2111 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2026

Japanese Release Pig-Themed Ethereum Blockchain Game

Following on from CryptoKitties, China’s blockchain dogs and Russian Ethereum-powered unicorns, Japanese developers have unveiled a virtual blockchain-powered pig trading platform – imaginatively titled Crypt-Oink.Per a press release from its developers, Crypt-Oink is a smartphone game...

, by Tim Alper

UNICEF Wants Donors to Mine Monero for Disadvantaged Children

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched a site that allows users to mine cryptocurrency – helping raise money for disadvantaged children by leaving their browsers open on a web page. Per media outlet iT News, the Australian branch of the charity says its new site,...

, by Tim Alper

New Supply Chain Is Blockchain for Alibaba

Alibaba Australia, an e-commerce company, has announced that they will be using blockchain technology through the company's new Food Trust Framework to improve supply chain traceability. This comes only a few days after an American retail giant Walmart said it will apply blockchain technology to...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

TokenPay To Acquire 9.9% in German Bank, Will Litecoin Join the Deal?

Derek Capo, the CEO of TokenPay, a decentralized payment platform, confirmed on Twitter that the company is buying 9.9% in an undisclosed bank in Germany with an option to acquire the balance upon regulatory approval. However, the tweet did not mention Litecoin Foundation, as earlier media reports...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Crypto Market Braced for Volatility after Mt. Gox Makes Massive Coin Transfer

Several analysts have predicted widespread cryptocurrency market volatility after Nobuaki Kobayashi, the trustee of defunct exchange Mt. Gox, moved BTC 16,000 (USD 147m) and a similar amount in Bitcoin Cash to an unknown address.Should Mt. Gox trustees move to sell more of the company’s huge...

, by Tim Alper

Nevada County Begins Blockchain Marriage License Pilot

The recorder’s office in Washoe County, near the city of Reno in the US, has begun on a pilot scheme that allows couples to register their marriage certificates on the Ethereum blockchain, an American media outlet News 4 reported.The recorder’s office has struck a deal with Titan Seal,...

, by Tim Alper

Philippines Allowing Crypto in Economic Zone

The Philippine government will allow 10 blockchain and cryptocurrency companies to operate in the Cagayan Economic Zone to take advantage of tax perks while generating employment, Reuters reported.These companies will be the first crypto firms to operate in the Philippines after the Cagayan...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Tim Draper on His USD 250,000 per Bitcoin Forecast: “Spirits Told Me”

"Spirits told me," joked Tim Draper, famous early investor in groundbreaking projects such as the internet, Tesla, Skype and Hotmail among others, answering to a question about his recent bitcoin price forecast. He was on a Skype call with participants of Crypto Capital World, a crypto investments...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

A Number of Exchanges Suspend ERC20 Tokens as Bug Chaos Strikes

A number of international cryptocurrency exchanges have temporarily suspended trading in all Ethereum-based ERC20 standard coins after the discovery of a smart contract bug that makes tokens vulnerable to hacking attacks.Exchanges such as OKEx, Poloniex and Huobi Pro moved to suspend ERC20...

, by Tim Alper

Chinese Police Confiscated Mining Rig of 600 Computers

After the local power grid operator reported abnormal electricity usage in the north China city of Tianjin, police confiscated a total of 600 computers used to mine cryptocurrency, Xinhua news agency reported.Quoting the local police, Xinhua said that eight high-power fans were seized as well, and...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

S Korean Telco Giant Plans ICO Consultancy, Trading Platform

South Korean telecoms giant SK Telecom says it will launch a blockchain-powered platform that will let customers manage financial assets online and shop on e-commerce sites. Also, it is readying a consultancy service for IT startups or small and mid-sized companies who want to pursue...

, by Tim Alper

Chinese #MeToo Activists Turn to Blockchain to Avoid Censorship

Activists have posted a student of Peking University's #MeToo movement letter on the Ethereum blockchain in an attempt to avoid government censorship. The student, Yue Xin, is accusing university authorities of trying to “silence” her and an open letter to the university, pertaining to...

, by Tim Alper

Three Possible Ways to Destroy Bitcoin

Nine years after Satoshi Nakamoto came up with Bitcoin, it is by far the biggest cryptocurrency we have. But since success breeds competition, Bitcoin could well be made redundant by copycats in three scenarios brought to us by TechnologyReview.The first option would be a government takeover. Not...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

“Bitcoin Will Be Bigger than the Internet”

Tim Draper, famous early investor in groundbreaking projects such as the internet, Tesla, Skype and Hotmail among others, remains a fan of Bitcoin. He reiterated his bullish call for bitcoin to hit USD 250,000 within four years at Intelligence Squared U.S. debate presented in partnership with...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Ripple & Ether In Current Violation of the Law – Expert

Gary Gensler first a partner at an investment bank Goldman Sachs, then an Obama administration financial regulator, and the finance chief for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, says that cryptocurrencies such as Ether and Ripple appear as unregistered securities, and in current violation...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Walmart Wants its Suppliers to Apply Blockchain Technology

American supermarket giant Walmart says it will apply blockchain technology to its “live food business,” and will require suppliers to adhere to its blockchain policies. Frank Yiannas, the company’s vice president of food safety and health, told at blockchain conference at MIT, in...

, by Tim Alper

Latest News (Page 2111)

Cryptonews in numbers