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LONDON (Reuters) – Digital currencies Ethereum and XRP soared on Monday, gaining momentum as bitcoin powered on towards its all-time high.FILE PHOTO: Representation of the…
Read More Smaller digital coins soar as bitcoin powers on towards record high
TOKYO (Reuters) – More than 30 major Japanese firms will begin experiments next year towards issuing a common, private digital currency to promote digitalisation in…
Read More Japan Inc to begin experiments issuing digital yen
LONDON (Reuters) – It sounds like a surefire bet. You lend money to a borrower who puts up collateral that exceeds the size of the…
Read More Boom or bust? Welcome to the freewheeling world of crypto lending
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s markets regulator has agreed in principle to issue a license to cryptocurrency firm OSL Digital Securities, a unit of…
Read More Hong Kong gives approval in principle to OSL for first crypto exchange license
LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin jumped to its highest in over a year on Monday, adding to a 2020 rally that has seen it more than…
Read More Bitcoin hits highest in 13 months as 2020 rally gathers steam
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian cryptocurrency trading platform Quadriga CX collapsed due to a Ponzi scheme operated by founder Gerald Cotten, who died suddenly in December…
Read More Canadian cryptocurrency firm collapsed due to Ponzi scheme by late founder, regulator says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors expecting a sudden surge in bitcoin’s price, after it underwent a technical adjustment three weeks ago that reduced the rate…
Read More Expecting a spike in bitcoin? Investors say it may take time
LONDON (Reuters) – Crypto analysts are split on whether bitcoin’s rise this year is driven by unique factors or is just its latest bout of…
Read More Is bitcoin's 2020 rally another flash in the pan?
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Losses from cryptocurrency crime surged to $4.52 billion last year, as insider theft soared even as hacking losses declined, according to…
Read More Cryptocurrency crime losses more than double to $4.5 billion in 2019, report finds
LONDON (Reuters) – Central banks are looking at creating their own digital currencies – a stark contrast to the ethos of cryptocurrencies that seek to…
Read More Explainer: Central bank digital currencies – Moving towards reality?
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of former software developers from Morgan Stanley announced on Wednesday the launch of a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange called Phemex…
Read More Ex-Morgan Stanley developers launch high-speed cryptocurrency derivatives exchange
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bakkt Trust Co LLC has been granted a license to operate as a limited liability trust company, the New York State…
Read More New York financial regulator approves Bakkt trust license
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Overstock.com subsidiary tZERO said on Thursday it has launched a digital wallet and exchange app for cryptocurrencies. Investors who want to…
Read More Overstock.com unit tZERO to launch digital currency wallet, exchange app
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A top official at technology group IOTA Foundation said most of the roughly $11 million in the company’s cryptocurrency stolen from…
Read More IOTA says bulk of $11 million stolen tokens found, hacker worked alone
LONDON (Reuters) – The head of one of Europe’s largest asset managers called for global regulators to ban cryptoassets on Tuesday, scorning them for wiping…
Read More Cryptoassets should be 'outlawed': Allianz GI CEO