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El Salvador government holdings lose one-third value after cryptocurrency rout
El Salvador’s big bet on bitcoin, which the Central American nation has been buying since September, has soured in recent weeks as a cryptocurrency ... Economy -
El Salvador plans first ‘Bitcoin City,’ backed by bitcoin bonds: President Bukele
El Salvador plans to build the world’s first “Bitcoin City” which will be funded initially by bitcoin bonds, President Nayib Bukele said on Saturday, ... Economy -
President Bukele tries to fix El Salvador’s bitcoin woes
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele stepped in on Wednesday to closely manage the fraught roll-out of a payments app that underpins the nation’s ... Technology -
‘I pump but don’t dump’ bitcoin, says Tesla founder Elon Musk
Tesla founder Elon Musk said Wednesday he personally has invested in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies but that he does not manipulate or “dump” the ... Technology -
El Salvador’s Bukele plans bill to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender
El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, Latin America’s youngest president who’s known to break from the norms, said he plans to send legislation that would make ... Banking & Finance -
Twitter chief partners with and rap mogul Jay-Z to back Bitcoin
Twitter chief Jack Dorsey on Friday put out word that he and rap mogul Jay-Z are creating a fund devoted to making bitcoin digital money “the ... Economy -
Iran targets Bitcoin amid blackout, pollution issues
Iran’s capital and major cities plunged into darkness in recent weeks as rolling outages left millions without electricity for hours.With toxic smog ... Middle East -
Around $140 billion of bitcoin locked away forever: Report
Around 3.7 million bitcoin, currently worth around $140 billion, appears to be permanently lost or stranded in disused digital wallets, US-based paper ... Technology -
Bitcoin price passes $30,000 for the first time
Bitcoin, the leading virtual currency, saw its price pass $30,000 on Saturday for the first time, according to data compiled by the Bloomberg news ... Economy -
With Bitcoin at its highest levels in three years, is now the time to invest?
With the news that Bitcoin reached its almost all-time high on Tuesday, after hitting $19,000 for the first time in nearly three years, the frenzy for ... Middle East -
French prosecutors seek 10-year jail for Russian in alleged bitcoin fraud
French prosecutors requested on Friday a 10-year jail term and a fine of 750,000 euros ($888,634) against Alexander Vinnik, who is accused of being ... Technology -
US arrests three in alleged $722 mln cryptocurrency fraud
US authorities arrested three men in an alleged fraud that raised $722 million from investors lured by fake bitcoin mining earnings, the Justice ... Technology -
Bitcoin plummets to a six-month low on China crackdown
Bitcoin slumped to a six-month low on Friday after China’s central bank launched a fresh crackdown on cryptocurrencies, warning of the risks ... Technology -
Dutch court orders Facebook to pull financial fraud adverts
A Dutch court has ordered Facebook to remove advertisements that misuse the likeness of a local celebrity to promote fraudulent Bitcoin-related ... Digital -
French retailers widening crypto acceptance
French retailers are gradually widening acceptance of payments in crypto currencies, a group of companies said Tuesday on the sidelines of Paris ... Economy -
UK markets watchdog: Cryptoassets have ‘no intrinsic value’
People should be cautious about putting money into unregulated cryptoassets like bitcoin that have “no intrinsic value” and few ... Technology -
Bitcoin craze hits Iran as US sanctions squeeze weak economy
Iranians feeling the squeeze from US sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic's ailing economy are increasingly turning to digital currencies such as ... Economy -
Bitcoin drops more than 10 pct as scrutiny of cryptocurrencies grows
Bitcoin slumped more than 10 percent over the weekend to a two-week low as fears of a crackdown of cryptocurrencies grew on mounting scrutiny of ... Technology -
Bitcoin’s losses grow, recoils 30 percent from 2019 highs
Bitcoin skidded as much as nine percent on Tuesday, falling below the $10,000 mark and pushing losses to over 30 percent since the original ... Technology -
Iran seizes 1,000 bitcoin mining machines using subsidized power
Iranian authorities have seized about 1,000 bitcoin mining machines in two abandoned factories, state television reported, after warnings that the ... Variety -
Florida city agrees to pay $600,000 ransom to hackers
A Florida town has agreed to pay a $600,000 ransom in Bitcoin after hackers paralyzed its computer systems.The payment was authorized this week by the ... Variety -
Dutch investigators bust major cryptocurrency launderer
Dutch investigators said Wednesday they have busted one of the biggest online money laundering services for cryptocurrencies worth hundreds of ... Financial Markets -
Bitcoin holds above $7,000 after hitting nine-month high
Bitcoin hovered above $7,000 on Monday, bringing it close to nine months of highs, as the biggest cryptocurrency’s 2019 rally gathered steam. ... Economy -
Hackers steal $41 mln worth of bitcoin from cryptocurrency exchange
Hackers stole bitcoin worth $41 million from Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, the company said on Wednesday, the latest ... Economy -
Bitcoin jumps to a six-month high as 2019 rally grows
Bitcoin jumped on Tuesday to its highest in six months, pulling smaller cryptocurrencies up with it in a move that traders and analysts ascribed to ... Technology -
Focus falls on crypto’s flaws as puzzlement over bitcoin’s jump reigns
Collective puzzlement has reigned among cryptocurrency analysts and traders since bitcoin’s dramatic jump on Tuesday, with the mysterious spike ... Technology -
Bitcoin jumps 20 percent, mystery order seen as catalyst
Bitcoin soared to its highest in almost five months on Tuesday, pulling smaller cryptocurrencies up with it, after a major order by an anonymous buyer ... Technology -
MtGox bitcoin exchange founder gets 2.5-yr suspended sentence in Japan
Mark Karpeles, the former high-flying creator of the MtGox bitcoin exchange, on Friday received a suspended jail sentence of two and a half years in a ... Economy -
Hamas calls for supporters to send Bitcoins
Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, which has fought three wars with Israel and faces financial isolation, called on supporters Tuesday to send funds ... Variety -
Japan seeks ten-year-term for ex-MtGox Bitcoin chief
Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday demanded a 10-year jail term for the former head of collapsed bitcoin exchange MtGox, local media reported.France-born ... Economy