Rapper Akon Shares Whitepaper for Upcoming CryptocurrencyRapper and entrepreneur Akon has shared the whitepaper for his upcoming cryptocurrency exclusively with Cointelegraph.Mar 15, 2020Samuel Haig
Data Transparency and Fake Trading Volumes — Institutionalizing CryptoData companies are bringing transparency and accountability to the crypto market, making way for institutional investments.Mar 15, 2020António Madeira
ETH-Based Developer Crowdfunding Platform Joins Fight Against CoronavirusCoronavirus relief efforts continue as an Ethereum-based dev crowdfunding platform pledges $50,000 in grants towards public health projects.Mar 15, 2020Samuel Haig
Circle’s USD Coin Sees Major Growth After Market DownturnCircle’s stablecoin USDC stabilizes on a significantly higher market cap following market decline.Mar 15, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
Top 5 Cryptos This Week (Mar 15): LEO, XLM, ETC, XRP, HTMost top performers of the past week have bounced sharply from their lows, which is a positive sign as it indicates buying at lower levels.Mar 15, 2020Rakesh Upadhyay
Cardano to Roll Out Commercial Infrastructure, Denies Coronavirus DelayCardano is working on implementing commercial infrastructure, Charles Hoskinson says development is on schedule.Mar 15, 2020Adrian Zmudzinski
US Sanctions Strategy and Crypto: The Cracks Are Showing in IranU.S. agencies work to handle crypto in sanctions evasion, but may ultimately just cut the country off from an evolving financial world.Mar 15, 2020Kollen Post
Using Digital Currency for Climate MarketsThe need for reducing carbon emissions is increasing. How can blockchain help in the quest to eliminate carbon emissions?Mar 15, 2020Oluwatobi Joel
ING Backed Hqlax to Target Institutional Investors, Says Platform’s COOCointelegraph spoke to Nick Short, COO of Hqlax about ING’s undisclosed investment into the platform and firm’s plans for 2020.Mar 15, 2020Samuel Haig
French Court Moves the BTC Chess Piece — How Will Regulators Respond?“The fact that an OECD country is recognizing BTC as a ‘fungible’ asset is progress — a wake-up call to banks, institutional investors, regulators that Bitcoin is here to stay.” — Dan Schatt.Mar 15, 2020Andrew Singer
Jeffrey Wernick on Cointelegraph China’s FocusJeffrey Wernick discussed Bitcoin, Ethereum, Wall Street and Google with Cointelegraph China’s new Focus talk show.Mar 15, 2020Cointelegraph
Ethereum Volume Influenced by Twitter Activity, New Data RevealsData shows that Ethereum-related tweets have a positive impact on the next days’ trading volume but what about the price?Mar 15, 2020Tiago Vidal
Binance to Launch Fiat Support in South Africa, Donate $1M to Blockchain EducationBinance CEO announces launch of forthcoming fiat support for South Africa.Mar 15, 2020Gareth Jenkinson
Italian Red Cross Launches Bitcoin Fundraiser to Combat CoronavirusA new initiative by the Italian Red Cross aims to raise funds via cryptocurrencies to face the coronavirus in Italy.Mar 14, 2020Felipe Erazo
Rhode Island Blockchain Act Seeks Regulatory Clarity for Crypto, Representative Place ExplainsRhode Island Rep David Place explains the state’s new bill also relates to cryptocurrencies.Mar 14, 2020Benjamin Pirus
BitMex Insurance Fund Tags ATH, Binance and Deribit Inject MillionsBitMex appears to have emerged from the recent market meltdown stronger than ever, with the exchange’s insurance fund quickly jumping back into all-time highs.Mar 14, 2020Samuel Haig
EthCC Paris Attendees Urged to Get Tested After Seventh COVID-19 CaseThe number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among attendees of the Ethereum Community Conference in Paris earlier this month has jumped to seven.Mar 14, 2020Samuel Haig
Court Backs County for Electricity Price Hike Targeting Crypto MiningJudge rules against entities who sued a utility district for introducing new electricity pricing targeting crypto miners in 2018.Mar 14, 2020Samuel Haig
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: March 8-14 in ReviewGMO Coin reported record volume, Tokai Tokyo Securities joined the Japan STO Association, and more headlined news from Japan this past week.Mar 14, 2020Benjamin Pirus
‘CovidLock’ Exploits Coronavirus Fears With Bitcoin RansomwareRansomware hidden in a Coronavirus tracking app has been identified by cybersecurity threat researchers.Mar 14, 2020Samuel Haig
Robinhood Outages During Historic Price Action Sparks Heated Community ReactionAfter Robinhood experienced its third outage, crypto traders are demanding compensation and threatening to sue the app. Is the platform fighting for its reputation?Mar 14, 2020Julia Magas
Bitcoin Miner Stumbles Upon $8M Stash From 2010, Sells Before CrashA hobbyist miner from 2010 recently discovered a wallet containing 1,000 Bitcoins, apparently managing to sell the coins before the March 13 crypto market massacre.Mar 14, 2020Samuel Haig
Bitcoin Price Bounces Above $5K as Analyst Forecasts a ‘Squeeze Up’ A brief spell at $4,940 was short-lived as traders rallied to keep $5,000 preserved in Saturday trading, following modest gains on traditional markets.Mar 14, 2020William Suberg
Bitcoin & Gold ‘Are Doing the Same Thing’ in Coronavirus Crisis: PompAnthony Pompliano has argued that Bitcoin and gold will recover once the immediate liquidity crisis gripping the global markets has subsided.Mar 14, 2020Samuel Haig
Ripple Court Ruling May Expand Legal Action Potential Against CryptoA class action suit against Ripple Labs may set precedent for cryptocurrencies that aren't securities to face putative claims.Mar 14, 2020Samuel Haig
Bitcoin Price Correlates With Traditional Assets, but Not EntirelyAs Bitcoin plunges close to its lowest levels since 2018, many are convinced that BTC is heavily interlinked with traditional markets.Mar 14, 2020Shiraz Jagati
US Woman Funding ISIS With Bitcoin Gets 13-Year Jail SentenceU.S. ISIS supporter gets 13-year sentence for funding the terrorist organization using cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin back in 2017.Mar 13, 2020Kollen Post
Bill Gates Departs Microsoft Board After Pledging $1.4M to African BlockchainThe co-founder is making more time to pursue philanthropic efforts.Mar 13, 2020Dylan Love
Wilshire Phoenix CEO Explains $168B US Fed Injection and Crypto CorrelationWilshire Phoenix CEO Bill Herrmann sees the Fed’s latest capital injections as tiny, meaning Bitcoin is even smaller.Mar 13, 2020Benjamin Pirus
Bitcoin Mempool Briefly Drops to Zero on Blockchain.comMajor blockchain data supplier Blockchain.com apparently experienced a system glitch as its Bitcoin mempool tracker briefly dropped to zero.Mar 13, 2020Helen Partz