Cryptocurrency

'Privacy Coin' Monero Offers Near Total Anonymity

Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2019

Bitcoin's share of the cryptocurrency market is sliding, with a host of alternative digital coins gaining ground.

Bitcoin Tops $8,000 as It Hits Highest Since July 2018

Reuters | Tuesday May 14, 2019

Bitcoin surged to more than $8,000 late on Monday, its highest level since July last year, as the cryptocurrency's rally gained further momentum.

Bitcoin Holds Above $7,000 After Hitting 9-Month High

Reuters | Monday May 13, 2019

Bitcoin hovered above $7,000 on Monday, close to nine-month highs, as the biggest cryptocurrency's 2019 rally gathered steam.

Facebook Eases Ad Policies for Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Products

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 9, 2019

Facebook has decided to lift some restrictions that it imposed on the circulation of cryptocurrency products and services on its platform.

Hackers Steal $41 Million Worth of Bitcoin From Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange

Reuters | Wednesday May 8, 2019

Hackers stole Bitcoin worth $41 million from Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, the company said on Wednesday.

Bitcoin Jumps As Much As 6% To New 6-Month High

Business | Thomson Reuters | Friday May 3, 2019

Other major cryptocurrencies such as ethereum and Ripple's XRP, their prices often seen as correlated to bitcoin, also moved higher

Jaguar Land Rover Planning To Allow Helpful Car Drivers To Earn Cryptocurrency In UK

Reuters | Monday April 29, 2019

Jaguar Land Rover, Britain's largest auto manufacturer, said on Monday it is testing software that will allow drivers of its cars to earn the IOTA cryptocurrency as a reward for sharing data.

China Says It Wants To Eliminate Bitcoin Mining

World News | Reuters | Wednesday April 10, 2019

China's state planner wants to ban bitcoin mining, according to a draft list of industrial activities the agency is seeking to stop in a sign of growing government pressure on the cryptocurrency sector.

'Pay With Facebook' Option Appears for Some Facebook Users: Report

Harpreet Singh | Thursday March 14, 2019

Facebook users in Italy are reportedly seeing a new payment method called 'Pay with Facebook' which includes a Bitcoin-like icon at the top.

Facebook Working on Its Own Cryptocurrency for WhatsApp: Report

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 1, 2019

More than 50 engineers at Facebook are reportedly busy giving shape to its own cryptocurrency and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is quite bullish on the project.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Has a Preloaded Cryptocurrency Wallet, Supports Select Dapps

Jagmeet Singh | Tuesday February 26, 2019

Samsung Galaxy S10 phones allows users to store virtual currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum in addition to Cosmo Coin.

Facebook Interested in Blockchain-Based Authentication: Zuckerberg

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 21, 2019

Zuckerberg said he is "potentially interested" in putting the Facebook login on the Blockchain technology.

Nvidia Reports 'Disappointing Finish' in Q4, but Full-Year Sales Outlook Tops Analyst Views

Reuters | Friday February 15, 2019

Nvidia has grown at a rapid pace in the past few years, but a slowdown in China and a fading cryptocurrency craze have started to weigh on its sales.

JPMorgan Chase Unveils Cryptocurrency Prototype JPM Coin

Agence France-Presse | Friday February 15, 2019

The customers would receive JPM Coins that could be transferred to other customers, who are then free to redeem the sum.

Details Emerging On Death Of Crypto CEO Gerald Cotten: Report

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 8, 2019

A clearer picture is emerging of the young CEO, Gerald Cotten, at the centre of the mysterious demise of one of Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, who died while on a visit to India, a Canadian media report said today.