Bitcoin
- Technology
US charges 2 Russian men with $400 mn Bitcoin hack
Washington: The US government has charged two Russian nationals in connection with the $400 million Bitcoin hack that brought down the Mt. Gox Bitcoin exchange in 2014. The Department of Justice (DoJ)…
- World
Indo-Canadian charged with laundering bitcoin worth over $24 mn in US
New York: A district court in the US has ordered detention of an Indo-Canadian entrepreneur following indictment on charges of laundering 450 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at $24,020,699.83 at the time of the…
- Middle East
World’s first Bitcoin tower to come up in Dubai
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be the home of the world’s very first Bitcoin tower, which will be a hotel in the shape of a Bitcoin. The 40-story tower will be…
- India
Hackers attack Ahmedabad hospital with ransomware, demand USD 70,000 to restore data
Ahmedabad: Servers of a private multi-speciality hospital here has come under a ransomware attack with the hackers demanding Bitcoin worth USD 70,000 to restore data, police said. Based on a complaint filed…
- Middle East
Hamas stops receiving donations via Bitcoin
Gaza: Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, announced its decision to stop receiving donations via the digital currency Bitcoin. The group said in a statement that the…
- India
Student ends life after losing money in Bitcoin
Lucknow: A second-year B.Com student allegedly hanged himself after losing his Rs 3.5 lakh investment in Bitcoin, a popular cryptocurrency. The body of the victim, a resident of LDA colony under Sarojini…
- Business
Tesla reveals loss of $204 mn from Bitcoin investments in 2022
San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned Tesla has revealed that the company recorded a $204 million impairment loss in 2022 on its Bitcoin investments. In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission…
- Business
Crypto winter wipes over 70K Bitcoin millionaires in 2022
New Delhi: The crypto winter wiped over 70,000 Bitcoin millionaires in 2022, as the recent volatility experienced by top cryptocurrency resulted in millionaire holders suffering significant losses, a report showed on Tuesday.…
- Business
Only 2% of cryptocurrencies have a ‘healthy’ liquidity, finds study
New Delhi: As major crypto exchanges like FTX go bankrupt amid high volatility, almost 90 per cent of cryptocurrencies have a low trading volume, with just 2 per cent of crypto coins…
- Business
Binance launches proof-of-reserves system for Bitcoin reserves
San Francisco: World’s largest crypto exchange Binance has launched a new website to explain its proof-of-reserves system, and is starting with Bitcoin (BTC) reserves. The company currently has a 101 per cent…
- Technology
US seizes over 50K Bitcoin worth $3.3 bn stored in popcorn tin
Washington: The US authorities have seized around 50,676 Bitcoin worth $3.36 billion stored in a circuit board hidden in the bottom of a popcorn tin in a bathroom closet. The 32-year-old James…
- Technology
Ethereum’s dominance in crypto market up 20% after the ‘Merge’
New Delhi: The dominance of Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, is up 20 per cent in the global crypto market following the ‘Merge’, a report shpowed on Wednesday. The historic…
- Technology
51% of daily Bitcoin volume on crypto exchanges fake: Report
New Delhi: More than 51 per cent of the total Bitcoin trading volume on various crypto exchanges this year is fake amid volatile global economic conditions, a new report has claimed. Bitcoin…
- India
Kolkata app fraud: ED seizes Bitcoin worth Rs 12.83 crore
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing mobile gaming app E-Nuggets in a fraud case on Wednesday seized Bitcoin worth Rs 12.73 crore owned by Amir Khan, the prime accused arrested in the…
- Technology
Over half of Bitcoin’s daily trading volume fake globally: Report
San Francisco: More than half of all Bitcoin daily trading volumes are reportedly fake, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency nosedives again amid global economic turmoil. According to a Forbes analysis of 157…
