Ron DeSantis vows to ‘protect’ Bitcoin during presidential campaign launch

Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins have been relatively quiet during the holiday period from Good Friday onward. This suggests that cryptocurrency traders are not initiating large bets during the period when the U.S. equities markets are closed. That could be because of the tight correlation between Bitcoin and the S&P 500 and the uncertainty…

With the continuous lockdowns and travel advisories brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 seems to be a perfect year for discovering and reading new books.As such, Cointelegraph collected a list of non-crypto-related book recommendations from 10 of the biggest thought leaders in the blockchain space. Sheila Warren, Caitlin Long, Alex Mashinsky, Tim Draper and…

Andreessen Horowitz is behind yet another major blockchain funding round. This time, Helium Inc. has raised significant capital to expand its decentralized 5G network. 717 Total views 90 Total shares Helium Inc., a provider of decentralized wireless infrastructure, has concluded a $111 million token sale led by some of the biggest venture firms in the…

The price of Ether (ETH) rallied 18% between Feb. 13 and Feb. 16 but has since been range trading near the $1,700 level. Despite the recent price improvement, Ether derivatives metrics remain neutral-to-bullish ponder the investors the tighter regulatory environment and the potential impact of Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade.Investors' biggest concern right now is regulation, especially after…

Cointelegraph — one of the oldest crypto media companies, founded in 2013 — has launched the Cointelegraph Research Terminal. The Research Terminal will be a convenient one-stop location to find past industry analysis, premium research reports and access to exclusive databases. The website is live, and subscriptions to the premium features are active.Cointelegraph Research has…

One crypto lawyer thinks a Donald Trump election win would revert some SEC crypto lawsuits, but others note he hasn’t always kept campaign promises.

Huobi partnered with fiat and crypto payment processor AdvCash to unlock deposits and withdrawals in the Russian ruble. 852 Total views 7 Total shares Major global cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is introducing Russia’s national fiat currency on its trading platform.According to a Jan. 12 announcement, Huobi Global now supports deposits and withdrawals in the Russian ruble.…

Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest tracks every important crypto news story from the previous week. Essential reading for all Hodlers!Top Stories This WeekCFTC charges BitMEX with illegally operating derivatives exchangeThe U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged the derivatives exchange BitMEX with operating an unregistered trading platform and violating Anti-Money Laundering regulations.A civil enforcement action…

United States President Donald Trump has proposed the U.S. should ‘MATCH’ Chinese and Euoropean currency manipulation, sparking a dip in the greenback’s value. The president shared his thoughts in a tweet published on July 3:“China and Europe playing big currency manipulation game and pumping money into their system in order to compete with USA. We should…