cryptocurrencies

Anne Boden, CEO of Starling Bank, speaks at the Web Summit 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal.Harry Murphy | Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty ImagesLONDON - Anne Boden, the CEO of British fintech start-up Starling, is concerned about…

Barrick Gold CEO Mark Bristow on Thursday rejected the idea that cryptocurrencies are a better store of value than traditional gold.Bitcoin bulls have argued that the limited supply of digital coins and the noticeable growth make them a…

Crypto bulls have long advocated Bitcoin as the modern day replacement for gold, and in some ways the emerging market is already close to outperforming gold bars in that regard.The total value of the cryptocurrency market is now over $ 2…

LONDON / GUANGZHOU, China - Bitcoin and other digital currencies fell on Friday as a capital gains tax hike proposed by US President Joe Biden sparked a sell-off.Bitcoin fell 7.3% to $ 49,730, according to Coin Metrics data. It's the first…

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference following the two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee on July 31, 2019 in Washington.Sarah Silbiger | ReutersCryptocurrencies are primarily used…

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference following the two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee on July 31, 2019 in Washington.Sarah Silbiger | ReutersFederal Reserve Chairman Jerome…

The Bank of New York Mellon on Wall Street, New York.Scott Mlyn | CNBC The Bank of New York Mellon, the country's oldest bank, announced Thursday that it would begin funding Bitcoin and other digital currencies.The custodian, after months…

PayPal is unlikely to buy digital currencies like Bitcoin, although the company sees immense opportunities in the digital wallet space.Speaking on CNBC's Mad Money Thursday, John Rainey, PayPal's chief financial officer, said the payment…