Market Outlook

CoinDesk's latest State of Bitcoin report features an analysis of the key data and events of last year, and a look ahead to what 2015 might bring.

ICE3X has launched Nigeria's first bitcoin exchange, opening up a potentially huge market for the digital currency in Africa's most populous country.

CoinDesk looks into the recent controversy surrounding US-based crypto mining company GAW Miners and its recently launched digital currency, paycoin.

The surprise closure of leading bitcoin exchange Bitstamp today caused a small but visible ripple throughout the larger ecosystem.

Bitstamp has revealed the loss of roughly 19,000 BTC as a result of a platform security breach.

There was concern over popular exchange Bitstamp when it warned customers not to deposit bitcoins to previous addresses, and stopped some withdrawals.

Canadian bitcoin exchange Vault of Satoshi has announced that it close its doors after 5th February.

Bitcoin’s recently reduced price volatility might be good news for everyday bitcoin users, but could it send a bunch of exchanges off the cliff?

The disappearance of 650,000 BTC from Mt Gox was due to internal system irregularities and not external attacks, reports a Japanese newspaper.

Microsoft issues new details about its surprise decision to accept bitcoin for digital goods this December.

Will O'Brien, CEO and co-founder of BitGo, looks at the bitcoin security trends from the past year, and predicts what 2015 has in store.

The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has stated that a ban on "cash equivalents" could have a negative impact on businesses.