Bitcoin Price Ends November With Worst Monthly Decline in 7 Years

Bitcoin Price Ends November With Worst Monthly Decline in 7 Years
The price of bitcoin is on its way to recording its worst monthly performance since August of 2011.

Bitcoin ETF Seekers Cite Precedent in SEC Presentation on Monday

Bitcoin ETF Seekers Cite Precedent in SEC Presentation on Monday
VanEck, SolidX and Cboe met with SEC staff on Monday to demonstrate how the bitcoin market is ready for an ETF.

New Crypto Mining Malware Seen to ‘Evolve,’ Say Researchers

New Crypto Mining Malware Seen to ‘Evolve,’ Say Researchers
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Check Point say a relatively new form of crypto mining malware, dubbed KingMiner, is “evolving.”

Vitalik Buterin Awarded Honorary Doctorate from University of Basel

Vitalik Buterin Awarded Honorary Doctorate from University of Basel
The creator of ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has just been awarded an honorary doctorate for his work on blockchain technology.

Mining Giant Bitmain Launches Crypto Index for Investors

Mining Giant Bitmain Launches Crypto Index for Investors
Bitmain has launched a new index tracking the performance of major cryptocurrencies as a benchmark for investors.

Capitulation? Bitcoin’s Price Dropped 36% in November

Capitulation? Bitcoin’s Price Dropped 36% in November
Bitcoin tanked in November on the back of high volumes, raising the possibility that the market has, to some extent, capitulated.

Asus Allows Gamers to Mine Crypto With Their Idle Graphics Cards

Asus Allows Gamers to Mine Crypto With Their Idle Graphics Cards
Taiwan-based tech giant Asus is now letting gamers use their graphics cards to earn a share of profits from cryptocurrency mining.

Intel Wins Patent for Energy-Efficient Bitcoin Mining

Intel Wins Patent for Energy-Efficient Bitcoin Mining
An Intel patent awarded Tuesday outlines a method for mining cryptos using the SHA-256 algorithm more efficiently.

Developers Rally Around Ethereum 1x, A New Roadmap for Faster Scaling

Developers Rally Around Ethereum 1x, A New Roadmap for Faster Scaling
Ethereum developers are aggregating efforts to implement ethereum 1x – a new proposed upgrade intended to act as the intermediary bridge to ethereum 2.0.

SEC Fines Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled for ICO Promotions

SEC Fines Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled for ICO Promotions
Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled settled charges with the SEC, which said they promoted ICOs without disclosing payments from token issuers.

US Judge Denies SEC Push for Injunction Against Crypto Startup

US Judge Denies SEC Push for Injunction Against Crypto Startup
A US District Judge ruled that the SEC has not yet provided sufficient evidence that Blockvest broke securities laws.

Sirin Labs’ $999 Blockchain Phone Will Start Shipping in December

Sirin Labs’ $999 Blockchain Phone Will Start Shipping in December
The Finney phone should begin shipping next month. It aims to stand out from the rest with a built-in cold storage wallet.

Coinbase Adds Privacy-Centric Crypto Zcash To Pro Trading Exchange

Coinbase Adds Privacy-Centric Crypto Zcash To Pro Trading Exchange
Coinbase Pro is adding support for the privacy coin zcash.

Iranian Bitcoin Users Are Already Being Affected By New US Sanctions

Iranian Bitcoin Users Are Already Being Affected By New US Sanctions
New sanctions from the US government are driving Iranian bitcoin users to pursue more secure and private wallet solutions.

Bitcoin Mining Giant Holds Flash Sale to Celebrate Price ‘Bottom’

Bitcoin Mining Giant Holds Flash Sale to Celebrate Price ‘Bottom’
Bitcoin miner maker Canaan Creative has revealed it is temporarily cutting prices to "celebrate" bitcoin's recent price rise.

Fidelity Looking to Expand Digital Asset Trading Beyond Bitcoin and Ether

Fidelity Looking to Expand Digital Asset Trading Beyond Bitcoin and Ether
Fidelity Investments is looking to expand its institutional crypto asset platform to include trading services for the top five to seven cryptocurrencies by market cap.

ConsenSys Leads $2.1 Million Funding Round for Ethereum Privacy Startup

ConsenSys Leads $2.1 Million Funding Round for Ethereum Privacy Startup
ConsenSys Labs has led a $2.1 million seed round for AZTEC, a startup working to make ethereum transactions private.

Coinbase, DCG Lead $4.5 Million Seed Round for Crypto Evaluation Startup

Coinbase, DCG Lead $4.5 Million Seed Round for Crypto Evaluation Startup
Coinbase Ventures, DCG and others have provided $4.5 million in funding for an analytics startup that wants investors to think beyond market cap.

Blockchain Oil Trading Platform Backed by Shell and BP Is Now Live

Blockchain Oil Trading Platform Backed by Shell and BP Is Now Live
A blockchain platform built by a group of major firms to bring new efficiencies to energy commodities trading has gone live.

Bull Reversal? Bitcoin Sees Biggest Single-Day Price Gain Since April

Bull Reversal? Bitcoin Sees Biggest Single-Day Price Gain Since April
Bitcoin is teasing a short-term bullish reversal, having just recorded its biggest single-day gain in seven months.

Mike Novogratz’s Crypto Bank Reports $76 Million Q3 Loss

Mike Novogratz’s Crypto Bank Reports $76 Million Q3 Loss
Mike Novogratz’s crypto merchant bank, Galaxy Digital Holdings, has reported a net loss of $76.65 million for Q3 2018.

FBI Arrests AriseBank CEO Over $4 Million Crypto Fraud

FBI Arrests AriseBank CEO Over $4 Million Crypto Fraud
The FBI has arrested the CEO of cryptocurrency platform AriseBank after he was indicted over an alleged multi-million dollar scam.

Botnets Are Being Repurposed for Crypto Mining Malware: Kaspersky

Botnets Are Being Repurposed for Crypto Mining Malware: Kaspersky
A security bulletin released by Kaspersky Labs states that botnets are increasingly being used to distribute illicit crypto mining software.

The 6 Big Takeaways From SEC Chair Clayton’s Crypto Remarks

The 6 Big Takeaways From SEC Chair Clayton’s Crypto Remarks
Following SEC Chairman Jay Clayton's fireside chat at Consensus: Invest, we invited three crypto law experts to unpack what was said.

WATCH: SEC Chairman Jay Clayton’s Full Consensus: Invest Interview

WATCH: SEC Chairman Jay Clayton’s Full Consensus: Invest Interview
Clayton spoke Tuesday at the CoinDesk-organized event. Here's the full video of his fireside chat.

Amazon Has Launched a New Service for Building Blockchains

Amazon Has Launched a New Service for Building Blockchains
Amazon will help clients build blockchain platforms on Hyperledger Fabric or ethereum with its new product.

Google Searches for ‘Bitcoin’ Just Hit Their Highest Level Since April

Google Searches for ‘Bitcoin’ Just Hit Their Highest Level Since April
The number of Google searches for bitcoin has seen a notable uptick this week, now recording its most searches worldwide since last April.

Steemit Lays Off 70% of Its Staff, Citing Crypto Bear Market

Steemit Lays Off 70% of Its Staff, Citing Crypto Bear Market
"We've been forced to lay off more than 70% of our organization and begin a restructuring," says Steemit founder Ned Scott.

US Regulators Tie Two Bitcoin Addresses to Iranian Ransomware Plot

US Regulators Tie Two Bitcoin Addresses to Iranian Ransomware Plot
For the first time, the U.S. Treasury Department is adding crypto addresses to its list of Specially Designated Nationals.

South Korea Eyes More Reliable E-Voting With December Blockchain Trial

South Korea Eyes More Reliable E-Voting With December Blockchain Trial
South Korea's National Election Commission says it is building a blockchain-based voting platform to be trialed in December.

Coinbase Quietly Opened Its OTC Crypto Trading Desk This Month

Coinbase Quietly Opened Its OTC Crypto Trading Desk This Month
U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase opened its over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading desk this month, Cheddar reports.

Back Over $4K: Bitcoin’s Price Bounce is Gathering Pace

Back Over $4K: Bitcoin’s Price Bounce is Gathering Pace
While the bitcoin market is still predominantly bearish, seller exhaustion near $3,500 may be paving the way to stronger corrective bounce.

Blockchain Smart Contracts Subject to Financial Laws, Says CFTC Primer

Blockchain Smart Contracts Subject to Financial Laws, Says CFTC Primer
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission says smart contracts are covered under financial rules in its new primer on the technology.

Canadian Jewelry Retailer Birks Now Accepts Bitcoin Payments

Canadian Jewelry Retailer Birks Now Accepts Bitcoin Payments
Birks Group, one of the oldest luxury jewelry retailers in Canada, is now accepting bitcoin payments at eight of its stores.

Goldman, Morgan Stanley Go Live With CLS’ IBM-Powered Blockchain

Goldman, Morgan Stanley Go Live With CLS’ IBM-Powered Blockchain
CLS, the bank-owned currency trading utility, and IBM have gone live with their blockchain-based payment netting service after more than two years in development.

Nasdaq, VanEck Partner to Launch ‘Crypto 2.0’ Futures Contracts

Nasdaq, VanEck Partner to Launch ‘Crypto 2.0’ Futures Contracts
The second largest stock exchange in the world - NASDAQ - is partnering with investment management firm VanEck to bring to market a new generation of cryptocurrency futures products.

SEC Chair Clayton: Crypto ETF Needs Exchanges ‘Free From Manipulation’

SEC Chair Clayton: Crypto ETF Needs Exchanges ‘Free From Manipulation’
Token issuers looking to fund their businesses with the proceeds should "start with the assumption that it's a securities offering," according to the SEC's Jay Clayton.

El-Erian: Crypto Will Become ‘More Widespread’ But Not ‘Dominant’

El-Erian: Crypto Will Become ‘More Widespread’ But Not ‘Dominant’
Mohamed El-Erian, the chief economic advisor for Allianz, said Tuesday that he believes cryptocurrencies will become more “widespread” but as part of a broader ecosystem.

Tether Says Customers Can Once Again Deposit and Redeem Fiat

Tether Says Customers Can Once Again Deposit and Redeem Fiat
Tether is again offering fiat redemption of its stablecoin USDT. Meanwhile, Bitfinex is now offering a U.S. dollar/tether trading pair.

ICE Founder: ‘We’re Kind of Agnostic’ on Bitcoin’s Price

ICE Founder: ‘We’re Kind of Agnostic’ on Bitcoin’s Price
ICE founder and chairman Jeffrey Sprecher and Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler took to the stage during CoinDesk's Consensus: Invest event on Tuesday.

Bloomberg: Nasdaq Still Planning Bitcoin Futures Launch in 2019

Bloomberg: Nasdaq Still Planning Bitcoin Futures Launch in 2019
Stock exchange operator Nasdaq is sticking with plans to launch bitcoin futures contracts early next year, say Bloomberg sources.

Harbor Launches Tokenized Equity Purchases With Real Estate Offering

Harbor Launches Tokenized Equity Purchases With Real Estate Offering
Security token startup Harbor is offering its first private placement, allowing investors to buy into a high-rise property.

Messari Opens Disclosure Registry for Crypto Projects

Messari Opens Disclosure Registry for Crypto Projects
Messari is launching a disclosure registry for crypto projects to better inform investors.

Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Rolls Out Tech to Spot Market Manipulation

Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Rolls Out Tech to Spot Market Manipulation
Crypto exchange Bitstamp is upgrading its tech arsenal to better identify suspicious activity and market manipulation.

Galaxy Digital, Cumberland and More Plan New Crypto Code of Conduct

Galaxy Digital, Cumberland and More Plan New Crypto Code of Conduct
Ten crypto and financial startups are forming a new association to create standards of conduct for the blockchain space.

Bitcoin Will Close Below Key Price Support in First Since 2015

Bitcoin Will Close Below Key Price Support in First Since 2015
Bitcoin looks set to end the month below a key long-term support level for the first time in three years.

Fake Developer Sneaks Malicious Code into BitPay’s Copay Wallet

Fake Developer Sneaks Malicious Code into BitPay’s Copay Wallet
The Copay wallet from crypto payments processor BitPay has been compromised by a hacker, the firm warns. An updated version has been released.

Abu Dhabi Bank Settles $500 Million Bond on a Blockchain

Abu Dhabi Bank Settles $500 Million Bond on a Blockchain
Abu Dhabi-based Al Hilal Bank has carried out a blockchain-based transaction for an Islamic bond worth $500 million.

Employees Say Blockchain Startup Civil Hyped Crypto Returns, But Failed to Pay

Employees Say Blockchain Startup Civil Hyped Crypto Returns, But Failed to Pay
Civil was supposed to create a more transparent and democratic model for journalism, but so far, journalists working on its platform have yet to receive all of the compensation they say they were promised when hired.

XRP Nears Longest Stretch as World’s Second-Largest Cryptocurrency

XRP Nears Longest Stretch as World’s Second-Largest Cryptocurrency
XRP has remained the world's second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization for the past 11-days, which is its longest stretch at #2 since 2016.