Ethereum Upgrade to Unlock Over $30 Billion in Crypto Tokens
April 12 (Reuters) – The software underpinning the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange is due on Wednesday for a software upgrade that will give investors access to more...
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US regulator sues Beaxy in extended crypto crackdown, as platform shuts down
NEW YORK, March 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged crypto firm Beaxy.com and several executives with registration errors on Wednesday, expanding...
Cryptoverse: Live bitcoin loses liquidity
March 28 (Reuters) – Bullish bitcoin has been a surprise winner of the bank blowout. Still, investors aiming to increase their stakes face an ominous obstacle:...
Factbox: Binance, the world’s top crypto exchange, at the center of US investigations
LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) – The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao have been sued by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
Bitcoin is a solution in search of a problem
NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Almost a year ago, billionaire Peter Thiel threw $100 bills into the crowd from the stage at a cryptocurrency...
Analysis: Coinbase, SEC on Collision Course for ‘Existential’ Clash Over Crypto Industry
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) – Coinbase ( COIN.O ) debuted on the U.S. stock market on April 14, 2021 – the same day U.S. senators...
Crypto firm Animoca Brands cuts target for new funds again – sources
HONG KONG, March 24 (Reuters) – Hong Kong-based blockchain game developer Animoca Brands has cut the target for its so-called metaverse fund by 20% to $800...
Despite industry headwinds, Bitcoin mining is booming in Texas
MCCAMEY, Texas, March 23 (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency bankruptcies and concerns over electric power consumption have failed to slow the industry’s growth in Texas, according to a...
Analysis: What’s behind bitcoin’s latest surge?
LONDON, March 22 (Reuters) – At the turn of the year, bitcoin was in the grip of a bleak midwinter, down and out after a 2022...
Cryptoverse: Bitcoin passes the bank’s stress test
March 21 (Reuters) – As the crisis stalks the traditional world of stocks and bonds, bitcoin suddenly looks like a safe haven. The notoriously volatile cryptocurrency...