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Bitcoin dealer in Finland plays cat and mouse with banks closing accounts

Prasos runs websites such as Coinmotion.com and Bittiraha.fi, through which retail investors can exchange Bitcoins into euros

Bitcoin dealer in Finland plays cat and mouse with banks closing accounts
Updated On : 12 Mar 2018 | 7:23 PM IST

Bitcoin not a legitimate form of payment: People's Bank of China chief

The price of Bitcoin had fallen more than 13 percent in the 24 hours to 1030 GMT on Friday

Bitcoin not a legitimate form of payment: People's Bank of China chief
Updated On : 09 Mar 2018 | 6:50 PM IST

Bitcoin steadies amid Japan regulatory clampdown and Binance theft concerns

Japan's Financial Services Agency ordered two exchanges to halt operations for a month and penalized four others on Thursday

Bitcoin steadies amid Japan regulatory clampdown and Binance theft concerns
Updated On : 08 Mar 2018 | 4:02 PM IST

After Facebook ad ban, Twitter moves to prevent crypto scams on platform

The measures come amid a boom in the price of bitcoin, the world's best known cryptocurrency.

After Facebook ad ban, Twitter moves to prevent crypto scams on platform
Updated On : 08 Mar 2018 | 8:57 AM IST

Bitcoin's plunge in daily transactions stirs questions about its use

The average number of trades recorded daily has roughly dropped in half from the December highs

Bitcoin's plunge in daily transactions stirs questions about its use
Updated On : 03 Mar 2018 | 8:42 PM IST

Energy-sapping Bitcoin mining is here to stay despite the 'wasteful' method

The current mining process is indeed resource-intensive and wasteful, but there is no magic fix in sight

Energy-sapping Bitcoin mining is here to stay despite the 'wasteful' method
Updated On : 23 Feb 2018 | 10:34 AM IST

New currency for extremism? Here's why jihadists see Bitcoin as a boon

Cryptocurrency has become an increasingly discussed topic among jihadist groups in the Middle East

New currency for extremism? Here's why jihadists see Bitcoin as a boon
Updated On : 21 Feb 2018 | 9:12 AM IST

Bitcoin plunges 20% to $6,190; experts warn it may drop another 50%

Today's collapse was fuelled by a flood of speculators looking to make a quick buck

Bitcoin plunges 20% to $6,190; experts warn it may drop another 50%
Updated On : 06 Feb 2018 | 11:25 AM IST

Bitcoin selloff accelerates with more than 10% fall at $7,289 on Bitstamp

Other cryptocurrencies also suffered double-digit declines in their prices on Monday, according to industry tracker Coinmarketcap.com

Bitcoin selloff accelerates with more than 10% fall at $7,289 on Bitstamp
Updated On : 05 Feb 2018 | 10:03 PM IST

Bitcoin at fresh 2.5-month low as UK bank bans purchase via credit card

The price of Bitcoin on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange has now fallen by more than half from a peak of almost $20,000 hit in December

Bitcoin at fresh 2.5-month low as UK bank bans purchase via credit card
Updated On : 05 Feb 2018 | 8:06 PM IST

How Bitcoin's popularity draws hackers into red-hot cryptocurrency space

Digital currencies have quickly grown into a more mainstream asset class

How Bitcoin's popularity draws hackers into red-hot cryptocurrency space
Updated On : 02 Feb 2018 | 11:54 AM IST

Corporate Affairs Ministry asks ICAI to submit report on bitcoin auditing

At present, there is no available data on the quantum of Bitcoin transactions by Indian companies, something which the ICAI study will delve into

Corporate Affairs Ministry asks ICAI to submit report on bitcoin auditing
Updated On : 25 Jan 2018 | 1:36 PM IST

Bitcoin for payments: Why critics' view is wrong and will become more so

In the last 3 months of 2017, almost $150 bn was processed in transactions - nearly 10 times more than a year earlier and seven times higher than what Western Union moves among consumers in a quarter

Bitcoin for payments: Why critics' view is wrong and will become more so
Updated On : 23 Jan 2018 | 8:14 AM IST

Bitcoin can't save Putin, Kim Jong-un or Maduro from the sanctions squeeze

All the world's digital tokens are worth only about $700 billion

Bitcoin can't save Putin, Kim Jong-un or Maduro from the sanctions squeeze
Updated On : 16 Jan 2018 | 10:51 AM IST

Bitcoin, housing bubble and Trump: Fact & fiction behind doomsaying in 2018

The most genuinely worrying thing that might happen in 2018 is armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula

Bitcoin, housing bubble and Trump: Fact & fiction behind doomsaying in 2018
Updated On : 12 Jan 2018 | 3:26 PM IST

Bitcoin prices can drop by half and China's miners will still make money

Even at the country's highest regulated electricity tariff, miners can profit from bitcoin as long as it's worth more than $6,925

Bitcoin prices can drop by half and China's miners will still make money
Updated On : 10 Jan 2018 | 3:33 PM IST

Why you would be crazy to actually spend bitcoin

Speculative fervor makes the cryptocurrency clumsy for commerce

Why you would be crazy to actually spend bitcoin
Updated On : 05 Jan 2018 | 11:51 AM IST

After 9 years and a $250 bn market cap, Bitcoin still awaits legal status

Bitcoin has had global central banks so worried that several are now mulling regulating the currency, legalising it, or evolving their own crypto currencies

After 9 years and a $250 bn market cap, Bitcoin still awaits legal status
Updated On : 03 Jan 2018 | 11:39 PM IST

Bitcoin, Ethereum, other cryptocurrencies not legal tender in India: FM

Arun Jaitley emphasised that the Centre's consistent position was that such currencies were not legal tender

Bitcoin, Ethereum, other cryptocurrencies not legal tender in India: FM
Updated On : 03 Jan 2018 | 1:05 AM IST

Bitcoin holds overnight gains after last week's rout

Digital currency was last up almost 10% at $15,300.00 on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange

Bitcoin holds overnight gains after last week's rout
Updated On : 26 Dec 2017 | 8:02 PM IST