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Last year, Chinese regulators banned initial coin offerings, shut down local cryptocurrency trading exchanges and limited bitcoin mining.

China to block cryptocurrency platforms that allow centralised trading

Chinese authorities will target individuals and companies providing market-making, settlement and clearing services for centralized trading.

16 Jan 2018 7:53 AM

Dozens of crypto units see the light of day every week, as baffled financial experts look on, and while none can match Bitcoin's $200-billion euro ($242 bilion) market capitalisation, several have left the media darling's profitability in the dust.

Cryptocurrency rivals snap at Bitcoin's heels

Despite a dizzying rise, Bitcoin is not the most lucrative one and far from alone in a universe that counts 1,400 rivals, and counting.

14 Jan 2018 12:49 PM

The Kodak systems will allow photographers to register work that they can license and then receive payment. The initial coin offering will open Jan. 31. (Representational image)

Kodak creating KodakCoin, its own cryptocurrency system

Blockchain is a ledger where transactions of digital currencies, like bitcoin, are recorded.

10 Jan 2018 6:37 PM

Bitcoin is the most popular virtual currency in the world and it has grown in value this year.

Bitcoin and its effect on the environment

Here, we look at how the currency's growth is effecting the environment.

02 Jan 2018 2:59 PM

The extension kept mining the cryptocurrency until the browser was open and did not prompt any permission from the users.

Google removes Chrome extension secretly mining cryptocurrency

Users blasted the review section over the inclusion of the infamous Coinhive in-browser miner’s JavaScript code in the extension.

02 Jan 2018 1:58 PM

The malware can also perform other routines such as installing a registry autostart mechanisms as well as system infection markers.

Cryptocurrency mining virus spreads through Facebook Messenger

A new cryptocurrency-mining bot, dubbed as Digmine, has been discovered and is spreading through Facebook Messenger.

28 Dec 2017 2:36 PM

Critics have pointed to bitcoin’s design flaws and hacks of digital “wallets” in which bitcoins are kept as an alternative to traditional currencies.

Bitcoin recovers some losses after its worst week since 2013

The digital currency had risen around twentyfold since the start of the year, climbing from less than $1,000 to as high as $19,666.

27 Dec 2017 8:17 AM

Bitcoin world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, fell nearly 30 per cent at one stage on Friday to $11,159.93.

Bitcoin rises 10 per cent, recovers from last week's brutal selloff

Bitcoin investors and analysts believe the decline in its value was a natural correction after a heady run-up in prices.

26 Dec 2017 12:50 PM

Bitcoin is known to go through wild swings.

Bitcoin falls 30 percent, posts worst week since 2013

Friday’s fall bled into the US stock market, where shares of companies that have lashed their fortunes to bitcoin or blockchain.

23 Dec 2017 9:24 AM

Bitcoin had soared almost 30-fold since the start of the year.

Bitcoin suffers fresh plunge, losing a third since start of week

Bitcoin dropped to $13,048 briefly from around $16,500 in late trading on Thursday

22 Dec 2017 1:12 PM

India’s central tax authority is also surveying bitcoin exchanges to find out whether it can tax any transactions.

Indian authorities weighing how to regulate cryptocurrencies: SEBI chief

India has no regulation for cryptocurrencies and like other global policymakers, it is seeking to understand how to supervise a market.

21 Dec 2017 8:22 AM

Researchers said the exchanges were also attacked using fake email accounts.

Multi-stage cyber attacks net North Korea millions in virtual currencies: study

The attackers access the user’s bitcoin wallet either on the computer or on the bitcoin exchange’s server researcher says.

20 Dec 2017 9:17 AM

Some analysts believe it is going to take some time before bitcoin futures take off in a big way.

Second bitcoin futures debut could lure volume to wild market

Bitcoin has drawn attention for its eye-popping price gains, but it is also notoriously volatile.

18 Dec 2017 7:38 AM

Bitcoin has climbed almost 80 percent so far in December alone, putting it on track for its best month in percentage terms since December 2013.

Bitcoin hits new record high as warnings grow louder

A study released on December 15 suggest that bitcoin could pose a threat to the financial stability of traditional currencies and markets.

16 Dec 2017 10:34 AM

While bitcoin’s price rise mystifies many, its origins have been the subject of much speculation.

Hotly anticipated bitcoin futures surge 21 percent on debut

Central bankers and critics of the cryptocurrency have been ringing the alarm bells over the surge in the price.

11 Dec 2017 12:51 PM

Bitcoin has seen unprecedented growth in 2017.

Bitcoin futures start trading on CBOE exchange

Launching bitcoin futures at the CBOE gives the digital currency some legitimacy it in the eyes of institutional investors.

11 Dec 2017 8:16 AM

Bitcoin is the world’s most popular virtual currency.

Bitcoin soars then falls back; banks raise risk concerns

The concerns about its volatility have led some banks and trade groups to raise concerns about the implications of trading bitcoin.

09 Dec 2017 7:45 AM

Bitcoin rocketed to another record high close of $16,000 on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange.

Things you might not know about ballistic Bitcoin

Here are some facts that you might not know about the largest and best-known cryptocurrency.

08 Dec 2017 4:47 PM

As long as miners keep the blockchain secure, possibility of bitcoin counterfeiting shouldn't be an issue.

How is a Bitcoin mined? a look at the virtual currency.

Bitcoins are basically lines of computer code that are digitally signed each time they travel from one owner to the next.

08 Dec 2017 8:46 AM

The rally came just a day after the virtual currency, which has been used to buy everything from an ice cream to a pint of beer, hit the $12,000 mark for the first time.

Bitcoin chalks up new record as it charges past USD 14,000

Bitcoin touched a new high of $14,475 before slipping back to $14,328 in Asian afternoon trade.

07 Dec 2017 1:26 PM

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