Bitcoin has gained more than 170% this year
the pandemic accelerated our advance into a more digital word: What might have taken 10 years has been achieved in 10 months
The Geneva-based Libra Association that will issue and govern Libra reportedly plans to launch a single digital coin backed by the dollar
Shares in China rose 0.37% after data showed Chinese industrial profits hit a nine-year high. South Korean stocks also rose 0.05%
India's share of person-to-person virtual-currency trading in Asia has surged to 33%, the same as in China
The rout began just hours after Bitcoin rose to within $7 of its record high of $19,511, the culmination of a more than 250% surge in past nine months
Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known crypto-currency, was last trading around $17,700, having lost more than $1,000 since its previous close
Both silver and gold are headed to basement after strong US and Europe's economic data
"Honestly I've had more luck in Vegas than I've had with cryptocurrencies," said one of the investor
Bitcoin has gained nearly 40% in November alone
It's a wager that has drawn eye-rolls from skeptics who believe the volatile cryptocurrency is a speculative asset rather than a store of value like gold
Fraudsters have used employees at Internet names and registrations management major GoDaddy to attack multiple cryptocurrency services over the past one week, said a report.
Cryptos have been big gainers in times of trouble. In that sense, cryptos are like gold; havens during uncertainty.
With bitcoin surging to the cusp of its 2017 all-time high, backers are hoping fewer frenzied retail investors means less chance of a crash this time around
Bitcoin is now close to its all-time high of just under $20,000
Bitcoin has soared over 130% this year, and is up more than four-fold from its March lows
Security risks can persist in Internet- and blockchain-based voting systems, says a study by researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology