Page 77 - Cryptocurrency

JD.com becomes first online platform to accept China's digital currency

JD Digits, the company's fintech arm, will accept digital yuan as payment for some products on its online mall

While bitcoin's ascent has been giddy, can you stomach the volatility?

The Indian government's ambivalent attitude towards this asset class is another key risk for investors keen to climb on to this bandwagon

Bitcoin on Wall St: S&P Dow Jones to launch cryptocurrency indices in 2021

The S&P DJI-branded products will use data from New York-based virtual currency company Lukka on more than 550 of the top traded coins, the companies said

Should you buy Bitcoin or gold? The debate is heating up on Wall Street

Bitcoin's tumble last week, the biggest since March, after a 150% run-up this year underscores the famous volatility of the asset class that has kept mainstream investors at bay

Bitcoin's rally spurs Wall Street to question future of Gold

The digital currency is a trading ground for a motley crew of retail players, speculative pros and exotic quants, while traditional investors have hitherto stayed on the sidelines.

Bitcoin off record highs, slumps 7% in volatile trade

Smaller coins ethereum and XRP, which often move in tandem with bitcoin, fell 7.3% and 8.8%, respectively.

TCS partners with C-CAMP to scale up India's Covid testing capacity

Microsoft links Vietnamese hackers to cryptomining malware campaign

Microsoft has revealed that Vietnamese government-backed hackers are deploying cryptocurrency-mining malware alongside their regular cyber-espionage toolkits.

Bitcoin over gold: Can the largest digital currency rival bullion one day?

The digital currency is a trading ground for a motley crew of retail players, speculative pros and exotic quants, while traditional investors have hitherto stayed on the sidelines

Bitcoin hits record high of $19,808 after sharp decline last week

Bitcoin has gained more than 170% this year

As Covid-19 triggers digital money revolution, Bitcoin emerges a winner

the pandemic accelerated our advance into a more digital word: What might have taken 10 years has been achieved in 10 months

Facebook crypto Libra to launch as early as Jan but scaled back: Report

The Geneva-based Libra Association that will issue and govern Libra reportedly plans to launch a single digital coin backed by the dollar

Global shares stuck near peaks, US oil futures extend declines

Shares in China rose 0.37% after data showed Chinese industrial profits hit a nine-year high. South Korean stocks also rose 0.05%

Bitcoin and millennials: How Indian crypto entrepreneurs beat the system

India's share of person-to-person virtual-currency trading in Asia has surged to 33%, the same as in China

Crypto boom shaken as Bitcoin, other coins nosedive after record rally

The rout began just hours after Bitcoin rose to within $7 of its record high of $19,511, the culmination of a more than 250% surge in past nine months

Bitcoin price drops more than $1,000 in Asian trade

Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known crypto-currency, was last trading around $17,700, having lost more than $1,000 since its previous close

Buying in cryptocurrency is putting pressure on precious metals: Tradebulls

Both silver and gold are headed to basement after strong US and Europe's economic data

Feeling lucky? Bitcoiners who missed rally express relief and regret

"Honestly I've had more luck in Vegas than I've had with cryptocurrencies," said one of the investor

Bitcoin climbs towards all-time high after topping the $19,000 mark

Bitcoin has gained nearly 40% in November alone

Bitcoin at $100,000 in 2021? Outrageous to some, a no-brainer for backers

It's a wager that has drawn eye-rolls from skeptics who believe the volatile cryptocurrency is a speculative asset rather than a store of value like gold