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Ether scales $4,600 to hit record high amid wider blockchain adoption

Bitcoin (BTC) was trading around $63,078 and is up about 117% this year, while ether is up six-fold

Indian crypto and blockchain startups are reimagining how the web works

Regulatory nervousness could slightly ease on the face of SaaS, gaming, social media applications based on crypto

Karnataka politicians, officials involved in Bitcoin scam: Siddaramaiah

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday alleged that politicians and officials were involved in a Bitcoin scam in the state and that the investigation agencies are trying to safeguard them."My point is.. As per my information, many powerful people are involved in it (bitcoin scam) and investigating agencies trying to close this, No one should be safeguarded no one should be saved culprits must be punished, whoever it may be," Siddaramaiah told ANI."Now they're saying they (CM) have referred it to Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). That means there must be something hidden. I don't know more about it, I'm gathering information," he added.Taking to Twitter, Siddaramaiah had earlier said, "There is information about the involvement of influential politicians of Karnataka in Drugs & Bitcoin scam. It is concerning that the investigating officers are trying to close the case to help those politicians. BJP govt ..

Bitcoin slips on profit-taking but on track for biggest gain in 8 months

Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, fell as much as 3.7% to $58,100, its lowest since Oct. 15

RSS still waits for BJP to execute 2020 Vijayadashami message on farm laws

In the 2020 speech, Bhagwat called for farm policies that were propelled by "swa"(self)

Walmart's shoppers can now buy Bitcoin at 200 kiosks in its stores

Walmart is testing the service weeks after a high-profile hoax in which a fake press release said the retailer would start letting customers pay with a cryptocurrency called Litecoin

Buoyed by recent surge, some strategists see Bitcoin at $100k by 2021-end

This week's move to near $67,000 has traders watching to see how the landscape shifts, now that the first US Bitcoin futures exchange-traded funds are in play

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Bitcoin climbs to record high after futures-based ETF debut

Pandemic-era liquidity, speculative bets & hopes of wider adoption fuel surge

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Sensex sheds 456pts, Nifty gives up 18,300; Airtel, SBI buck the trend

Stock market LIVE: All sectoral indices barring telecom ended in the the negative zone; Declining stocks out-numbered advancing shares in the ratio 2:1 on the BSE

Proshares Bitcoin-futures ETF starts trading in watershed moment

Meanwhile, the price of Bitcoin has been rising in anticipation

Bitcoin investing could get boost from exchange-traded fund

Interested in Bitcoin but don't want to open a crypto trading account? Wall Street has something for you. ProShares said Monday it plans to launch the country's first exchange-traded fund linked to Bitcoin. The ETF with the ticker symbol BITO is expected to begin trading Tuesday, barring any opposition from regulators. It's the latest milestone for Bitcoin and for the ETF industry in general. In a statement, ProShares CEO Michael Sapir compared the launch of a crypto-linked ETF to the 1993 launch of the first stocks ETF and the 2002 rollout of the initial bond ETF. The U.S. market for ETFs has grown to more than USD5.4 trillion and they're owned by roughly 9per cent of all the nation's households, according to the Investment Company Institute. Cryptocurrencies, meanwhile, have exploded into a nearly USD2.5 trillion industry after the creation of thousands of digital currencies. Bitcoin is the biggest of them all, with a total value of nearly USD1.2 trillion. But like much in the ...

Don't ban their Bitcoin: India's millennials pull crypto out of the shadows

Industry gains confidence that policy makers have been persuaded of benefits to the economy from blockchain-based innovation.

Bitcoin hovers near 6-month high on ETF hopes, inflation worries

If the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not object, the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF completes a 75-day period since the fund manager filed plans and could begin trading on Tuesday

Will target 50 mn Indian crypto users in 2 years: CoinSwitch Kuber CEO

With more than 15 million users in India, CoinSwitch Kuber has become a new unicorn, and the most valuable crypto company in the country valued at $1.9 billion.

RSS chief Bhagwat slams OTT platforms and bitcoin, calls for regulation

This is the first reference by the RSS chief to the two issues, which the government is trying to deal with

Bitcoin makes run toward record high to $62,100 amid ETF exuberance

The world's largest digital token has surged some 8% over Friday and Saturday to about $62,100 -- taking this month's rally to over 40%

Bitcoin tops $60,000, nears record high, on growing US ETF hopes

Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, rose 4.5% to its highest level since Apr. 17

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