Crypto news updates: Infrastructure bill to be signed, bitcoin Taproot upgrade – CNBC

Now, on Monday afternoon, bitcoin is trading at around $64,143, according to Coin Metrics, and ether at around $4,611, as of 12:56 p.m.

For about 310 users, name, date of birth and ZIP code were exposed.

The San Francisco-based fintech start-up will offer trading in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, Ethereum, litecoin, ethereum classic, bitcoin cash and XRP.

Taproot will introduce what’s called Schnorr signatures, which will help bitcoin transactions become more private, efficient and less expensive.

Cryptocurrency “brokers,” which are mainly exchanges, will be required to issue a 1099-like form disclosing who their customers are.

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