The Latest Breaking News from Bitcoin

Mortgage rates have jumped, home sales have slumped and credit cards and auto loans have gotten pricier

Major coins dropped lower on Tuesday evening as the global cryptocurrency market cap fell 2.5% to $921.9 billion at 8:18 p.m. EDT.

A Melbourne woman caught with meticulous records of her drug trafficking dating back to 2013 has been jailed for seven years, ending a long-running court case.

The two largest coins rose at press time as the global cryptocurrency market cap increased 1.7% to $944.8 billion at 8:18 p.m. EDT on Monday.

Investors have liquidated more than $445 million from the cryptocurrency market in the past 24 hours.

Bitcoin has fallen dramatically this year. The leading crypto is down a steep 57% this year and 70% from its all-time-high of over $65,000 in November 2021. Even at these levels, Bitcoin dominates with a market capitalization of $379 billion, according to Coinmarketcap. That dominance has been trending down. Even…

The crypto industry has been operating without clear and strict rules. That may be changing.

Earlier this year in May, Elon Musk contended that the idea that people weren't having children because it was bad for the environment was pure nonsense, and hoped that civilization doesn’t end with everyone in adult diapers.

Ether dropped to a seven-week low, and a bonus token awarded to holders of the digital asset tumbled by more than 50% as crypto investors turned their attention back to the broader selloff in riskier assets.