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Bitcoin sets fresh record above $3,500; ether trades higher
August 9th, 2017
Bitcoin traded higher on Tuesday, carving out a fresh record above $3,500 and reaching a market value approaching $60 billion at its best levels. A single bitcoin BTCUSD, -1.78% most recently was trading at $3,477.93, up 0.5%, touching an ...
Bitcoin off 40%, Ethereum down 60% from June highs
July 17th, 2017
Bitcoin slides below $2,000 as cryptocurrency selloff continues The price of the digital currency bitcoin fell over the weekend, dropping below $2,000 and farther away from its June highs, part of a broad selloff in dozens of cryptocurrencies, including ...
Bitcoin jumps more than 20% from June low
June 19th, 2017
In less than three days, bitcoin bounced more than 20 percent from its low of the month. Developers appeared to reach some agreement on a technological upgrade that threatened to divide bitcoin in two. Bitcoin remains more than 150 ...
Bitcoin move over – there’s a new kid on the blockchain
May 30th, 2017
The digital currency bitcoin has broken new records – surging by more than 245 per cent since the start of the year. In just five months, the price of one bitcoin rose from $1,331 to its all-time-high of $3,894 ...
A controversial Russian Ponzi scheme is betting on Bitcoin to relaunch in Nigeria
January 12th, 2017
A month after it suspended operations in Nigeria, Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM), a Russian Ponzi scheme with over 2 million participants in Africa’s most populous country, is already plotting its comeback. MMM claimed it had to temporarily close operations ...
In China, Two Cities Mirror Blockchain-Bitcoin Divide
October 17th, 2016
Beijing and Shanghai, China’s two most populous and developed cities, are often reminiscent of two siblings. They are similar, but each has its own distinct character. In this light, some rivalry is as inevitable, and it’s now spilling over ...
7 Asian Banks Investigating Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech
February 17th, 2016
Until recently, there was a noticeable lack of interest in bitcoin and the blockchain among the financial institutions of Asia. In fact, banks there were more likely to be issuing warnings about digital currencies than getting involved in any related activity. It was the fall of Mt Gox in ...
PwC launches new global technology team to harness Bitcoin technology
January 22nd, 2016
PwC has recruited 15 leading technology specialists to exploit and commercialise blockchain, the technology that powers the crypto-currency, Bitcoin. The new Blockchain team will be based in PwC’s Belfast office and is expected to grow to over 40 digital ...
The first cryoptocurrency miner in the world to offer shares through an initial public offering
January 14th, 2016
After months of delays, Australian bitcoin company Bitcoin Group will finally make its share market debut in February. The Melbourne-based company is the first cryoptocurrency miner in the world to offer shares through an initial public offering, which opened ...
Can Bitcoin Change Wi-Fi For the Better?
July 29th, 2015
It’s certainly not unusual in the bitcoin and blockchain industry to see several companies coalesce around a new use case for the technology. However, what may be novel about the sudden focus on Wi-Fi is the size and ubiquity ...
