The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology has begun sending out “emergency notices” to local data centers, urging their operators to report whether they are involved in cryptocurrency mining, Reuters reported yesterday. According to the sources and a document seen by the outlet, the bureau is asking big data centers—including the three largest […]

Coinspeaker COIN Stock Up 1%, Coinbase Acquires Skew for Undisclosed Amount Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) stock was up over 1% on Friday to trade around $300 at the time of reporting. The spike was attributed to the announcement that the cryptocurrency exchange firm has acquired a leading data analytics and trade execution platform for […]

Coinbase has announced the acquisition of cryptocurrency market analytics firm skew, with hopes of adding features for institutional traders. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired skew, a U.K-based data analytics firm for cryptocurrency markets, allowing the exchange to provide real-time data analytics to the institutions and traders who leverage its platform Per a Coinbase announcement today, […]

Bitcoin (BTC/USD) exploded higher early in today’s Asian session as the pair appreciated to the 57289.80 level after trading as low as the 53958.23 level during the European session, with the interday high representing the highest print since 19 April.  Stops were elected above the 55971.51 level during the ascent, representing the 50% retracement of […]

Bitcoin (BTC/USD) exploded higher early in today’s Asian session as the pair appreciated to the 57289.80 level after trading as low as the 53958.23 level during the European session, with the interday high representing the highest print since 19 April.  Stops were elected above the 55971.51 level during the ascent, representing the 50% retracement of […]

Ethereum (ETH/USD) found a small bid early in the Asian session as the pair appreciated to the 2757 level after trading as low as the 2727.04 area during the North American session, with the interday low representing a test of the 38.2% retracement of the recent depreciating range from 2800 to 2682.83.  Traders recently pushed […]

Ethereum (ETH/USD) found a small bid early in the Asian session as the pair appreciated to the 2757 level after trading as low as the 2727.04 area during the North American session, with the interday low representing a test of the 38.2% retracement of the recent depreciating range from 2800 to 2682.83.  Traders recently pushed […]

The $3 billion USDC influx puts the total supply of the stablecoin at around $14,4 billion, reaching over a quarter of Tether’s market cap. More USD Coin (USDC) was printed on April 30 than at any time in the dollar-backed stablecoin’s existence, as just over $3 billion was minted in one fell swoop. New USD […]

The Bank of England’s CBDC-related job listings range from solution architect to senior manager. The United Kingdom’s central bank, the Bank of England, or BoE, still maintains that it is unsure on a path forward regarding a central bank digital currency, although the entity is looking to hire at least seven CBDC-related job positions.  The […]

Independent Russian news organization Meduza has launched a donations page with a bitcoin address after being penalized by the government. The Russian Justice Ministry has added Meduza, one of the country’s leading independent news agencies, to its list of “foreign agent” media outlets, a label that poses a significant threat to the agency’s future, according […]