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'Full-blown mania': US stock market jackpot bells just keep ringing

Four days after ending the year at almost 40x earnings, the Nasdaq 100 Index posted its biggest rally in two months

Bitcoin gains 7.8%, breaches $34,000-mark as rally extends into new year

The currency gained as much as 7.8 per cent to $34,182.75, before slipping to about $33,970 as of 3:05 p.m. on Sunday in Singapore

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

Bitcoins, neurosciences drive demand for blended programmes at IIM-A

Riding on the back of rising demand for programs on newer subjects like design thinking, digital marketing, Bitcoins and Blockchain, the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) has seen a significant rise in blended management development programmes (MDPs) this year.In a bid to tap the growing online executive education market among the corporates, IIM-A will be offering six programs that are blended or a mix of online and offline, Arvind Sahay, chairperson - MDP, IIM-A told Business Standard."This year we hope to have about 6 programs that are blended (mix of online and offline). This is a substantial increase over last year - and will increase more next year. We are also going to have about 5 programs that we are going to be delivering internationally across different countries in Asia," said Sahay. In 2015-16, IIM-A had conducted over 60 open and 120 customised programs which rose to 72 open executive programs and 150 customised programs in 2016-17. As against this, in ...

Here are 5 platforms that offer cryptocurrencies beyond bitcoins in India

Ether has been the second popular cryptocurrency in India

The wealthy are hoarding $10 bn of bitcoin in bunkers

Two Xapo clients said it houses roughly $10 billion of Bitcoin

Don't let doubts about blockchains close your mind

Prepare yourself for the new intellectual battlefield

Coinsecure's search for stolen bitcoins begins, writes to 42 exchanges

Firm ropes in US-based blockchain investigative firm Chainalysis to track the movement

Don't deal with entities related to Bitcoins, RBI tells banks and NBFCs

The RBI has repeatedly cautioned users, holders and traders of virtual currencies, including bitcoins

Bitcoin slumps after Binance is said to face regulatory trouble in Japan

Binance has consistently ranked as the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume since late last year

Investing in bitcoins? Exercise caution until regulatory cloud blows over

Limit your investment in crypto currencies and make sure to have your current holdings in your own custody

Bitcoin passes $16,000 as rebound begins

The tokens rose 16 per cent to as much as $16,039.51, the biggest gain on a closing basis in more than two weeks and the first in six days

Entrepreneurs catch bitcoin bug

Many Indians who are seeing a business potential in cryptocurrencies are rushing to set up companies to cash in on this craze

From banks to bitcoins

Bitcoin was first mined in 2009, following a paper by Satoshi Nakamoto on peer-to-peer money transactions

Bitcoin trading: I-T issue notices to 400,000 HNIs across India

Govt has said that it does not recognise 'crypto-currency' as legal tender in India

Japanese retail investors constitute around 30-50% of Bitcoin market

Japan's global share of the bitcoin market jumped after a clampdown this year by Beijing saw bitcoin trading in yuan almost entirely disappear.

Non-declaration of Bitcoin gains could attract 50% penalty and interest

Short-term capital gains tax of 30% likely to be levied if Bitcoin is held for less than three years, 20% if held for more than 36 months

Bitcoin hits $19,000: Growing bubble or golden opportunity for Indians?

With a rise of over 1,400% this year to a level past $19,000, Bitcoin has caught the imagination of investors globally. But how safe is it to invest in the cryptocurrency? Here is all you need to know

Bitcoin tops $17,000; NiceHash hack raises concerns ahead of US trade

At the start of the year, one bitcoin was worth less than $ 1,000

Bitcoin loses over a fifth of its value in less than 24 hours

One market-watcher attributed the fall to outages in bitcoin exchanges and the heavy price surge of recent times