More Britons take a bet on bitcoin
The number of people in Britain buying cryptoassets like bitcoin and ether has more than doubled over the past year, but many are still unaware they...
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Banks in Britain and US ban Bitcoin buying with credit cards
Banks in Britain and the United States have banned the use of credit cards to buy Bitcoin and other “cryptocurrencies”, fearing a plunge in their...
Bitcoin tumbles as cryptocurrency sell-off intensifies
Cryptocurrencies plunged on Friday, with bitcoin at one point sliding below $8,000 and headed for its biggest weekly loss since December 2013, as worries about...
What you need to know about Bitcoin
By Alex Moskov The Bitcoin world is abuzz with both excitement and curiosity… and the opportunity for upside potential to skyrocket. Everyone from everyday Joes...
Bitcoin slumps to $10,000 after losing half its value
Bitcoin slid to $10,000 on Wednesday for the first time since Dec. 1, leaving the cryptocurrency down by close to half from its peak hit last...
How cryptocurrency has become a legitimate investment option
One of the major concerns about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies was whether they would be considered legitimate forms of payment by businesses and other entities....
Bitcoin rises 10 pct, recovers from last week’s brutal selloff
Bitcoin extended its recovery in holiday-thinned trading on Tuesday, rising 10 percent to be up more than a third from last week’s lows of below...
Limassol to get first bitcoin embassy
Limassol will get its first bitcoin embassy in early 2018, fintech company Hello Group announced on Friday. The announcement followed the launch of the first...
Bitcoin surges above $15,000 after climbing $2,000 in 12 hours
Bitcoin rocketed above $15,000 for the first time on Thursday, after adding more than $2,000 to its price in fewer than 12 hours. Bitcoin, the...
Bitcoin rebounds to $10,500 after US regulator approves futures
Bitcoin rebounded on Friday to hit the day’s highs above $10,500, recovering from an earlier dip below $9,500, after the US derivatives regulator said it...
Island’s first Bitcoin ATM now operational in Limassol
Fintech company, Hello Group, on Wednesday announced the launch of the first Bitcoin ATM in Cyprus in Limassol. The company said the machine provides users...
Bitcoin tops $10,000, marks 10-fold increase in 2017
Virtual currency bitcoin soared to an all-time high above $10,000 on Wednesday on major exchanges and digital currency indexes, including the widely followed Luxembourg-based trading platform BitStamp....
Bubble or breakthrough? Bitcoin keeps central bankers on edge
Central bankers say the success of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is just a bubble. But it keeps them awake at night because these private currencies...
Russian cybercrime suspect in Greek court for extradition request
A Russian wanted by the United States for allegedly laundering billions of dollars in bitcoin appeared in a Greek court on Wednesday for a hearing...
Russia: Greek ruling on Russian bitcoin fraud suspect is illegal
Russia said on Friday a decision by a Greek court to clear the way for a suspected Russian money launderer to be extradited to the...
Bitcoin fraud suspect wanted by US, Russia appears in Greek court
A Russian suspected of masterminding a money-laundering operation using bitcoin appeared in a Greek court on Friday for a hearing to consider his extradition to...
Big banks embracing blockchain
By Howard Yu The world’s biggest banks are investing in blockchain, the same tech that powers bitcoin. This move could lead to faster, more convenient...
Bitcoin worth $72m stolen from Bitfinex exchange in Hong Kong (Updated)
Nearly 120,000 units of digital currency bitcoin worth about US$72 million was stolen from the exchange platform Bitfinex in Hong Kong, rattling the global bitcoin...
Australian tells BBC he created bitcoin, but some sceptical (Update 3)
By Byron Kaye and Jeremy Wagstaff Australian tech entrepreneur Craig Wright has told the BBC that he was the creator of controversial digital currency bitcoin,...
Dutch arrest 10 men suspected of using Bitcoin to launder money
Ten men suspected of using the digital currency Bitcoin to launder up to 20 million euros of criminal money made from online drug deals have...
