Bitcoin

UK-based Coinfloor to launch physically settled bitcoin futures

BOCA RATON, Fla: Cryptocurrency exchange operator Coinfloor said on Wednesday it will launch a futures… Read More

Creation of digital currencies carries ‘significant fraud risks’: report

ZURICH: The creation of digital currencies, like bitcoin, by central banks could revolutionise the global… Read More

‘Bitcoin not a legitimate method of payment’

BEIJING: China does not recognize Bitcoin and other digital currencies as legitimate forms of payment,… Read More

China says Bitcoin not a legitimate method of payment

BEIJING: China does not recognize Bitcoin and other digital currencies as legitimate forms of payment,… Read More

Bitcoin falls below $9,000 in latest slump

WASHINGTON: Bitcoin fell below $9,000 Friday afternoon to a daily low of $8,587, according to CoinDesk's Bitcoin… Read More

Cryptocurrencies failing as money, but this technology has future – expert

LONDON: Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are failing as a form of money and have shown… Read More

Bitcoin stock exchange operator arrested over fraud charges

NEW YORK: The operator of a shuttered bitcoin-denominated exchange was arrested on federal charges that… Read More

Bitcoin surges again after dramatic fall this year

NEW YORK: Bitcoin hit a three-week high on Tuesday and has surged nearly 100 percent… Read More

‘Bitcoin has pretty much failed as currency’

LONDON: Bitcoin has failed as a currency measured by standard benchmarks, and is neither a store… Read More

US policymakers ponder tougher rules for cryptocurrencies

NEW YORK: US regulators on Tuesday joined a growing chorus of officials saying they may… Read More

US Senate to spotlight virtual currencies as bitcoin plunges

WASHINGTON: Digital currencies such as bitcoin will be in the spotlight again on Tuesday as… Read More

Bitcoin drops below $6,200 for first time after hitting $19,511

TOKYO: Bitcoin plunged 20 percent to a three-month low on Tuesday, its latest sharp loss… Read More

Bank bans bitcoin purchases via credit card

LONDON: Lloyds Banking Group on Monday joined major US banks in banning purchases of bitcoin… Read More

Anonymous philanthropist makes $5 million bitcoin donation

LONDON: An anonymous benefactor has donated $5 million (3.53 million pounds) in bitcoin to the… Read More

Japan orders broader checks after $530 million cryptocurrency theft

TOKYO: Japanese authorities said they would investigate all cryptocurrency exchanges in the country for security… Read More

Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange hacked, losing $530 million

TOKYO: Coincheck, a major cryptocurrency trading exchange in Tokyo, has been hacked into and has… Read More

Russia ready to regulate Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies

MOSCOW: Russia’s Finance Ministry said on Thursday it was working on legislation to regulate cryptocurrency… Read More

Banking group Nordea bans its 31,000 employees from investing in Bitcoin

STOCKHOLM: Nordea has forbidden all its roughly 31,000 employees from trading in cryptocurrencies such as… Read More

Bitcoin to drop as low as $1000 this year from its peak of $20,000: Wall Street CIO

A drastic drop of almost fifty percent in Bitcoin value last week has worried the… Read More

Three Bitcoin operators sued for fraud in US

WASHINGTON: The U.S. derivatives watchdog said on Friday that it has filed charges against three… Read More