For the first time, people are globally searching “Dogecoin” more than “Bitcoin.” It has been reported according to data from Google Trends that values assigned to each cryptocurrency for May 2–8 stand at 56/100 points for DOGE versus 48/100 for BTC. However, search interest in DOGE over the past 12 months has often closely correlated with peaks and troughs in public interest in Bitcoin, although the interest in the two coins has previously diverged. This week shows not only

Bitcoin grows over South Korean Won by the $1trillion mark earlier on March 12. Bitcoin’s market cap rose to $1trillion in late February. It happened right after Tesla’s announcement of investing $1.5 billion in BTC, which played as a major factor in pumping the BTC’s price. Eventually, Bitcoin reached an ATH at more than $57,000 on Feb. 20. Source: Coinmarketcap According to data from AssetDash, Bitcoin’s (BTC) market cap reached $1.057 trillion at the time of publication.

Google Finance has added “crypto” tabs to the finance.google.com domain. The section, titled “crypto” now appears in the “Compare Markets” category alongside conventional stock and currency markets. It has been reported that the section provides key pricing information for various cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). However, Google’s parent, Alphabet, also owns video platform YouTube, which has consistently irked cry

The total crypto market cap overtook Google stock days after Tesla announced a $1.5 billion Bitcoin investment. It has been reported that for the first time in history, the crypto market has surpassed Alphabet’s GOOG and GOOGL in terms of market capitalization. However, on February 10, the total crypto market cap hit $1.413 trillion by overtaking the market cap levels of Google class-A and class-C shares, as the market capitalizations of GOOGL and GOOG amount to $1.39 trillio

Crypto frenzy increasing on Google search trends again as found by new industry findings. According to Google Trends, a keyword search for “buy crypto” received a perfect score of 100 indicating maximum interest. Is BTC back on track for more ATHs?https://t.co/TvOfZweEBn — Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) February 2, 2021 According to cryptocurrency analytics company The Tie, Google searches on “Buy crypto” soared to all-time peaks in January, surpassing the previous spike of

Google has deleted 120,000 negative reviews of Robinhood on the Google Play Store after the platform suspended trading of several skyrocketing stocks like GameStop. It has been reported by financial analyst Mr. Whale that Google removed as many as 120,000 negative reviews of Robinhood, pushing the app’s rating from one star to about four stars. Google just removed over 120,000 negative reviews of RobinHood on the App Store. Screenshot is noon, and now pic.twitter.com/BjaXIE

Coinbase Inc. announced the appointment of Milana McCullagh, the former Google Senior Legal Director, as deputy general counsel for product and commercial legal. It has been reported that McCullagh, who worked for more than 13 years at Google, will work across functions at Coinbase on product legal support, helping the firm to streamline legal compliance for new product launches. However, McCullagh’s appointment is part of both a Coinbase campaign to attract legal talent that

Google Trends shows that Americans are searching for “Bitcoin” consistently at around 1 AM Eastern Time for the past week, as this hourly data is only available seven days into the past. It has been reported that out of 50 states, California is the most search-happy at this hour, possibly because 1 AM Eastern represents just 10 PM local time on the west coast, as plenty of reasonable browsing time left in the evening. However, the peak search interest in Bitcoin over the past

Uphold announced that it will allow users in Latin America to use cryptocurrency for investing in the world’s leading companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, or Tesla for as little as 10,000 Satoshis. You can now buy a fraction of @Apple, @Tesla, @Walmart and 47 other U.S. stocks with as little as $1. Trade between equities, crypto, currencies and metals​ all in one account! 📱https://t.co/RRHHMvGLsH Available in select regions outside the U.S. pic.twitter.com/tg4bSACuNv —

The Baseline Protocol has launched integrations for Google Sheets and Microsoft Dynamics 365. The new functions will allow maintenance of verifiably consistent records using a spreadsheet in conjunction with an enterprise resource planning solution. Baseline published a proof-of-concept on June 8: It demonstrated “baselining” of spreadsheet data to verify that multiple independent private databases hold the same records. Basically, to verify that records held by separate enti

Google Play market and Apple’s AppStore will reportedly soon feature the Telegram Open Network (TON) operating system (OS). On April 29 Russian news agency RBC reported via a source close to Telegram that TON OS will soon be available on smartphones and personal computers for mainstream users. TON operating system is an end-to-end open-source infrastructure that allows developers and users to work with the TON blockchain. TON OS will serve as an add-on for devices, making the

Google removed 49 phishing Google Chrome web browser extensions with the help of PhishFort, a phishing-specialized cybersecurity firm, after receiving reports about their activity. Google Removes 49 Phishing Extensions That Steal Cryptocurrency Data https://t.co/rMisIuyAHZ pic.twitter.com/9mSP7vYt2t — info (@altcoinsworld) April 15, 2020 On April 14, it has been reported that Harry Denley, the Director of Security at MyCrypto, the cryptocurrency wallet startup, explained how

On March 16, Brave filed a formal complaint against Google with the lead General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enforcer in Europe. During February, Dr. Johnny Ryan, Brave’s chief policy and industry relations officer, explained in an interview that Google is abusing its power by sharing user data collected by dozens of its distinct services, creating a “free for all” data warehouse. According to Ryan, this was a clear violation of the GDPR. Aggravated with the situation a

Google’s Play Store for Android smartphone apps seems to have taken down several notable apps reporting on cryptocurrencies and blockchain news. As of 2:00 PM EST, apps of crypto news sites including Cointelegraph and CoinDesk were unavailable on the Play Store. This removal has come as a surprise to the crypto community. Screenshots of results returned for Cointelegraph and CoinDesk : Source: Cointelegraph This is not the first time that the Play Store has set its sights on

Coincheck, the crypto exchange based in Japan will add cryptocurrency Qtum (QTUM) will soon add to its exchange. On Feb. 25 Coincheck announced the addition of Qtum (QTUM). Currently, it handles trading, selling, and buying for eleven cryptocurrencies the new addition will make it to12th. ＼ #QTUM の取扱い開始について／#Coincheck では新たに #Qtum の取扱いを開始する予定であることをお知らせいたします 😆✨https://t.co/N50SdJfTnh — Coincheck(コインチェック) (@coincheckjp) February 25, 2020 As with other cryptocurrencies the exch

After Hedera Hashgraph announced Google would be joining its governing council on February 11, the price of the network’s native token HBAR rose above 5 cents for the first time since the network’s launch and above 2 cents for the first time in a month. Hedera’s Token Price Spikes Prematurely After Google Joins the Network’s Governing Council https://t.co/zZ1eTDZdmD #news #bitcoin #cryptocurrency — CryptBee (@CryptBeee) February 15, 2020 It has been reported that by Allen Da

Former Google executive Surojit Chatterjee has joined Coinbase as the company’s new chief product officer. On Jan. 29 Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced the hire in a blog post. Prior to joining Coinbase, Chatterjee worked as a Google’s vice president of product, tallying 11 years at the internet company. Surojit Chatterjee is joining Coinbase as Chief Product Officer. Surojit spent 11 years at Google, most recently as VP of Product, and served as Head of Product at Flipk

Google has banned Ethereum (ETH) wallet and decentralized app (DApp) browser, MetaMask’s Android client from its Play app store. Once again Google demonstrates on Youtube pure arbitrariness through malicious censorship and thereby shows how important it is to promote and support decentralized competitors and alternatives on the market! https://t.co/cXbuFDyxRt — SwissSmart (@swisssmart69) December 27, 2019 On December 26, it has been reported by the MetaMask team, who announc

Torus, a private key management firm, announced on Reddit that they will send Ethereum (ETH) to any Reddit username or Google email account. Thank you for covering our little Christmas giveaway @Cointelegraph and yes, we are testing our Reddit transactions 🙂https://t.co/3hRHEEr38z — Torus (@TorusLabs) December 25, 2019 On December 24, it has been reported by a post on the r/ethereum community Reddit thread, where a TorusLabs member said: “We hope to be an alternative for We

Mike Blandina, the former CEO of PayPal and Google, has been appointed as the new CEO of Bakkt, the major cryptocurrency trading platform. Bakkt Has Two New Appointments as Former CEO Leaves for US Senate https://t.co/zlh88BwVqn * * * * * I love rewards. I love tips too. https://t.co/MTp73QOUPi pic.twitter.com/lv6opijzvO — CryptoGirl news🗯 🚀🌛⚡️ (@CryptoGirl_News) December 24, 2019 On December 23, it has been reported that after the departure of Kelly Loeffler, the foun