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Bitcoin tumbles in wake of China mining crackdown
Bitcoin tumbled as much as 10% on Monday as recent volatility in the cryptocurrency market showed no signs of dampening down. Read more…
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Bitcoin – volatile, energy-guzzling and irresponsible to promote?
Bitcoin is a topic that is causing massive disruption and disagreement. So is every other blockchain based trading entity. Read more…
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Cryptocurrencies are speculative assets, not mediums of exchange
Tesla’s Bitcoin foray – a clear demonstration that cryptocurrencies are speculative assets and totally unsuitable to be mediums of exchange. Read more…
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Cryptocurrencies – from trickle to mainstream in very little time. Now what?
Cryptocurrencies might well be the epitome of the saying ‘overnight success takes 15 years’. In the case of Bitcoin, it took 12 years. Read more…
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London court allows Craig Wright to serve bitcoin copyright claim
London court has allowed Craig Wright, Australian computer scientist who claims he created bitcoin, to serve copyright infringement lawsuit. Read more…
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Bitcoin mania fuels surge in fundraising by Chinese companies
Bitcoin mania has fuelled a surge in fundraising by Chinese companies seeking to expand their cryptocurrency operations. Read more…
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Joining the corporate rush to bitcoin? Not so fast, say coffer keepers
When Tesla added bitcoin to its coffers last month, many pundits were swift to call a corporate rush towards the booming cryptocurrency. Read more…
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Bitcoin (and others) are still disrupting the banking world – and growing up
Bitcoin, whose history has been as fascinating as it has been disruptive has always been something that banks looked upon as an unruly child. Read more…
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Police have confiscated $60mn of bitcoin – but there’s one small problem
German prosecutors have confiscated more than 50 million euros ($60 million) worth of bitcoin from a fraudster. There’s only one problem! Read more…
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India plans ban on private cryptocurrencies but looks to create its own
India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and put in place a framework for an official digital currency. Read more…