2096 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2026

Bitcoin and Altcoins Slump, Wipes USD 500+ billion Market Value

Bitcoin failed to recover and remains in a major downtrend from the USD 10,000 high. The price slumped below the USD 6,500 level and tested USD 6,000.Similarly, altcoins declined heavily to trim more than USD 500 billion of value from the cryptocurrency market. It is one of the deadliest declines...

, by Aayush Jindal

Morning Update: Buffett on Blockchain; Credit Card Crypto Block

Buffett Railroad Venture Joins Blockchain Alliance US Credit Card Companies Making Life Harder for Crypto Investors Exchange Suspends Operations over Gov’t Regulations “North Could Be Behind Coincheck Hack” Japanese Exchanges Beefing up SecurityCatch up on the most essential...

, by Tim Alper

Bitcoin and Altcoins Nosedives, Market in Deep Red

Bitcoin and altcoins are under a lot of pressure as there was a continuous increase in selling pressure. BTC/USD moved down sharply and declined below the USD 9,000 level to set the pace for further losses.The total market capitalization tumbled during the past few days and the value of all...

, by Aayush Jindal

Russian Banks and Brokers Step up Crypto, Blockchain Drives

Sberbank Will Trade As-yet-unnamed Cryptocurrencies in Switzerland Chechnya to Pioneer Blockchain Initiative Russian Company Set to Launch Bitcoin Futures TradingRussia’s Sberbank has announced its plans to trade cryptocurrencies abroad through its Zurich-based Swiss subsidy Sberbank...

, by Tim Alper

FedEx Integrating Blockchain in Association With Transport Alliance

FedEx has begun developing a set of industry standards for blockchain usage as part of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), FreightWaves, a cargo shipping news outlet, reported.Kevin Humphries, senior vice president of IT at FedEx Services, said, “One of our focuses has always been to...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin Dips below USD 10,000, More Losses to Follow?

Bitcoin was under a lot of pressure during the past few hours, pushing the price below USD 10,000. Other major cryptocurrencies also declined, including bitcoin cash and ripple. The best performing currency was Ethereum’s Ether as it remained in the green zone with minor gains of 0.6% to USD...

, by Aayush Jindal

South Korean Court Recognizes Bitcoin’s Economic Value

The Suwon District Court in South Korea has recognized that bitcoin has economic value and therefore can be confiscated, Chosun News reported.The case was that of Ahn, 34, who was arrested in May last year and convicted of operating an illegal pornography site with approximately 1.2 million...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

5,057 Bitcoins Charity Fund Strikes Again

The Free Software Foundation has recently received a 91.45 BTC (roughly USD 1 million) donation from the anonymous founder of the Pineapple Fund, the Foundation tweeted to express their thanks.The Free Software Foundation is a nonprofit organization striving for computer user freedom to study the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Samsung Producing Chips For Bitcoin Mining

Electronics giant Samsung has begun manufacturing ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) chips designed for Bitcoin mining for a Chinese client, according to the local media reports.The publication states that the process for the development of semiconductor ASIC was completed last year,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin Nosedive amid Market Fear

Bitcoin, Ethereum and other major cryptocurrencies declined heavily during the past three sessions. The main market moving event was Facebook’s ban on cryptocurrency and ICO Ads.In a surprise move, Facebook banned ads for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs). In a statement, the...

, by Aayush Jindal

Morning News: Facebook Bans ICO Ads, New Blockchain Adoption Cases

Facebook Bans Cryptocurrency and ICO Ads American City Launches Blockchain Property Registry Pilot US Company Begins Blockchain-powered Fertilizer Trading South Korean Plastic Surgeons Keen on Crypto Japanese High-schooler Charged with Crypto TheftCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency...

, by Tim Alper

Bitcoin and Altcoins Slide Further in Red

Bitcoin faced an increased selling pressure below USD 11,200 and it moved below the USD 11,000 level. Similarly, altcoins extended declines, including Ethereum’s Ether, trading lower by 3.5% to USD 1,165.The main driving force was again regulation since Federal judges in Brooklyn, New York,...

, by Aayush Jindal

Morning News: Robinhood’s Merry Million; Central Ethereum Hub

Robinhood App Gains a Million Crypto Signups Canadian Group’s Bid to Become “Central Ethereum Hub” Man Admits to Bitcoin-financed LSD Drug Sumggling All Quiet on First Day of S Korean Real-name TradingCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories...

, by Tim Alper

Brussels to Intensify Dialogue With Blockchain Industry

Blockchain and cryptocurrency industry players both from the European Union and the rest of the world have taken a keen interest in policies and regulations currently being prepared by the EU authorities. Pierre Marro, an administrator and team leader at the European Commission’s Directorate...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Bitcoin Robbery at Gunpoint in England

Two Bitcoin traders were robbed at gunpoint at their home in rural England when armed criminals forced them to carry out cryptocurrency transfers, the Telegraph reported.Danny Aston and his girlfriend Amy Jay, who jointly run a cryptocurrency trading company called Aston Digital Currencies Ltd,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Video Game Becomes Latest to Capitalize on Bitcoin Mania

Coming as perhaps the most blatant sign that the world is currently in the grip of a cryptocurrency mania, the sci-fi action-role-playing-game Imperatum gave itself a "Bitcoin Mode" as part of its latest update. Made by indie developers Pro Social Games, the title now provides its players with the...

, by Simon Chandler

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