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Bitcoin soars to new high above $52,000; sustainability concerns rise

The world's biggest digital currency, with a market capitalization of over $900 billion, hit a record of $52,577.50, fueled by signs it is winning acceptance among mainstream investors and firms

Bitcoin scales $51,000 for the first time as crypto fever continues

Activity in Bitcoin futures suggests traders don't see a sudden end to the crypto rally, with spreads continuing to widen between the active contract and March futures

When we will buy grocery and watch movies with cryptocurrencies

Experts believe we are not too far from those days

Bitcoin hits highs even as analysts warn on 'mainstream moment'

Bitcoin's limited supply - based on "miners" producing a set number of new coins - has led to holders charging a premium on bitcoin coming to market

US Stocks mixed on profit booking

Top headlines: Tatas to buy 68% in BigBasket, India Inc profit at new high

Cairn Energy has filed a case in a US district court to enforce a $1.2 billion arbitration award it won in a tax dispute against India, a co­urt document showed. Read top news with Business Standard

Asian markets offer mixed signals as investors juggle stimulus, pandemic

Dow Jones Industrial Average scored another record closing high on Tuesday, climbing 0.2%. The S&P 500 fell 0.06%, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.34%

Constitutional challenges to a complete cryptocurrency ban in India

The need then is to regulate, not ban, experts say

Bitcoin crosses $50,000 for the first time as record rally continues

The world's largest cryptocurrency jumped as much as 4.9 per cent to $50,548 and is now up about 70 per cent, so far this year

Bitcoin trade may attract I-T, GST; taxes to be paid in this fiscal year

The recent trigger being Tesla, Inc.'s announcement of having bought $1.5 billion in bitcoin.

Amid record rally, Bitcoin breaks above $50,000 for first time ever

Bitcoin has risen around 72% so far this year, with most of the gains coming after electric carmaker Tesla said it had bought $1.5 bn in it

World's most popular crypto Bitcoin within a whisker of $50,000

Bitcoin has been on a tear in recent times

Why Bitcoin's latest record-breaking rally is not as chaotic as 2017 boom

On a rolling 60-day basis, the swings in Bitcoin are generally smaller now than when Bitcoin was peaking in 2017.

D-Street party continues; Sensex ends 610 pts higher at 52,154; banks rally

The Nifty Bank index stole the show and hit a new peak of 37,309 levels, up 1,200 points in the intra-day trade. The index closed 1,197 points, or 3.3 per cent, higher at 37,306 levels

Will support if major Dogecoin holders sell their coins: Elon Musk

After vouching for Bitcoin, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has now said that if major Dogecoin cryptocurrency holders sell their coins, he will give them his full support.

Bitcoin pulls back from brink of $50,000, crypo dropped more than 5%

Bitcoin fell as much as 5.6% to $45,914 and rival cryptocurrency ethereum dropped more than 8% to $1,655

Top headlines: 10 Indian startups may get $10 bn in IPO, IBC set to resume

Bitcoin reached a new record on Sunday, rising above $49,000 for the first time. Read Business Standard's top stories here

Elon Musk says he supports top dogecoin holders selling most of their coins

Musk's electric vehicle company Tesla Inc revealed on Feb. 8 it had bought $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency bitcoin and would soon accept it as a form of payment for cars

Bitcoin nears $50,000-mark as it hits a record in weekend action

Bitcoin has been buoyed in recent months by endorsements from the likes of Paul Tudor Jones and Stan Druckenmille

Bitcoin approaches $50,000, wider adoption build its record rally

Bitcoin hit a new record high and approached $50,000 on Sunday, building on its record rally as Wall Street and Main Street increasingly adopt the world's biggest cryptocurrency.