Cryptocurrency News
The US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is requesting that all its member firms notify the regulator if they engage in any activity related to digital assets. This is an ongoing initiative by the regulator to ascertain the members’ involvement in the digital assets marketplace and covers the firms, their staff, […]
Bitcoin is likely driving a lot of people nuts right about now, not just because it can’t seem to decide where it wants to be price-wise, but from all the crazy predictions that have attached themselves to it. At press time, the father of crypto is remaining at $6,300, where […]
Bitcoin has experienced a slight stumble since yesterday’s “high.” The currency is now trading for $6,500, which is about $100 less than where it was 24 hours ago. The bitcoin price had previously escalated to the $6,600 position, which marked a huge change from the previous downturn of events in […]
It has been coming for some time now, but GDAX is finally rebranding to Coinbase Pro. Although the functionality will remain largely the same, this new platform will potentially attract more users. It is an important development for Coinbase as a company. So far, some users are reporting major site […]
Cryptocurrency exchanges are an excellent way of converting between fiat currency and cryptocurrency. In most cases, one would expect users to buy cryptocurrency, rather than convert it to cash. For Coinbase, the month of April proved to be very different in this regard. Coinbase’s Outflow of Funds Is Very Real […]
Over the years, crypto investors have amassed a lot of wealth, and they are bound to give it back to society. So, why not create a crypto-based nonprofit organization that gives them a platform to do just that? This was the motivation behind GiveCrypto.org, a nonprofit organization founded by Brian […]
As many cryptos such as Ripple fight to prevent their native digital tokens from being classified as securities by the SEC, other stakeholders are preparing for the worst. One of them is Uphold, a cloud-based digital money platform that allows its users to send and receive eight cryptocurrencies as well […]
At press time, the father of cryptocurrencies is up to $6,100. That’s about $100 more than where it stood during yesterday’s afternoon hours. The currency seems to be incurring small changes each day: $100 here, $200 there, etc. Thus far, the coin is going through a rough patch of weak […]
Coinbase and Ripple have been at it for quite some time now. The two San Francisco-based companies have long been linked, with rumors of the exchange listing the token surfacing every so often. These rumors always create an excitement in the XRP community and the crypto universe in general, which […]
Late last week, it became apparent that a lot of people have issues with the Coinbase exchange. While it’s not uncommon for rapidly growing companies to face a few setbacks, certain issues are recurring a lot more often than others. Keeping up with customer queries can be troublesome, but for such […]
The blockchain industry has been attracting the best minds from some of the most renowned institutions in the world. Whether to launch their own startups or join the boards of existing ones, these high-ranking executives have left their lucrative posts with the firm conviction that blockchain technology is the future. […]
Bitcoin is not changing. This is both a negative and a positive sign. $6,700 is nothing to be particularly pleased about considering the currency was trading in the $7,000, $8,000 and even $9,000 ranges over the past two months, yet we can’t help but feel a little relieved that bitcoin […]
Barely a day after announcing that it would be accepting cryptocurrencies as donations, Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) has received 1,000 ETH in its first-ever crypto donation. The donation was made by decentralized communications network Mainframe and is worth $530,000 at current market rates. Mainframe stated in a blog post […]
Yoni Assia, the CEO of UK-based multi-asset brokerage company eToro, a platform founded in 2006 that serves more than seven million active users, has said in an interview that the recent decline in the prices of both major and small cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and tokens has created a […]
Coinbase recently announced that it would be adding support for Ethereum Classic (ETC), a hard fork of Ethereum. The announcement caught the crypto community by surprise, as the exchange had repeatedly made it clear that it would not be adding any digital assets in the near future. However, the reaction […]
Coinbase remains one of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency exchanges. It is a go-to trading platform for a lot of consumers and investors. As such, the company needs to expand its presence and support additional currencies. It seems Ethereum Classic will be added to this platform in the near future. […]
Huobi is set to launch a new digital currency marketplace in the US by partnering exclusively with HBUS. As reported by Finance Magnates on June 8, the Singapore-based exchange will seek to leverage its easy-to-use interface to compete with Coinbase and other leading US exchanges. In recent days, Huobi has […]
With the debate on which digital assets should be considered securities and which shouldn’t dominating the crypto universe in recent months, crypto exchanges are taking measures to align themselves with whichever way the law swings. Coinbase is leading in this race with a number of initiatives in recent months that […]