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Bitcoin donations soar for Ukrainian army amid war with Russia

Come Back Alive, a Ukrainian NGO that raises crypto funds for the Ukrainian army, received more than $400,000 worth of digital tokens in the past day

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plummet

The traditional safe haven gold, meanwhile, surged to the highest level since early 2021 on Thursday

Cryptos: Bitcoin, Ether dive as Russia's assault on Ukraine rocks markets

The largest token fell as much as 8.5% to $34,337 after Vladimir Putin's push to demilitarise Ukraine started with a barrage of missile attacks on Thursday

Gold fights off rising rates, Bitcoin to be haven amid Ukraine tensions

Prices have surged to the highest since the start of June on escalating tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine

Crypto vs gold: Bitcoin losing out to gold has analysts eyeing $30k level

Bitcoin dropped to a more than two-week low as fears of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine prompted some analysts to predict the largest cryptocurrency could slide toward the key $30,000 level

Amid 40% fall in price, Bitcoin could be laid low by miners' malady

The hashrate, or combined computational power used by bitcoin miners globally, has roughly quadrupled over the past six months to blow past 200 million "terahashes" per second

Yen bid, bitcoin battered as Ukraine fears leave traders nervous

Bitcoin was trading around $40,500, around a two-week low, after a tumble late on Thursday left it down 7.6% on the day

El Salvador tells bitcoin-wary US senators to stay out of internal affairs

Senators asked the State Department to submit a report on the implementation of bitcoin in El Salvador with the purpose of assessing the risks it poses to the US economy

Criminals had $11 billion worth illicit cryptocurrencies in 2021

As of the end of 2021, stolen funds account for 93 per cent of all criminal balances, at $9.8 billion.

Triple digit rewards of staking offer respite to cryptocurrency investors

The recent guidance by the US on transaction reporting by crypto companies is shining some light on staking - one of the least understood but hottest corners of the digital-asset world.

US accuses couple of laundering $4.5 bn in bitcoin tied to 2016 hack

The pair is accused of conspiring to launder 119,754 bitcoin stolen after a hacker broke into Bitfinex and initiated more than 2,000 unauthorized transactions

Bitcoin mimics stocks rally, hits two-week high

The world's largest cryptocurrency hit $41,983, taking gains from Thursday's lows to nearly 16%, and marking a 27% rise from the year's low of $32,950.72 on Jan. 24

Bitcoin, Ether advance as Amazon share surge buoys tech stocks

Bitcoin rose as much as 3.4% to $38,221, while Ether rallied as much as 7.1% to $2,850.

Pune cop kidnapped crypto trader for $40 million Bitcoin ransom

A police constable accused of kidnapping a local cryptocurrency trader and demanding Bitcoin ransom worth $40 million has been arrested along with seven accomplices

Bitcoin January loss is worst start to year since 2018 'crypto winter'

The largest cryptocurrency by market value has notched only about a dozen up days this month

US lawmakers begin probe into Bitcoin miners' high energy use

US lawmakers have come forward to push Bitcoin mining companies into revealing how much electricity they use for crypto mining

International Monetary Fund urges El Salvador to scale back Bitcoin push

The International Monetary Fund said El Salvador should dissolve the $150 million trust fund it created when it made the cryptocurrency Bitcoin legal tender

IMF urges El Salvador to ditch Bitcoin as legal tender citing risks

IMF also said the Covid-19 pandemic interrupted ten years of growth, but El Salvador is rebounding quickly

Hedge against inflation? Bitcoin turns 13, throws interest rate tantrums

The cryptocurrency, born in 2009, was still on the fringes of finance during the Fed's previous tightening cycle, from 2016 to 2019, and was barely correlated with the stock market

Bitcoin bounces off six month lows as buyers step in

The largest cryptocurrency was last up 2.5% at $37,250 after earlier dropping to $32,951, its lowest price since July 23