Bitcoin

Extreme volatility is nothing new to cryptocurrencies, but Bitcoin's slump from a peak of $126,000 in October last year comes despite the backdrop of a crypto-friendly White House and surging adoption

Cryptocurrencies have been on shaky ground ever since a brutal series of liquidations in October that sapped market confidence

Contracts on Polymarket, a decentralized prediction platform, now imply an 82% chance that Bitcoin will fall to $65,000 this year, a level roughly 13% lower than today's $73,200

What began as a sharp crash in October has morphed into something more corrosive: a selloff shaped not by panic, but by absence of buyers

Bitcoin fell as much as 3.9 per cent to $81,102 Friday in Singapore, its weakest since Nov 21, extending a rout that gathered pace overnight

Trump said over the weekend that he would impose a 10 per cent tariff on goods from 8 European nations starting Feb 1, rising to 25 per cent in June unless there's a deal for a 'purchase of Greenland'

India's crypto boom is led by non-metro regions; Tier-III and IV towns account for 43.4 per cent of activity, Tier-II add 32.2 per cent, while Tier-I cities make up about a quarter of participation

One-time cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison after a USD 40 billion crash revealed his crypto ecosystem to be a fraud. Victims said the 34-year-old financial technology whiz weaponised their trust to convince them that the investment -- secretly propped up by cash infusions -- was safe. Kwon, a Stanford graduate known by some as "the cryptocurrency king," apologised after listening as victims -- one in court and others by telephone -- described the scam's toll: wiping out nest eggs, depleting charities and wrecking lives. One told the judge in a letter that he contemplated suicide after his father lost his retirement money in the scheme. Engelmayer said the government's recommendation of a 12-year prison sentence was "unreasonably lenient" and the defense's request for five years was "utterly unthinkable and wildly unreasonable." Kwon faced a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison. "Your offence caused real people to lose USD 40 billion in real

Sensex Today | Stock Market close, Tuesday, December 02, 2025: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index fell 0.22 per cent, while the Nifty SmallCap index fell 0.55 per cent

Bitcoin, the world's most valuable cryptocurrency, has fallen 21.2 per cent in November, raising losses over the past three months to 23.2 per cent

China's cyber agency has accused the US of stealing $13 billion in Bitcoin from the LuBian mining pool in 2020, calling it a state-backed hack; the US has denied such allegations

Stablecoins are digital currencies that stay steady in value, unlike volatile cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Their prices are linked to stable assets like gold or currencies

UK's top retail investment platform, Hargreaves Lansdown, has said cryptocurrency performance cannot be reliably analysed and shouldn't be trusted to help clients meet their financial goals

A declining dollar, fresh geopolitical and tariff uncertainty, and questions of the Fed's independence have led gold and Bitcoin to outperform

The token climbed to as high as $125,689 on Sunday in Asia, topping its previous record set on Aug. 14, supported by the uptick in US equities

The original cryptocurrency has long been referred to as "digital gold" by advocates, who see it serving a similar role as the precious metal during times of turmoil

Be mindful of hacking risk and lack of regulatory clarity in India vis-a-vis these assets

JPMorgan is considering giving loans backed by bitcoin and ether, even as its CEO Jamie Dimon remains skeptical of crypto; the move shows growing bank interest in digital assets

Standard Chartered already offers crypto products, including trading, via two independent subsidiary companies: Zodia Markets and Zodia Custody

Bitcoin continued its rapid climb and hit another all-time high Monday as US lawmakers begin a week focused on passing pro-crypto legislation. Data from CoinMarketCap showed bitcoin climbed above USD 123,000 early Monday, up from about USD 108,000 only a week ago. The world's oldest and most popular cryptocurrency is currently the fifth most valuable asset class in the world at USD 2.4 trillion, giving it a higher market cap than Amazon. The enthusiasm for bitcoin comes as the US House is set to take up several pieces of cryptocurrency-related legislation in what's been dubbed crypto week in Congress. Lawmakers have been under pressure from President Donald Trump and the big-spending crypto lobby to pass legislation quickly. That includes a bill passed last month by the Senate that would regulate a type of cryptocurrency known as stablecoins. The House is also set to take up a cryptocurrency market structure legislation that is far more sweeping. Trump, once a sceptic of the indus