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Bitcoins price crosses $22,000 for the first time Bitcoins price has been hitting new records. It has crossed $22,000 for the first time. At the time of writing, the worlds first and largest cryptocurrency is trading hands at around $22,167 on Coinbase, according to TradingView. The surge to $22,000 occurred in less than 12 hours. Last night, bitcoin was trading at around $21,260. Source: TradingView 

Bitcoin options daily trading volume crosses $1 billion as bitcoin surges above $23,000 December 17, 2020, 4:21AM EST  ·  1 min read Bitcoin options daily trading volume has crossed the $1 billion mark for the first time, as bitcoin surges past $23,000. Crypto exchange Deribit leads the bitcoin options market, followed by Bit.com and OKEx, according to tracker Skew. Meanwhile, bitcoin is trading hands at around $23,550 on Coinbase, according to TradingView. Deribit CEO John Jansen told The B...

UK regulator announces temporary registration regime, extends operating deadline to July 9 for existing crypto businesses Quick Take The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just announced a “temporary registration regime” for existing crypto businesses. The new regime allows crypto firms that have applied for registration to continue operating until July 9, 2021. The previous deadline was January 10, 2021.  The U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has just announced a "tempor...

December 12, 2020, 12:24PM EST  ·  2 min read Frances central bank began to experiment with central bank digital currency (CBDC) applications and use cases this spring.  As previously reported, the Banque du France is specifically testing a so-called digital euro in the context of clearing and settlement of tokenized assets. And at the time, the central bank stressed that such experiments were just that — trials, nothing more. New comments from a senior Banque du France official indicate ...

>> jessica: going back to what melissa said, it is so important for typically left-leaning organizations to say, "this is obviously not a domestic terror organization." >> melissa: which you did right away. >> jessica: absolutely. you will not fine a bar for serving someone alcohol who went out and drove drunk. with nra plays an important role. but only a fifth of gun owners in the country are members. they have an outside influence on congress because of donations. theyve done things like block...