Bitcoin falls 30%, posts worst week since 2013
In the futures market, bitcoin one-month futures on Cboe Global Markets were earlier halted due to the steep price drop, while those trading on the CME hit the limit down threshold.
Dec 23, 2017, 14:46 PM IST
Bitcoin slips below $14,000, down 30% from record peak
The cryptocurrency, which was at about $1,000 at the year`s start, had surged to a record high of $19,666 on Sunday.
Dec 22, 2017, 12:53 PM IST
Goldman Sachs to set up cryptocurrency trading desk
The Wall Street bank aims to get the business running by the end of June.
Dec 22, 2017, 10:20 AM IST
Bitcoin suffers dramatic price plunge in Asia
The unit hit a record $19,500 at the start of the week.
Dec 20, 2017, 12:38 PM IST
How to pay tax on bitcoins profit?
Here are various possibility of taxing bitcoin profits under different circumstances.
Dec 19, 2017, 08:56 AM IST
This Japanese firm will pay part of salaries in Bitcoin
The offer will be open to around 4,000 employees.
Dec 15, 2017, 13:35 PM IST
Bitcoin tops $18,000 in debut on major bourse
Bitcoin was trading at $17,750 per unit for the futures contract expiring on January 17, thus exceeding the highest value it had reached on alternative non-regulated internet platforms.
Dec 11, 2017, 10:33 AM IST
Bitcoin currency status and converter shows up on Google search result
Google currency conversion tool shows the real time value of bitcoin vis-a-vis the Indian Rupee.
Dec 09, 2017, 10:29 AM IST
This man is giving out free Bitcoins and Twitterati can't hold the excitement
A twitter user owns 1,500 bitcoins and wants to give it to people on the occasion of Christmas.
Dec 08, 2017, 17:14 PM IST
Bitcoin blows past $16,000, alarm bells ring louder
Proponents say bitcoin is a good medium of exchange and a way to store value, much like a precious metal.
Dec 08, 2017, 11:08 AM IST
Bitcoin hits $15,000 for first time, jumps over 50% in just one week
The rally came just a day after the virtual currency, which has been used to buy everything from an ice cream to a pint of beer, hit the $12,000 mark for the first time, while it has soared more than 50 percent in value in just one week.
Dec 07, 2017, 16:13 PM IST
Bitcoin surges above $14,000 to new high
Bitcoin began the year below $1,000 but continues its sharp rise despite warnings of a dangerous bubble.
Dec 07, 2017, 12:38 PM IST
Germany parcel bomb blackmailer demands millions in bitcoins
A blackmailer whose parcel bomb sparked the evacuation of a German Christmas market last week demanded 10 million euros ($11.8 million) worth of bitcoins, a news report said Wednesday.
Dec 06, 2017, 15:35 PM IST
Bitcoin surges above $12,000 to record high on relentless demand
Bitcoin`s meteoric ascent of over 10-fold from below $1,000 at the start of the year has drawn regulatory scrutiny around the world.
Dec 06, 2017, 11:39 AM IST
US agency gives green light to bitcoin on major exchanges
Bitcoin prices shot above $10,000 for the first time earlier this week and stood at $10,648 at midday Friday.
Dec 02, 2017, 15:42 PM IST
Govt doesn't recognise crypto currency as legal: Arun Jaitley
Earlier in August, Jaitley had informed Parliament that there are no regulations governing virtual currencies, including bitcoins, in India and the RBI has not given any licence to any entity/company to operate such currencies.
Nov 30, 2017, 22:09 PM IST
Bitcoin loses over a fifth of its value in less than 24 hours
The cryptocurrency fell as much as 8 percent on Thursday on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange to hit $9,000 exactly, marking a fall of well over $2,000 in under 24 hours.
Nov 30, 2017, 21:03 PM IST
Dawood Ibrahim using Bitcoins to keep illegal tradings under radar
Ankur Tyagi and Rakesh Trivedi report that Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar has revealed details to intelligence agencies about D Company's shift from regular currencies.
Nov 30, 2017, 18:16 PM IST
Bitcoin: Things you might not know about the bubbly cryptocurrency
Here are some facts that you might not know about the largest and best-known cryptocurrency.
Nov 30, 2017, 16:58 PM IST
Bubble trouble? Bitcoin tops $11,000 after $1,000 surge in 12 hours
Bitcoin topped $10,000 for the first time in early Asia trading, before surging above $11,000 less than 12 hours later to reach $11,395 on Luxembourg-based Bitstamp, one of the largest and most liquid cryptocurrency exchanges, and then dipping back below $11,000.
Nov 29, 2017, 21:30 PM IST
