232 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2026

Bitcoin and Altcoins Positive and Consolidating Gains

Bitcoin price surged towards the USD 9,800 level before starting a downside correction. Bitcoin cash trimmed more than 15% of gains and declined below the USD 1,350 support. Tron gained more than 20% today and broke the USD 0.065 resistance.There were further gains in bitcoin as it moved above...

, by Aayush Jindal

Founder of the Largest Exchange Sued Over Failed Funding Deal

Sequoia, an American venture capital firm, sued Zhao Changpeng (CZ), founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, over a funding deal gone awry, according to Hong Kong court filings from March 26 and April 24.UPDATE on April 26: Binance published an official statement on...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

95% of Japanese Crypto Investors Invested Less than USD 9,200

95% of investments made by Japanese cryptocurrency investors are worth less than 1 million yen (around USD 9,200), data released by the newly formed Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) shows. Investors with holdings worth up to USD 46,000 account for some 4%.The statistics were...

, by Tim Alper

A Fifth of Financial Institutions May Trade Crypto – Survey

Around one in five institutional financial firms have plans to start buying and selling digital tokens within the next 12 months, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters, an international mass media and information firm. The survey included more than 400 Thomson Reuters users.Most of the firms...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin and Altcoins Primed for Further Gains

Bitcoin price extended gains and is comfortably placed above USD 9,000. Bitcoin cash continues to outperform major cryptocurrencies, and its price moved above USD 1,500. Mixin (XIN) price rose sharply today by more than 60% and traded above USD 930.Cryptocurrencies extended gains for the third...

, by Aayush Jindal

Blockchain Might Boost Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa

In a bid to launch the first African blockchain platform to raise funds for microfinance, Kenya-based 4G Capital aims to begin issuing tokenised bonds worth USD 10 million at the end of this month. The funds are to be used to stimulate the development of micro and small businesses in Sub-Saharan...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Bithumb ICO Details to Be ‘Revealed this Week’

South Korean exchange platform Bithumb will reveal the full details of its forthcoming Bithumb Coin initial coin offering (ICO) this week, according to media outlet Money Today. The move could cause a significant stir in the world of e-commerce, with at least two of South Korea’s biggest...

, by Tim Alper

Japanese Exchanges Vow to Self-regulate, Seek Gov’t Approval

The Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Industry Association, a consortium of all 16 of the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange platforms that have obtained operating licenses from the regulatory Financial Services Agency, has held its first official meeting.The body was formed in March this year, but...

, by Tim Alper

A British TV Star to Sue Facebook for Defamation through Crypto Ads

Martin Lewis, a British TV star, the founder of the consumer help site MoneySavingExpert.com and the Money & Mental Health Policy Institute charity, has announced his intent to sue Facebook for defamation in what he says is a “groundbreaking campaigning lawsuit.”His official...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Binance to Help Uganda: Possible Move to Africa?

Binance, currently the biggest cryptocurrency exchange by 24 hour trade volume, announced a partnership in Uganda that aims to support the country's economic transformation. The move is supposed to open up “thousands” of workplaces in Africa and bring investments to Uganda, according to...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

High Court Gives Hope to India’s Crypto Community

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), The Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Goods and Services Tax Council will have to respond to the notice by the High Court of Delhi, regarding the recent ban on regulated financial institutions from providing any service in relation to...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Singapore and Hong Kong Becoming Asian ICO Hubs – But There’s a Twist

Asia-wide initial coin offering (ICO) policing has led to an enormous spike in token issuance in Singapore and Hong Kong. This has led PwC, one of the Big Four auditors, to set up a new ICO-specialist team in Hong Kong – as Chinese, South Korean, Japanese and other Asian companies look to...

, by Tim Alper

Japanese Largest Bank Tests Digital Currency in Cashier-free Store

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the largest bank in Japan and one of the largest in the world, has opened an unmanned convenience store for its employees – with payments made in its MUFG coin digital currency.The bank has claimed it has made a major breakthrough with its newest development,...

, by Tim Alper

Taiwan Gov’t Mulls ‘Real-name’ Crypto Trading Regulations

Taiwan’s forthcoming cryptocurrency regulations may involve imposing “real-name” transactions on trading, per the state’s financial regulator.According to media outlet the Taipei Times, Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) chairman Wellington Koo says the country’s...

, by Tim Alper

Crypto Innovators’ Purr-fect Solutions Could End Animal Cruelty

Donations in crypto, blockchain-powered pet registration system and counter-measures against illegal fishing are just a few examples of such solutions.Nurturing CryptoKitties and blockchain dogs is all well and good – but what if you could care for real-life animals using blockchain...

, by Tim Alper

What Has Been Happening with Ethereum in 2018?

Ethereum has emerged as the second most popular cryptocurrency project after bitcoin, which can be witnessed by the more than USD 50 billion market capitalization of its digital token ether (ETH) and the number of financial institutions and corporations who are running distributed ledger technology...

, by Alex Lielacher

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