- Coindesk•1 hour ago
Bitcoin Exchange Operator Given 16-Month Prison Sentence
Coin.mx operator Yuri Lebedev has been sentenced to 16 months in prison, according to a new report.
- Coindesk•4 hours ago
Prepping for a Pullback? Bitcoin Price Drops Below $6,000
Bitcoin prices are trending down, but is this the sign of a developing trend?
- Coindesk•3 days ago
LedgerX Trades $1 Million in Bitcoin Derivatives in First Week
New York-based startup LedgerX has concluded a historic first week of cryptocurrency derivatives trading, reporting $1 million in exchanges.
- Coindesk•3 days ago
BlackRock Strategist: There's No 'Right or Wrong' Price for Bitcoin
BlackRock Chief Investment Strategist Richard Turnill says cryptocurrencies are in a bubble right now, but that blockchain technology is promising.
- Coindesk•3 days ago
Bitcoin Breather? Higher Price Push Still Possible on Search Demand
The price of bitcoin continues to climb, and if price charts are any indication, there could be clear skies ahead.
- Coindesk•3 days ago
Quiet Surge: Bitcoin Price Sets New High Above $6,000
Bitcoin's price has crossed the $5,900 mark for the first time, setting a new all-time high.
- Coindesk•3 days ago
Ether Prices Hold Above $300 as Fork Fears Fade
The price of ether continues to hold steady despite linger uncertainty surrounding a recent software upgrade.
- Coindesk•4 days ago
Cautiously Bullish? $6,000 in Play as Bitcoin Price Stages Sharp Recovery
The price of bitcoin is roaring once again today, rising over $500 on a strong recovery from yesterday's lows.
- Coindesk•5 days ago
In 'Search' of a Swell? XRP Prices Rise and Fall Amid Ripple Event
A conference held by distributed ledger startup Ripple appears to have had a positive impact on the price of its cryptocurrency.
- Coindesk•5 days ago
Healthy Pullback? Bitcoin Price Dips Back Below $5,300
The price of bitcoin is down today, as overbought indicators seem to have yielded a notable correction away from recent highs.
- Coindesk•5 days ago
Algorithmic Trading Platform Integrates GDAX Exchange API
Coinbase's GDAX exchange is integrating with algorithmic trading platform QuantConnect to add cryptocurrency options for users.
- Coindesk•6 days ago
Pump or Progress? Bitcoin Cash Nears $400 on Korea Trading Surge
Bitcoin cash saw a big boost today, spurred like many recent rallies by strong volumes from South Korea's local exchanges.
- Coindesk•7 days ago
An Australian University Is Giving Out Ether to Students
The University of New South Wales' consumer loyalty research effort will pay students in ether for making purchases at on-campus retailers.
- Coindesk•7 days ago
Bank of America Report: Bitcoin's True Value 'Impossible to Assess'
A new research note from Bank of America explores the investment implications of cryptocurrencies.
- Coindesk•7 days ago
Bulls Take Breather? Bitcoin Slows as Price Struggles to Breach $6,000
The price of bitcoin neared $6,000 last week, but charts suggest little evidence a big push across that threshold will be forthcoming.
- Coindesk•7 days ago
Priced In? Ether Sees Cautious Boost as Blockchain Upgrade Underway
Despite an apparently smooth technical upgrade, the price of ether is flat at press time, continuing to trade in the $350 range.
- Coindesk•9 days ago
Logical or Not, Bitcoin's Coming Fork Is Boosting Its Price
Bitcoin is trading at an all-time high, and with another contentious hard fork coming, the reasons why have experts wondering.
- Coindesk•10 days ago
At It Again: Dimon Breaks Vow, Says Bitcoin Buyers Will 'Pay the Price'
Just a day after JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon said he wouldn't talk about bitcoin, he issued new remarks about the cryptocurrency.
- Coindesk•10 days ago
Basecoin Revealed: A16z, MetaStable Seek Crypto Holy Grail With Stable Token
A high-profile group of investors are backing an unknown startup's token sale, in an effort to evolve the "stablecoin" concept.
- Coindesk•10 days ago
What Hard Fork? Ether's Price Is Climbing Ahead of Tech Upgrade
Ether prices are up 11 percent so far today, indicating increasing market confidence that ethereum may sail through its next big upgrade.
- Coindesk•10 days ago
Bitcoin's Price Keeps Rising, But Is $6,000 in Reach?
Bitcoin hit a new record high of $5,856 this morning, but the question everyone will be asking is, can the rally continue?
- Coindesk•10 days ago
$5,800: Bitcoin Price Hits New Record High
The value of a bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $5,856 this morning amid a market that is fast recovering from regulatory news in China.
- Coindesk•11 days ago
Nasdaq CEO: Exchange Is Staying Away from ICOs
Nasdaq's CEO says the exchange operator has no intention to work with initial coin offerings (ICOs).
- Coindesk•11 days ago
Wall Street Analyst Bernstein: Bitcoin Is a 'Censorship Resistant Asset Class'
Wall Street analyst Bernstein explored the question of whether bitcoin is money in a new note to clients this week.
- Coindesk•11 days ago
Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin: Coinbase Enables 'Instant' Purchases for US Buyers
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that purchases of bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin will now be instant – for some customers.
