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Monday, June 13 was another black day for the crypto market. Liquidation of margin positions of users of crypto exchanges reached $1 billion per day, according to the CoinGlass service. In total, the positions of 268,000 traders were forcibly closed.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to make headlines, especially as the crypto market swings in tandem with stocks. But, even though many investors are turned off by crypto's volatility, it's...

BitMart is one of the few larger exchanges that lets users buy SafeMoon. Users can only buy SafeMoon on BitMart with Tether (USDT). The process will take longer than buying widely available cryptos...

Bitcoin’s price has fallen 16% in 24 hours and is down more than 60% since November 2021

In a bipartisan move, Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis and Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand have cosponsored and introduced the “Responsible Financial Innovation Act.”

There's no denying that some cryptocurrency traders have become millionaires thanks to their successful investments. What's not as often discussed is the great number of people who have lost...

Bitcoin -- and most other cryptos -- had a rough weekend following Friday's worse-than-expected Consumer Price Index (CPI) report that showed inflation at 8.6% in May. The crypto is at its lowest...

In 2013, the Doge meme went viral online. Based on the internal dialogue of a Shiba Inu named Kabosu, the name of the meme came from a slang pronunciation of the word "dog." Discover: 10 Reasons You...

How much ETH does Joseph Lubin, the founder of Ethereum incubator ConsenSys, hold? No one knows, and he’s not saying.“No, I wouldn’t disclose that personally,” Lubin, once called the “Daddy Warbucks” of Ethereum, said on stage at Consensus 2022

Another week. Another conference. Another dose of “wow – Bitcoin sure is cool.” The end of this past week was dominated by CoinDesk’s Consensus Festival, where around 17,000 people descended on Austin, the world’s hottest city (as far as I’m co

AUSTIN, Texas — Katherine Dee, also known as Default Friend, isn’t even her “day job name.” That begins with Katya, she said in an interview with CoinDesk at Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas.Dee is something of an internet anthropologist, someone who dives

Katherine Dee, also known as Default Friend, isn’t even her “day job name.” That begins with Katya, she said in an interview with CoinDesk at Consensus in Austin, Texas.Dee is something of an internet anthropologist, someone who dives deep into the subcultures t

Why do people invest in cryptocurrency? GOBankingRates recently surveyed 1,037 Americans to learn if they invest in cryptocurrency and what some of their primary goals are for investing in digital...

Crypto is a highly volatile asset class, but it also has the potential to provide big returns. But given the risks, is it a smart investment if you're saving for your child's college fund? See: 10...

AUSTIN, Texas — We’ve wrapped up the first full public day of Consensus, and I’ve been asked to share my thoughts about what I’m seeing from the ground. But it’s hard to think of anything more meaningful to say than simply:Wow.

AUSTIN, TEXAS—We’ve wrapped up the first full public day of Consensus, and I’ve been asked to share my thoughts about what I’m seeing from the ground. But it’s hard to think of anything more meaningful to say than simply:Wow.

The U.S. Department of Justice last week took an innovative step in applying established criminal theories of liability to non-fungible tokens (NFTs). On June 1, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York announced an indictment charging Nathaniel Chas

“History doesn’t repeat, but it often rhymes.” So said that great quote machine, Mark Twain.It seems like the perfect framing for the takeaways from this week’s historic Consensus 2022 festival, held for the first time in Austin, Texas, and also our first

Polygon (MATIC) is different from many other cryptocurrencies on the market. Rather than running on its own blockchain, Matic tokens are traded on the Ethereum blockchain. That's because Polygon was...

Polygon (MATIC) is different from many other cryptocurrencies on the market. Rather than running on its own blockchain, Matic tokens are traded on the Ethereum blockchain. That's because Polygon was...