Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency is next Cuban revolution: tech guru

“You can’t just create a coin and expect it to fly. You have to base… Read More

Facebook’s Libra coin likely to run a regulatory gauntlet

The Facebook subsidiary formed to handle Libra transactions, called Calibra, has applied for money-transfer licenses… Read More

Bitcoin tests 15-month highs after 10% weekend jump

The biggest cryptocurrency hit $11,247.62 on the Bitstamp exchange late on Sunday, its highest since… Read More

How cryptocurrencies can replace other pay options

 Cryptocurrencies live in a volatile, roller-coaster world, which Facebook is seeking to change with its… Read More

Facebook to unveil new cryptocurrency

Facebook is set Tuesday to unveil a bid to bring cryptocurrency payments into the mainstream Read More

Bitcoin jumps to a six-month high as 2019 rally grows

The original and biggest virtual coin climbed as much as 4.5 percent in early trading… Read More

Bitcoin transactions on darknet doubled throughout 2018: report

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, is a popular form of payment on darknet markets because users… Read More

World’s first cryptocurrency Bitcoin marks 10 years

LONDON: October 31, 2008 marked the birth of bitcoin. Ten years on, the world's first… Read More

India launches its first Bitcoin ATM

BENGALURU: A first Bitcoin ATM has been launched in India, which will allow customers to… Read More

Bitcoin slips below $8,000 as investors step away from risk

NEW YORK: Bitcoin briefly fell below $8,000 as investors scaled back their exposure to cryptocurrenices,… Read More

Cryptocurrency tether used to boost bitcoin prices, study finds

NEW YORK: There is evidence that tether, a digital currency pegged to the US dollar,… Read More

US launches criminal probe into bitcoin price manipulation: Bloomberg

WASHINGTON: The US Department of Justice has launched a criminal probe into whether traders are… Read More

Bitcoin slips to No. 13 in China’s new cryptocurrency index

NEW YORK: Ethereum is the top public blockchain in the cryptocurrency space, while that of… Read More

State Bank warns banks, general public against use of cryptocurrencies

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday warned the commercial banks and general banks against… Read More

Bitcoin declared ‘halal’ under Islamic law

An Islamic scholar has declared bitcoin ‘halal’ [permissible] under Sharia Law, contradicting earlier ‘edicts’ that… Read More

Bitcoin price jumps to two-week high after dramatic fall earlier

LONDON: Cryptocurrency prices jumped on Thursday, led by a surge in bitcoin to two-week highs,… Read More

State Bank of Pakistan warns against trade in digital currencies

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) issued a warning, intimating public and all the… Read More

US Hackers demanding ransom in bitcoin attack govt computers

GEORGIA: Hackers demanding ransom payable in bitcoin have attacked computers of the Atlanta city government… Read More

G20 agrees to keep ‘watchful eye’ on cryptocurrencies

BUENOS AIRES: Financial policymakers from the world’s top 20 economies agreed to keep a watchful… Read More

Google bans cryptocurrency advertising

LONDON: Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it was banning advertisements for cryptocurrencies and initial… Read More