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Page 132 - Cryptocurrency
From dentistry to sex trade, Bitcoin bug bites Indian entrepreneurs
Thanks to the business potential that the cryptocurrency has opened up directly or indirectly, many Indians across the spectrum are rushing to set up companies and cash in on the Bitcoin mania
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Bitcoin regains $15,000 level after sliding below $12,000 last week
The digital currency had risen around twentyfold since the start of the year, climbing from less than $1,000 to as high as $20,000 on December 17 on exchanges
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Bank of Israel considers issuing digital currency for faster payments
Bank of Israel has been examining the likelihood of a state-sponsored currency for several months, but the decision rests on the government if to give it a green signal or not
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Cryptocurrency stocks still holding gains despite 30% fall in bitcoin
An analysis of 17 stocks of companies that have made blockchain or cryptocurrency announcements showed an average gain of 224 percent through Thursday's close from they released those statements
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In bitcoin's worst week since 2013, BigB's $100-mn kitty considerably down
The Bitcoin-driven top-up to Bachchan's fortunes comes in the backdrop of Stampede recently listing one of its subsidiaries, Longfin Corp, on the Nasdaq exchange in the US
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Bitcoin fever exposes crypto-market frailties
Bitfinex said it had been under a sustained DDoS attack since last week
Bitcoin finds floor after worst selloff since 2015
On Saturday, bitcoin,the largest cryptocurrency by market value, rose 6.6% to $14,978 at 11:41 am London time, compared with 24 hours earlier, according to data on coinmarketcap.com
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Bitcoin plunges by 30% to below $12,000, worst weekly loss since 2013
The cryptocurrency has risen around twentyfold since the start of the year, climbing to over $20,000 on exchanges
Bitcoin plunges below $12,000
The biggest and best-known cryptocurrency had seen a staggering twentyfold increase since the start of the year
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Bitcoin plunges 25% below $12,000, heads for worst week since 2013
In the futures market, bitcoin one-month futures on Cboe Global Markets were halted due to the steep price drop
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From banks to bitcoins
Bitcoin was first mined in 2009, following a paper by Satoshi Nakamoto on peer-to-peer money transactions
