Early bitcoin investors count winnings
Bitcoin celebrates 10 years since Nakamoto released the idea of online currency.
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Singapore-based firm to tap on digital currency
Singapore-based LynPay Pte Ltd plans to tap into the apparently large Bitcoin and Ethereum community in Cambodia and offer its LynPay payment solutions.
Chinese bitcoin rig makers target billions in IPOs
3 bitcoin mining equipment makers plan to raise billions with initial public offerings.
Regulator unveils plan to monitor cryptocurrencies
A strategy to monitor whether cryptocurrencies pose a threat to economic stability.
Brazilian police bust drug ring using bitcoin
Brazilian authorities smash a sophisticated international drug ring.
$30m stolen from top Seoul bitcoin exchange
Hackers steal over $30 million worth of cryptocurrencies from South Korea.
Blockchain technology premieres at Cannes
Blockchain may not be the most glamorous new star at the Cannes festival.
Taiwan’s first bitcoin robbery
4 men are arrested over a bitcoin robbery worth $170,000 in what is said the first case of its kind on the island.
Nigerian bitcoin craze unfazed by plunge
While bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies remain popular in Nigeria despite falls.
Bitcoin drops below $6,000 amid crackdown
Bitcoin plunged more than 20 percent to fall below $6,000 yesterday.
New warning against digital coins issued
The Exchange Commission of Cambodia warns against investing in cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin slides 18 percent on crackdown fears
Bitcoin tumbled 18 percent yesterday to a four-week trough close to $11,000.
ECB governor calls for tax, regulation on bitcoin
A top European Central Bank official calls for governments to regulate and tax bitcoin.
Bar offers bitcoin New Year party
The Singaporean “world’s highest cryptocurrency club” is offering a New Year’s Eve package and payment is a whole bitcoin.
Singapore opens first bitcoin cafe
Just a street away from Singapore’s central bank, a cryptocurrency firm has set up what it claims is the first cafe in the city.
Cambodia’s first bitcoin trading platform is officially launched
On December 18, 2017, Cambodia’s first bitcoin-based digital asset trading platform LOCKCOIN is officially launched.
South Korea bans its banks from dealing in Bitcoin
South Korea counts for some 20% of global Bitcoin transactions.
Bitcoin debuts at $18,000
Bitcoin surged past $18,000 after making its debut on a major global exchange but was trading lower yesterday.
The rise of ‘CryptoKitties’
Never mind Bitcoin mania taking the doyen of virtual currencies into the stratosphere, “CryptoKitties” are wowing Ethereum owners.
Bitcoin a risky business, NBC warns
warns against the use of cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin hits a new record as bubble fears grow
The cryptocurrency Bitcoin soars to fresh records putting it on course for $10,000.
French Tobam launches first bitcoin fund
Tobam launches Europe’s first mutual fund in bitcoin, as the virtual currency rises.
Bitcoin the rage at US universities
US business schools are beefing up training in the software that underlies digital currency bitcoin.
Russia turns cold on digital currencies
President Vladimir Putin has said crypto-currencies were risky and used for crime, as Russia’s central bank said it would block websites selling bitcoin and its rivals.
Chinese bemoan the bitcoin crackdown
Beijing’s decision to shut down bitcoin trading platforms has left investors scrambling.
