Transaction fees on the bitcoin network have surged after a new spike in retail speculation in cryptocurrencies. Having traded in a $2-4 range for the last year, in recent days […]
Prices for bitcoin, gold and silver soared today following a US government bailout of the depositors of Silicon Valley bank (SVB). At $24,049, bitcoin registered a 15 percent one-day rise. […]
The operators of the collapsed Terra stablecoin ($UST) last week allowed selected holders of the dollar token to cash out at close to 100 cents in the dollar, using cryptocurrency […]
Terra, the third-largest stablecoin by market size, is trading at a discount to its dollar peg after heavy investor selling that threatens broader contagion effects. With a market capitalisation of […]
“In the case of Putin we are in this very dangerous place. We have reacted so aggressively and moved so far, so fast that he is personally humiliated under anything […]
Following this week’s forced shutdown of their activities in Kazakhstan, bitcoin miners face a rapidly shortening list of countries in which to place their equipment. On 5 January, Kazakh authorities […]
It took less than a week for Mozilla, the non-profit behind popular web browser Firefox, to backtrack on a New Year’s resolution to accept more funding in cryptocurrency. “Last week, […]
A Russian hacking group made clever use of bitcoin to prevent law enforcement bodies from impeding its operations, Google has alleged. In a civil case filed on December 2 in […]
US social media giant Twitter is expanding its Tips feature to include the leading cryptocurrency, bitcoin. Twitter, which has over 200 million users, introduced Tips in May. “We’re making it […]
Many large financial institutions have performed an about-turn in cryptocurrency during the last few years, moving from a position of outright hostility to one of acceptance and even enthusiasm. But […]