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Investing in bitcoins? How India's crypto players are fighting to survive

A 3-part series looks at how the cryptocurrency players are dealing with the all-round clampdown on a system that's in no-man's land

Investing in bitcoins? How India's crypto players are fighting to survive
Updated On : 22 Jan 2018 | 6:22 AM IST

News digest: Q3 earnings, Budget 2018, cryptocurrency, and others

The Union government has cut budgetary support to the Indian Railways by Rs 150 billion for the financial year 2017-18

News digest: Q3 earnings, Budget 2018, cryptocurrency, and others
Updated On : 22 Jan 2018 | 2:18 AM IST

As bitcoin sinks, crypto brothers party hard on a blockchain cruise

The cruise's eclectic list of speakers included Jose Gomez, a former aide to the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

As bitcoin sinks, crypto brothers party hard on a blockchain cruise
Updated On : 21 Jan 2018 | 1:23 AM IST

Cryptocurrencies: Another Tulip mania?

The story is more difficult to sell than the SSC because it isn't immediately clear what cryptocurrencies are, let alone what they are supposed to do, and how

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Updated On : 20 Jan 2018 | 2:36 AM IST

I-T notices to cryptocurrency investors on suspicion of tax evasion

The income tax department has also inquired whether the users have brought or sold cryptocurrency from websites registered outside the country

I-T notices to cryptocurrency investors on suspicion of tax evasion
Updated On : 20 Jan 2018 | 2:18 AM IST
Updated On : 19 Jan 2018 | 1:45 PM IST

US SEC raises doubts about Bitcoin ETFs amid biggest cryptocurrency slump

The SEC said it has questions concerning how funds holding substantial amounts of cryptocurrencies and related products would satisfy the requirements of the 1940 Act

US SEC raises doubts about Bitcoin ETFs amid biggest cryptocurrency slump
Updated On : 19 Jan 2018 | 12:34 PM IST

Hackers have walked off with 14% of big digital currencies

The blockchain ecosystem - the decentralized "distributed ledgers" that track crypto transactions - is also vulnerable

Hackers have walked off with 14% of big digital currencies
Updated On : 19 Jan 2018 | 9:10 AM IST

Regulatory fears hammer bitcoin below $10,000, half its peak

Bitcoin fell as much as 20 per cent on Wednesday, piercing below $10,000, while other cryptocurrencies took similar spills

Regulatory fears hammer bitcoin below $10,000, half its peak
Updated On : 19 Jan 2018 | 12:49 AM IST
Updated On : 18 Jan 2018 | 4:55 PM IST

Did the Bitcoin burst? How it compares to history's most famous bubbles

The magnitude of Bitcoin's boom suggests investors have reason to be worried

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Updated On : 18 Jan 2018 | 8:04 AM IST

How bitcoin frenzy has helped crypto hedge funds reap 1,100% gains in 2017

Hedge funds offer investors more than just a wager on rising cryptocurrency prices

How bitcoin frenzy has helped crypto hedge funds reap 1,100% gains in 2017
Updated On : 17 Jan 2018 | 2:10 PM IST

Global power demand: Bitcoin mining consumes more electricity than Ireland

When bitcoin skyrocketed in 2017, the electricity demand associated with it climbed to 20.5 terawatt-hours a year

Global power demand: Bitcoin mining consumes more electricity than Ireland
Updated On : 17 Jan 2018 | 2:03 PM IST

No longer digital gold? Bitcoin's slump steeper than other smaller cryptos

The 'Others' category on CoinMarketCap is now 22 per cent of the market, just about 10 percentage points from Bitcoin

No longer digital gold? Bitcoin's slump steeper than other smaller cryptos
Updated On : 17 Jan 2018 | 9:39 AM IST

The big fall: Bitcoin plunges 25% as fears of crypto crackdown linger

Rival cryptocurrencies Ripple sank as much as 40 per cent and Ethereum dropped 26 per cent

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Updated On : 17 Jan 2018 | 8:15 AM IST