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Bitcoin attempts recovery as Evergrande-led selloff eases

By Anushka Trivedi

Bitcoin mining generates tonnes of e-waste every year, says study

Bitcoin mining generates as much as 30.7 metric kilotonnes of e-waste every year as of May 2021 which is comparable to small IT equipment waste produced by countries like the Netherlands

Cryptocurrencies post fifth straight week of inflows, says report

Crypto inflows amounted to $41.6 million for the week ended Sept. 17, with bitcoin getting the bulk of inflows at $15.3 million, and ether products garnering $6.6 million

Bitcoin falls below $45,000 as global stock market rout infects crypto

Bitcoin dropped 7.3% to $44,127 as of 7:33 a.m. in New York, reaching the lowest level in a week

Evergrande impact: Bitcoin slides to $45,000 as traders pare back on risk

Bitcoin dropped 5.4% to $45,025 as of 9:49 a.m. in London, reaching the lowest level in a week

Theater chain AMC to accept other cryptocurrencies along with bitcoin

The company said in August that it would start accepting bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency, by the end of the year.

Walmart says litecoin tieup statement fake; cryptocurrency jolted

Walmart Inc said on Monday that a press release announcing a partnership with litecoin, which briefly led to a nearly 30% surge in the cryptocurrency's price, was fake

India looking to tax crypto trades and ecosystem in the country: Report

The tax department is in favour of taxing crypto exchanges and trades and the government feels that any activity that generates income must pay tax, ET Now reported

Stablecoins face crackdown as US discusses risk council review

After weeks of deliberations, the Treasury Department and other federal agencies are nearing a decision on whether to launch an examination by the Financial Stability Oversight Council: report

Bitcoin crashes as El Salvador rollout falters: Check details here

SEC issued Coinbase with a Wells notice, indicating the US regulator will sue if the crypto exchange goes ahead with the launch of its interest-bearing "Lend" product for crypto assets

Standard Chartered sees bitcoin hitting $100,000 by early next year

Bitcoin was at $46,024 in early European trading on Wednesday

SEC threatens to sue Coinbase Global over crypto lending programme

The SEC has threatened to sue Coinbase Global Inc if the crypto exchange goes ahead with plans to launch a programme allowing users to earn interest by lending crypto assets, Coinbase said

Bitcoin nurses losses in wake of El Salvador's glitched rollout

The virtual coin was trading near $46,150 as of 6:31 a.m. in New York

Bitcoin bruised after chaotic debut as legal tender in El Salvador

Bitcoin licked its wounds on Wednesday, a day after its heaviest losses in 2-1/2 months as El Salvador's historic adoption of the crypto asset as legal tender caused chaos online and on the street

Cryptocurrency prices tumble and exchange trading falters as snags crop up

The price of cryptocurrencies plunged and crypto trading was delayed on Tuesday, a day in which El Salvador ran into snags as the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.

El Salvador becomes first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal currency

President Nayib Bukele, who pushed for adoption of the cryptocurrency, called for help from users who had already downloaded the government-backed app, to test if it was now working properly

Crypto not currency; needs to be regulated as asset: ex-RBI DG Gandhi

He expressed apprehension that there is a possibility of using this virtual asset for criminal activity in absence of regulation and there are numerous instances indicating that.

Binance removes Singapore products on platform after regulator's warning

Binance said it will restrict its services in Singapore days after the city state's central bank said it should stop offering payment services

Bitcoin rises back above $50,000; adds $245.24 to its previous close

The world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency is up 81% from this year's low of $27,734 on Jan. 4

Bitcoin breaks back above $50,000 as crypto market continues to rally

The largest cryptocurrency rose as high as $50,363 on Monday, having briefly surpassed $50,000 on Aug. 23 as well -- a level it hadn't hit since mid-May