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Theater chain AMC to accept other cryptocurrencies along with bitcoin

The company said in August that it would start accepting bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency, by the end of the year.

Explained: How banks can lose $60 billion to cybercash highways

The Model 3 alternative may pose the biggest risk to the conventional money transfer business

Walmart says litecoin tieup statement fake; cryptocurrency jolted

Walmart Inc said on Monday that a press release announcing a partnership with litecoin, which briefly led to a nearly 30% surge in the cryptocurrency's price, was fake

India looking to tax crypto trades and ecosystem in the country: Report

The tax department is in favour of taxing crypto exchanges and trades and the government feels that any activity that generates income must pay tax, ET Now reported

DeFiChain to offer tokenized stock versions of Apple, Tesla, Amazon

The tokenized stocks will be collateralized by cryptocurrencies, which means traders won't have to go through an intermediary such as a broker

Stablecoins face crackdown as US discusses risk council review

After weeks of deliberations, the Treasury Department and other federal agencies are nearing a decision on whether to launch an examination by the Financial Stability Oversight Council: report

RBI has serious and major concerns on cryptocurrencies: Governor Das

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said the central bank continues to have "serious and major" concerns about the cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and has conveyed them to the government.

Bitcoin crashes as El Salvador rollout falters: Check details here

SEC issued Coinbase with a Wells notice, indicating the US regulator will sue if the crypto exchange goes ahead with the launch of its interest-bearing "Lend" product for crypto assets

Standard Chartered sees bitcoin hitting $100,000 by early next year

Bitcoin was at $46,024 in early European trading on Wednesday

SEC threatens to sue Coinbase Global over crypto lending programme

The SEC has threatened to sue Coinbase Global Inc if the crypto exchange goes ahead with plans to launch a programme allowing users to earn interest by lending crypto assets, Coinbase said

Bitcoin nurses losses in wake of El Salvador's glitched rollout

The virtual coin was trading near $46,150 as of 6:31 a.m. in New York

Bitcoin bruised after chaotic debut as legal tender in El Salvador

Bitcoin licked its wounds on Wednesday, a day after its heaviest losses in 2-1/2 months as El Salvador's historic adoption of the crypto asset as legal tender caused chaos online and on the street

Cryptocurrency prices tumble and exchange trading falters as snags crop up

The price of cryptocurrencies plunged and crypto trading was delayed on Tuesday, a day in which El Salvador ran into snags as the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.

El Salvador becomes first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal currency

President Nayib Bukele, who pushed for adoption of the cryptocurrency, called for help from users who had already downloaded the government-backed app, to test if it was now working properly

Crypto not currency; needs to be regulated as asset: ex-RBI DG Gandhi

He expressed apprehension that there is a possibility of using this virtual asset for criminal activity in absence of regulation and there are numerous instances indicating that.

Bitcoin faces biggest test as El Salvador makes it a legal tender

Both enthusiasts and detractors of crytocurrencies will be monitoring the experiment to see if a significant number of people want to transact with Bitcoin

Bitcoin brings hopes, doubts for Salvadorans in US sending money home

El Salvador is betting that this week's pioneering adoption of Bitcoin will spur its economy, especially one of its most crucial sources of revenue: money sent home by Salvadorans in the United States

Binance removes Singapore products on platform after regulator's warning

Binance said it will restrict its services in Singapore days after the city state's central bank said it should stop offering payment services

Bitcoin rises back above $50,000; adds $245.24 to its previous close

The world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency is up 81% from this year's low of $27,734 on Jan. 4

Bitcoin breaks back above $50,000 as crypto market continues to rally

The largest cryptocurrency rose as high as $50,363 on Monday, having briefly surpassed $50,000 on Aug. 23 as well -- a level it hadn't hit since mid-May