Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Is 75% Funded Ahead of Dec. 1 Soft Launch

The smart contract required for triggering Ethereum 2.0 has nearly accrued enough funds to activate the momentous upgrade.

Blockchain Bites: XRP’s Rally, Chainalysis’ $1B Valuation, Bitcoin’s Volatility in Perspective

The U.S. government uses USDC to bypass Venezuelan blockades. Chainalaysis eyes a $100 million raise. BTC is less volatile than 22% of S&P500 stocks, VanEck finds.

Latin America’s Big Blockchain Opportunity

Decentralizing the financial sector and putting trust in distributed ledgers means less reliance on the continent's corrupt intermediaries.

Bitcoin Faces Volatility Rise as Futures Market Shows Signs of Overheating

The bitcoin perpetual futures "funding rate" has shot up, suggesting the market may be overleveraged to the bullish side.

CipherTrace Says Homeland Security Work Gave Rise to Monero-Tracking Patent Filings

CipherTrace has filed two patent applications it claims offer technologies that could help authorities in tracking monero transactions.

China Construction Bank Pulls Planned Listing of Bitcoin-Tradable Bond

The "Big Four" Chinese bank has suspended the listing of a $3 billion bond issuance that was intended to be tradable for bitcoin and U.S. dollars.

John Lennon’s Son Says Bitcoin ‘Empowers’ People Like Never Before

Sean Ono Lennon praised bitcoin for its ability to help individuals transcend politics and world events.

NFT Painting of Buterin in Harlequin Garb Sets Record in Weekend Crypto Art Sale

"EthBoy," created by Trevor Jones and Alotta Money sold for 260 ETH, setting records for the highest dollar value of a cryptographic painting to date.

Bitcoin Shortage? Pantera Thinks Market Rally Driven by PayPal Buys

PayPal’s recent leap into the crypto market is helping to drive the current bitcoin rally, according to Pantera Capital.

DeFi Protocol Pickle Finance Token Loses Almost Half Its Value After $19.7M Hack

Popular decentralized finance protocol Pickle Finance was hacked on Saturday, draining $19.7 million in DAI.

Hacked Crypto Exchange KuCoin Resumes Deposit, Withdrawal Services for All Tokens

The digital asset exchange that was hacked to the tune of $281 million in September said it has restored the deposit and withdrawal services of all tokens.

Bitcoin ETF Time? What SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Stepping Down Means for Markets

Jay Clayon is stepping down as chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission. Here’s what that means for crypto and traditional markets.

GoDaddy Employees Tricked Into Transferring Control of Crypto Firm Domains: Report

Cryptocurrency trading platform liquid.com and crypto mining firm NiceHash were two of at least six firms that had control of their domains briefly transferred.

Pantera Raises Additional $5M for Its Bitcoin Fund, Bringing Total to $134M

Formed in 2013, Pantera’s was the first U.S.-based bitcoin fund.

China’s Xi Asks G20 Countries to Be ‘Open and Accommodating’ to CBDCs

In a wide-ranging speech, Xi said the G20 “needs to discuss developing standards and principles for central bank digital currencies.”

Crypto Assets in South Africa Would Be Considered Financial Products Under Regulator Proposal

If implemented, the declaration would require crypto firms in South Africa to register as financial services providers.

Coinbase Has Raked in $14B in New Institutional Assets Since April

Coinbase is now measuring new capital coming in for bitcoin in the billions, according to the firm's head of institutional coverage.