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ED plans to probe Bitcoin exchanges across the country
Taxman and ED are currently pondering upon whether Bitcoin should be treated as a currency or as a commodity
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Bitcoin plunges below $13,000, heads for worst week since 2013
Bitcoin loses a third of value in just five days as bitcoin moves known to be big and volatile
 "Bitcoin plunges below $13,000, heads for worst week since 2013")
The bitcoin battle
Effective regulation will follow recognition
How the Winklevoss twins found vindication in a bitcoin fortune
When they began buying Bitcoin in late 2012, the price of an individual coin was below $10
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Bitcoin mania: How Big B and family's $250,000 investment rose to $17.5 mn
Bachchans received 250,000 shares of LongFin following the asset purchase
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Bitcoin bubble? Singapore urges 'extreme caution' about cryptocurrencies
The city-state's central bank added that there is no regulatory safeguard for investments in cryptocurrencies and that it does not regulate them either
Cryptocurrency exchange Youbit shuts down post hack attack; file bankruptcy
Cryptocurrency exchange Youbit shuts down post hack attack; file bankruptcy
Bitcoin climbs as futures debut fails to incite attack by shorts
That was in line with its new contract for January delivery, which was at $18,650
Second bitcoin futures debut could lure volume to wild market
Chicago-based Cboe's bitcoin futures surged nearly 20 percent in their debut on Monday
How coal is fuelling Bitcoin's meteoric rise
The global industry's power use already may equal 3 million US homes, topping the individual consumption of 159 countries
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Bitcoin points way to 'massive change' for commodity businesses
Blockchain ledgers can cut trading costs, minimise fraud risk
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Bitcoin wallet crash exposes crypto-market weaknesses, concern investors
The latest outages show how the market infrastructure for an immature and volatile instrument that millions of investors have piled into may be ill-equipped to cope with sudden shifts in demand
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I-T department exploring ways to tax bitcoin transactions
Last week, the RBI said it was concerned about bitcoin stocking fears that a rapidly swelling bubble could burst
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Japanese retail investors constitute around 30-50% of Bitcoin market
Japan's global share of the bitcoin market jumped after a clampdown this year by Beijing saw bitcoin trading in yuan almost entirely disappear.
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To curb speculation frenzy, South Korea bans banks from dealing in bitcoin
World Bitcoin prices have surged globally this year, soaring from less than $1,000 in January to $17,000 this week
 "To curb speculation frenzy, South Korea bans banks from dealing in bitcoin")
