The U.S. SEC issued a warning to investors on the risks associated with investing in IEOs, potentially dampening future interest in crypto offerings on exchanges.

The Securities Exchange Commission has urged investors to be cautious about promises made in relation to IEOs. In a Jan. 14th notice to the general public, the regulator warned:

A massive capital inflow triggered a rally felt through the entire market. Now, led by Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP the market seems prepared to enter another bull run.

Based on the 1-week chart, several technical indicators reveal that Bitcoin is extremely bullish. 

OXT Research, a tool from Samourai Wallet, recently revealed the full depth of last year’s PlusToken Bitcoin sell-off. Beyond a crash course in crypto privacy, this new data confirms a strong correlation with price actions for BTC over the past six months. 

Retirement savings are starting to move into digital asset investments, with Securitize and AltoIRA making the first known Individual Retirement Account (IRA) investment in security token offerings (STOs).

Traditionally conservative by nature, retirement funds have balked at the idea of investing in digital assets.

BSV is up 163% in the last month despite the crypto community debating whether its the making of an exit scam or genuine investor demand.

Bitcoin Satoshi’s Vision (BSV), conceived after contentiously forking from the Bitcoin Cash codebase, is no stranger to controversy. 

The CME’s options launch could channel an influx of institutional speculators to crypto.

Bitcoin trading has reached an all-time high in Venezuela.

During the week of Jan. 11, crypto investors bought and sold 367 billion bolivars ($5.5 billion USD) of BTC on LocalBitcoins. This week’s volume is 1.4 times greater than that of the previous week, when investors traded 263 billion bolivars on the popular peer exchange.

A recent report from BitMex revealed several critical points about activity within Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. At first glance, readers glean that this activity is much higher than expected. Upon further investigation, however, the story is far more nuanced.

Cryptocurrency futures trading volumes have now outpaced spot markets on Binance, according to a report issued by the company. 

The report, titled “Leverage and Derivatives: Overview of Binance Futures in 2019,” details the success of the Binance Futures offering since it was launched in September last year. Futures now account for around 75% of the total Bitcoin (BTC) market volume traded on the exchange.

Deutsche Bank has released a report arguing that the next decade could usher in the end of fiat currencies. Could their analysts be right? And what part does cryptocurrency have to play in that?