF filing once more. Meanwhile, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust was recently listed on Nasdaq-traded ETFs maintained by DTCC. The two instances have pushed Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and the broader...

Web3 security company Blockaid secured venture capital. What Happened: The Tel Aviv-based startup raised $27 million in Series A funding led by Coinbase investor Ribbit Capital and early-stage venture capital firm Variant. Cyberstarts, Sequoia Capital, and Greylock Partners reportedly participated...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), in the past 24 hours, saw trading volume increase 36% to $17.6 billion. The largest trading cryptocurrency has also seen an expansion of 2.5% in its market cap. The news comes after Bitcoin prices surged around 11% last week, while other cryptocurrencies across the board...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was up 4% in the past 24 hours, taking the apex cryptocurrency slightly above the $30,000 level to $30,074. The last time the price broke above the $30,000 level was in August 2023. Earlier this week, Blackrock and Fidelity made amendments to their spot Bitcoin ETF...

FIS Global vice president John Avery is overlooking the firm's strategy team responsible for crypto, digital assets, and Web3. Avery's focus is mainly on strategic decisions, regulatory impact analysis, industry relationships, and building/launching new products and services. While...

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against crypto companies Gemini Trust Company, Genesis Global Capital and Digital Currency Group, Inc. (DCG) for defrauding 230,000 investors, including at least 29,000 New Yorkers, of more than $1 billion. According...

Roblox (NYSE: RBLX) has denied the inclusion of Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) on its payment platform. The response comes on the heels of BitPay claiming that the online gaming platform's manager Xsolla will accept the token for in-game purchases The claim, originally reported by Cointelegraph,...

On Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom, one of the Democratic Party’s most prominent promoters and defenders of blockchain and crypto technologies, signed a Crypto licensing bill to build a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. He had earlier refused to accept New York’s...

As 2023 is almost ending, we're recapping some of the major crypto disasters of the last two years. With all of the regulatory changes that the crypto landscape is witnessing, 2024 is likely to see a stronger framework for companies. However, U.S. markets appear to be seeing...

Japan-based digital currency and electronic payments firm DeCurret Holdings launched a white paper on its cryptocurrency project, the DCJPY, which it plans to launch in July 2024. The DCJPY Network will consist of the Financial Zone and the Business Zone wherein the former will...