Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been offered to the public through a direct listing on the US tech index Nasdaq with a valuation of US$76bn (US$99bn including options and stock-based awards). The valuation, which surprises some commentators, has been taken by many industry players as another confirmation that the more crypto goes “mainstream”, the greater the confidence investors have in it.

After hitting new highs, the price of Bitcoin, which is the most watched cryptocurrency, dropped sharply over the weekend. It dropped to 52,000 US dollars on Sunday, which was a great loss compared to 64,000 on Friday.

Ether and dogecoin also saw their prices drop, following a week in which investors worried that the cryptocurrency market was in a bubble.

Are we witnessing a battle of the dollar vs. crypto, where one is doomed to lose? Let's a closer look at this active market.

With the emergence of the Chia cryptocurrency, miners in China are reportedly frantically snatching up every hard drive and SSD they can find. Unlike other cryptocurrencies, you don't mine Chia with a processor, graphics card or ASIC miner. Instead, you farm Chia with storage space, which is where hard drives or SSDs come in. Chia isn't officially available for trading yet, therefore, it's too early to start hoarding hard drives or SSDs.

Bitcoin's record-breaking rally to a $1 trillion market capitalization on Friday has increased the buzz around cryptocurrencies. Debates on whether these are worthy investments have flourished among investors, analysts, and the public.

Tesla has already made more than $1 billion (£727 million) from the bitcoin investment it made in January, thanks to the cryptocurrency nearly doubling in price over the last 10 weeks.

The company’s stock market arrival establishes Bitcoin and other digital currencies in the traditional financial landscape. It also elevates a technology with astonishing environmental costs.

Coinbase held its direct listing on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, luring public market investors who've been waiting to get into the cryptocurrency exchange.

One of the most common criticisms of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, in general, is that they will easily be used for criminal activity. This has been the justification for harsh oversight of the crypto industry and was even cited in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recent ban on crypto transactions.

Jesse Powell, CEO of bitcoin exchange Kraken, said there "could be some crackdown" on cryptocurrencies.

The pending Coinbase direct listing is exciting a broad base of the investment community outside the usual cryptocurrency crowd.

The Senegalese-American singer has ambitious plans for “Akon City,” including conducting daily transactions using a digital currency.

Bitcoin punched through $60,000 once again after topsy-turvy couple of weeks saw the flagship cryptocurrency rising and falling between $52,000 and $59,000. The $60k line has been repeatedly tested since Bitcoin (BTC) set an all-time high of $61,701 on March 13.

Every now and then I see the phrase “I can’t believe this app is free!” on Twitter. Every time I do, it makes me a little uneasy. Is Twitter free? Is any social network free? I know that I’m the product and not the customer to some extent, but what does “free” actually mean in 2021?

The debate around the value of cryptocurrencies, and bitcoin in particular, continues in financial markets as leading institutional investors debate its role in portfolios. One strategist with an optimistic take on bitcoin’s value is Dhaval Joshi, chief strategist for BCA Research’s Counterpoint product. He shared questions from one of his skeptical clients and answered them.

Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel is worried that China is using bitcoin to undermine the U.S.

China’s electricity-hungry bitcoin mines that power nearly 80% of the global trade in cryptocurrencies risk undercutting the country’s climate goals, a study in the journal Nature has said. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rely on “blockchain” technology, which is a shared database of transactions, with entries that must be confirmed and encrypted. The network is secured by individuals called “miners” who use high-powered computers to verify transactions, with bitcoins offered as a reward. Those computers consume enormous amounts of electricity.

Vivek Ranadivé, the Chairman, CEO, and Governor of the Sacramento Kings, announced this evening on Clubhouse that everyone in his organization could receive their pay in as much Bitcoin as they wanted. The story broke soon thereafter after a Tweet from a member of the Clubhouse audience.