Bitcoin faces renewed sell-offs, down 40% to $8,000 on prospect of increased regulation
The prospect of increased regulation, the $500 million hack of a Japanese exchange and a move by Facebook to ban cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin, Ethereum, others fall as major cyber attack hit Japanese cryptocurrency exchange
The six largest cryptocurrencies have all lost value in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin was down 4.6%, Ethereum was down 4.6%, and Ripple’s
Cryptocurrencies drop after Japanese exchange halts withdrawals
Cryptocurrencies slumped after one of Japan’s biggest Bitcoin venues halted client withdrawals, spooking investors in a country that’s
US musician, 50 Cent, suddenly a Bitcoin millionaire
Rapper 50 Cent has just realised he’s become a bitcoin millionaire after discovering a long-forgotten hoard of the
Nigeria’s central bank warns on virtual currencies, says ‘it is like gamble’
Godwin Emefiele, Nigeria’s central bank governor said investing in the cryptocurrency or bitcoin is a “gamble” and hinted it may
No legal functions for bitcoin, says Nobel-prize winning economist
Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel-prize winning economist said bitcoin serves no useful function, other than circumventing legality. Stiglitz,
Bitcoin professionals cashed out, making a buck from last-minute amateur investors responsible its crash
The largest cryptocurrency bitcoin surged to $20,000 in December. Its rapid growth was due to common folk deciding to invest in the
China orders banks to stop financing cryptocurrencies, cracks down on traders.
The People’s Bank of China has ordered financial institutions to stop providing banking or funding to any activity related to
Maersk partners IBM to launch blockchain-based platform for global trade
The world’s largest container shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk is teaming up with IBM to create an industry-wide trading platform it
Bitcoin slides 18% on crackdown fears as crypto rivals plunge
Bitcoin tumbled 18 percent on Tuesday to a four-week trough close to $11,000, after reports that a ban on trading of cryptocurrencies