218 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2026

20 Crypto Jokes to Close The Green Week

Here is our regular, weekly installment of meme collections. Shameless, I know.Following the first green market in what seems like ages, the meme factory (also known as the internet) is finally churning out some lighter laughs. Once again, we’re here to collect those and hope you enjoy them...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Crypto Insurance Gains Traction

More insurance companies are looking to get into a new market: insurance for crypto investors.Insurance giant Allianz started offering coverage against cryptocurrency theft for private investors last year as the market saw an explosion of new investors coming in. “Insurance for cryptocurrency...

, by Fredrik Vold

Have S Korean Exchanges Solved their Insurance Riddle?

South Korea’s biggest group of cryptocurrency exchanges, the Korea Blockchain Association (KBA) has seemingly made a breakthrough in its quest to find an insurance solution for the country’s exchange platforms.Per media outlet Newsis, the KBA has announced that Hanwha General Insurance...

, by Tim Alper

Binance and OKEx Get Closer to Malta

Two major cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and OKEx appeared today in partnership announcements in Malta. First, Neufund, a platform for companies to create and sell equity tokens, has announced their partnership with Binance, and MSX, an innovation vehicle of the Malta Stock Exchange. Three...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

How Quantum Computers Could Steal Your Bitcoin

Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have recently captured the public’s imagination because they offer an exciting alternative to traditional monetary systems. Bitcoin transactions are essentially a series of puzzles stored in public on the blockchain. The puzzles used to protect bitcoin are so...

, by Marco Tomamichel

Japan: Government Regulator, Companies Ramping Up Crypto Operations

Some of Japan’s biggest government and industry players are making major moves in the world of cryptocurrencies.The regulatory Financial Services Agency (FSA) has announced it will create a special unit to deal specifically with cryptocurrencies and money laundering-related issues. The...

, by Tim Alper

Lizard People and July Bonuses Pushed Bitcoin Up: Community Reactions

Bitcoin breached USD 7,000 within the past 24 hours, even coming close to USD 7,500 several times during this timeframe. Other cryptocurrencies have, perhaps expectedly, followed suit, so the market is an eye-soothing green color. What did the cryptoverse have to say about it?As the community is...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

MasterCard Looks at Speeding Up Crypto Payments, Wins Patent

The international payment processing giant MasterCard is reportedly working on a solution to speed up crypto transactions to make them more feasible for merchants to accept from consumers.According to a document published by the US Patents and Trademark Office on Tuesday, cryptocurrencies are...

, by Fredrik Vold

Japan: One Exchange Opens For Residents, Another Pulls Plug on App

SBI Group’s long-awaited SBI Virtual Currencies exchange platform has finally begun accepting applications for general usage accounts, over a month after officially launching. Per Nikkei, the platform is now accepting account applications for Japanese residents aged 20 to 70, and will not...

, by Tim Alper

Crypto Companies Want to Run Onto Football Field

The World Cup is over, but the football season in Europe is warming up, with preparations for the new 2018/19 season. Crypto companies are looking to strike sports sponsorship and endorsement deals before the season kicks off.Polish cryptocurrency exchange CoinDeal, for example, is a shirt sponsor...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Kodak Miner ‘Scam’ Is Gone

A Bitcoin mining computer labelled Kodak KashMiner was on display on Kodak’s official stand at the CES technology show in Las Vegas in January. However, the company behind it now says it will not go ahead and Kodak told BBC it was never licensed by them to begin with. In a phone call with the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Hacks Force South Korean Exchanges to Seek ISO 27001 Accreditation

Korbit, one of South Korea’s largest and longest-running exchanges, has announced that it has obtained the ISO 27001 information security standard, making it the first major platform in the country to do so.The news comes around a week after rival exchange GoPax – a newer platform...

, by Tim Alper

DJ D-Sol Set To Become CEO of Goldman Sachs, the Crypto World Listens

Goldman Sachs, the major investment bank, is set to announce a new CEO early this week, The New York Times reported. The role will be reportedly given to David Solomon (56) - notable for his cautiously positive opinions on cryptocurrency.UPDATED on July 17: On Tuesday, the bank announced that...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Get Your Popcorn: Kraken Trolls Coinbase

In the crypto world, sometimes it’s hard to tell whether people are at war or just poking fun at the others’ expense. The situation with two exchanges Kraken and Coinbase is similar: following Coinbase’s announcement of adding five new coins - which caused their prices to...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Japan Unveils “Simplified” Crypto Tax System

Japan’s National Tax Agency (NTA) has unveiled plans to change the way cryptocurrency investors pay tax on their earnings – and claims “simplification” is the guiding principle behind its reforms.The changes had been mooted for some time, and the country’s finance...

, by Tim Alper

Crypto Markets Are Almost Deaf to News From the Outside World

Traditional markets respond to the news all the time, so much so that news analytics companies have now become significant drivers (and distorters) of stock values and commodity prices. However, to what extent can the same be said for the crypto market? Is it influenced by world events, political...

, by Simon Chandler

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