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HDFC Bank bans Bitcoin buys citing RBI's warnings: Traders not too worried
It is important to remember that price movements in the crypto universe are led primarily by retail participation
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Cyber security 101: Run a website? Here's how to protect it from hacking
Protect your website even if it doesn't have valuable data, because hackers can mess it up or use it to mine cryptocurrencies and make money for themselves
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HDFC bank blocks all its cards to buy or trade in cryptocurrencies
The move comes after multiple warnings by the RBI and the finance ministry on the non-fiat virtual currencies
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Bitcoin dealer in Finland plays cat and mouse with banks closing accounts
Prasos runs websites such as Coinmotion.com and Bittiraha.fi, through which retail investors can exchange Bitcoins into euros
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Japan's Coincheck to start repaying customers Monday after $530-mn heist
The incident sparked renewed concern in Japan and abroad over security at cryptocurrency exchanges
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Crypto bubble bursts, but blockchain will survive even if bitcoin doesn't
Latest blockchain applications could bring overdue change to critical, if unsexy, functions in shipping, real estate and…diamonds
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Bitcoin not a legitimate form of payment: People's Bank of China chief
The price of Bitcoin had fallen more than 13 percent in the 24 hours to 1030 GMT on Friday
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Here's how blockchain is going to fundamentally change our lives
Like a traditional ledger, blockchain is essentially a record of transactions
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Bitcoin steadies amid Japan regulatory clampdown and Binance theft concerns
Japan's Financial Services Agency ordered two exchanges to halt operations for a month and penalized four others on Thursday
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After Facebook ad ban, Twitter moves to prevent crypto scams on platform
The measures come amid a boom in the price of bitcoin, the world's best known cryptocurrency.
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Can govt's plan to use blockchain choke Nirav Modi-style bank frauds?
The tech is useful in digitising land records, can be applied to infra, farm sector, education, finance; but there are many hurdles in implementing it
Rupee firms up by 7 paise to 64.89 a dollar on sustained dollar selling
Though forex market volatility still persists in the midst of a sharp sell-offs in local equities amid worsening rhetoric of a trade war
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Swiss cryptocurrency haven Tezos sued in US for $1 bn by Bitcoin investors
The looming lawsuit comes as Swiss financial regulator Finma tries to temper some of govt's enthusiasm for cryptocurrencies
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Japan may punish crypto exchanges, halt ops after $530-mn Coincheck heist
FSA will mete out the punishments after uncovering flaws in customer protection and anti-money laundering measures during on-site checks at the exchanges