Cryptocurrencies

A long-awaited software upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain aimed at slashing its huge energy consumption is expected this week, a move proponents say may widen the technology’s use and support …

Ethereum, the blockchain that underpins the world’s second-largest crypto token ether, will soon undergo a major software upgrade that promises to slash the amount of energy needed to create new …

Bitcoin surged past the $20,000 barrier and was potentially heading for its best day in six months on Friday as the US dollar fell broadly and markets found reasons to …

Bitcoin’s been called a lot of things. Buzzy, beguiling, baffling, even bogus. But never boring. Yet, of late, it’s been eerily subdued. The king of the swingers has been uncharacteristically …

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, said on Monday it is introducing “BUSD Auto-Conversion,” which will be used to convert any existing user balances and new deposits of USD Coin …

Albanian police on Tuesday arrested the fugitive Turkish founder of crypto-exchange Thodex, wanted by Interpol for suspected crypto fraud and at large for a year, police and media said. Albanian …

Who can save bitcoin? The world’s biggest cryptocurrency can’t seem to catch a break. It finally looked to be regaining strength this month, breaching $25,000 for the first time since …

Singapore is planning to roll out new regulations that will make it more difficult for retail investors to trade cryptocurrencies at a time when they seem to be “irrationally oblivious” …

Thieves stole over $100 million worth of non-fungible tokens in the year to July, blockchain research firm Elliptic said on Wednesday, as the fast-emerging digital asset became a new front …

The DeFi dream is shaken. And stirred. The grand crypto project has declined in 2022: total user funds deposited in decentralized finance has shrunk to about $61 billion from over …