Bitcoin

Bomb Threats Demanding Bitcoin Emailed Across US, Canada

World News | Reuters | Friday December 14, 2018

A rash of bomb threats were sent via email on Thursday to dozens of businesses and public buildings across the United States and Canada demanding payment in cryptocurrency, but none of the threats was immediately found to be credible, law enforcement officials said.

Samsung Bitcoin App In Works With Ability to Import Cryptocurrencies: Report

Jagmeet Singh | Wednesday December 12, 2018

Samsung's Bitcoin app is said to use PIN and fingerprint as the security options.

Bitcoin Jumps 10%, On Course For Its Biggest Daily Rise Since April

Business | Thomson Reuters | Wednesday November 28, 2018

Bitcoin has lost more than a third of its value in the last two weeks amid heavy selling pressure.

Bitcoin's Crash Looks Like a Real Currency Crisis

Lionel Laurent, Bloomberg | Wednesday November 28, 2018

Where does it go from here? True believers are betting on a simple repeat of past asset bubbles, like dot-com stocks or real estate.

Bitcoin Is the Currency of the Future - and Always Will Be

Matt O'Brien, The Washington Post | Tuesday November 27, 2018

Bitcoin has been down 76.5 since last December - the only currency worse is Venezuela's.

Pakistani-American Medical Technician Used Bitcoin To Finance ISIS

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday November 27, 2018

A Pakistani-American woman has admitted in a federal court to using Bitcoin to finance the ISIS through fronts in China, Pakistan and Turkey.

Crypto Losses Near $700 Billion In Worst Week Since Bubble Burst

Business |  Eric Lam, Bloomberg | Friday November 23, 2018

The largest cryptocurrency retreated as much as 7.6 per cent on Friday, before paring losses to 4.1 per cent at 4:43 pm in Hong Kong.

Bitcoin Crashes to Lowest This Year, Losses Top 25 Percent in a Week

Reuters | Wednesday November 21, 2018

Bitcoin slumped on Tuesday to its lowest this year, tumbling as much as 10 percent to breach $4,300.

Bitcoin Loses One-Fourth Of Value In A Week, Hits Year's Lowest Level

Business | Thomson Reuters | Tuesday November 20, 2018

The fall followed a sudden plunge last week that shook bitcoin out of a period of relative stability, where prices had hovered around the $6,500 mark for several months.

Bitcoin Falls Below $5,000 for First Time Since 2017

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 20, 2018

Bitcoin opened trading on Wednesday at $6,326 and has since seen its market capitalisation fall to less than $90 million for the first time in over a year.

Bitcoin Slumps To 13-Month Low, Falls Below $5,000

World News | Reuters | Monday November 19, 2018

Bitcoin fell below $5,000 on Monday for the first time in over a year, slumping to a fresh 13-month low on the Bitstamp platform as a broad sell-off in cryptocurrencies sparked last week gathered momentum.

Bitcoin Volatility Hits Lowest Level In Nearly 2 Years

Business | Thomson Reuters | Tuesday November 6, 2018

Volatility of the original and biggest cryptocurrency has sunk to its lowest for nearly two years, with price swings falling lower than increasingly edgy US stocks for more than two weeks in a row.

Crypto Hackers Cheat Twitter Users Using Elon Musk's Popularity

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday November 6, 2018

Scammers have again abused Tesla CEO Elon Musk's popularity to fleece Twitter users after hacking several popular accounts. British fashion retailer Matalan, film distributor Pathe UK and US publisher Pantheon Books were among those whose accounts were taken over by scam artists, the BBC reported on Monday. The hackers used Mr Musk's name and liken...

Mining Bitcoin Uses More Energy Than Denmark: Study

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 6, 2018

Mining virtual currencies with a real-world value, in other words, carries a hidden environmental cost that is rarely measured or taken into account.

Coinbase Valued at $8 Billion in Latest Fundraising Round

Reuters | Wednesday October 31, 2018

Coinbase was one of the top beneficiaries of the Bitcoin boom last year after the cryptocurrency rocketed more than 1,300 percent.