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Volume of bitcoin options traded on Deribit, an exchange for crypto-focused derivatives products, jumped 82% in Jan versus Dec, as per crypto market maker OrBit Markets while Ether options swelled 38%

Updated On: 07 Feb 2023 | 7:54 PM IST

Co-Founder of crypto exchange Gemini Cameron Winkelvoss gave a soft ultimatum to Digital Currency Group (DCG) CEO Barry Silbert to collaborate on repaying Genesis by January 8

Updated On: 06 Jan 2023 | 2:46 PM IST

On December 15, after the US inflation of 7.1 per cent for November was announced, Bitcoin touched its five-week high of $18,400

Updated On: 16 Dec 2022 | 4:58 PM IST

FTX underlines the risk of unregulated markets

Updated On: 14 Nov 2022 | 10:38 PM IST

On Friday, the crypto market cap was above $871 billion with Bitcoin trading at $17,301 and Ethereum at $1,271

Updated On: 11 Nov 2022 | 8:33 PM IST

Bitcoin crossed the $ 20,000 mark, and Ethereum was above the $ 1,500 mark for the first time since it concluded "Merge" in September

Updated On: 28 Oct 2022 | 4:16 PM IST

The dominance of Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, is up 20 per cent in the global crypto market following the 'Merge', a report shpowed on Wednesday

Updated On: 26 Oct 2022 | 6:30 PM IST

After the release of the UK's inflation data showing inflation for September at 10.1 per cent, the crypto markets plunged

Updated On: 21 Oct 2022 | 3:21 PM IST

The biggest news of the crypto world this week was that roughly $100 million of Binance Coin was stolen by hacking. It has sent the price of Binance down by 4 per cent

Updated On: 07 Oct 2022 | 5:13 PM IST

The Enforcement Directorate has freezed crypto currencies and Tether, an Ethereum token that is pegged to the value of a US dollar, equivalent to Rs 47.64 lakh under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). This has come following an investigation conducted by the ED against a person named Aamir Khan and others relating to the Mobile gaming application, E-nuggets, According to an Enforcement Directorate (ED) statement. The ED initiated the money laundering investigation on the basis of an FIR registered on February 15, 2021 under various sections of IPC by the Park Street police station in Kolkata against Khan and a few others based on complaint filed by the Federal Bank in a Kolkata court. Khan launched a mobile gaming application namely E-Nuggets, which was designed for the purpose of defrauding public. Further, after collecting handsome amount from the public, all of a sudden, the withdrawal from the said app was stopped on the pretext of one and other ...

Updated On: 30 Sep 2022 | 7:03 PM IST

Investors are bracing for volatility from the jumbo Federal Reserve interest-rate hike expected Wednesday to fight price pressures.

Updated On: 19 Sep 2022 | 9:51 PM IST

With Merge, Ethereum has transitioned from a proof-of-work (PoW) mechanism to a proof-of-stake (PoS). It is expected to cut energy consumption for minting the digital tokens by 99.5 per cent

Updated On: 16 Sep 2022 | 4:55 PM IST

Bitcoin, the largest crypto token by market capitalisation, was trading at $21,750 on Friday. On Monday, it had briefly hit the $25,000 mark

Updated On: 16 Sep 2022 | 9:05 AM IST

The long-awaited software revision, termed the Merge, shifted the blockchain from a so-called proof-of-work system to a more energy efficient proof-of-stake method for securing the network.

Updated On: 16 Sep 2022 | 8:27 AM IST

Even though completed, the Merge could be followed by days or even weeks of hiccups, based on what happened after some prior Ethereum software updates

Updated On: 15 Sep 2022 | 11:36 PM IST

The cryptocurrency ether fell as much as 4% to $1,571, a move analysts put down to a cautious mood for risk assets more generally

Updated On: 15 Sep 2022 | 8:14 PM IST

Prashant Kumar, Founder and CEO at weTrade, said that with a successful Merge, Ethereum can await new investors as it transitions to this 2.0 version

Updated On: 15 Sep 2022 | 6:23 PM IST

Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has fallen nearly 10 per cent since the Fed announcement of the inflation figures and was trading at $20,367.16 on Wednesday

Updated On: 14 Sep 2022 | 4:57 PM IST

'Merge' software upgrade to take place in coming days; Google estimates Merge will happen on Thursday

Updated On: 12 Sep 2022 | 4:39 PM IST

Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin price today, 12 Sept: Bitcoin and Ethereum price rises. Read this detailed report on the updated prices of BTC, ETH and other cryptocurrencies

Updated On: 12 Sep 2022 | 3:23 PM IST