As Bitcoin continues its foray into institutional finance, BlackRock chairman and CEO Larry Fink has become the latest Wall Street representative to provide commentary. As reported by MarketWatch, Fink voiced his thoughts in a conversation with former Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney at the Council on Foreign Relations, stating

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said in a recent speech that the country’s government will soon roll out regulations to protect Bitcoin users, as per a meeting transcript published this week. Mishustin acknowledged the burgeoning use of cryptocurrencies in Russia but stated stricter measures would be enforced in the

Obi Nwosu is the CEO and co-founder of Coinfloor, the UK's longest-running Bitcoin exchange. He has over 20 years’ experience building online marketplaces and bringing virtual currencies to tens of millions of people. Obi writes The Road to Bitcoin Hegemony, a weekly recap of some of the most

100x Group, holding company of embattled crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX's operator HDR Global Trading Limited, has announced the appointment of a new CEO following CFTC charges against the exchange in October, which had triggered the immediate replacement of former CEO Arthur Hayes and CTO Samuel Reed. The new

Following Bitcoin's bi-weekly difficulty adjustment, mining difficulty has increased by 8.87 percent today, sitting at 19.16 T—4.4 percent lower than its difficulty all-time high, which was recorded in October this year. The hash rate is the measure of computational power that is being allocated

It’s not hard to come to the conclusion that Bitcoin and gaming are a match made in heaven: digital money meets digital reality, with the native currency of the internet potentially enabling open virtual economies that transcend single game universes and link to the gigantic monetary cosmos that is

According to Vimal Gor, head of bond, income, and defensive strategies of Australian investment manager Pendal Group, the asset manager now has "active positions in bitcoin futures."  Speaking to the Australian Financial Review, Gor said that the best way to play cryptocurrencies right now is Bitcoin. And at

The past few weeks and months have been marked by a strong increase in the regulation of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Global regulators cracked down on exchanges while agencies like the Department of Justice released reports highlighting the risk of crime enabled by cryptocurrencies. On Wednesday, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong