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Latest data shows the leading global Bitcoin hashrate now resides in the US as a result of China's crackdowns on mining. US Leads In Bitcoin Hashrate, Kazakhstan And Russia Follow After As per a report from the University of Cambridge, the US is now l

Bitcoin edges closer to $60,000 following a report that a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund is set to clear the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that cryptocurrencies could find use as a settlement unit, but that it was still too early to say if it could be used in energy transactions.

The firm uses a sustainable energy source by converting waste coal into power to mine Bitcoin.

After Ripple's response to SEC's motion to compel Ripple to produce recordings of internal meetings, the deadline to conduct expert discovery has been set to 12 November 2021. This lawsuit has stretched longer than anyone had anticipated.

JPMorgan said it would roll out a digital currency called JPM Coin, and in October 2020, the firm created a new unit for blockchain projects. In August, it started giving its wealth management clients access to crypto funds, CNBC reported.

There are two big questions on everyone's lips now: What exactly is Facebook's Diem, and what it will offer its potential 2 billion users?

Thanks to Bitcoin's recent bullishness on the charts, many have been quick to make projections. Dan Held, Growth Lead at Kraken, is the latest to do so, with the exec making his projections known at a recent event. His staggering estimates, however, a

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund(IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, recently talked about digital currencies, including CBDC, in one of her recent speeches. The IMF MD gave this speech at the T20 Summit hosted by Bocconi University and Italia

MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI), the global leader in the evolution of digital P2P payments, today announced a partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports the development and growth of Stellar,

It's hard to talk about the CBDC race without mentioning China. However, as more countries explore state-backed digital currencies, central banks sometimes find themselves turning to none other than alt coins for solutions. Recently, XLM's Stellar

Offline payments might soon feature on XRPL as developers at XRP Ledger Labs, the software company behind XRPL-based digital payments solutions, recently revealed the prototype of their Proof of Payments protocol. During a presentation at the Apex Develop

Shiba Inu was launched to take advantage of the Dogecoin craze, and now has countless investors trying to dethrone DOGE.

At least one voice at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is growing louder in speaking out against the way the agency is regulating cryptocurrencies.

With Bitcoin becoming an increasingly risky venture, Shiba Inu might now make more sense if you're going to speculate anyway.

Cryptocurrencies have attracted strong interest in emerging economies. The IMF says that in some nations, crypto could replace the local currency.

Any sellers that list crypto miners or relevant products on Alibaba's platforms after Oct. 15 will face significant penalties.

I spent a week using Chinas digital yuan. Many merchants were unable to process transactions, and exchanging it from cash takes some work.

Traders may be switching to decentralized exchanges that allow users to swap tokens with far more privacy and anonymity than a standard brokerage.

Bitcoin's price fell by several thousand dollars after China banned cryptocurrencies. Yet one investor believes this decision may actually be good for Bitcoin in the long run.