The system would use a digital coin similar to bitcoin, but different in that Facebook would aim to keep the coin's value stable
Director (Projects and IT) of SPDCL, assuring no data breach said the website of their organisation is open and that of Northern Power Distribution Company Limited is in the process of restoration
A loss of faith in the stablecoin would be a major blow to traders who rely on it for liquidity on many of the world's lightly regulated crypto exchanges
Masayoshi Son previously bitcoin loss shows that even some of the world's most sophisticated and wealthiest investors got caught up in the frenzy.
Other major cryptocurrencies that tend be correlated to bitcoin such as ethereum and Ripple's XRP also gained
Crypto diehards see Bitcoin's 70 per cent rebound from its 2018 low (and even bigger gains for so-called alt coins) as the start of a new bull market
GTI Global Strength Indicator flashes warning signal
Bitcoin volume in the top five digital currency exchanges totalled $2.14 billion last month, the lowest since April 2017 when volume was just $845.7 million
The cryptocurrency briefly topped $5,000 and the value of digital assets tracked by CoinMarketCap.com jumped by about $17 billion in less than an hour
Bitcoin surged to near $20,000 in late 2017, the peak of a bubble driven by retail investors that pushed cryptocurrencies onto the agenda of mainstream financial firms
Between 2014 and 2018, the number of internet subscribers has more than tripled to over 560 million from 177 million