Bitcoin prices have tumbled further on Monday, reaching their lowest level since October 2017.

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency have been on a wild ride since 2008. Epic booms, busts, wild swings, scams and a lack of real-world implementation have led many to dismiss the technology as overhyped and valueless. But a closer look at the last decade reveals blockchain has thus far had a typical journey for an emerging technology on the road to maturity and adoption.

JP Morgan states that cryptocurrencies are here to stay. Even though many of the financial institutions believe that cryptocurrencies are not the longer term phenomena but the truth is that, institutions reporting to like JP Morgan are clearly stating that cryptocurrencies are here to stay. This is according to an internal report from the company.

New research reveals that cryptocurrencies require far more electricity per-dollar than it takes to mine most real metals.

Angus Champion de Crespigny ran a major firm’s Blockchain division that specialized in finance. But he stopped believing in the technology’s promise. Here’s why.

Analysis indicates that the rise in Bitcoin UTXOs, which signals an accumulation phase, could be a precursor to crypto’s next bull run.

Declining bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices are obscuring an underlying growth in adoption and institutional infrastructure, according to a San Francisco-based hedge fund.

Most buy and hold crypto investors might aim to “shoot for the moon” but in reality there exists a subset of crypto investment strategies that can work regardless of market direction.

Data from job-search site Indeed shows interest in those with blockchain development skills, including the creation of cryptocurrencies, has waned as bitcoin’s value – and the hype around it – has fallen over the past year.