Ethereum at all time high of $4,200; rally expected to continue
Ethereum’s ether climbed to a new peak for a third straight day on Monday on continued optimism about further growth in decentralised finance or “DeFi”,...
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Dogecoin tumbles after Elon Musk calls it a ‘hustle’
Dogecoin lost more than a third of its price on Sunday, after Tesla chief and cryptocurrency supporter Elon Musk called it a ‘hustle’ during his...
Ethereum breaks past $3,000 to quadruple in value in 2021
Cryptocurrency ether broke past $3,000 on Monday to set a new record high in a dazzling rally that has outshone the bigger bitcoin, as investors...
Bitcoin moves higher again; analysts credit big-investor interest
Bitcoin rose 6.54 per cent to $57,098.08 on Friday, adding $3,504.11 to its previous close, and analysts credited increasing interest by major investors as the...
Ethereum jumps to record high on report of EIB digital bond
Ethereum , the world’s second largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalisation, touched a new peak on Wednesday, with participants citing media reports about the...
Turkish lira nears record low, rattled by US ties and rates policy
The currency, among the worst performers in emerging markets this year, weakened as much as 0.6 per cent to 8.48 versus the dollar, close to...
Bitcoin pullback is just short-term– Analysts
The price of a bitcoin has fallen back this week from its record high at $63,000 that it reached on April 13. Bitcoin is at...
Cyprus 4.0: Nobanx gets Cyprus online with crypto
“Crypto is like the elephant in the room. It’s the missing piece in online payments. Using crypto assets, not just bitcoin, but XRP, Ethereum, etc....
Crypto platform Vebitcoin blocked by Turkey
Turkish authorities blocked all onshore bank accounts of cryptocurrency exchange platform Vebitcoin in the country, and launched an investigation into the platform, the state-run Anadolu...
Turkey detains dozens in cryptocurrency probe, seeks founder’s arrest
Turkey detained dozens of people in an investigation of a cryptocurrency trading platform and sought its founder’s arrest in Albania, police said on Friday, after...
Volatility is bitcoin’s main attraction, says enthusiast
Bitcoin’s volatility is its main attraction and not a bug, as that is what gives the cryptocurrency its exponential rises, ex-Goldman Sachs bitcoin enthusiast Raoul...
Vaccine hopes boost euro; dollar dips amid subdued US yields
The dollar sank to a fresh 6-1/2-week low against major peers on Tuesday as the euro led a rally on the back of a brightening...
PayPal’s Venmo launches crypto buying and selling
Venmo, the peer-to-peer payment service owned by PayPal Holdings Inc, said on Tuesday it has started allowing users to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies on...
‘Britcoin’ not bitcoin? UK considers new digital currency
British finance minister Rishi Sunak told the Bank of England on Monday to look at the case for a new “Britcoin”, or central bank-backed digital...
Bitcoin slumps 14% as pullback from record gathers pace
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, fell as much as 14 per cent to $51,541 on Sunday, reversing most of the big gains it made over...
Turkish lira slides to 10 to euro, but country bans cryptocurrency in desperate support attempt
As the Turkish lira slides closer and closer to 10 to the euro, the Turkish central bank last week banned the use of cryptocurrency in...
Dogecoin surges to record high, up almost 300 per cent in a week
The Dogecoin cryptocurrency surged more than 90 per cent to a record high on Friday, putting its gain for the week at almost 300 per...
Turkey bans crypto payments citing risks, hits Bitcoin price
Turkey’s central bank banned the use of cryptocurrencies and crypto assets to purchase goods and services, citing possible “irreparable” damage and significant transaction risks in...
Coinbase listing marks latest step in crypto’s march to the mainstream
Coinbase Global Inc, the biggest US cryptocurrency exchange, will list on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, marking a milestone in the journey of virtual currencies from...
Bitcoin hits record before landmark Coinbase listing on Nasdaq
Bitcoin hit a record of $62,741 on Tuesday, extending its 2021 rally to new heights a day before the listing of Coinbase shares in the...