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The company started a Bitcoin trading and exchange business in May.

Japan firm says it will pay part of salaries in Bitcoin

The offer will be open to around 4,000 employees of the GMO group in Japan.

15 Dec 2017 10:38 AM

The gang was collecting money from investors through Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) venture and promised them huge returns on their investments in ‘Kashhcoin’- cryptocurrency that was similar to Bitcoin.

Bitcoin racket busted in city, accused held

The gang had formed a website and using social media platforms to approach investors.

15 Dec 2017 1:50 AM

Bitfinex, the world’s biggest bitcoin exchange by trading volume says it was under a heavy denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.

Bitcoin fever exposes crypto-market frailties

Bitcoin went down under the weight of traffic, leaving many of its more than 10 million customers unable to access their funds.

14 Dec 2017 3:53 PM

Inter-Disciplinary Committee to take stock of present status of VCs both in India and globally and suggest measures for dealing with such currencies.

I-T dept conducts surveys at Bitcoin exchanges country-wide

Bitcoin is not regulated in country and its circulation has been a cause of concern among central bankers.

13 Dec 2017 12:55 PM

A technical analysis that measures the ups and downs in trading prices, known as waves, showed bullish momentum for Bitcoin.

Bitcoin hits another record high in march towards $20,000

Earlier bitcoin hit a record high of $17,428.42, registering a roughly 20-fold increase in its price for the year.

13 Dec 2017 12:09 PM

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon recently called bitcoin "a fraud."

Bitcoin futures soar amid frenzy over virtual currency

The Cboe futures don't involve actual bitcoin. They allow investors to make bets on the future direction of bitcoin.

12 Dec 2017 2:03 PM

Bitcoin opened 2017 at around USD 1,000, surged past USD 10,000 for the first time last month and soared as high as USD 16,777.

Bitcoin tops USD 18,000 in debut on major bourse

Bitcoin was trading at USD 17,750 per unit for the futures contract expiring on January 17.

11 Dec 2017 1:27 PM

While bitcoin’s price rise mystifies many, its origins have been the subject of much speculation.

Hotly anticipated bitcoin futures surge 21 percent on debut

Central bankers and critics of the cryptocurrency have been ringing the alarm bells over the surge in the price.

11 Dec 2017 12:51 PM

Bitcoin has seen unprecedented growth in 2017.

Bitcoin futures start trading on CBOE exchange

Launching bitcoin futures at the CBOE gives the digital currency some legitimacy it in the eyes of institutional investors.

11 Dec 2017 8:16 AM

Bitcoin operates by giving each user a unique public key, which is a string of numbers. Users can transmit money in the form of digital bitcoins from one public key to another.

Bitcoin futures launch sparks excitement, warnings

Several leading financial heavyweights are still studying bitcoin and not serving as financial intermediaries.

10 Dec 2017 8:32 AM

Bitcoin is the world’s most popular virtual currency.

Bitcoin soars then falls back; banks raise risk concerns

The concerns about its volatility have led some banks and trade groups to raise concerns about the implications of trading bitcoin.

09 Dec 2017 7:45 AM

Bitcoin rocketed to another record high close of $16,000 on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange.

Things you might not know about ballistic Bitcoin

Here are some facts that you might not know about the largest and best-known cryptocurrency.

08 Dec 2017 4:47 PM

As long as miners keep the blockchain secure, possibility of bitcoin counterfeiting shouldn't be an issue.

How is a Bitcoin mined? a look at the virtual currency.

Bitcoins are basically lines of computer code that are digitally signed each time they travel from one owner to the next.

08 Dec 2017 8:46 AM

Bitcoin has more than tripled in price since the start of October, putting it on track for its best quarter since the end of 2013, when it surged above $1,000 for the first time.

Bitcoin keeps rising ahead of futures roll out

Even more volatility likely due to greater speculations, warn experts.

08 Dec 2017 2:16 AM

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.

Bitcoin chalks up new record as it charges past USD 14,000

Bitcoin touched a new high of $14,475 before slipping back to $14,328 in Asian afternoon trade.

07 Dec 2017 1:26 PM

A network of tech-savvy users called miners keep the system honest by pouring their computing power into a blockchain, a global running tally of every bitcoin transaction. (Representative image)

All you need to know about Bitcoin cryptocurrency

Bitcoins are basically lines of computer code that are digitally signed each time they travel from one owner to the next.

30 Nov 2017 8:35 AM

The cost of buying one bitcoin as measured by the website Coindesk was hovering around $9,800 and was as low as $9,300 on Wednesday afternoon.

Bitcoin surges past $10,000 threshold, only to plunge

A price of one bitcoin had been roughly $1,000 at the beginning of the year.

30 Nov 2017 8:25 AM

Bitcoin soared to an all-time high above USD 10,000 on Tuesday on major exchanges and digital currency indexes. (File Photo)

Bitcoin tops USD 10,000, taking 2017 gains to 940 per cent

Bitcoin crossed USD 10,000 on smaller exchanges like CEX.IO exchange and the crypto-currency index coinmarketcap.com long before.

29 Nov 2017 11:57 AM

The Tor browser, which provides access to sites on the dark web, is mainly being used by people to get on to Fb without the fear of someone snooping on their data.

Web side story: The good and bad of the deep dark net

Using Bitcoin as currency allows these markets to supply their customers with everything, from drugs to weapons, anonymously.

13 Nov 2017 1:37 AM

The upgrade would have changed bitcoin’s rules leading to a so-called fork, effectively cloning the existing bitcoin to create another crypto-currency.

Bitcoin hits record high after developers suspend plans to 'split' currency

SegWit2x is an agreement among high-profile figures in the bitcoin world aimed at upgrading the bitcoin network’s capacity.

09 Nov 2017 12:50 PM

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