Value of the cryptocurrency market topped $US1 trillion on Thursday, after Bitcoin hit a record above $US37,000. The entire crypto market is now worth roughly half of what Apple is and more than the entire economy of Switzerland. Rival token Ethereum hit its highest in two years, above $US1,200, while […]

Bitcoin plummeted as much as 17% on Monday, its biggest single-day decline since March. The sharp decline comes after bitcoin hit a record high of $US34,792.47 on Sunday. The cryptocurrency had soared 59% since the start of December and 305% for full-year 2020. Some analysts said that after the stellar […]

Ripple’s XRP cryptocurrency tumbled by as much 32% on Wednesday, after the US regulator filed a lawsuit against the company’s executives over sales of the token. XRP lost as much as a third in value after the US regulator charged cryptocurrency firm Ripple over how it has sold the digital […]

Blockchain company Ripple has been running a $US1.3 billion unregistered offering, akin to an unlicensed stock sale, according to a complaint filed Tuesday by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. “Issuers seeking the benefits of a public offering, including access to retail investors, broad distribution and a secondary trading market, […]

Ripple plans to defend itself against an expected SEC lawsuit over allegedly breaking investor-protection laws while selling its cryptocurrency, XRP. In a series of tweets, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse blasted the SEC’s decision to sue his firm right before the holidays. “Ripple has and will continue to use XRP because […]

European shares rose but caution prevailed after hitch in AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial. Bitcoin hits profit-taking after massive rally this week – a fall below $US16,000 risks “FOMO destruction,” one analyst said. Oil eases below this week’s high as wariness over the demand outlook resurfaces. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for […]

European shares held around nine-month highs, led by gains in German stocks, while the dollar eased, which boosted gold. Cryptocurrencies ran into a wall of selling after this week’s rally, with Bitcoin down by $US2,000 on the day and Ripple’s XRP losing as much as 30% on the day. The […]

The price of Ripple’s XRP gained as much as 70% in hugely volatile trade on Tuesday, extending the broader cryptocurrency rally led by Bitcoin. As institutional investors allocate massive amounts to Bitcoin as a hedge against inflation, other market participants are looking to alternative cryptocurrencies — or altcoins. Ripple designed […]

Ethereum and Ripple are soaring, echoing the powerful rally in Bitcoin, as mass interest in cryptocurrencies picks up steam. Ethereum has jumped almost four-fold this year to just below $US600, although this is still short of its record $US1,500 in January 2018. The price of smaller crypto rival Ripple has […]

Bitcoin fell below $US6,000 on Thursday for the first time since May amid a market-wide sell-off over coronavirus concerns. The largest digital currency led other coins lower –Ethereum,Litecoin, and Ripple also plummeted Thursday. “Investors are clearly not looking at Bitcoin as a safe haven asset,” Matthew Dibb, co-founder of the […]

Bitcoin is up about 22% in the first 15 days of the new year, notching its best start-of-year surge since 2012, The Wall Street Journal first reported. The digital currency is nearing the $US9,000 threshold just two weeks into 2020, and crypto-enthusiasts expect institutional interest to drive prices higher through […]

Blockchain firm Ripple raised $US200 million in its Series C funding round, the startup announced Friday, bringing its valuation to $US10 billion. The funding round was led by New York investment firm Tetragon and will be used to expedite hiring, Ripple said in a statement. The firm rose to fame […]

Cryptocurrencies across the board are nursing big losses on Thursday as the global market sell-off hitting traditional assets spreads. All major crypto assets are down on Thursday, with the likes of ethereum and bitcoin cash losing more than 10% of their value. Bitcoin plunged more than 7% overnight, but has […]

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen made this year’s Forbes 400 list as the world’s richest cryptocurrency tycoon. Forbes estimates that Larsen’s total net worth is $US2.1 billion. On Thursday, Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen graced the Forbes 400 as the 383rd richest person on Earth. Larsen’s addition to the list is noteworthy: […]

Coinbase is reportedly closing a deal that values it at $US8 billion It’s reportedly raising a $US500 million funding round. Coinbase’s most recent private valuation was at $US1.6 billion, according to investors who contributed to its $US100 million funding round last year. Coinbase is closing a deal that values the […]

JPMorgan has built a blockchain-powered cross-border payment product: the Interbank Information Network. 75 banks have now signed up to test it, including Santander and Societe Generale. JPMorgan is one of several banks looking at how to use blockchain technology in mainstream finance. A blockchain-based payment project led by JPMorgan has […]

UPDATE: Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to fall on Thursday. Follow the crash here. Bitcoin dropped sharply early Wednesday, falling $US500, or about 5%, in just over an hour. Other cryptocurrencies fell even more sharply, with both ether and Ripple’s XRP losing about 12%. There does not appear to be […]

According to new data from New York-based law firm Foley and Lardner, a group of insiders say that among cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, Dash, and Monero, they believe ethereum to be the best bet. 38% of respondents picked ethereum as the best investment opportunity, while 35% picked bitcoin as their preferred […]

Payments company Ripple is launching a $US50 million fund to finance blockchain and crypto research at universities. The new fund highlights the early-stage nature of blockchain and crypto tech, which many companies around the world are trying to use to create commercial ventures. Crypto payments company Ripple announced a new […]

Payments company Ripple is launching a $US50 million fund to finance blockchain and crypto research at universities. The new fund highlights the early-stage nature of blockchain and crypto tech, which many companies around the world are trying to use to create commercial ventures. Crypto payments company Ripple announced a new […]

Cryptocurrencies fell in Friday trade, with the worst hit down 16%. Sentiment has suffered after news that South Korean prosecutors have raided the country’s biggest exchange. Follow live cryptocurrency prices on Markets Insider. Cryptocurrencies are getting slammed Friday after investors were spooked by news that South Korea’s largest crypto exchange […]

Billionaire Matthew Mellon is dead at 54. He died at a rehab facility in Mexico after struggling with an addiction to painkillers. Mellon is a descendant of the founders of Mellon Bank and investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert. In recent years he made a reported $US1 billion investing in cryptocurrency […]

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Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox. Bitcoin investors owe an estimated $US25 billion in US taxes, according to Tom Lee, the cofounder of Fundstrat. As […]

Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox. Yesterday, Bitmain announced a new ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) mining rig specifically for ethereum. Not only is it about […]

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Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox. Silicon Valley may be flush with cash, but its monarchs often don’t like to flaunt their wealth. The culture […]

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Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox. Bitcoin was the only major cryptocurrency in the green Wednesday afternoon, while most others had declined. Here are the […]

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Santander UK CEO: “This spring, if not one beats us to it, we will be the first large retail bank to carry out cross-border payments at scale with blockchain technology.” Consumer app in partnership with Ripple set to be launched to customers in Spain, Brazil, UK, and Poland. LONDON – […]

Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox. The CEO of $US20 billion data giant IHS Markit thinks blockchain technology, the tech behind cryptos like bitcoin, has […]

Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox. Bitcoin was trading lower Thursday amid fears that regulators in Japan might tell one cryptocurrency exchange to cease its […]

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Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox. Cryptocurrency markets continued to push higher following reports from a G20 summit in Argentina that financial leaders from the […]

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Ripple’s XRP cryptocurrency is up more than 5% Monday morning. The surge comes after rumours surfaced overnight that Coinbase was planning to support XRP. XRP, the cryptocurrency designed and controlled by Ripple for cross-border payments, is up more than 5% Monday after rumours swirled once again that popular cryptocurrency exchange […]

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Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox. Litecoin continues to outpace other major cryptocurrencies, and is up more than 10% on Thursday compared to bitcoin‘s 4.4% […]

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UK law firm Royds Withy King advising on three divorce cases involving cryptocurrencies. One case involves a crypto haul worth £600,000. LONDON – A UK law firm is advising on three divorce cases involving cryptocurrencies. UK law firm Royds Withy King said on Wednesday that it is working on three […]

Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox. The Litecoin Cash foundation announced Monday it will split a new cryptocurrency from litecoin, to be called litecoin cash. […]

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Bitcoin up 8% on Monday morning, other cryptos rallying strongly too. But bitcoin largely unchanged from Friday and market is still “trading sideways,” an analyst says. LONDON – Bitcoin is rallying on Monday morning but is still largely unchanged from where it was on Friday. Bitcoin is up 8% to […]

UAE Exchange joining Ripple’s RippleNet network for cross-border payments. The deal comes amid scepticism from some over recent rise of Ripple’s cryptocurrency XRP. UAE Exchange won’t use XRP in its processes. LONDON – Foreign exchange giant UAE Exchange has signed a deal with San Francisco fintech players Ripple on cross-border […]

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Major cryptocurrencies are all rising on Thursday but bitcoin is still down 20% over the last 7 days. World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim compared cryptocurrencies to Ponzi schemes. LONDON – Cryptocurrencies are rallying strongly on Thursday. After getting hosed earlier in the week, all major cryptocurrencies are solidly […]

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Cryptocurrency were down as much as 18% in early trade in London – but are rising on Tuesday afternoon Bitcoin fell below $US6,000 but is now back above $US7,000. LONDON – Bitcoin is back above $US7,000 on Tuesday afternoon, after wild price swings saw it briefly drop below $US6,000 earlier […]

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Bitcoin dropped back below $US8,000 a coin on Monday morning. By mid-afternoon, it was approaching $US7,000 per coin. After having a rough time last week, the cryptocurrency market remains under pressure. Last week’s sell-off was driven by an investigation into tether, a cryptocurrency that some fear has been used to […]

Bitcoin collapsed as low as $US7,700 on Friday before rebounding. The cryptocurrency is recovering on Saturday and rallying above $US9,000. LONDON – Bitcoin is back above $US9,000 on Saturday after a wild Friday. The cryptocurrency fell as low as $US7,700 on Friday, losing roughly 15% of its value at one […]

Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox . Cryptocurrencies lost close to $US100 billion overnight into Friday morning, with the flagship bitcoin sinking as low as […]

Cryptocurrencies swing wildly on Friday, with bitcoin falling as low as $US7,700 per coin before rebounding sharply. Ethereum, Litecoin, bitcoin cash, and Ripple all followed a similar pattern. Concerns over regulation, an advertising ban from Facebook, and investigations into the cryptocurrency tether have all hurt sentiment during European trading. UPDATE: […]

Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox . Bitcoin briefly fell below $US9,000 Thursday morning, its lowest level in more than two months. Ethereum, which was […]

Most major cryptocurrencies, except Ethereum, are having a rough start to 2018. Ripple’s XRP token is trading at less than one-third it’s high set just after the new year. Cryptocurrencies are having a rough start to 2018, and XRP is no exception. The digital currency created by Ripple for international […]

Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox . Bitcoin has hovered around $US10,000 this week, and is currently just below the benchmark after bobbing above and […]

Ethereum is the best performing major cryptocurrency so far in 2018. The second-largest coin by market cap has gained 46% since January 1, compared to the overall market’s 15% drop. The global cryptocurrency market might have lost 15% – or $US93 billion of value – since January 1, but not […]

Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox . Bitcoin is down more than 10% in the past 24 hours and could once again fall below the […]

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The six largest cryptocurrencies have all lost value in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin was down 4.6%, Ethereum was down 4.6%, and Ripple’s XRP was down 6.3%. The six largest cryptocurrencies, including the flagship bitcoin, have all sunk in the last 24 hours, according to data from Markets Insider, following […]

Greg Kidd, an early investor in Coinbase and Twitter, just invested $US57.5 million ($AU70.9 million) toward Uphold, a currency exchange that also trades in cryptocurrencies. Uphold will use part of the money as insurance for its users to guarantee that their deposits to the exchange are protected in the event […]

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Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox . Rapper 50 Cent says he accepted bitcoin as payment for his 2014 album “Animal Ambition.” The 700 bitcoin […]

Ripple, the company behind the cryptocurrency XRP, appears to be picking up steam among traditional financial players. The company on Wednesday announced it had added two payments companies to its roster of clients. One of Ripple‘s flagship products appears to be picking up some steam. The financial technology company, best […]

Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox . Bitcoin is hovering around $US10,000 Tuesday, having come within one dollar of the milestone in the early morning […]

Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox. Bitcoin is slumping again, down 8% Monday, as the flagship cryptocurrency pares many of Friday’s gains. The brief buoyancy […]

Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox . A US cybersecurity firm has accused North Korea of hacking South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges. The report comes amid […]

Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox . Cryptocurrencies are making slight rebounds after this weeks massive slump, with Ripple and other small cryptocurrencies leading the […]

Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox . The cryptocurrency sell-off is now being called a “bloodbath” by commentators as it enters a third straight day […]

Ethereum is trading down 18.94% on Wednesday morning amid an onslaught of selling in many major cryptocurrencies. Ethereum has lost over 35% of its value from its peak, and is currently trading at $US863.29. The top cryptocurrencies have followed suit, seeing some of their values decline by half from recent […]

The cryptocurrency market has lost $US340 billion of value since the start of January, with a severe sell-off on Tuesday and Wednesday. Analysts are variously blaming: concerns about regulation, light trading volumes in Asia, bitcoin futures, and an unsustainable price run-up. Expect the volatility to continue this year, experts say. […]

Bitcoin falls below $US10,000, down 12%, and Ethereum breaks $US1,000 to trade 15% lower. Russian President Vladimir Putin is proposing tighter regulation of the cryptocurrency space. LONDON – Bitcoin fell to a six-week low on Wednesday as global cryptocurrency markets entered the second day of a sell-off. Major coins are […]

Litecoin saw astronomical gains through the end of 2017, reaching a high of $US365 per token in December. Now the cryptocurrency is going for half of those highs, at just $US183. Litecoin has plunged to the sixth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap after losing half of its market value in less […]

Omni, a California storage startup, raised $US25 million in a fundraising round involving two cryptocurrency executives and Highland Capital Partners. A majority of the money raised by the firm was in Ripple’s XRP. Two cryptocurrency executives are backing a California startup that wants to be the Airbnb of your stuff. […]

Welcome to Crypto Insider, Business Insider’s roundup of all the bitcoin and cryptocurrency news you need to know today. Sign up here to get this email delivered direct to your inbox . Cryptocurrencies got smacked in Tuesday trade around the world, with as much as $US166 billion in market value […]

The 10 biggest cryptocurrencies by market capitalisation were falling massively on Tuesday. Declining Japanese and South Korean trading volumes have been blamed for spooking the market. Cryptocurrencies surged in 2017 but have been marked by volatility this month. Nevertheless, the independent financial adviser deVere Group plans to launch a crypto […]