Bitcoin Rises Near $25,000. It Needs to Clear Key Levels to Keep Rallying.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were rising on Monday as the march higher in digital assets continued despite a quiet day in the stock market, with investors away from Wall Street for the President...

Bitcoin spikes above $21,000: is the crypto bear market over ?

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, spiked above the $21,000 mark on Saturday. The move has encouraged crypto investors who have been shaken by the collapse of several high-p...

Meme Token Dogecoin Edges Past Coinbase. It’s Been That Kind of Year in Crypto.

Coinbase Global went public in 2021, with a debut valuation of a snappy $85 billion. This year hasn’t been exactly bountiful for the U.S.-based online crypto broker, with rising interest rates hitting...

Dogecoin Is Surging on Hopes of a New Life on Twitter

Twitter shareholders can breathe easy now that Elon Musk has taken the company private. Dogecoin owners may be even more thrilled since the cryptocurrency could get a new lease on life through the soc...

Bitcoin Prices Are Falling. Why Analysts Say a ‘Massive Capitulation’ Is Coming.

Text size Bitcoin continues to trade at less than one-third its all-time high from November 2021. Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were under pressure on Monday. While...

‘I just wake up and cry’: Voyager and Celsius bankruptcies have destroyed some crypto investors’ confidence in centralized platforms

Yotsy Ruiz recently bought his first ever crypto hardware wallet — a Nano X from Ledger. He is transferring all his crypto holdings that he can still move to the small physical device which looks like...

Bitcoin Prices Struggle Below $20,000. Why Tuesday Could Bring a Bigger Move.

Text size Bitcoin has failed to consistently breach the key $20,000 mark. Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were largely unchanged on Monday, with digital assets contin...

Bitcoin Just Crashed Below $20,000. Where It Might Be Headed Next.

Text size Bitcoin prices have been crashing and could fall even further. Courtesy Ethan Lou The Bitcoin carnage continues, as the cryptocurrency breaks $20,000 to trade at its lowest level since 2020....

Dogecoin investor sues Elon Musk, Tesla, SpaceX for $258 billion, claiming ‘pyramid scheme’

A dogecoin investor is suing Elon Musk and two of his companies, Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, for $258 billion, accusing them of operating a “pyramid scheme” to inflate the price of the cryptocurrency. The ...

Bitcoin crash: These three metrics show how bad the carnage is, and what to expect next

Hello! Welcome back to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that reaches your inbox every Thursday. I’ll walk you through what’s going on in the current bear market. As usual, find me on T...

Bitcoin Slips Below $25,000 as Celsius and Fed Batter Confidence

Text size Bitcoin has been hurt by a loss of confidence sparked by interest-rate hikes and problems at Celsius, one of the biggest crypto lenders. Paul Yeung/Bloomberg Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurre...

Ethereum close to its major upgrade, but why has it fallen more than bitcoin?

This article has been updated to correct the identification of Citadel Securities. Hello! Welcome back to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that reaches your inbox every Thursday. I’m w...

Ethereum could ‘take over everything’, and there won’t be a multi-chain future, says EY’s blockchain leader

Hello! Welcome back to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that reaches your inbox every Thursday. I’m Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch, and I’ll walk you through the latest an...

Mark Cuban: ‘Crypto is going through the lull that the internet went through’

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban thinks that cryptocurrency is on the same downswing that tech and internet companies hit in the early 2000s. Bitcoin hit a 10-month low as U,S. stocks continued to ...

Bitcoin Prices, Other Cryptos Fall—and Why One Trader Sees a Tumble to $30,000

Text size Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto space has come under pressure amid a shift in Fed policy. Rutmer Visser/Dreamstime Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies slipped lower on Monday, continuing t...

Bitcoin and Ether Prices See Worst Day in Weeks. Dogecoin and Shiba Inu Tumble.

Text size Bitcoin falls but holds above the key technical level of $45,000. Dreamstime Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell Friday, with some of the largest digital assets recording their worst per...

Ethereum’s major upgrade is coming. Should you be more bullish on it than bitcoin?

Hello! Welcome back to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that reaches your inbox every Thursday. I’m Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch, and I’ll walk you through the latest an...

Bitcoin Prices Steady After Crypto Heist. A Prominent Whale Is Getting Bigger.

Text size Bitcoin prices have held onto recent gains. Rutmer Visser/Dreamstime Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were mostly steady on Wednesday, holding onto recent gains and shaking off pressure on...

Coinbase Stock Is Popping. What a Rally in Bitcoin Means.

Stock in the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase surged on Monday, rallying alongside Bitcoin, ether, and other digital assets. Analysts see more room for gains. Coinbase (ticker: COIN) shares jumped 7% ...

Bitcoin Prices Are ‘On the Verge of a Major Breakout’

Text size The prices of Bitcoin and other digital assets rise Friday. Dreamstime Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies moved higher on Friday, boosted by the return of risk appetite among investors and a...

Tesla’s Elon Musk Says He’s Not Selling His Crypto Holdings. Bitcoin Is Up.

Text size Bitcoin Dreamstime Dogecoin, Bitcoin and Ether briefly spiked on Monday after Tesla (ticker: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he still owns the cryptocurrencies and won’t sell.   Dogecoin (D...

Tax season: does the IRS know if you trade crypto? Is your NFT sale or mining income taxable?

Hello! Welcome back to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that reaches your inbox every Thursday. I’m Frances Yue, crypto reporter at MarketWatch. It is tax season in the U.S., and I’ll ...

First-time home buyers are selling crypto to fund down payments — here’s what to know before you do it

Many Americans are using their tendies to tap into the American Dream — and the trend doesn’t show signs of stopping. Nearly 12% of first-time buyers indicated that selling cryptocurrency holdings con...