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Bitcoin is the worlds most popular virtual currency.

Bitcoin hits new record high as warnings grow louder

A study released on December 15 suggest that bitcoin could pose a threat to the financial stability of traditional...

16 Dec 2017 10:34 AM IST

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 hits record high above $1,200 on talk of ETF approval

Bitcoin, invented in 2008, performed better than any other currency in every year since 2010 apart from 2014.

25 Feb 2017 8:59 AM IST

The price of a bitcoin can unpredictably increase or decrease.

Cryptoworld: Coining a new currency bit by bit

The Bitcoin is digital cash available on the Internet with no intermediary.

25 Dec 2017 6:14 AM IST

Mining involves adding value by dedicating computational resources to verify transactions in a huge public ledger called a blockchain. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Virtual gold' may glitter, but mining it can be really dirty

Bitcoin was created to not only allow secure and anonymous transactions, but for the system to be controlled by users.

24 Dec 2017 12:56 PM IST

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

As bitcoin rates fall overnight, experts warn public might suffer...

After losses over the last few days, the digital currency fell as much as 30 per cent in Asia and website Coinbase...

23 Dec 2017 6:08 PM IST

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

Bitcoin falls 30 percent, posts worst week since 2013

Friday's fall bled into the US stock market, where shares of companies that have lashed their fortunes to bitcoin or...

23 Dec 2017 9:24 AM IST

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 suffers fresh plunge, losing a third since start of week

Bitcoin dropped to $13,048 briefly from around $16,500 in late trading on Thursday

22 Dec 2017 1:12 PM IST

Sebi regulates Indias capital market. (Photo: PTI)

Indian authorities weighing how to regulate cryptocurrencies: SEBI...

India has no regulation for cryptocurrencies and like other global policymakers, it is seeking to understand how to...

21 Dec 2017 8:22 AM IST

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

Cryptocurrencies can no longer be ignored: Sebi

The Sebi chief also said that the regulator is not looking at taking up too many cases for punitive action.

21 Dec 2017 2:09 AM IST

The fact is that a cache of cyber weapons was said to have been stolen from the NSA by the same collective behind the WannaCry ransomware that created the biggest-ever extortion racket to hit the Internet.

Explained: What is ransomware?

The software usually is hidden within links or attachments in emails.

28 Jun 2017 8:34 AM IST

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.

New system makes it harder to track Bitcoin transactions

Bitcoin was initially conceived as a way for people to exchange money anonymously.

9 Feb 2017 6:07 PM IST

Bitcoin is the worlds most popular virtual currency.

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...

11 Dec 2017 8:16 AM IST