Market Outlook

Square is in the process of applying for a BitLicense in a bid to expand its Cash App's bitcoin option to New York residents.

The U.S. House's Capital Markets, Securities and Investment subcommittee will explore cryptocurrencies and ICO markets in a hearing on Wednesday.

Hedera, a new public ledger developed by enterprise DLT software firm Swirlds, uses a patented codebase to prevent forking or cloning of the currency.

Binance announced Binance Chain, a public blockchain for trading assets, on Tuesday.

IMF head Christine Lagarde has argued that regulators could use blockchain technology itself to regulate cryptocurrencies

OB1, the development company behind decentralized online marketplace OpenBazaar, has raised $5 million in a Series A funding round.

A central bank-issued digital currency could fuel faster bank runs during periods of financial instability, the BIS said Monday.

Blogger Bitfinex'd hires lawyer Stephen Palley, who says that if he finds Bitfinex is behind threats against his client, "there will be consequences."

A years-long intellectual debate on bitcoin's technological roadmap has spilled over into Twitter, resulting in a wave of suspicions and shadowbans.

Vitalik Buterin discussed a new idea Friday for a scaling solution that envisions how the capabilities of the ethereum blockchain might be expanded.

Crypto investment fund Multicoin Capital has announced that investors including Marc Andreessen are taking part in its $250 million flagship fund.

New reports indicate that crypto mining firm Bitmain is quietly preparing to open new facilities in Washington state.