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08.07 / 20:37
Blockchain
cryptocurrency
Coindesk
Arrow
Blockchain.com faces $270 million hit on loans to bankrupt Three Arrows - CoinDesk
Cryptocurrency exchange Blockchain.com could lose $270 million from lending to hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), which filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, CoinDesk reported on Friday.
08.06 / 11:47
cryptocurrency
Digital
Coindesk
Trading Firms Citadel Securities, Virtu Building Crypto "Eco-System": Report
The consortium of firms behind the project includes Sequoia Capital and Paradigm, the report said.
22.05 / 14:29
cryptocurrency
Digital
Coindesk
cryptocurrency news
Cryptocurrencies Will Be First Focus Of Nomura's New Digital Asset Subsidiary
Nomura is preparing to start a new company to help institutional clients diversify into cryptocurrency
11.05 / 12:13
Coindesk
Algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD plunges as spooked investors step back
A selloff in a cryptocurrency that was supposed to be pegged to $1 accelerated 11 May, sending its price to less than a quarter of that value.
09.05 / 09:49
Coindesk
Bitcoin
Weekend
Crypto’s just had a rough weekend — here’s what happened
The cryptocurrency market fell over the weekend, mirroring the slide of the broader stock market.
17.03 / 14:05
UPS
Coindesk
Bitcoin
Bitcoin trading is ‘like a ping-pong match,’ investor says
Bitcoin inched up on 16 March after the Federal Reserve raised its policy rate by a quarter percentage point, the first rate hike since 2018, and signaled more to come.
07.03 / 11:43
Coindesk
Bitcoin
What bitcoin needs to stabilise as the crypto drops below $40,000
Bitcoin extended its losses on 4 March, falling below $40,000 with investors concerned about the worsening war between Russia and Ukraine, after Russian troops seized Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant.
01.03 / 20:17
Target
BLOCK
Digital
Coindesk
Department
Treasury Department Targets Crypto Used to Bypass Russian Sanctions
The U.S. is forbidding Americans from using cryptocurrencies to circumnavigate financial sanctions placed on Russia as it seeks to further choke off financial support for the country's wealthy oligarchs.
22.02 / 16:47
Coindesk
Bitcoin
Bitcoin falls as Ukraine-Russia conflict batters risk-sensitive assets
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were under pressure on 21 February as investors continued to shun risk-sensitive assets in the face of geopolitical tensions.
22.02 / 14:21
Coindesk
Bitcoin
Bitcoin, other cryptos tumble as investors ditch high-risk assets amid Russia’s move into Ukraine
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies tumbled on 22 February as investors fled risk-sensitive assets after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine.
21.02 / 16:59
Coindesk
Bitcoin
Bitcoin falls as Ukraine-Russia conflict batters risk-sensitive assets
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were under pressure on 21 February as investors continued to shun risk-sensitive assets in the face of geopolitical tensions.
17.02 / 12:45
09.02 / 00:07
COST
Ripple
XRP
Coindesk
Is The Rise In Ripple's Prices A Bubble?
In the cryptocurrency world, news about skyrocketing prices and valuations mostly elicits shrugs. But Ripple’s rise has raised hackles and disbelief.
19.01 / 21:45
Digital
Coindesk
Crypto sell-off extends as Fed casts a shadow over digital assets
The Federal Reserve is casting a shadow over cryptocurrencies.
19.01 / 15:26
Digital
Coindesk
Crypto sell-off extended as Fed casts a shadow over digital assets
The Federal Reserve is casting a shadow over cryptocurrencies.
09.12 / 20:29
Progressive
Extreme
CEO
Coindesk
Crypto Industry Representatives Testify Before Congress
For a technology with ambitions to accelerate the workings of financial infrastructure in the United States, cryptocurrencies have made extremely slow progress on making the case for custom legislation before lawmakers. On Dec. 8, 2021, representatives of the crypto industry tried again.
06.12 / 11:27
Coindesk
Bitcoin
fall
Wall Street sell-off triggers fall in bitcoin
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies had a roller-coaster weekend, another sign that investors are pulling back from riskier bets after last week’s stock-market selloff.
03.12 / 15:33
Coindesk
Bitcoin
Backed
Goldman Sachs to consider offering bitcoin-backed loans
Goldman Sachs is exploring plans which could see the Wall Street bank use bitcoin as collateral for institutional cash loans, according to a report.
26.11 / 19:37
Coindesk
covid variant
Variant
Major cryptocurrencies plunge as new Covid variant draws concern
Major cryptocurrencies plunged on 26 November amid a broad sell-off of risky assets, after a new variant of Covid-19 was detected in South Africa.
09.11 / 14:35
Digital
Coindesk
Bitcoin
Here’s why bitcoin and ether have hit new record highs
Bitcoin and ether, the two leading cryptocurrencies, notched all-time highs on 9 November as a rally in digital assets continued.
01.11 / 15:31
Digital
SoftBank
Coindesk
valuation
Crypto manager Grayscale’s owner taps Alphabet and SoftBank at $10bn valuation
Digital Currency Group, a cryptocurrency conglomerate that counts the asset-management firm Grayscale and media company CoinDesk among its holdings, raised $700m in an investment round, the second-largest in the crypto sector.
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