CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index is up $4459.45 today or 4.45% to $104767.70Highest 4 p.m. level since Dec. 17, 2024, when it traded at $106734.51Largest percentage increase since Dec. 24, 2024, when it gained 4.52%Up five of the past six daysUp four con

Ethereum is up $155.27 today or 4.68% to $3473.83Highest 5 p.m. level since Jan. 6, 2025, when it traded at $3668.65Up three of the past four daysUp 3.86% month-to-dateUp 3.86% year-to-dateDown 27.63% from its all-time high of $4800.00 on Nov. 9, 202

By Katherine HamiltonDigital Currency Group is required to pay $38 million for misleading investors about the financial strength of its crypto subsidiary Genesis Global Capital.The Securities and Exchange Commission is giving Digital Currency 14 days

By Caitlin McCabe and David UbertiU.S. stocks may be headed for their best week since the November "Trump bump."All three major stock indexes advanced Friday, pulled forward by big tech companies and chip firms. Cryptocurrency stocks also rose thanks

By Vicky Ge HuangCrypto company Digital Currency Group agreed to pay a $38 million fine to settle with the Securities and Exchange Commission over allegations of negligence in overseeing a program offered by its now-defunct lending subsidiary Genesis

By Howard Fischer and Liberty McAteerAbout the authors: Howard Fischer and Liberty McAteer are both partners at the New York law firm of Moses Singer. Fischer was previously a senior trial counsel at the SEC. McAteer is a partner in the firm's techno

Currency and bond investors will be eagerly awaiting the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday for cues on the direction of U.S. policy, with executive orders potentially spelling big moves for markets.Trump's inauguration will mark

By Caitlin McCabe and David UbertiU.S. stocks may be headed for their best week since the November "Trump bump."All three major stock indexes advanced Friday, pulled forward by big tech companies and chip firms. Cryptocurrency stocks also rose thanks

By Elsa OhlenCryptocurrencies look poised for another good day, with XRP climbing to well above $3 and Bitcoin breaking through $100,000 yet again. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration Monday could be the next big catalyst for digital coins.Bi

Bitcoin extends gains, rising to a one-month high of $102,909, according to LSEG data, as investors keenly anticipate Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday. Trump is expected to announce crypto-friendly policies, including a plan to create a strategi

By Caitlin McCabe and David UbertiU.S. stocks may be headed for their best week since the November "Trump bump."U.S. stocks climbed Friday, pulled higher by big tech companies and chip firms. Cryptocurrency stocks also rose thanks to bitcoin's resurg

By Elsa OhlenCryptocurrencies look poised for another good day with XRP climbing to well above $3 and Bitcoin breaking through $100,000 yet again. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration Monday could be the next big catalyst for digital coins.Bit

By Caitlin McCabeU.S. stocks may be headed for their best week since the November "Trump bump."Both the Dow industrials and S&P 500 look set for their largest weekly gain since the presidential election, when Donald Trump's victory sent stocks soarin

OPENING CALLStock futures rose on Friday and both the Dow industrials and S&P 500 looked set for their largest weekly gain since the presidential election, when Donald Trump's victory sent stocks soaring.Among the gainers were chip makers and cryptoc

By Elena VardonSwissquote Group Holding said its results for 2024 should exceed market expectations as its performance got a boost from cryptocurrency trading toward the end of the year.The Swiss online bank on Friday said it expects to report pretax

Bitcoin rises back above the key $100,000 level, reaching a 10-day high of $102,081 overnight, according to LSEG data. Traders are returning to cryptocurrencies in anticipation of Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday. Trump is expected to announce c

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index is up $690.48 today or 0.69% to $100308.25Highest 4 p.m. level since Jan. 6, 2025, when it traded at $102258.56Up four of the past five daysUp three consecutive days, up 7.21% over this periodBest three day stretch since

Ethereum is down $114.66 today or 3.34% to $3318.56Snaps a two day winning streakDown 0.78% month-to-dateDown 0.78% year-to-dateDown 30.86% from its all-time high of $4800.00 on Nov. 9, 2021 (based on 5 p.m. levels)Up 35.24% from 52 weeks ago (Jan. 1

By Vicky Ge HuangBrian Shroder, the former chief executive of crypto exchange Binance's U.S. arm, said Thursday he has raised more than $20 million for his new company 1Money.The seed capital will help 1Money launch a stablecoin payments network, whi

By Elsa OhlenXRP's price rallied Thursday, helped by a raft of factors that appeared to please crypto investors.Shortly before the stock market opened in New York, the popular altcoin, used for transactions on Ripple's payments platform, was up 16% o