Cryptocurrency News

For CME Group’s very own Bitcoin Futures Market, it has always been about business. The company says so despite the existence of a retrenchment courtesy of rival derivatives operator called Cboe Global Markets.

A heated debate took place during an Ethereum developer call after a change to the network’s overall mining algorithm was proposed. The algorithm, in particular, is called Progressive Proof-of-Work or “ProgPow.”

In the latest blockchain news, Riot Blockchain is making a bold move in the crypto space. Apparently, it is all prep and ready to introduce a regulated crypto exchange in the United States.  Here is everything about it in a nutshell.

Tendermint, which is a blockchain interoperability project, has managed to raise at least $9 million in its Series A funding round. The latter was led by none other Paradigm, the technology-focused venture capital company.

The financial regulatory authorities in Canada are reportedly interested in the idea of setting up rules for digital currency exchanges. If this pushes through, this would become a huge change in the crypto space in the country.

An 18-year-old in Japan has been recently sent to prosecutors as the country sets its eye on the first ever trial involving digital currency cyber-theft. Here is everything about it in a nutshell.

Jeff Garzik, a well-known Bitcoin developer, revealed that he had been given a subpoena by the United States District Court of Southern Florida in the contentious Kleiman vs. Wright lawsuit.

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has made some claims about cryptocurrencies and their relationship towards many of the world’s banking institutions. According to the group of international banking authorities, the growth of digital currencies has the possibility to threaten banks and even bring a problem to global financial stability.

An Estonia-based platform called DX.Exchange, which soft-launched back in January, has reportedly opened up its market to secondary trading of security. This was made possible after adding the much-needed support. Here is everything about it in a nutshell.

The Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Gatecoin announced on Thursday, March 14 that it was finally closing its doors and entering liquidation after it was unsuccessful in recovering funds that had been lost to a former payment service provider in a dispute.