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Bitcoin crosses $11,460 mark, beats major indices in July gains

Bitcoin crossed the $11,460 mark, its highest July peak in eight years. The cryptocurrency gained about 23 percent in July.

Bitcoin's price surges over $10,000

Bitcoin rose above $10,000 for the first time since June 2.

Bitcoin 'halving': What does the much-hyped event mean?

Bitcoin has just gone through a much-hyped adjustment that reduced the rate at which new coins are created.

Iran issues license for biggest bitcoin mining farm: Report

iMiner, a cryptocurrency company registered in Turkey, has been granted a license to mine digital coins and offer trading and custody services in Iran, Tabnak news website reported.

Blockchain: The revolution that hasn't quite happened

By Chris Baraniuk*

Bitcoin climbs above 9,927.4 level

Bitcoin rose above the $9,927.4 threshold on Sunday. Bitcoin was trading at 9,927.4 by 19:52 (00:52 GMT), up 1.40 percent on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage gain since February 6.

South Korea works to bring cryptocurrency into the mainstream

South Korea is considering legislation to bring cryptocurrencies into the mainstream and mulling whether to tax crypto assets.

Bitcoin investors still smiling at the end of 2019

It’s been a bumpy year for bitcoin hodlers, but despite the rough ride, over the last 12 months, the price of the cryptocurrency has risen by more than 95 percent since this time last year.

Major South Korean banks back bitcoin startup Coinplug’s $6.4m round

Coinplug, one of the earliest bitcoin exchange, wallet and payment startups in South Korea, has raised 7.5 billion won, or $6.4 million, from venture arms of major local financial institutions.

Venezuela just got its first Bitcoin ATM

After years of waiting, and despite a relatively high and impressive volume of Bitcoin trading, Venezuela has finally got its very first Bitcoin ATM.

CBI official: Trading Bitcoin illegal in Iran

The sale and purchase of Bitcoin is illegal in Iran, an official with the country’s central bank said, warning against advertisements luring people into trading the cryptocurrency.

Behind Libra, Facebook’s new digital currency

Facebook is unveiling a digital currency called Libra as the company seeks to make its ads more valuable by enabling smoother transactions and payments online, particularly among those without credit cards or bank accounts.

Hackers steal $41 million worth of bitcoin from Binance cryptocurrency exchange

Hackers stole bitcoin worth $41 million from Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, the company said on Wednesday, the latest in a string of thefts from cryptocurrency exchanges around the world.

Report: Facebook considering its own bitcoin for payments

The Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook plans a cryptocurrency-based payment system that it could launch for billions of users worldwide.

SEC to review decision rejecting bitcoin ETFs

The US Securities and Exchange Commission said it will review a decision by its staff to block nine bitcoin-based exchange-traded funds from coming to market.