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Is bitcoin the new ponzi? Initial Coin Offerings raise regulatory hackles
In India, the term 'ponzi' is often used for illicit collective investment schemes
How to make money off bitcoin without actually owning it
Investors recently have sought ways to participate in the eye-popping bitcoin rally without having to purchase the cryptocurrency on the unregulated exchanges
 "How to make money off bitcoin without actually owning it")
The bitcoin whales: 1,000 people who own 40 per cent of the market
Holders of large amounts of bitcoin are often known as whales. And they're a worry for investors
 "The bitcoin whales: 1,000 people who own 40 per cent of the market")
Futures trading brings bitcoin into mainstream
The currency has risen more than 1,500 per cent this year, and about 85 per cent just in the past two weeks, driven largely by demand from individual investors
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Bitcoin enters overseas remittances space
Many Indian staff of foreign firms sending money home through cryptocurrency
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Bitcoin plunges 25% in 10 hours, hovers around $16-k ahead of futures debut
Big US banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup , will not immediately clear bitcoin trades for clients once investors start trading futures contracts
 "Bitcoin plunges 25% in 10 hours, hovers around $16-k ahead of futures debut")
Bitcoin world's fifth-largest currency, beating rupee
Cryptocurrency's rising value is forcing global central banks to form a view on bitcoin
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Wedding gift scene disrupted as bitcoin joins the party
Bengaluru entrepreneur couple partners Zebpay to help their guests gift them bitcoins
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JPMorgan, Citi will not immediately clear bitcoin trade: FT Report
Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Thursday said it is planning to clear bitcoin futures for some clients as the new contracts go live on the exchanges in the coming days
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Mood swings: After dramatic gains, bitcoin tumbles 20% in 10 hours
As of 1320 GMT it had recovered to around $14,400, still down 13 per cent on the day
Bitcoin plunges 15% to below $14,500 in wild trading
It clawed back some ground and stood at $16,100 in later trading
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Nifty ends above 10,250, up 1.4% for the week; Sensex ends 301 pts higher
All that happened in the market today
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Bitcoin bubble would burst if more people pump in money: Mark Mobius
Mobius said that the government's public sector banks recapitalisation plan would help India attract more capital from domestic as well as international investors
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The Bitcoin bubble: How high can it go before it bursts?
Investment mogul Jack Bogle says there is nothing to support Bitcoin
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It breached $19,500! Things you might not know about ballistic bitcoin
The total value of all bitcoins released into the system so far has now reached as high as $283 billion.
Hackers steal bitcoin worth $64 mn from cryptocurrency exchange NiceHash
NiceHash matches people looking to sell processing time on computers in exchange for bitcoin
Bitcoin plunges more than 12% to below $15,000 after hitting record $19,000
It was still up more than 30 per cent for the week