Cryptocurrencies / FX

Cryptocurrencies have been close to the headlines since Russia invaded Ukraine, with the ever-volatile bitcoin in demand in Russia and beyond. Here are some charts that look at how cryptocurrencies ...

Bitcoin has leapt since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, bolstered by people in those countries looking to store and move money in anonymous and decentralised crypto. Bitcoin trading denominated in ...

Many people start reading about Bitcoin to learn about it and hear people referring to cryptocurrency as a religion. In fact, some promoters of Bitcoin claim that they are Friars, ...

Concerns are rising about the effect cryptocurrency is having on the environment. Most people find that shocking because it’s a digital currency. However, the blockchain has a poor sustainability ...

Many companies throughout the world are using digital assets for operational, investment, and transactional purposes. While there are unknown dangers, as with all new frontiers, companies have many strong incentives. ...

Crypto exchange Binance is blocking the accounts of any Russian clients targeted by sanctions, it told Reuters on Monday, but will not freeze the accounts of others after Ukraine called ...

Ukraine’s government has raised almost $8 million in cryptocurrencies after posting appeals on social media for donations of bitcoin and other digital tokens, according to blockchain analysis company Elliptic. Ukraine’...

US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc (COIN.O) on Thursday reported a surge in quarterly trading volumes on a sequential basis as volatility in prices drew in retail traders, but ...

Bitcoin miners are feeling the heat – and the pain’s rippling downstream to pressure prices. The cryptocurrency’s spectacular rally in 2021 drew thousands of entrants into mining, or producing new ...

British tax authorities said on Monday they had made their first seizure of non-fungible tokens in a crackdown on suspected criminal activity to hide money. Her Majesty’s Revenue & ...

Intel Corp on Friday launched a new chip for blockchain applications such as Bitcoin mining and minting NFTs to cash in on the rising usage of cryptocurrencies. The chip will ...

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance will make a $200 million investment in Forbes, the media company said on Thursday, as it prepares to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). ...

Regulators came late to the fast evolving cross-border world of cryptoassets but they could come up with their first global framework of rules within months, a senior official said on ...

Bitcoin donations have soared to Ukrainian volunteer and hacking groups, some of which have supplied equipment to government forces, according to a report showing such groups received more than $550,000 worth ...

On Jan. 12, an image of a computer-generated pixelated person was sold for about $50.6 million worth of cryptocurrency on a new online marketplace that caters for non-fungible tokens. It gets stranger. ...

By Maria Demertzis Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are the next hype in the crypto world. According to Collins Dictionary ‘NFT’ was the 2021 word of the year. But what are they ...

Bitcoin (BTC) has not had the best January performance in four years Data from Coindesk shows January 2022 to be the worst-performing start for Bitcoin of any year since 2018; however, investors ...

Bitcoin is beginning to reassert its dominance over challengers to its cryptocurrency crown. The original digital coin was assailed by thousands of new “altcoin” competitors in 2021 – from Solana and Polkadot ...

Whether you’re new to investing or an old hand at it, bitcoin can pose some tough questions about when is the best time to buy and sell. Since the ...

Russian authorities have drawn up a ‘road map’ that envisages restrictions on cryptocurrencies but not a complete ban on trading and mining as advocated by the central bank, a document ...

Many crypto pros would likely remember the story of the 2010 post on an online forum by a newbie named Virtualcoin who complained about Bitcoin being risky. Virtualcoin wrote, “If somebody’...

Even though bitcoin activated the launch of numerous altcoins, bitcoin never failed to retain the top position in the cryptocurrency marketplace. The popularity of bitcoin is due to progressive returns ...

One of the most thrilling and daunting events on the bitcoin network is bitcoin halving. Bitcoin halving is meant to induce the core notion of inflation in the market value ...

If you have been around for a while in the crypto world, then you don’t have to be reminded about the popularity of Ethereum. The digital asset is presently ...