Crypto News

The latest cryptocurrency news and analysis from the Barron's newsroom.

Market Regulators Team Up for 24-Hour Trading and Event Betting

Market Regulators Team Up for 24-Hour Trading and Event Betting

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission want to harmonize their rules to promote new initiatives.

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Bitcoin Price Hits 1-Week High. Watch This Next Crypto Catalyst.

Bitcoin Price Hits 1-Week High. Watch This Next Crypto Catalyst.

Traders are watching the Friday August jobs report for signals on a rate cut later this month.

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Bitcoin Price Falls. Why Gold May Drive the Next Crypto Move.

Bitcoin Price Falls. Why Gold May Drive the Next Crypto Move.

Cryptocurrencies appear to be moving more in tandem with gold than stocks right now.

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Bitcoin, XRP, Ethereum Rise. Why Cryptos Are Poised to Charge Higher.

Bitcoin, XRP, Ethereum Rise. Why Cryptos Are Poised to Charge Higher.

Cryptocurrencies were climbing Wednesday as digital assets continued their strong start to the month after a choppy August.

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Galaxy Digital Tokenizes Its Stock. It Won’t Be the Last.

Galaxy Digital Tokenizes Its Stock. It Won’t Be the Last.

Twenty-one investors had tokenized stock of the crypto-finance and data-center company as of Tuesday morning.

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Bitcoin Rises, Ether and XRP Struggle. This Can Spark the Next Crypto Rally.

Bitcoin Rises, Ether and XRP Struggle. This Can Spark the Next Crypto Rally.

Bitcoin climbed back above $110,000 early Tuesday but other cryptocurrencies struggled to gain ground after falling over the Labor Day weekend.

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Trump-Backed WLFI Crypto Starts Trading Today. What to Know.

Trump-Backed WLFI Crypto Starts Trading Today. What to Know.

$WLFI becomes tradable on the crypto exchange platform Binance at 8 a.m. Eastern time.

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Fall. Why a Crypto Correction May Be Coming.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Fall. Why a Crypto Correction May Be Coming.

Technical analysis suggests Bitcoin could fall a lot more.

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IREN Stock Is Climbing 21%. Here’s How Nvidia Is Playing a Part.

IREN Stock Is Climbing 21%. Here’s How Nvidia Is Playing a Part.

The data-center company announces it is investing another $168 million in Nvidia chips.

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Dive. Why Interest Rates Could Be a Problem for Cryptos.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Dive. Why Interest Rates Could Be a Problem for Cryptos.

Bitcoin, Etherum and XRP were all falling Friday. The crypto sector could be losing some confidence around future interest-rate cuts.

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Bitcoin and XRP Rise, Outpacing Ethereum. Why Crypto Momentum Is Shifting.

Bitcoin and XRP Rise, Outpacing Ethereum. Why Crypto Momentum Is Shifting.

Bitcoin was performing better than many other major altcoins, including Ethereum.

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Bitcoin, XRP, and Ethereum Gain. 2 Ways Trump Is Boosting Cryptos.

Bitcoin, XRP, and Ethereum Gain. 2 Ways Trump Is Boosting Cryptos.

Bitcoin, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies were reacting to hopes of interest-rate cuts while President Donald Trump's family is backing smaller crypto Cronos.

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EchoStar, AT&T, AMD, Lilly, Boeing, DJT, Talen, Semtech, and More Stock Market Movers

EchoStar, AT&T, AMD, Lilly, Boeing, DJT, Talen, Semtech, and More Stock Market Movers

AT&T intends to buy spectrum licenses from EchoStar for $23 billion, while shares of Advanced Micro Devices receive an upgrade.

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Drop Again. Why Cryptos Are Slumping.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Drop Again. Why Cryptos Are Slumping.

Digital assets have struggled in recent weeks, sliding due to investors taking profit.

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Trump Media Is Launching Another Crypto Play. The Stock Is Up.

Trump Media Is Launching Another Crypto Play. The Stock Is Up.

The Truth Social parent company announced two partnerships with Crypto.com.

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Strategy Buys 3,000 More Bitcoins. Why the Stock Is Falling.

Strategy Buys 3,000 More Bitcoins. Why the Stock Is Falling.

The price of Bitcoin got a boost on the back of remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Fall Amid Crypto Flash Crash. Why They've Given Up Gains.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Fall Amid Crypto Flash Crash. Why They've Given Up Gains.

Friday’s surge seems to have attracted new sellers, pushing the Bitcoin below its 50-day average, FxPro analyst Alex Kuptsikevich noted.

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Jump After Powell's Fed Speech. How the Fed Is Boosting Cryptos.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Jump After Powell's Fed Speech. How the Fed Is Boosting Cryptos.

Bitcoin and Ethereum were being helped by Fed Chair Powell’s comments that rate cuts could be warranted in his speech at Jackson Hole.

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Strategy Stock Has Hit a Wall. Expect More Losses Ahead, This Analyst Says.

Strategy Stock Has Hit a Wall. Expect More Losses Ahead, This Analyst Says.

Gus Galá of Monness Crespi Hardt reiterated a Sell rating for the crypto-dependent stock.

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XRP and Other Altcoins Are Surging Under Trump. The Potential Winners—and Losers.

XRP and Other Altcoins Are Surging Under Trump. The Potential Winners—and Losers.

A new crypto landscape is forming and it's about much more than Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Falls, Ethereum and XRP Rise. How the Fed Could Reignite the Crypto Rally.

Bitcoin Falls, Ethereum and XRP Rise. How the Fed Could Reignite the Crypto Rally.

Digital asset prices have dropped this week. Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole will help decide where they go next.

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Fall Ahead of Fed Minutes. Why Rate Cuts Matter for Crypto.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP Fall Ahead of Fed Minutes. Why Rate Cuts Matter for Crypto.

It's no surprise that digital assets were sliding, given there was a big selloff in tech stocks on Tuesday.

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Stablecoins Are Sizzling, But  Analysts Say Circle Stock Has Overheated

Stablecoins Are Sizzling, But Analysts Say Circle Stock Has Overheated

Circle Internet Group is one of the year’s hottest IPOs. But Goldman and JPMorgan are skeptical that the stock can climb further.

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Fed’s Bowman Urges Less ‘Cautious Mindset’ on Crypto

Fed’s Bowman Urges Less ‘Cautious Mindset’ on Crypto

The comments mark a departure from previous regulators, whom the vice chair for supervision described as overly cautious.

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