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Bitcoin not a legitimate form of payment: People's Bank of China chief
The price of Bitcoin had fallen more than 13 percent in the 24 hours to 1030 GMT on Friday
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Here's how blockchain is going to fundamentally change our lives
Like a traditional ledger, blockchain is essentially a record of transactions
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Bitcoin steadies amid Japan regulatory clampdown and Binance theft concerns
Japan's Financial Services Agency ordered two exchanges to halt operations for a month and penalized four others on Thursday
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After Facebook ad ban, Twitter moves to prevent crypto scams on platform
The measures come amid a boom in the price of bitcoin, the world's best known cryptocurrency.
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Can govt's plan to use blockchain choke Nirav Modi-style bank frauds?
The tech is useful in digitising land records, can be applied to infra, farm sector, education, finance; but there are many hurdles in implementing it
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Rupee firms up by 7 paise to 64.89 a dollar on sustained dollar selling
Though forex market volatility still persists in the midst of a sharp sell-offs in local equities amid worsening rhetoric of a trade war
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Swiss cryptocurrency haven Tezos sued in US for $1 bn by Bitcoin investors
The looming lawsuit comes as Swiss financial regulator Finma tries to temper some of govt's enthusiasm for cryptocurrencies
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Japan may punish crypto exchanges, halt ops after $530-mn Coincheck heist
FSA will mete out the punishments after uncovering flaws in customer protection and anti-money laundering measures during on-site checks at the exchanges
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Confirmation delays, plunge in volume: Is Bitcoin entering the bear market?
The average number of trades recorded daily has roughly dropped in half from the December highs and touched its lowest in two years last month
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Why we put money into bizarre cryptocurrencies like ponzicoins
Early investors in initial coin offerings made an absolute killing, which led to a lot of media coverage of newly minted 'crypto-billionaires'
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Self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor accused of swindling $5-bn cryptocurrency
Kleiman's family contends they own the rights to more than 1 million Bitcoins and blockchain technologies Kleiman mined and developed during his lifetime
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IndusInd ties up with blockchain service Ripple to aid global payments
Ripple can now provide instant access in emerging markets such as India, Brazil and China, IndusInd Bank said in a release
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Crypto startups' hottest hires aren't millennials, they're banking cops
A growing number of crypto startups are adding former regulators and other government authorities to their payrolls
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