Crypto plunge wipes out $270 billion in value as bitcoin, ether plunge

Crypto plunge wipes out 0 billion in value as bitcoin, ether plunge

Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The cryptocurrency market plummeted in value on Sunday, as investors continued selling out of risky assets. Led by a drop of 11% in bitcoin in the past 24 hours and a 21% plunge in ether, the overall value of cryptocurrencies sank by about $270 billion, according to CoinGecko data. … Read more

Crypto slides to begin August trading, nearly erasing its July gain

Crypto slides to begin August trading, nearly erasing its July gain

A visual representation of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin on November 20, 2018 in London, England. Jordan Mansfield | Getty Images Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Bitcoin tumbles with stocks on Thursday Disappointing data out Thursday fueled investor worries that the U.S. economy could be at risk of a recession – a day after the Federal Reserve … Read more

Bitcoin nears $70,000 as investors digest Trump crypto comments, central bank meetings

Bitcoin nears ,000 as investors digest Trump crypto comments, central bank meetings

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies rose to begin the final week of July  as traders digested a slew of political developments that took place over the weekend and looked ahead to central bank meetings this week. Bitcoin was last higher by 2% at $69,640.00, according to Coin Metrics. Ether rose 3% to … Read more

Trump didn’t match RFK Jr.’s promise to build a ‘bitcoin Fort Knox’ — here’s why

Trump didn’t match RFK Jr.’s promise to build a ‘bitcoin Fort Knox’ — here’s why

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he campaigns in Charlotte, North Carolina, on July 24, 2024. Marco Bello | Reuters NASHVILLE — Former President Donald Trump stopped short of promising to establish an official U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve currency during his Saturday keynote speech at the biggest bitcoin conference of … Read more

Crypto firm Ledger hikes price of Stax crypto wallet, launches Flex

Crypto firm Ledger hikes price of Stax crypto wallet, launches Flex

The Ledger Flex is a new, cheaper hardware crypto wallet from French startup Ledger. It sports an E-ink display and can be used to secure a range of crypto assets. The device is retailing at $249. Ledger Cryptocurrency storage company Ledger is raising the price of its iPod-like Stax hardware wallet by 40% — just three … Read more

Cryptocurrencies rebound with risk assets Friday after two down days

Cryptocurrencies rebound with risk assets Friday after two down days

Crypto prices rose on Friday following two down days in which investors rotated out of risk assets. Bitcoin was last higher by 4.5% at $67,720.83, according to Coin Metrics, and ether advanced 4% to $3,248.25. In equities, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and the broad-market S&P 500 — which suffered their worst single trading day since … Read more

Why the new spot ether ETFs may ‘be a hit’ despite recent weakness

Why the new spot ether ETFs may ‘be a hit’ despite recent weakness

It’s a historic week for the cryptocurrency markets with spot ether exchange-traded funds making their debut. Franklin Templeton is one of the nine spot ether ETF applicants which got approval Tuesday from the Securities and Exchange commission. The firm is behind the Franklin Ethereum ETF (EZET) — now down about 10% since its inception as … Read more

Cryptocurrencies suffer alongside tech stock rout, ether slides 6%

Cryptocurrencies suffer alongside tech stock rout, ether slides 6%

Picture Alliance | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies fell one day after a reversal in technology stocks pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to their worst day since 2022. Bitcoin was lower by 2% at $64,603.34 Thursday, according to Coin Metrics. Disappointing quarterly earnings from Alphabet and Tesla late Tuesday weighed on the rest of the tech sector … Read more

Trump raises more than $4 million in bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies

Trump raises more than  million in bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies

Republican Presidential nominee and former President Donald J. Trump holds campaign rally at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 20, 2024.  Bill Pugliano | Getty Images News | Getty Images NASHVILLE — Former President Donald Trump is headed to Tennessee this weekend to deliver a keynote address at a major bitcoin conference. … Read more

Grayscale tries to hold lead in ether ETF battle

Grayscale tries to hold lead in ether ETF battle

Representation of cryptocurrency and Gayscale logo displayed on a phone screen. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images For crypto firm Grayscale, it’s deja vu in the ETF market. On Tuesday, the first spot ether exchange-traded funds hit the U.S. The ETFs will invest directly in ether, the cryptocurrency used in the Ethereum network, allowing … Read more