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When we will buy grocery and watch movies with cryptocurrencies

Experts believe we are not too far from those days

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Updated On : 18 Feb 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

Bitcoin soars to new high above $52,000; sustainability concerns rise

The world's biggest digital currency, with a market capitalization of over $900 billion, hit a record of $52,577.50, fueled by signs it is winning acceptance among mainstream investors and firms

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Updated On : 18 Feb 2021 | 3:06 AM IST

Bitcoin hits highs even as analysts warn on 'mainstream moment'

Bitcoin's limited supply - based on "miners" producing a set number of new coins - has led to holders charging a premium on bitcoin coming to market

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Updated On : 17 Feb 2021 | 7:42 PM IST

Bitcoin scales $51,000 for the first time as crypto fever continues

Activity in Bitcoin futures suggests traders don't see a sudden end to the crypto rally, with spreads continuing to widen between the active contract and March futures

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Updated On : 18 Feb 2021 | 1:16 AM IST

Top headlines: Tatas to buy 68% in BigBasket, India Inc profit at new high

Cairn Energy has filed a case in a US district court to enforce a $1.2 billion arbitration award it won in a tax dispute against India, a co­urt document showed. Read top news with Business Standard

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Updated On : 17 Feb 2021 | 7:02 AM IST

Constitutional challenges to a complete cryptocurrency ban in India

The need then is to regulate, not ban, experts say

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Updated On : 17 Feb 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

Bitcoin trade may attract I-T, GST; taxes to be paid in this fiscal year

The recent trigger being Tesla, Inc.'s announcement of having bought $1.5 billion in bitcoin.

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Updated On : 17 Feb 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

Bitcoin crosses $50,000 for the first time as record rally continues

The world's largest cryptocurrency jumped as much as 4.9 per cent to $50,548 and is now up about 70 per cent, so far this year

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Updated On : 17 Feb 2021 | 1:03 AM IST

World's most popular crypto Bitcoin within a whisker of $50,000

Bitcoin has been on a tear in recent times

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Updated On : 16 Feb 2021 | 4:06 PM IST

Why Bitcoin's latest record-breaking rally is not as chaotic as 2017 boom

On a rolling 60-day basis, the swings in Bitcoin are generally smaller now than when Bitcoin was peaking in 2017.

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Updated On : 15 Feb 2021 | 6:21 PM IST

Bitcoin pulls back from brink of $50,000, crypo dropped more than 5%

Bitcoin fell as much as 5.6% to $45,914 and rival cryptocurrency ethereum dropped more than 8% to $1,655

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Updated On : 15 Feb 2021 | 8:35 AM IST

D-Street party continues; Sensex ends 610 pts higher at 52,154; banks rally

The Nifty Bank index stole the show and hit a new peak of 37,309 levels, up 1,200 points in the intra-day trade. The index closed 1,197 points, or 3.3 per cent, higher at 37,306 levels

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Updated On : 15 Feb 2021 | 4:47 PM IST

Top headlines: 10 Indian startups may get $10 bn in IPO, IBC set to resume

Bitcoin reached a new record on Sunday, rising above $49,000 for the first time. Read Business Standard's top stories here

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Updated On : 15 Feb 2021 | 7:52 AM IST

Elon Musk says he supports top dogecoin holders selling most of their coins

Musk's electric vehicle company Tesla Inc revealed on Feb. 8 it had bought $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency bitcoin and would soon accept it as a form of payment for cars

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Updated On : 15 Feb 2021 | 6:48 AM IST

Bitcoin nears $50,000-mark as it hits a record in weekend action

Bitcoin has been buoyed in recent months by endorsements from the likes of Paul Tudor Jones and Stan Druckenmille

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Updated On : 15 Feb 2021 | 1:00 AM IST

Bitcoin approaches $50,000, wider adoption build its record rally

Bitcoin hit a new record high and approached $50,000 on Sunday, building on its record rally as Wall Street and Main Street increasingly adopt the world's biggest cryptocurrency.

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Updated On : 14 Feb 2021 | 10:42 PM IST

Cryptos should be seen as a public good

Elon Musk's $1.5 billion investment in bitcoin last week is testimony to the potential of the digital asset.

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Updated On : 14 Feb 2021 | 8:52 PM IST

Street signs: Railtel GMP at 30%, Bitcoin mirrors equity, and more

Railtel's Rs 820-crore IPO opens on Tuesday. The offering is entirely an offer for sale by the government.

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Updated On : 14 Feb 2021 | 7:58 PM IST

Canadian regulator clears world's first bitcoin exchange traded fund launch

The Ontario Securities Commission has approved the launch of Purpose Bitcoin ETF, Toronto-based asset management company Purpose Investments Inc. said in a statement

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Updated On : 13 Feb 2021 | 9:26 AM IST

World shares dip and Bitcoin hits yet another record high

Bitcoin reached $49,000 before erasing gains

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Updated On : 12 Feb 2021 | 7:13 PM IST