Bitcoin, the most well-known virtual currency that emerged in mid-2010, last traded at around $4,807, up from its initial price of less than $1
Hacker prices info at 15 Bitcoins, offers to take down network of affected organisations for unspecified sum
Move would make it the first big Wall Street firm to deal directly in the growing yet controversial cryptocurrency market
Neighbouring country's central bank has asked virtual currency trading platforms in Beijing, Shanghai to cease market operations
The Financial Services Commission said all kinds of initial coin offerings (ICO) will be banned
Even Paris Hilton is tweeting to her 16 million followers about her cryptocurrency investments
The first major cryptocurrency system, bitcoin, allows users to conceal their real names
Bitcoin's popularity has led to congestion in trade, with transaction times and processing fees at one point soaring to records
India does not need its own cryptocurrency
Due to restrictions on the limit of Bitcoin transactions which can be completed in a day, cryptocurrency is unable to fulfil the basic function of money at times
The digital currency's value depends on it becoming digital gold-or on criminals
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently called the cryptocurrency "a fraud"
Any announcement from China will affect the market outlook greatly, for better or worse
Financial regulator FINMA conducting 11 investigations related to virtual currency fraud
IBM Blockchain provides fundamental support to transform a number of industry business practices