Bitcoin, the biggest and most popular cryptocurrency, rose 8.75 per cent to touch $40,000, after plunging 14 per cent on Wednesday to its lowest since late January.
Digital payments major PayPal said the technological shift brought in by blockchain and cryptocurrency can help democratise financial services and bring in greater financial inclusion
The two main digital currencies, bitcoin and ether, fell as much as 30 per cent and 45 per cent respectively
Bitcoin is now down more than 50 per cent from its record of almost $65,000 set in April
The sharp declines came after China banned financial and payment institutions from providing cryptocurrency services
The cryptocurrency has tumbled 40 per cent from a record high of $64,895 hit on April 14. It is also heading for its first monthly decline since November 2018.
Many of the new rules expand on previous restrictions aimed at cryptocurrencies and close loopholes that had allowed some finance and payment firms to continue in the trade
The value of a crypto depends solely on the equation between supply and demand, and demand is driven solely by sentiment
Inflation is now counted as the biggest risk for markets with 35 per cent of FMS investors agreeing to this, followed by taper tantrum (27 per cent) and asset bubble (15 per cent)
Dogecoin last week jumped about 25% after Musk said he was working with its developers to boost its efficiency.
Over the last six months, consumers have lost over $2 million in cryptocurrency to scammers impersonating Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Musk said Tesla would not sell its bitcoin, but the cryptocurrency has dropped by almost a quarter since Musk's reversal on Tesla taking it as payment
Researchers have identified 167 counterfeit Android and iOS apps being used by hackers to steal money from people who believe they have installed a financial trading, banking or cryptocurrency app
Musk has boosted crypto markets with his enthusiasm for the asset class, but has lately roiled trade by appearing to cool on bitcoin in favour of its one-time parody, dogecoin
According to regulatory sources, the brand promotion could mislead retail investors as the legality of cryptocurrency itself is under the scrutiny of the central government
The jump in new Covid cases in India is spooking foreign institutional investors, says Brandt
The company paid the hefty ransom in difficult-to-trace cryptocurrency within hours after the attack
Bitcoin fluctuated on Friday, and was trading at around $50,500 as of 6 am in New York
Prices of Shiba Inu have recovered about 25% in the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko.com.
Dogecoin wasn't the only canine-themed coin to take a tumble.