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China may stamp out crypto trading by blocking access to overseas websites
After launching a campaign last year, authorities eliminated most cryptocurrency trading in the country
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Bitcoin at fresh 2.5-month low as UK bank bans purchase via credit card
The price of Bitcoin on the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange has now fallen by more than half from a peak of almost $20,000 hit in December
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Despite regulatory uncertainty, blockchain jobs grow in India: Report
The Indian government has formed a committee to suggest a framework for regulating these virtual currencies and to understand their current structure and legal implications
 "Despite regulatory uncertainty, blockchain jobs grow in India: Report")
As Bitcoin industry seeks more energy, crypto miners explore green power
The industry's increasing enthusiasm for finding clean power comes at a time when renewable energy has become a staple in utility grids around the world as the technology improved and costs fell
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Growing number of US banks ban Bitcoin purchase on all types of credit card
Bank of America started declining credit card transactions with known crypto exchanges on Friday
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Puertopia: Building a crypto utopia in Puerto Rico where money is virtual
Blockchain, a digital ledger that forms the basis of virtual currencies, has the potential to reinvent society - and the Puertopians want to prove it
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How Jaitley punctured Bitcoin mania: Global prices slid 25% after Budget
The issues around cryptocurrency use and taxation remain; the segment insists it is committed to helping stop illegitimate use, suggests the govt should work with it
Bitcoin 'bubble': How 'old timer vs newbie' game is crushing crypto
For Bitcoin investors, these are the times that try one's soul
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Bitcoin's huge arbitrage play just vanished as South Korea bubble pops
Prices for the virtual currency in South Korea have tumbled back in line with those on overseas exchanges
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Cryptocurrency selling intensifies: Bitcoin heads for worst week since 2013
Slump in prices this week means market value of cryptocurrencies down to $385 bn, less than half the high it reached in Jan
Catching up on crypto: A quick rundown of terms that defines digital money
Here's a quick rundown on famous mavens and slang terms that define the phenomenon
Budget 2018: End of the road for cryptocurrencies in India?
In his Budget speech Finance Minister Arun Jaitley stated that the Government of India doesn't recognise cryptocurrencies as legal tenders.
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Budget 2018: Have skin in Bitcoin game? Don't worry, cryptos not 'illegal'
Legal or not, the taxman is already looking at cryptocurrencies and those who trade in them
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How Bitcoin's popularity draws hackers into red-hot cryptocurrency space
Digital currencies have quickly grown into a more mainstream asset class
Budget 2018: Jaitley told don't kill cryptocurrencies in India; here's why
Arun Jaitley announcing during Union Budget speech that virtual currencies are no legal tender
