Microsoft Teams up With Enjin to Offer Crypto Collectible Rewards

Do good work, earn a "badger." That's the idea behind a new incentives scheme launched by Microsoft in partnership with blockchain gaming project Enjin.

Ex-Morgan Stanley Executives Launch Crypto Derivatives Platform in Singapore

A team of Morgan Stanley veterans have launched a crypto derivatives trading platform, claiming it is faster and more secure than some of the market’s biggest players.

Bitcoin’s Rejection at Key Price Hurdle Puts Short-Term Bull Trend at Risk

Bitcoin sharp rejection at resistance around $7,800 has weakened the short-term bullish outlook.

Canadian Government-Assisted Bitcoin Miner Files for Bankruptcy Owing Millions

Great North Data, a firm that ran bitcoin mining and AI processing data centers in Canada, has filed for bankruptcy owing millions to creditors including government agencies.

ChromaWay Doubles Down on Gaming With Antler Interactive Acquistion

ChromaWay will add Antler's game catalog to its own Chromia blockchain with the acquisition.

Top US Financial Regulators Urge Monitoring of Digital Assets, Stablecoins

A panel of top U.S. financial regulators urged federal and state officials to monitor risks from digital assets like bitcoin.

MARKETS DAILY: Is Bitcoin Market Manipulation Profitable?

With markets recovering, we take a look at Bitcoins' recent behavior and wonder whether it's still a safe haven? Later, we're joined by Galen Moore for quick discussion on alleged bitcoin market manipulation...

Litecoin’s Mining Power Tanks to Lowest in Year Following Price Plunge

Litecoin’s price plunge in recent months has whittled away the profitability of mining the cryptocurrency, leading to a shakeout among operators.

Georgia Governor Appoints Bakkt CEO Loeffler as New US Senator

It is unclear who will helm Bakkt after CEO Kelly Loeffler joins the U.S. Senate on Jan. 1.

Chinese Insurance Giant Ping An’s Blockchain Arm Reveals Terms for $468M IPO

OneConnect Financial, the blockchain and AI subsidiary of China’s top insurance company Ping An Insurance, has set the terms for its planned NYSE listing.

Bear Trap? Bitcoin Slips to One-Week Low Amid Low Volumes

Bitcoin's recent $780 pullback lacks volume support from sellers and may be short-lived.

North Korean Hacking Group May Be Behind Malware-Laden Fake Crypto Site

A new and hard-to-detect macOS malware variant has been discovered lurking on a fake cryptocurrency trading site.

MUFG Plays Down Reports of Digital Currency Launch

Japan's MUFG Bank and Recruit Holdings were said to be launching a digital currency as part of a new payments venture. MUFG has now put that claim in doubt.

Bitcoin No Longer Looks Like ‘Digital Gold’ by One Measure

If "digital gold" means "assets where investors park money during financial market turmoil," then bitcoin doesn't fit the bill as well as it used to.

Gemini Hires Former Starling Bank Founder as Managing Director of Europe

The exchange hired Julian Sawyer, former co-founder and chief operating officer of a U.K. digital bank, to shape the exchange’s strategy in the region and manage European hiring.

State Street Slashes DLT Developer Team as Bank Rethinks Blockchain Strategy

State Street Bank has cut over 100 blockchain developer jobs as part of a pivot from transforming its plumbing with DLT to supporting digital assets.

Freedom Fighter or Fool? Jury’s Out on Arrested Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith

The case offers a litmus test of sorts: Was Griffith's appearance in North Korea a brazen violation of economic sanctions or a noble act of spreading ethereum's gospel of global reinvention?

Ethereum Devs Reconsider ‘Difficulty Bomb’ Timing as Hard Forks Loom

Developers may punt a network feature two years down the road to avoid complicating ethereum's transition to proof-of-stake (PoS).