The cryptocurrency market experienced a significant downturn Sunday and Monday (Aug. 4-5), resulting in a loss of approximately $367 billion in value over a 24-hour period. This plunge was primarily driven by substantial drops in the prices of bitcoin and ether, the two largest cryptocurrencies,...
Online betting service DraftKings said is closing down its three-year-old non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace. The company announced Tuesday (July 30) it was shuttering the marketplace, along with Reignmakers, a fantasy sports game based around NFTs, due to “recent legal developments.” “This decision was not made...
The price of bitcoin hit a six-week high Monday (July 29). The alleged reason? Separate comments made over the weekend by presidential candidates Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Nashville’s Bitcoin Conference that observers believe could signal, if not herald, greater legitimization of the...
It’s day two of Nashville’s Bitcoin Conference, but many attendees are waiting for day three. The reason? Saturday (July 27), at 2 p.m., is when U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will give a keynote address to the conference. The former president and current hopeful,...
Coinbase has been fined $4.5 million by a U.K. regulator for serving “high-risk” customers. The fine, announced Thursday (July 25) by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), was levied against a subsidiary of the cryptocurrency exchange, CB Payments Limited (CBPL), which the FCA says repeatedly violated a requirement preventing the company...
Coinbase Asset Management is reportedly creating a tokenized money market fund. The company, which is an arm of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, is working on the project with Bermuda-based Apex Group, CoinDesk reported Wednesday (July 24). This effort follows another move in the tokenization space by...
Fold, which describes itself as a “bitcoin financial services company” is set to go public. The company plans to list on Nasdaq after merging with publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp, Fold announced in a news release Wednesday (July 24). “By integrating bitcoin...
Following the collapse of two crypto-friendly American banks, European lenders are reportedly filling that space. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (July 23), two Swiss banks — Amina Bank and Sygnum Bank — have recently launched real-time payment and settlement networks, targeting a gap left by...
Bitcoin Depot said Monday (July 22) that the number of Bitcoin ATMs it has in operation now totals 8,180, up from 7,400 on April 1. The company added that it reached its goal of having at least 8,000 Bitcoin ATMs five months ahead of schedule,...
