Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $19,511 in December 2017, capping a 1,400% surge that year, only to be followed by a 74% collapse in 2018
Crypto-linked stocks also rose in Asia, with Remixpoint jumping 6%
Between March and May, bitcoin more than doubled in price, an ascent peppered by double-digit price swings reminiscent of its 2017 bubble, which was driven by smaller retail investors
Crypto proponents are taking encouragement from a string of recent headlines showing greater interest in the space from mainstream firms
Bad news has seemed to not affect Bitcoin which saw a huge collapse in 2018 forcing investors out of the cryptocurrency market
In recent weeks, Bitcoin had made a strong recovery
Bitcoin was last up nearly 17% at $8,131 on the Bitstamp exchange, the largest daily percentage jump since early April
Bitcoin has almost doubled in price this year, underscoring its volatility after a bruising 2018
The price of Bitcoin, the biggest cryptocurrency, has more than doubled since its Dec. 14 trough and is now rising for a sixth-straight day on Bitstamp
The 7,000 bitcoin were withdrawn by hackers using a variety of techniques 'including phishing, viruses and other attacks'
Director (Projects and IT) of SPDCL, assuring no data breach said the website of their organisation is open and that of Northern Power Distribution Company Limited is in the process of restoration
A loss of faith in the stablecoin would be a major blow to traders who rely on it for liquidity on many of the world's lightly regulated crypto exchanges
Masayoshi Son previously bitcoin loss shows that even some of the world's most sophisticated and wealthiest investors got caught up in the frenzy.
Other major cryptocurrencies that tend be correlated to bitcoin such as ethereum and Ripple's XRP also gained
Crypto diehards see Bitcoin's 70 per cent rebound from its 2018 low (and even bigger gains for so-called alt coins) as the start of a new bull market
GTI Global Strength Indicator flashes warning signal
Bitcoin volume in the top five digital currency exchanges totalled $2.14 billion last month, the lowest since April 2017 when volume was just $845.7 million
The cryptocurrency briefly topped $5,000 and the value of digital assets tracked by CoinMarketCap.com jumped by about $17 billion in less than an hour
Bitcoin surged to near $20,000 in late 2017, the peak of a bubble driven by retail investors that pushed cryptocurrencies onto the agenda of mainstream financial firms
Like many other companies, Facebook is exploring ways to leverage the power of blockchain technology