Market Outlook

The pool's hash power has dropped from 5,000 to barely 20 PH/s.

"Long bitcoin" is one of the most crowded trades in markets, a new survey suggests. But signs indicate many investors are just now getting in. 

Ethereum's success as dominant "smart contracts" blockchain attracts rivals, and some investors speculate Polkadot might have momentum.

Bitcoin is at price levels not seen since 2017, and it is outperforming ether in November.

Bitcoin is outshining the precious metal by a significant margin as expectations soar of a swift global economic recovery enabled by promising coronavirus vaccines.

Bitcoin last traded above $17,000 on Jan. 7, 2018.

In a cryptocurrency ecosystem where the programmable-money juggernaut has long been Ethereum, Polkadot, a project that has been quietly developing an alternative solution since 2016, is ready to take on the blockchain world.

Stablecoin project Origin Dollar (OUSD) sustained a re-entrancy attack at 00:47 UTC Tuesday resulting in a loss of funds worth $7 million.

Open interest surged to $976 million Monday.

Volatility has stayed relatively low through bitcoin’s slow march toward record highs.

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks to a full term leading the bank regulator.

Litecoin is now the seventh-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization after a rise to $75.