Other cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Ripple also rose sharply
Iceland has been Europe's most popular location for miners of digital currencies such as bitcoin and ethereum
Barclays based its findings on a model that compared crypto-hysteria to "the spread of an infectious disease" through a population of investors
Cryptocurrencies are a new, powerful innovation that can create significant inflection points for humanity, says Anthony Pompliano
The April 6 notification barring financial institutions from dealing in virtual currencies can be termed RBI's most retrograde step
A debate among Islamic scholars has been triggered over whether cryptocurrencies are religiously permissible
The RBI had come out with three specific warnings to discourage the public from investing in the virtual currencies
Soros, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, said digital coins cannot function as actual currencies because of their volatility
In India, there are over five million investors who have bought or trade in bitcoins and other major cryptocurrencies
In India, Bitcoin, a volatile cryptocurrency, plummeted to a low of 350,001 rupees or about $5,392
Hangzhou-based Canaan has seen a surge in demand for its mining machines amid a global boom in cryptocurrencies
Monex, Japan's No.3 online brokerage by customer accounts, said in a statement on Friday it would buy all Coincheck's shares