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Has Bitcoin bottomed? Here's how it compares with past bubbles

Crypto diehards see Bitcoin's 70 per cent rebound from its 2018 low (and even bigger gains for so-called alt coins) as the start of a new bull market

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Updated On : 07 Apr 2019 | 10:04 AM IST

Bitcoin most overbought since record run, Technical Gauge says

GTI Global Strength Indicator flashes warning signal

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Updated On : 05 Apr 2019 | 11:33 PM IST

Bitcoin trading volume drops to a two-year low in March: Report

Bitcoin volume in the top five digital currency exchanges totalled $2.14 billion last month, the lowest since April 2017 when volume was just $845.7 million

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Updated On : 05 Apr 2019 | 9:32 AM IST

Bitcoin at 4-month high as cryptocurrency market suddenly springs to life

The cryptocurrency briefly topped $5,000 and the value of digital assets tracked by CoinMarketCap.com jumped by about $17 billion in less than an hour

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Updated On : 03 Apr 2019 | 8:34 AM IST

Bitcoin soars to highest level in 5 months, thanks to mystery buyer

Bitcoin surged to near $20,000 in late 2017, the peak of a bubble driven by retail investors that pushed cryptocurrencies onto the agenda of mainstream financial firms

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Updated On : 02 Apr 2019 | 11:47 PM IST

Facebook's cryptocurrency Facecoin: Why you should be sceptical

Like many other companies, Facebook is exploring ways to leverage the power of blockchain technology

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Updated On : 13 Mar 2019 | 9:12 AM IST

Bitcoin could enter a more extreme death spiral: Here are 5 reasons why

These range from the rising cost of mining, regulatory concerns, market manipulation and speculative trading

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Updated On : 03 Jan 2019 | 8:05 AM IST

Remember Bitcoin? Some investors might want to forget

This December closes out cryptocurrency's most exciting year, ending in a terrible, sober headache of a winter

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Updated On : 27 Dec 2018 | 8:26 PM IST

Bitcoin climbs above $3,400, headed for biggest daily rise in 3 weeks

Bitcoin has fallen around 80 per cent from its record high last December

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Updated On : 18 Dec 2018 | 2:59 AM IST

Why bitcoin ransoms are just not what they used to be for cyber criminals

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have long been a favorite ransom tender for cyber criminals thanks to the currencies' anonymous nature

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Updated On : 14 Dec 2018 | 2:48 PM IST

Crypto losses near $700 billion in worst week since bubble burst

Bitcoin sank toward $4,000 and most of its peers tumbled on Friday, extending the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index's decline since November 16 to 23 per cent

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Updated On : 23 Nov 2018 | 5:35 PM IST

Bitcoin price falls below $5,000 for the first time since October 2017

Bitcoin declined as much as 9% to $4,958, while so-called alternative coins slumped even more, with Ether tumbling as much as 12% and Litecoin cratering as much as 13%

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Updated On : 20 Nov 2018 | 1:46 AM IST

After being duped in Bitcoin deal, UP man threatens to attack Miami airport

An FIR has been lodged against the accused. His cell phone and laptop have been seized. He will be charge sheeted and produced before a court, an official said

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Updated On : 03 Nov 2018 | 3:14 PM IST

Ten years of Bitcoin: How it started and what the future might hold

With Bitcoin, we have seen extraordinary hype, with astronomical price booms and busts, and thousands of spin-off cryptocurrencies and private blockchains that are all just variations of the original

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Updated On : 31 Oct 2018 | 9:05 AM IST

If bitcoin wins, climate loses out: Will a cryptocurrency kill Paris goals?

A report tries to think through the side effects of the dramatic success of bitcoin

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Updated On : 30 Oct 2018 | 1:02 PM IST

Crypto blues! Bitcoin falls below $8,000 as investors shy away from risks

Last Thursday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission backed an earlier decision to not allow a bitcoin-tracking exchange-traded fund proposed by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss to trade

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Updated On : 31 Jul 2018 | 6:43 AM IST

Bitcoin @ $8,000 for 1st time in 2 months on growing institutional interest

Recent reports about impending approval in the United States for a cryptocurrency exchange traded fund (ETF) have helped bolster demand recently

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Updated On : 24 Jul 2018 | 5:29 PM IST

How the spies hid behind bitcoin

The transactions were detailed in an indictment from the Justice Department

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Updated On : 14 Jul 2018 | 9:26 PM IST

What does the future hold for the Bitcoin? Here are three basic scenarios

The cryptocurrency is volatile, costly to store, hard to use and deflationary

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Updated On : 11 Jul 2018 | 6:17 PM IST

Don't sell cryptocurrencies in panic even as banking services are stopped

Even though exchanges may not be able to do banking transactions, there are alternative ways to buy and sell

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Updated On : 04 Jul 2018 | 11:05 PM IST