Coinbase to raise $1.25B via debt securities for institutional investorsWith shares in the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange continuing to underperform, Coinbase is seeking a $1.25 billion cash injection from institutional investors.May 18, 2021Marie Huillet
State-backed digital currencies can disrupt financial systems: ReportWhile CBDCs could help central banks address the decline in cash payments, some risk factors remain.May 18, 2021Helen Partz
Fox teams up with Rick and Morty co-creator on animated NFT seriesFox will launch a nonfungible token marketplace for its upcoming animated series, Krapoplis.May 18, 2021Brian Quarmby
Elon Musk impersonators make bank as crypto scammers’ profits surgeScammers are impersonating Elon Musk and other prominent crypto figures to dupe naive investors out of their coins at an accelerated rate.May 18, 2021Martin Young
Institutions dump BTC as volume soars for Ether fundsInstitutional investors appear to have offloaded nearly $100 million worth of Bitcoin exposure this past week while Ether investment product volumes surged.May 18, 2021Samuel Haig
1.1M noobs panic sell, but Bitcoin hodlers DGAFWeak hands are panic selling, but long-term BTC holders have seen it all before.May 18, 2021Martin Young
EY invests $100 million to expand blockchain product suite, launches DeFi contract simulatorErnst & Young is investing $100 million into targeting enterprise DeFi with its latest suite of Blockchain Analyzer products.May 18, 2021Brian Quarmby
Polkadot announces Kusama is ‘finally ready to host parachains’The rollout of the Polkadot protocol has been ongoing since August, when the project launched its Rococo testnet.May 17, 2021Turner Wright
Coinbase (COIN) falls below $250, blockchain stocks sell off as Bitcoin dip continuesCOIN, MARA, RIOT and other blockchain-related stocks continue to slide as Bitcoin struggles to hold above $43,000.May 17, 2021Jordan Finneseth
Bank of America partnership with Paxos will allow same-day trade settlementsJoining the Paxos Settlement Service could allow many Bank of America customers to settle stock trades in minutes rather than days.May 17, 2021Turner Wright
Coinbase Wallet adds Chrome browser extension Users of the popular exchange can now access their cryptocurrency DApps directly through the Google Chrome browser.May 17, 2021Sam Bourgi
Price analysis 5/17: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, DOGE, XRP, DOT, BCH, LTC, UNI Traders appear disinterested in buying Bitcoin at the current levels, suggesting that further downside could be in store for BTC and altcoins.May 17, 2021Rakesh Upadhyay
'Cash, candy or Bitcoin': Paying minors in 2021"We want our kids to be able to think independently about money," said Eddie Yoon.May 17, 2021Turner Wright
Polygon active users grow by 75,000 as DeFi boom continuesData from DappRadar shows rapid uptake of Polygon-based decentralized applications. The network now has 93 functioning DApps, up considerably over the past four weeks.May 17, 2021Sam Bourgi
Buyer of Jack Dorsey's 'genesis tweet NFT' reportedly detained in IranIranian cyber police allegedly seized control of Bridge Oracle CEO Sina Estavi’s Twitter account.May 17, 2021Erhan Kahraman
NYDFS taps former DOJ attorney as deputy virtual currency chief The former Department of Justice trial attorney has been with the New York State Department of Financial Services for eight years.May 17, 2021Turner Wright
Galaxy Digital books $860M in net comprehensive income in Q1 Twelve months earlier, the company recorded a comprehensive loss of $26.9 million.May 17, 2021Sam Bourgi
Buy or hodl, says investor Raoul Pal as Bitcoin price chart hints at ‘falling wedge’Investment strategist Raoul Pal suggested traders should probably buy the Bitcoin dip as its price crashes to two-month lows.May 17, 2021Yashu Gola
Mobile crypto ‘mining’ app possibly connected to personal data leak A 17GB personal data leak reportedly sprung from the Pi Network mobile app.May 17, 2021Greg Thomson
All hail the Shiba? Rise of Dogecoin pretenders fueled by meme frenzyShiba Inu joins in at the top of the dog meme coin phenomenon as Musk announces developer support for Dogecoin.May 17, 2021Anirudh Tiwari
UK Bitcoin wallet provider Caricoin to create NFT platform for reggae artistsReggae and dancehall musicians in the Caribbean may soon have a nonfungible token platform to help gain greater control of their creative work.May 17, 2021Osato Avan-Nomayo
Yay or nay? New petition demands Elon Musk sell all his BitcoinThe “Dogefather” has gone too far for some Bitcoin hodlers and should allow a “better custodian” to own them instead, said the petition’s creator.May 17, 2021William Suberg
Iranian crypto miners using household energy will face large finesIran is fighting against unauthorized crypto mining amid ongoing energy supply shortages.May 17, 2021Helen Partz
Bitcoin price metric flashes rare ‘buy the dip’ opportunity at $42K lowsNVT is a “buy the dip” opportunity that few ever get access to this week, one analyst says, as BTC/USD stays in the mid-$40,000 range.May 17, 2021William Suberg
Almost all major Bitcoin mining pools now signaling for Taproot activationThe largest Bitcoin mining pools are signaling for Taproot, but the activation may not reach the 90% critical consensus mark during this current difficulty epoch.May 17, 2021Osato Avan-Nomayo
Elon Musk tweets BTC price bottom? 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this weekIt’s all about Elon as Twitter provides the backdrop to an ongoing battle between hodlers and the “Dogefather.”May 17, 2021William Suberg
Bitcoin and Ethereum usage fees drop 70%–80% as market slide continues Transaction fees are falling rapidly on Bitcoin and Ethereum as the coin prices of both recede from recent peaks.May 17, 2021Greg Thomson
Banking system consumes two times more energy than Bitcoin: ResearchAccording to Galaxy’s estimates, the annual energy usage of Bitcoin stands at 114 TWh, while the banking industry consumes over 260 TWh each year.May 17, 2021Helen Partz
Bitcoin market dominance falls to three-year low of 40% Altcoins have risen to a three-year dominance high after tagging a record combined capitalization of nearly $1.5 trillion last week.May 17, 2021Martin Young
Vitalik burns $6.7B of Shiba to reward generous hodlersVitalik Buterin has burned nearly half of Shiba’s supply in response to the “generosity” of the “dog token communities.”May 17, 2021Martin Young