Market Outlook

Blockchain startup Chainalysis has today announced a $16 million funding round and a new real-time transaction analysis tool.

Canada's Bank of Montreal will prohibit customers from purchasing cryptocurrencies using Interac debit cards, on top of an existing Mastercard ban.

Lael Brainard, a governor at the U.S. Federal Reserve, has said bitcoin and its peers raise investor protection and money laundering concerns.

At a conference in South Korea Wednesday, ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin sought to raise awareness of the platform's technical limitations.

The Central Bank of Russia may use its ethereum-based Masterchain software to communicate financial messaging across the Eurasian Economic Union.

After closing its OTC trading service, Chinese bitcoin startup BitKan is looking to expand its business with $10 million in a Series B round.

Hong Kong-based crypto exchange OKEx is saying it had no role in its exchange's irregularity from last week.

Bloomberg reported Monday that nine cryptocurrency hedge funds have shut down in the first quarter of 2018.

Liechtenstein's government is drafting blockchain legislation, but will not be heavy-handed, Prime Minister Adrian Hasler has told CoinDesk.

After weeks of speculation, Bitmain has announced an ASIC for ethereum mining, spurring the developer community into action to try and block its use.

Bitcoin mining hardware firm Bitmain unveiled its long-rumored ethereum mining tech on Monday.

The crypto markets had a rough ride in the first quarter of 2018, with just two tokens bucking the downtrend.