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Digital currency, the Airbnb and Uber killer
May 15th, 2017
Ride-sharing app Uber experienced a setback on Thursday (11 May), as a top EU lawyer of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) stated in an opinion that the company can be regulated as a transport business, instead of an ...
Bitcoin hits $1,600 for the first time
May 9th, 2017
Bitcoin is “fully valued” and could see a pullback in the short term after hitting $1,600 for the first time on Monday, according to one investor, but the price could go as high as $4,000 over the next 14 ...
Bitcoin is soaring to high levels
May 8th, 2017
Global stock indexes are not the only asset class making new highs on a daily basis. Cryptocurrencies — specifically bitcoin — are soaring to fresh levels as well. Despite two major setbacks for bitcoin in 2017, it has soared ...
Will Bitcoin price reach $2000 soon?
May 4th, 2017
Aside from the longstanding conflicts in the Bitcoin community and the recent upsurge in the capital outflow to other cryptocurrencies, do you think $2000 seems a sure range that could have been reached by now? Bitcoin’s eventful life The ...
Japanese companies to launch virtual currencies exchanges to meet hot demand
May 3rd, 2017
Tax cuts, higher standards making trading easier, soaring demand in bitcoin-like investments More than 10 Japanese companies are launching exchanges for bitcoin and other virtual currencies, with an eye to tap growing demand after legal changes that make such ...
Bitcoin is getting close to its all-time high
April 26th, 2017
Bitcoin is closing in on a record high after the US Securities and Exchange Commission has approved Bats Exchange’s pettition to reconsider the Winklevoss bitcoin ETF. The cryptocurrency was trading up 2.1% at $1,281.76 a coin as of 1:57 p.m. ET, and ...
Litecoin price rises
April 25th, 2017
Often dubbed as ‘silver to bitcoin’s gold’, Litecoin has been around for around six years. While Litecoin is broadly built on a structure similar to Bitcoin’s, it has a faster block generation rate and hence offers a faster transaction ...
The Bitcoin price tripled in 12 months; What’s the future?
April 24th, 2017
The Bitcoin price was traded at around $420 on major Bitcoin exchange markets in April 2016, while in twelve months in April 2017, its price went up to around $1260. This means that Bitcoin price tripled since last year. ...
Bitcoin to gain legal status in India, reports local media
April 21st, 2017
A televised news report from CNBC India on 20th April reveals that the Indian government is leaning toward granting legality to bitcoin and virtual currencies in the country amid regulations with taxes to be levied on adopters. Last week, ...
Is bitcoin here to stay? Why cryptocurrency isn’t just a fad
April 14th, 2017
Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin should no longer be considered a passing fad, according to Cambridge experts who have carried out the first in-depth study of the sector. The first global benchmarking study of cryptocurrency, encrypted digital currency used to make ...
