Blockchainisstillahottopicinboththetechandbizworld.Asiaisnoexception,asthisyear'sBoaoForumforAsiahasadedicatedsessionforthistechnology.Blockchainisnotonlythecor
Indiawillmovetostampoutuseofcryptocurrencies,whichitconsidersillegal,FinanceMinisterArunJaitleysaidonThursday,launchingano-holds-barredattackonvirtualcurrencies
TechnewswebsiteArsTechnicareportedonSaturdaythatYouTubewashijackedtomineaBitcoin-like"cryptocurrency"withviewers'computers.TheattackerexploitedYouTube'sadservic
Bitcoinhastradedbelow$10,000forthefirsttimesinceearlyDecember.Thevalueofonebitcoinfellto$9,958(£7,222)beforemakingaslightrecovery,accordingtothepriceindexrunbyt
SouthKoreaisplanningalawtobancryptocurrenciessuchasBitcoinbeingtradedthroughitsexchanges.Thejusticeministersaidvirtualcurrencieswerecausingthegovernment"greatco
TheBitcoinbubbleisclosetoburstinginIndonesiaasthecountry’scentralbankissettoissuearegulationtobanallformsofcryptocurrencies.TheBitcoinsoaredtopopularityinIndone
Bitcoinpricesplungedabout15percentinAsiantradeWednesdaybeforerecoupingsomeofthelossesasinvestorsapparentlytookfrightatnewsthataSouthKoreanexchangehadbeenhacked.
TradingkickedofffornewBitcoinfuturescontractonSundayattheChicagoMercantileExchange(CME),theworld'slargestderivativesexchangeoperator.ThelaunchofBitcoinfuturesis
Whenitreachedahighof$19,771yesterday,Bitcoinmadethecreatorofthecryptocurrencythe44thrichestpersonontheplanet–ifyougobyForbes’list,notedQuartz.Theproblem?Evenaft
AJapanesecompanywillstartpayingpartofitsemployees’salariesinBitcoin,asitaimstogainbetterunderstandingofthevirtualcurrency,aspokeswomanhassaid.GMOInternet,whicho
TheSouthKoreangovernmentonWednesdaybannedthetradingofBitcoinamongcertaintypestopeopletopreventspeculativeinvestmentinthecryptocurrencyandprohibititfrombeingused
Bitcoinploughedpast$15,000toafreshrecordonThursday,triggeringawarningthecryptocurrencywas"likeachargingtrainwithnobrakes"andpromptingfreshconcernaboutitslooming
TheriseandriseofBitcoinmightmakesomepeoplericher,butit'sbeenaheadacheforcompaniesthatacceptit.Steam,thegamingdigitaldistributionserviceownedbyValve,willnolonger
Bitcoin'srecord-breakingrisecontinuedonWednesdayasthecryptocurrencybrokeabove13,000USdollarsevenasquestionsswirledaboutitsrealvalueandsustainability.Thepayments
Bitcoinextendeditseye-poppingrallyonWednesday,breakingabove$12,000toarecordhighdespitequestionsaboutthecryptocurrency’srealvalueandworriesaboutadangerousbubble.
ThisweekhasbeenarollercoasterrideforBitcoin–andcouldsignalanequallyunpredictablefuture.Whathappenedthisweek?Theeight-year-oldcryptocurrencyhaspulledindrovesofin
BitcoinreboundedonFridaytohittheday’shighsabove$10,500,recoveringfromanearlierdipbelow$9,500,aftertheU.S.derivativesregulatorsaiditwouldallowCMEGroupandCBOEGlob