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Blockchain in Asia: Needs more debate

Blockchainisstillahottopicinboththetechandbizworld.Asiaisnoexception,asthisyear'sBoaoForumforAsiahasadedicatedsessionforthistechnology.Blockchainisnotonlythecor

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India vows to eliminate use of cryptocurrencies

Indiawillmovetostampoutuseofcryptocurrencies,whichitconsidersillegal,FinanceMinisterArunJaitleysaidonThursday,launchingano-holds-barredattackonvirtualcurrencies

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YouTube hijacked to mine cryptocurrency with viewers' computers

TechnewswebsiteArsTechnicareportedonSaturdaythatYouTubewashijackedtomineaBitcoin-like"cryptocurrency"withviewers'computers.TheattackerexploitedYouTube'sadservic

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Bitcoin dips below $10,000 for first time since December

Bitcoinhastradedbelow$10,000forthefirsttimesinceearlyDecember.Thevalueofonebitcoinfellto$9,958(£7,222)beforemakingaslightrecovery,accordingtothepriceindexrunbyt

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South Korea plans law to ban Bitcoin

SouthKoreaisplanningalawtobancryptocurrenciessuchasBitcoinbeingtradedthroughitsexchanges.Thejusticeministersaidvirtualcurrencieswerecausingthegovernment"greatco

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Indonesia central bank poised to ban Bitcoin

TheBitcoinbubbleisclosetoburstinginIndonesiaasthecountry’scentralbankissettoissuearegulationtobanallformsofcryptocurrencies.TheBitcoinsoaredtopopularityinIndone

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Bitcoin suffers dramatic price plunge in Asia

Bitcoinpricesplungedabout15percentinAsiantradeWednesdaybeforerecoupingsomeofthelossesasinvestorsapparentlytookfrightatnewsthataSouthKoreanexchangehadbeenhacked.

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Expert: Bitcoin futures do not promise legitimacy of the currency

TradingkickedofffornewBitcoinfuturescontractonSundayattheChicagoMercantileExchange(CME),theworld'slargestderivativesexchangeoperator.ThelaunchofBitcoinfuturesis

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Whoever created Bitcoin is now among the world’s 50 richest people

Whenitreachedahighof$19,771yesterday,Bitcoinmadethecreatorofthecryptocurrencythe44thrichestpersonontheplanet–ifyougobyForbes’list,notedQuartz.Theproblem?Evenaft

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Japanese company to start paying employees in bitcoin

AJapanesecompanywillstartpayingpartofitsemployees’salariesinBitcoin,asitaimstogainbetterunderstandingofthevirtualcurrency,aspokeswomanhassaid.GMOInternet,whicho

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S.Korea bans Bitcoin trading among certain people, financial institution

TheSouthKoreangovernmentonWednesdaybannedthetradingofBitcoinamongcertaintypestopeopletopreventspeculativeinvestmentinthecryptocurrencyandprohibititfrombeingused

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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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Bitcoin is no longer accepted at gaming store Steam

TheriseandriseofBitcoinmightmakesomepeoplericher,butit'sbeenaheadacheforcompaniesthatacceptit.Steam,thegamingdigitaldistributionserviceownedbyValve,willnolonger

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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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The wild week of Bitcoin

ThisweekhasbeenarollercoasterrideforBitcoin–andcouldsignalanequallyunpredictablefuture.Whathappenedthisweek?Theeight-year-oldcryptocurrencyhaspulledindrovesofin

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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