27 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2026

RBC Proposes Options Bet on Bitcoin-Linked Tesla and MicroStrategy

Options traders could right now take advantage of a rare divergence in options metrics between the two bitcoin (BTC)-holding companies MicroStrategy and Tesla, a strategist at investment bank RBC Capital Markets has suggested.According to a note written by RBC derivatives strategist Amy Wu...

, by Fredrik Vold

Bitcoin Futures ETF to Start Testing Market on Tuesday Amid Pullback Talks

The first bitcoin (BTC) futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be approved by regulators in the US is said to start trading this week. And although it is only backed by “paper bitcoins” in the form of futures contracts, the ETF is still expected to serve a purpose in the market....

, by Fredrik Vold

Odds Grow That South Korean Crypto Tax Will Be Postponed

Media outlets and lawmakers have been pouring scorn on the South Korean government’s much-maligned plans to introduce a tax on crypto trading from next year – with some suggesting that Seoul will have to back down from its plans.As reported last week, the National Assembly will assess...

, by Tim Alper

S Korean Crypto Trading Has Eclipsed Stock Market Activity by USD 389 Billion

South Korea’s crypto sector may have taken a battering at the hands of regulators of late, but the number of crypto investors in the nation has grown exponentially – to the point where the cumulative worth of transactions on the nation’s four biggest crypto exchanges has...

, by Tim Alper

Bitcoin and Ethereum See Deeper Markets, Maturing as Assets

The market depth for bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) on the three exchanges Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini has improved since the beginning of 2020, indicating that the two major cryptoassets are becoming mature, according to crypto analytics provider Coin Metrics. The finding that the market...

, by Fredrik Vold

‘Big Short’ Star Michael Burry Asks for Help with Shorting Crypto

Michael Burry, the eccentric hedge fund manager whom the 2015 blockbuster ‘The Big Short’ was based on, is being called out by the crypto community on Twitter today after asking how to short cryptocurrencies.“Ok, I haven’t done this before, how do you short a...

, by Fredrik Vold

South Korean Government Faces Raft of Crypto Tax Amendment Bills

South Korean lawmakers are inundating parliament with crypto tax delay bills. The National Assembly’s financial committees are set to weigh up the values of four separate attempts to derail Seoul’s plans to levy 20% capital gains tax charges on all trading profits over an annual...

, by Tim Alper

Ethereum Takes a Pause, as Bitcoin In Spotlight

Ethereum (ETH) – the second-most valuable cryptoasset by market capitalization – has lagged behind bitcoin (BTC) in price recently. And judging from some metrics, it seems that Ethereum users are also looking elsewhere for their on-chain activities.Over the past 30 days, the price of...

, by Fredrik Vold

Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 41

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, by Sumejja Muratagić-Tadić

Interest in Bitcoin Futures Trading Rise Sharply as BTC Breaches USD 57K

Derivatives traders are more active again, with open interest in bitcoin (BTC) futures going up significantly in recent days as BTC is testing the USD 57,000 level for the first time since May. At 13:37 UTC, bitcoin was trading at USD 57,053 and was up by 3% in a day, 18% in a week and...

, by Fredrik Vold

Evaluating NFTs: How to Know Whether an NFT Project is Legit

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are arguably the hottest relatively new trend in crypto, attracting entirely new audiences, creators, users, investors, and collectors to the crypto ecosystem. From anonymous cryptonauts selling “homemade” tokenized memes to Burger King giving away NFTs as...

, by Alex Lielacher

NFT Tax & ‘Practical Difficulties’ with Crypto Tax In Spotlight In S Korea

South Korean MPs have spoken yet again about the need to tax the non-fungible token (NFT) sector, while the government is being best on all sides by challenges from MPs opposed to its controversial tax plans.As reported earlier this week, the Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Hong Nam-ki...

, by Tim Alper

Bitcoin Futures Traders Cautious As BTC Up 25% in a Week

Bitcoin (BTC) futures traders are turning somewhat bearish on the number one cryptocurrency, again favoring short positions over longs, data from crypto exchange OKEx shows. However, traders on the competing exchange Binance were less pessimistic on the near-term outlook for the coin.According to a...

, by Fredrik Vold

Seoul to Hold Firm on Crypto Tax Launch, Suggests NFT Tax May Follow

The South Korean government is set to push ahead with its plans to roll out crypto tax in 2022 and could go on to tax non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Moreover, Seoul looks to be unshakable in its hardline policies, despite public pushback – while experts are warning USD 3.1bn worth of crypto is...

, by Tim Alper

SHIB Nears Top 10, Trading Volumes and Questions Arise

The meme coin shiba inu (SHIB) keeps climbing the ranks and is currently the best daily and weekly performer among the top 100 cryptoassets by market capitalization. This has prompted many to wonder whether there’s something more to the coin, or if it’s just another pure speculation.At...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 40

Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...

, by Sumejja Muratagić-Tadić

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