The price of bitcoin clocked a six-day high above $9,000 Saturday as the crypto markets continued to show signs of regained poise.

After leaving the startup he co-founded, Greg Maxwell is focusing his energy on developing more efficient and more private bitcoin smart contracts.

Despite the recent price plunge, ARK Invest's CEO remains convinced bitcoin is the first of its kind in a new asset class, one that is here to stay.

A controversial proposal that would seek to alter how ethereum's developers approach software changes saw debate at a meeting Friday.