cryptocurrencies

Multinational investment giant Franklin Templeton Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) appears to be getting serious about the crypto space. What Happened: A LinkedIn job posting on Thursday revealed that the asset manager is looking to hire a cryptocurrency trader and cryptocurrency research...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided to sue the most infamous scam of the cryptocurrency space — three years later. What Happened: According to a recent SEC announcement, the regulator filed an action against BitConnect, its founder Satish Kumbhani, its...

What Happened: Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, wants his government to get in on mining cryptocurrency. Russian publication RBC news reported that the president of the Eastern European country presented crypto mining as a lucrative opportunity in a recent public gathering....

What Happened: Billionaire investor and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban advised against perceiving cryptocurrencies as currencies in a traditional sense. “Don't think of crypto as currencies,” he said on Twitter. “Think of them as decentralized, secure, networked platforms...

Dogecoin 2.0 (CRYPTO: DOGE2) saw a staggering price increase despite the Dogecoin Foundation behind its older brother Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) being angered by the project. What Happened: According to CoinMarketCap data, Dogecoin 2.0's price increased by over 345% from...

Decentralized search engine Presearch (CRYPTO: PRE) is now a default search engine option on all new and factory-reset Android devices sold in the United Kingdom and European Union. What Happened: According to a recent Cointelegraph report, the inclusion of Presearch became effective...

Dfinity's Internet Computer (CRYPTO: ICP) announced the launch of 10,000 nonfungible tokens (NFTs), 3,000 of which will be distributed for free. What Happened: According to a recent Cointelegraph report, the founder of the Internet Computer's ICPunks project explained...

FTX.US, the U.S.-based subsidiary of crypto exchange FTX, announced the acquisition of crypto derivatives exchange LedgerX. What Happened: According to a press release on Tuesday, FTX.US said it has executed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire Ledger Holdings Inc., the parent company of...

Donald Trump, the 45th president of the U.S., hasn’t changed his outlook towards cryptocurrencies as an asset class. What Happened: In an interview with Fox Business on Tuesday, Trump said he had not dabbled in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and other cryptocurrencies because he prefers the U.S....

Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) is now testing Lightning Network-powered Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) tipping service. What Happened: According to a MacRumors report, Twitter's latest beta update allows to send Bitcoin tips to content creators through a Lightning Network integration...

What Happened: An anonymous NFT investor was duped into paying close to $300,000 in Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) for a fake Banksy NFT. Ironically, the NFT investor who fell victim to the fake auction goes by the pseudonym “Pranksy.” It seems to be hosted on https://t.co/J8U3TmR3gE? So could...

Offchain Labs, the company behind layer two scaling solution Arbitrum One, has raised $120 million in Series B funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. What Happened: In a press release on Tuesday, the company said its latest funding round valued the company at $1.2 billion. High-profile...

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is headed for much higher highs, according to cryptocurrency market analyst Gianni Di Poce. What Happened: Speaking at the Benzinga Crypto Trading Festival, Di Poce — financial analyst and president at market research firm The Mercator — said that he "wouldn...

Arweave (CRYPTO: AR) saw an astonishing push upward earlier today, reaching new all-time highs. What Happened: According to CoinMarketCap data, Arweave skyrocketed by 78.3% from its yesterday's low of $39.44 to a high of $69.59 — a price that the coin never reached before....

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) rallied, but their gains were eclipsed by those made by less well-known cryptocurrencies with much slower market caps. What Happened: According to a recent Fortune report, many minor tokens rode the waves made by Bitcoin and...