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South Korea mulling ways to curb craze for bitcoins

SouthKoreanisstudyingwaystoregulatespeculativetradingincryptocurrenciesasthelatestsurgeinpricesstokesacrazeoverbitcoins.Thecountry’sfinancialregulatorsaidFriday

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Bitcoin surges past $15,000 for first time as concerns mount

Bitcoinploughedpast$15,000toafreshrecordonThursday,triggeringawarningthecryptocurrencywas"likeachargingtrainwithnobrakes"andpromptingfreshconcernaboutitslooming

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Digital currency exchange NiceHash says bitcoin worth $64 mln hacked

CryptocurrencymarketplaceNiceHashsaidthecontentsofitsbitcoinwallethadbeenstoleninasecuritybreachandoneexecutivesaidnearly$64millionhadbeenlost.NiceHashheadofmar

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Bitcoin zooms above $13,000 to record high on relentless demand

Bitcoin'srecord-breakingrisecontinuedonWednesdayasthecryptocurrencybrokeabove13,000USdollarsevenasquestionsswirledaboutitsrealvalueandsustainability.Thepayments

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Bitcoin surges above $12,000 to record high on relentless demand

Bitcoinextendeditseye-poppingrallyonWednesday,breakingabove$12,000toarecordhighdespitequestionsaboutthecryptocurrency’srealvalueandworriesaboutadangerousbubble.

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Bitcoin rebounds to $10,500 after U.S. regulator approves futures

BitcoinreboundedonFridaytohittheday’shighsabove$10,500,recoveringfromanearlierdipbelow$9,500,aftertheU.S.derivativesregulatorsaiditwouldallowCMEGroupandCBOEGlob

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Bitcoin's blistering rally ends, value tumbles 20% in one day

Bitcoinslidtoaslowas9,000USdollarsinvolatiletradeonThursday,havinglostmorethanafifthofitsvaluesincehittinganall-timehighof11,395USdollarsonWednesday.Thecryptocu

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With bitcoin set to breach $10,000, how did we get here?

Atthebeginningoftheyear,bitcoinhit1,000USdollars,andseriousdebatebeganoverwhetherornotthecryptocurrencywasthefutureoffinanceoradangerouslyinflatedbubble.Decembe

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Bitcoin, an 'Uber' currency, not without risk

Bitcoin,whichthisweeksoaredtoanewrecordhighofmorethan$8,000,isthemonetaryequivalentofUber,sinceitbypassescentralbankregulationandcouldbeattractiveforfinancially

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Bitcoin skyrockets above $7,000 for first time ever

Digitalcurrencybitcoinrocketedabove$7,000forthefirsttimeeveronThursday,afteramorethansevenfoldincreaseinitsvaluesincethestartoftheyear.Bitcoinhasseeneye-waterin

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Bitcoin hit a new record high of over $6,300

BitcoinpostedanewrecordhighonSundayevening,beforepullingback.Thedigitalcurrencyralliedagainstthedollartohitahighof$6,306.58onSundayevening.Thatsurpassesbitcoin'

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Bitcoin price soars above $5,000 to record high

Thepriceofbitcoin,theworld’sbest-knowncryptocurrency,hassmashedthrough$5,000toanewall-timehigh.Bitcoinisnowtradingat$5,186comparedwith$966atthestartoftheyear.Th

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South Korea follows China with ban on ICOs

SouthKorea’sfinancialauthoritiesannouncedFridayabanoninitialcoinofferings(ICOs),followingChina’smovesearlierthismonthtohaltagrowingbutunregulatedformoffundraisi

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Crypto-crash: Bitcoin plummets after China exchange announces closure

BitcoinandothercryptocurrenciesplummetedovernightonThursday,afteroneofChina’sbiggesttradingplatformsannounceditwasceasingalloperationsbytheendofthismonth,sparki

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Australia to follow China, Japan in regulating cryptocurrency

TheAustraliangovernmentonThursdayunveiledproposalstoregulatebitcoinandputexchangesundertheremitofitsfinancialcrimeauthority,asthecountrylookstocrackdownonmoneyl

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Decentralization bitcoin's Achilles' heel

The price of the digital currency bitcon hit $4,045 on Sunday, almost 3.23 times its exchange value early this year. Economic Information Daily commented on Monday:

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Decentralization bitcoin's Achilles' heel

Thepriceofthedigitalcurrencybitconhit$4,045onSunday,almost3.23timesitsexchangevalueearlythisyear.EconomicInformationDailycommentedonMonday:Overthepastthreeweeks