CryptoCurrency News: The Bitcoin Whales Won’t Stop Buying

According to a number of different data points, bitcoin whales saw last week’s volatility and price declines as a chance to accumulate.

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CryptoCurrency News: Large Bitcoin Options Positions May Boost Price Volatility This Week

As long as these options remain open in the market, the next couple of days could be volatile for bitcoin.

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CryptoCurrency News: Gaming Company The9 Agrees to Buy 26,000 Bitcoin Mining Machines

The company says a "majority" of the ASICs are already deployed.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bank of England Governor Insists Digital Payments (but Not Crypto) Are Sticking Around

BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said cryptocurrencies "as originally formulated" are not the ideal form of digital currency.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bank of England Governor Insists Digital Payments (but Not Crypto) Are Sticking Around

BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said cryptocurrencies "as originally formulated" are not the ideal form of digital currency.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Future of Money in the Multiverse

It's 2028 and central banks, Big Tech companies and the "deplatformed" are establishing their own worlds of digital money.

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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Bites: ETH Pumps, Coins Leave Exchanges

With ether whales and small holders rising, some analysts are speculating about a potential ETH supply crunch.

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CryptoCurrency News: Vietnam’s Oldest Bitcoin Exchange Adds Support for Lightning Network

With VBT's integration, the Lightning Network now has support from half a dozen Bitcoin exchanges.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin News Roundup for Jan. 25, 2021

With bitcoin bouncing and ether hitting a new all-time high, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest news roundup.

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CryptoCurrency News: CFTC Attorney Who Let Regulators Trade Crypto Joins Private Law Firm

Daniel Davis oversaw the CFTC’s legal division while he was at the agency, including administrative actions.

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CryptoCurrency News: New Regulators in Town: What’s Next for Crypto in DC [Borderless, EP.5]

In this episode, Anna Baydakova, Tanzeel Akhtar and Nik De discuss to expect from U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration regarding crypto, how QuadrigaCX users are doing and trying to predict the future for Ripple.

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CryptoCurrency News: Grayscale Donating up to $2M to Crypto Advocacy Group Coin Center

A web page has been set up for the donation matching campaign that runs through February.

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CryptoCurrency News: Collateralized Debt Obligations Make Their Way Into DeFi Lending

The future of finance apparently involves Wall Street’s ghosts.

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CryptoCurrency News: First Mover: Bitcoin Flushes ‘Weak Hands’ as Ethereum Hits New All-Time High

Last week's rout in bitcoin market looks like "weak hands" selling out – since bidders appeared to materialize whenever prices fell to $30K.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bank of Singapore Says Crypto Could Replace Gold as Store of Value

Cryptocurrencies need to overcome a number of hurdles first, though, according to a research note.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum-Based ConsenSys Quorum Partners with China’s BSN Blockchain

The first partnership for Quorum since leaving JPMorgan is a big one.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Miner Marathon Patent Group Buys $150M in Bitcoin

The Nasdaq-listed mining company wants to become a "pure-play bitcoin investment option" for Wall Street.

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CryptoCurrency News: Two Arrested for Orchestrating Escape of Wirecard Exec Accused of Fraud

The collapsed financial firm had previously supplied cards to several cryptocurrency companies.

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CryptoCurrency News: Shariah-Compliant Crypto Exchange Wins License From Bahrain Central Bank

Launching soon, CoinMENA said it will offer spot trading in five major cryptocurrencies.

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CryptoCurrency News: Big Investors Stacked up Ether as Price Rose to Record High

Strong hands backed ether's rally to record highs, on-chain data suggests.

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CryptoCurrency News: Russian Public Officials Banned From Holding Cryptocurrency

Russian government officials must dispose of any digital asset holdings before April 1, a letter from the Ministry of Labor states.

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CryptoCurrency News: Former UK Cybersecurity Chief Says Laws Needed to Stop Ransomware Payouts

“People are paying bitcoin to criminals and claiming back cash” via insurance claims, Ciaran Martin said.

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