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Page 95 - Cryptocurrency

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Updated On : 02 Jan 2019 | 10:55 PM IST

Remember Bitcoin? Some investors might want to forget

This December closes out cryptocurrency's most exciting year, ending in a terrible, sober headache of a winter

Remember Bitcoin? Some investors might want to forget
Updated On : 27 Dec 2018 | 8:26 PM IST

Mark Zuckerberg's cryptocurrency plan is to use blockchain for his own ends

Facebook's step toward a blockchain product looks like more of a simple co-opting of the technology for a pretty humdrum payment system rather than any headlong rush to join the crypto-revolution.

Mark Zuckerberg's cryptocurrency plan is to use blockchain for his own ends
Updated On : 24 Dec 2018 | 6:22 PM IST

Bye-bye bitcoin: Wall Street quietly shelves its cryptocurrency plans

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and many more built it. But they didn't come.

Bye-bye bitcoin: Wall Street quietly shelves its cryptocurrency plans
Updated On : 23 Dec 2018 | 2:13 PM IST
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Updated On : 22 Dec 2018 | 11:10 PM IST

Is Facebook developing a cryptocurrency for money transfer on WhatsApp?

According to sources, Facebook is developing a stablecoin -- a type of digital currency pegged to the U.S. dollar -- to minimize volatility

Is Facebook developing a cryptocurrency for money transfer on WhatsApp?
Updated On : 21 Dec 2018 | 8:30 AM IST

Cryptocurrency industry struggles to insure itself against hacks and theft

The total market capitalisation of crypto currencies is currently estimated at approximately $120 billion compared to over $800 billion at its peak in January

Cryptocurrency industry struggles to insure itself against hacks and theft
Updated On : 20 Dec 2018 | 2:37 PM IST

Cryptocurrency industry faces insurance hurdle to mainstream ambitions

Keeping crypto assets secure involves storing a 64 character alphanumeric private key. If the key is lost, the assets are effectively lost too

Cryptocurrency industry faces insurance hurdle to mainstream ambitions
Updated On : 20 Dec 2018 | 12:01 PM IST

Bitcoin climbs above $3,400, headed for biggest daily rise in 3 weeks

Bitcoin has fallen around 80 per cent from its record high last December

Bitcoin climbs above $3,400, headed for biggest daily rise in 3 weeks
Updated On : 18 Dec 2018 | 2:59 AM IST
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Updated On : 17 Dec 2018 | 10:55 AM IST

Why the Marshall Islands is trying to launch a cryptocurrency

If the vote of no confidence passed, most Marshallese expected the opposing senators to repeal the cryptocurrency law

Why the Marshall Islands is trying to launch a cryptocurrency
Updated On : 15 Dec 2018 | 10:17 PM IST

Why bitcoin ransoms are just not what they used to be for cyber criminals

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have long been a favorite ransom tender for cyber criminals thanks to the currencies' anonymous nature

Why bitcoin ransoms are just not what they used to be for cyber criminals
Updated On : 14 Dec 2018 | 2:48 PM IST

Betting on dystopia

The ultimate obstacle for any cryptocurrency is that eventually there has to be a way to buy a range of goods and services beyond illicit drugs and hit men

Betting on dystopia
Updated On : 13 Dec 2018 | 11:44 PM IST

RBI remains net seller of dollar in Oct, sells $7.2 bn of greenback: Data

RBI maintains that its intervention in the foreign exchange market is to curb volatility in the rupee

RBI remains net seller of dollar in Oct, sells $7.2 bn of greenback: Data
Updated On : 11 Dec 2018 | 6:46 PM IST