Page 17 - Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Surges to $50,000 for the First Time Since 2021 on ETF Demand

The original cryptocurrency has tripled in value since the start of last year, climbing back from a 64% plunge in 2022

Crypto wrap: Euphoria around Bitcoin ETFs continues to help market rally

The price of Bitcoin has been going up as the date of next of halving, April 19, approaches

Bitcoin approaches $45,000 with US spot ETFs showing steady inflows

The largest cryptocurrency rose as much as 1.6% to $44,872 on Thursday. Bitcoin last traded above $45,000 on Jan. 12, the day after the ETFs began trading

Regulatory nod for US spot bitcoin ETF options may take months: Report

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last month approved spot bitcoin ETFs, in a watershed for the crypto industry

Crypto exchange FTX abandons efforts to restart its crypto exchange

FTX has been negotiating for months with potential bidders and investors, but none were willing to put in enough money to rebuild the FTX exchange

Crypto exchange FTX expects to repay customers in full: Bankruptcy lawyer

Restructuring advisers will need to examine all of the millions of claims that have been filed against FTX to weed out those that are not legitimate, lawyer Andrew Dietderich said

Indian national pleads guilty in US to running dark web drug enterprise

Customers ordered controlled substances from Singh using the vendor sites and by paying with cryptocurrency

Bitcoin slips back toward $40,000 mark as ETF excitement simmers down

The world's largest virtual token declined as much as 3.4% by 7.30 a.m. in New York on Monday, hitting a low of $40,352 - just shy of its lowest point of 2024 recorded on Friday

Singapore's crypto firm Terraform files for bankruptcy protection in US

Singapore-based Terraform labs, in a filing with the bankruptcy court in Delaware, listed assets and liabilities in the range of $100-$500 million

Yet to finalise mechanism for regulating cryptocurrencies: Centre to SC

During the hearing, Justice Kant said the court only wants that there are appropriate safeguards to protect the common man from frauds and misuse of cryptocurrencies

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF first to cross $1 billion threshold in inflows

Investors deposited $371 million in the fund on Wednesday, pushing IBIT past the milestone, data compiled by Bloomberg show

Bitcoin's ETF hangover saddles token with its worst streak in a month

The batch of almost a dozen ETFs, including from investment titans BlackRock Inc. and Fidelity Investments, began trading on Jan. 11

Crypto players see surge in activity after crackdown on global companies

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the finance ministry issued the show cause notices to VDA platforms like Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange, and Kucoin last month

Crypto wrap: High volatility in market after SEC's approval of Bitcoin ETFs

The crypto market witnessed many highs and lows during the week. Bitcoin touched its highest level in 22 months and soon wiped off the gains

Bitcoin at 21-month-high as US SEC approves Bitcoin ETF from heavyweights

After the announcement, Bitcoin briefly touched $47,600, the highest since December 2021, before cooling down to $46,600 for the first time since April 2022

US SEC authorises Bitcoin-spot ETFs in cryptocurrencies' breakthrough

The approvals mark a rare capitulation by the SEC following opposition that lasted for more than a decade, ever since Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss first proposed a Bitcoin ETF in 2013.

Govt escalates clampdown on offshore crypto venues like Binance: Report

Govt last year imposed money-laundering provisions on the crypto sector as it tightens oversight of digital assets

SEC's X account hacked to falsely say Bitcoin ETF approved: Report

The SEC's X account was compromised and a fake post claiming that the agency had green lit plans for the products fueled a brief surge in the price of the world's biggest cryptocurrency

BlackRock, Ark Investment lower fee for planned spot bitcoin ETFs

BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust would charge 0.25%, compared with the 0.30% fee set earlier. ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF lowered its fee to 0.21% from 0.25%

Budget 2024-25 wishlist: Indian crypto players seek tax cuts to spur trade

Companies have urged the government to treat income gained from virtual digital assets (VDAs) at par with that derived from capital assets