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Bitcoin selloff accelerates with more than 10% fall at $7,289 on Bitstamp
Other cryptocurrencies also suffered double-digit declines in their prices on Monday, according to industry tracker Coinmarketcap.com
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China may stamp out crypto trading by blocking access to overseas websites
After launching a campaign last year, authorities eliminated most cryptocurrency trading in the country
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Bitcoin at fresh 2.5-month low as UK bank bans purchase via credit card
The price of Bitcoin on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange has now fallen by more than half from a peak of almost $20,000 hit in December
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Despite regulatory uncertainty, blockchain jobs grow in India: Report
The Indian government has formed a committee to suggest a framework for regulating these virtual currencies and to understand their current structure and legal implications
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As Bitcoin industry seeks more energy, crypto miners explore green power
The industry's increasing enthusiasm for finding clean power comes at a time when renewable energy has become a staple in utility grids around the world as the technology improved and costs fell
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Growing number of US banks ban Bitcoin purchase on all types of credit card
Bank of America started declining credit card transactions with known crypto exchanges on Friday
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Puertopia: Building a crypto utopia in Puerto Rico where money is virtual
Blockchain, a digital ledger that forms the basis of virtual currencies, has the potential to reinvent society - and the Puertopians want to prove it
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How Jaitley punctured Bitcoin mania: Global prices slid 25% after Budget
The issues around cryptocurrency use and taxation remain; the segment insists it is committed to helping stop illegitimate use, suggests the govt should work with it
Bitcoin 'bubble': How 'old timer vs newbie' game is crushing crypto
For Bitcoin investors, these are the times that try one's soul
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Bitcoin's huge arbitrage play just vanished as South Korea bubble pops
Prices for the virtual currency in South Korea have tumbled back in line with those on overseas exchanges
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Cryptocurrency selling intensifies: Bitcoin heads for worst week since 2013
Slump in prices this week means market value of cryptocurrencies down to $385 bn, less than half the high it reached in Jan
Catching up on crypto: A quick rundown of terms that defines digital money
Here's a quick rundown on famous mavens and slang terms that define the phenomenon
I-T turns heat on Bitcoin investors who have still not paid their taxes
CBDT Chairman said that while many such investors did not pay advance tax on the benefits which they have accrued, some others have not explained these investments in their tax returns