• Modern Consensus 100 Most Influential People in Crypto 2021
    Crypto Power Lists

    The Modern Consensus 100 Most Influential People in Crypto 2021

    The individuals moving, shaking, and shaping cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology right now

    Coming up with a list of the 100 most influential people in crypto and blockchain is hard in any year. But doing it in 2021 is particularly difficult as the industry advanced from moving into the mainstream to actually being in it. And that makes “influence” a moving target.

  • CFTC investigating Binance
    Cryptocurrencies,  Regulation

    CFTC investigating Binance for American crypto customers: Report

    The enforcement agency may be investigating whether the No. 1 cryptocurrency exchange still serves American clients, despite claims that it does not

    Binance began kicking U.S. customers off its platform in November—even though it had closed its platform to Americans on June 14, 2019—after setting up the independent exchange Binance.US in the country. At the time, Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said Binance.US would “bring the security, speed, and liquidity of Binance.com to North America,” in full regulatory compliance with all U.S. laws.

  • Elon Musk inevitable bitcoin
    Bitcoin,  People

    ‘In retrospect, it was inevitable’: Elon Musk on Bitcoin

    The tech mogul changed the status on his Twitter profile to the Bitcoin hashtag and published a cryptic but powerful endorsement of the world’s first cryptocurrency

    After Musk tweeted his apparent hint at Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency suddenly and immediately rushed upwards—registering a nearly 17% increase in under one hour and taking BTC from $32,200 to just over $38,000 before the excitement faded, according to CoinMarketCap data.

  • markets report bitcoin price
    Bitcoin,  Markets Report

    Markets Report: Bitcoin dives to $27,700 as a crazy weekend turns crazier

    Bitcoin shows no sign of calming down on Monday as $30,000 comes and goes along with thousand-dollar moves up and down

    Bitcoin is seeing a wild start to the week with volatility taking traders up and down by thousands of dollars in under an hour. In what will cause headaches if it sets the tone for the coming days, Bitcoin dropped by $4,000 in less than sixty minutes on Monday—what’s next?