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Bitcoin and Ethereum are up big today—with the latter soaring on rumors that an ETH-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) could soon hit the U.S. market. The price of Bitcoin touched $70,000, triggering a flood of liquidations, while ETH is…

Bitcoin’s hash rate has dropped by 25% since the weekend—a worrying sign for the security of the biggest digital coin’s network ahead of its highly anticipated “halving” event.  Data from MiningPoolStats shows that the total real-time…

Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt. Markets are ending the week strong after a rocky week of gains and losses. The price of Bitcoin is now $43,139, according to CoinGecko. That's a seven-day rise of 3%. All eyes were on the…

After years of legal prologue, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) battle against large swathes of the crypto industry appears to finally be coming to a head.  In a federal court hearing last week regarding the…

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)  will collect data on the energy use of cryptocurrency miners operating in the United States. In a press release, the agency announced that it would begin a "provisional survey of…

The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF finally drew more new cash than it lost, snapping an 11-week streak with a positive gain of $63 million, according to CoinGlass. GBTC has been seen so many investors cashing out since competing spot…