Cryptocurrency News

Bitcoin slipped 0.08% to $3,943.80 as of 9:01 AM ET (14:01 GMT) on the Investing.com Index. Cryptocurrencies overall fell slightly to $133 billion at the time of writing, compared to $135 billion on Wednesday. Ethereum fell 1.2% to $145.31. XRP slumped 1.9% to $0.32111 while Litecoin was at $49.041, down 3.6%.

“The Galaxy S10 is built with defense-grade Samsung Knox, as well as secure storage backed by hardware, which houses your private keys for blockchain-enabled mobile services,” the press release stated.

Major cryptocurrencies were trading higher in Asia on Thursday after a mixed performance the day before amid the corporate world’s increasing adoption of the blockchain, the technology that underpins Bitcoin.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the exchange applying for the listing, had withdrawn its application for a rule change on the ETF, then resubmitted it at the end of January.

Prices of major digital coins were mixed in Asia on Wednesday without a directional mover, but Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk saying Bitcoin is “brilliant” and “paper money is going away” created some buzz in the crypto space.

EOS was trading at $3.6076 by 07:21 (12:21 GMT) on the Investing.com Index on Tuesday, up 14.05% on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage gain since February 18.

Prices of major digital coins continued to go up in Asia on Tuesday, with reports that Germany is looking into the potential of blockchain technology.

EOS was trading at $3.6208 by 19:17 (00:17 GMT) on the Investing.com Index on Tuesday, up 20.51% on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage gain since February 18.

EOS rose above the $3.5412 threshold on Tuesday. EOS was trading at 3.5412 by 19:03 (00:03 GMT) on the Investing.com Index, up 18.72% on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage gain since February 18.

U.S. financial markets were closed due to the observation of Washington’s Birthday, with trading expected to be thin in digital currency markets.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has opened a consultation process on how to tap into the potential of blockchain technology ahead of presenting a strategy by the summer, government sources said on Monday.

Prices of major digital coins all advanced in Asia on Monday, with reports that Japan’s e-commerce giant Rakuten said to update its payment application to support crypto.

XRP fell bellow the $0.29914 level on Sunday. XRP was trading at 0.29914 by 13:45 (18:45 GMT) on the Investing.com Index, down 1.03% on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage loss since February 11.

XRP fell bellow the $0.29986 level on Friday. XRP was trading at 0.29986 by 10:03 (15:03 GMT) on the Investing.com Index, down 0.77% on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage loss since February 14.

Bitcoin inched up 0.7% to $3,619.00 as of 8:46 AM ET (13:46 GMT) on the Investing.com Index.

Bitcoin inched up 0.7% to $3,619.00 as of 8:46 AM ET (13:46 GMT) on the Investing.com Index.

Prices of major digital coins stayed little changed in Asia on Friday. Reports that JP Morgan launched its own digital coin to help the bank settle payments between clients was the focus among crypto traders.

(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) said on Thursday it plans to launch its own digital coins, called "JPM Coin", that customers will be able to use for instant transfer of payments over a blockchain network.

The token, called the “JPM Coin,” will help the bank use the technology behind digital coins to transfer money at the same speed rather than relying on the slower technology of wire transfers, CNBC reported.

By Tabita Diela

Prices of major digital coins stayed largely flat in Asia on Thursday, with reports that Nasdaq will launch two new indices to track cryptocurrency prices on Feb. 25 having little impact on prices.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian digital currency platform Quadriga inadvertently transferred almost C$470,000 ($355,226) worth of bitcoins to a storage that it is unable to access after the firm's founder died, a court-nominated monitor said in a report.

The report from Ernst & Young, who have been monitoring the bizarre case, found that the funds were transferred Feb. 6, just a day after EY was appointed as its monitor.

Prices of major digital coins made small gains in Asia on Wednesday on news that two U.S. public pension funds are investing in a crypto venture capital fund, a move that signalled support for digital assets from conservative investors.

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