Cryptocurrency

Ripple has tasked Stefanie Roos, an assistant professor at Delft University of Technology, with building privacy systems for the Ripple network through its University Blockchain Research Initiative (U

Decentraland and Samsung announced a partnership this week enabling the Samsung Blockchain Wallet to process trades of LAND tokens and NFTs. The wallet connects these assets to Samsung's user base on

VeChain and NEO ranked among the day's biggest gainers, both climbing more than 6% over the past 24 hours as the broader cryptocurrency market recovered from recent weakness. Bitcoin's price increase

Bitcoin advanced 1.5% to break above $9,320, putting bulls in position to test resistance at $9,500 for the first time in weeks. The pair stood at $9,342 as of writing, having reached an intraday peak

Ether no longer dominates the assets on its own blockchain. Users now hold 51% of their Ethereum deposits in ether, while ERC-20 tokens worth $25.6 billion account for the remaining 49%. Ryan Selkis,

Grayscale's chief shared remarks with investors this month indicating that governments face insurmountable obstacles in attempting to criminalize Bitcoin, citing growing acceptance from everyday peopl

Romania's government issued an emergency decree this month requiring crypto exchanges and digital wallet operators to register with state authorities. Officials said the move would help combat money l

Bitcoin's dominance fell to 61.9%, its weakest level in five months. The digital asset remained trapped in a narrow band since hitting resistance at $10,400 and retreating to $9,000. Traders are watch

Blockchain technology presents a compelling solution for combating corruption across governmental institutions, leveraging its cryptographic foundations and programmable contract systems. A Wo

Ethereum's transaction throughput has surged to levels not seen since the 2018 ICO boom, when the network hit record highs in both transaction count and asset value. The resurgence stems from decentra

The Pentagon is shopping around for software that can track Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, aiming to give law enforcement better tools for spotting criminal dealings. The move comes months after

Beijing's government released a 145-page blockchain strategy in early July laying out a two-year roadmap to transform the city using the technology. The plan centers on improving coordination between

Bitcoin remained above $9,000, confined to a narrow range. The cryptocurrency lost $90 in the past 24 hours, sitting at $9,092, a 0.33% decline from the previous session. After a quiet Asian trading s

Weiss Crypto Rating posed a question to its Twitter followers on July 15: would Cardano become a major player in cryptocurrency? Juan M. Villaverde, an analyst at the firm, answered yes, with caveats.

Six blockchain companies made the World Economic Forum's annual list of 100 Technology Pioneers. The WEF designates a hundred firms each year. This cohort includes Chainlink, Elliptic, Lightning Labs

Bitcoin has stalled near $9,100 over the past five days, moving sideways as the weekend approaches. Most alternative coins trade lower this morning, though Stellar and Algorand climb. VeChain fell 4.

Ethereum trades at $235, down 2% from where it opened today. Bitcoin's decline to $9,150 has dragged Ethereum with it, the two cryptocurrencies moving in tandem. The correlation may hold, but technic

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, said on the Bankless podcast this week that yield farming returns in DeFi won't sustain themselves. Ryan Sean Adams, host of the show and founder of Mythos Cap

WealthSimple is moving into cryptocurrency. The Canadian investment app, serving 200,000 customers, announced plans to launch WealthSimple Crypto, a dedicated trading platform for digital assets. The

A Twitter security breach that hosted a Bitcoin doubling scam has drawn the platform into potential legal liability it hasn't faced before. The compromised accounts belonged to Elon Musk, Barack Obama