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Bitcoin hits another record high in march toward $20,000 ...

Virtual currency bitcoin hit another all-time peak on Tuesday, 2 days after the launch of the first ever bitcoin futures on a US exchange and ahead of the start of another futures contract next week, as investors grew optimistic that the $20,000-mark is within reach.

On Sunday, Chicago-based derivatives exchange Cboe Global Markets launched bitcoin futures, enabling investors to get exposure to...

Bitcoin falls on S.Korea curbs on digital currency trade ...

Bitcoin fell more than 11 percent after South Korea said on Thursday it would ban anonymous trading of virtual currencies and crack down on money laundering activities using them.

The announcement came as the hyper-wired South emerged as a hotbed for cryptocurrency trading, accounting for some 20 percent of global bitcoin transactions -- about 10 times the country's share of the world...

$10,000 in sight for bitcoin as it rockets to new record ...

LONDON - Bitcoin's vertiginous ascent showed no signs of abating on Monday, with the cryptocurrency soaring to another record high just a few percent away from $10,000 after gaining more than a fifth in value over the past three days alone.

The digital currency has seen an eye-watering tenfold increase in its value since the start of the year and has more than doubled in value since the beginning...

Bitcoin, an 'Uber' currency, not without risk | ABS-CBN News

Bitcoin, which this week soared to a new record high of more than $8,000, is the monetary equivalent of Uber, since it bypasses central bank regulation and could be attractive for financially fragile countries, economists say.

Nevertheless, it is precisely the lack of oversight that opens up the users of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin to risks and dangers, analysts warn.

"Bitcoin? It's about...

Bitcoin 'hard to cheat,' says PH digital currency firm ...

Bitcoin 'hard to cheat,' says PH digital currency firm

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Posted at Nov 24 2017 09:49 AM | Updated as of Nov 24 2017 12:14 PM

A copy of bitcoin standing on PC motherboard is seen in this illustration picture, October 26, 2017. Picture taken October 26, 2017. Dado Ruvic, Reuters

MANILA -...

As bitcoin sizzles, Venezuela to launch oil-backed ...

President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday Venezuela would launch a cryptocurrency to combat a US-led financial "blockade," although he provided few clues about how the economically crippled OPEC member would pull off the feat.

"Venezuela will create a cryptocurrency... the 'petro,' to advance in issues of monetary sovereignty, to make financial transactions and overcome the financial blockade,"...

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