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Bitcoin is jumping — but the entire crypto market is still ‘trading sideways’
February 12th, 2018
Bitcoin is rallying on Monday morning but is still largely unchanged from where it was on Friday. Bitcoin is up 8% to $8,732.34 at 8.15 a.m. GMT (3.15 a.m. ET) amid a wider bounce for cryptocurrencies. Here’s how the ...
Bitcoin and digital money ‘here to stay’ despite concerns
February 7th, 2018
This week Lloyds and Virgin Money stopped customers using credit cards to buy cryptocurrencies, amid concerns they could run up too much debt. It comes as the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell after a year when prices ...
Researchers find that one person caused bitcoin to spike from $150 to $1,000 in 2013
January 24th, 2018
In 2013, bitcoin was worth just $150 when suddenly, the price spiked. Within two months, one bitcoin was worth $1,000. Four researchers from the Tandy School of Computer Science at The University of Tulsa and the Berglas School of ...
South Korea to ban cryptocurrency traders from using anonymous bank accounts; Bitcoin price extended loss
January 23rd, 2018
South Korea will ban the use of anonymous bank accounts in cryptocurrency trading from Jan. 30, regulators said on Tuesday in a widely telegraphed move designed to stop virtual coins from being used for money laundering and other crimes. ...
Bitcoin crashes below $10,000, losing over half its value since last month’s record
January 18th, 2018
The world’s most valuable cryptocurrency, bitcoin, has lost over half its value since it smashed the $20,000 barrier in mid-December. The price of the cryptocurrency dropped to $9,555 at 15:00 GMT on Wednesday. “The cryptocurrency market is experiencing a ...
Bitcoin and ethereum suffered massive drops, but many cryptocurrencies are faring even worse
January 17th, 2018
Most major digital currencies sold off sharply on Tuesday, but the declines in bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin prices weren’t as bad as much of the rest of the market. All of the top 20 digital currencies — by market ...
Study Finds That 22 Percent Of Bitcoin Investors Are Using Debt To Fund Their Investments
January 16th, 2018
Investing in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum and Litecoin is extremely risky, and experts all over the country are warning that people should only invest what they are willing to lose. Unfortunately, many are getting swept up in ...
Cryptocurrency Market Suffers Another Major Correction as Bitcoin, Ether, Ripple Fall
January 15th, 2018
The cryptocurrency market experienced yet another major correction for the second time this week, as the price of both major and small cryptocurrencies fell by large margins. Cryptocurrency Market Endures Large Correction On January 12, almost immediately after South ...
Bitcoin falls as one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency markets readies a bill to ban trading
January 11th, 2018
South Korea’s justice minister said on Thursday that a bill is being prepared to ban all cryptocurrency trading in the country. That news is a major development for the cryptocurrency space, as South Korea is one of the biggest ...
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have crashed 20 per cent on Monday
January 9th, 2018
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies including ethereum, litecoin and ripple plummeted in value on Monday after Coinmarketcap removed prices from South Korean exchanges without warning. Prices on South Korean exchanges are typically up to 30 per cent higher than in other ...