Cryptocurrency news from around the world and beyond. We cover what happening with cryptocurrency today. We cover things like countries embracing or rejecting cryptos, price milestones for Bitcoin and Alts, new projects, upcoming forks, etc.
The crypto company Circle is working on a new ERC-20 based stable coin called “Circle USD Coin” (USDC). USDC Investors include the mining giant Bitmain. Circle investors include the investment banking giant Goldman Sachs.
The SEC launched a fake ICO called “HoweyCoins” to help investors understand what an ICO scam looks like. HINT: Phases, bonuses, and guaranteed returns are red flags to watch out for.
Ethereum Classic is doing a fork in May to remove a difficulty bomb that would essentially stop new ETC from being created down the road. No new coins are created from this fork, it is just a software update. The fork will occur at block 5,900,000.
Coinbase has announced Coinbase Prime, a Coinbase service that caters to institutional investors in the cryptocurrency space.
Early reports suggest that the investigation into the popular South Korean exchange UpBit will end up being mostly unwarranted.
A three day annual crypto event, CoinDesk’s “Consensus” Conference, kicked off today with a record turn out. Here is what you need to know (including a list of coins being represented at consensus).
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco published an analysis of Bitcoin prices and the crash of 2017 – 2018, pointing to Bitcoin futures as the main catalyst for the crash.
A few sources have reported that South Korea’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit was raided for alleged fraud.
Facebook is working on seeing how they can integrate blockchain technology and there is a rumor they are considering a token.
A few bits of bad news helped spur on a crypto correction that started when Bitcoin failed to break $10k. This included a rumor that the MtGox trustee had moved a 8,000 or so Bitcoin onto the exchanges, news of a raid on the popular South Korean exchange Upbit, and to a lesser extent the potential of regulation of ICOs in the US.
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