Chinese pressure pushes bitcoin below $30,000
Bitcoin fell below $30,000 Tuesday for the first time in more than five months, hit by China's crackdown on the world's most popular cryptocurrency.
Jun 22, 2021
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Why China is getting tough on crypto
Cryptocurrency prices have fluctuated wildly in recent weeks as China intensifies a crackdown on trading and mining operations.
Jun 21, 2021
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Bitcoin dives as China widens crackdown on crypto mining
Bitcoin tumbled more than 10 percent Monday after China broadened a crackdown on its massive cryptocurrency mining industry with a ban on mines in a key southwestern province.
Jun 21, 2021
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Surf and bitcoin, El Salvador beach town rides crypto wave
The beach town of El Zonte on El Salvador's Pacific coast is a laid back surfer's haven with white beaches, palm trees, and a small population of 3,000 people.
Jun 12, 2021
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El Salvador's adoption of bitcoin delights cryptocurrency fans
El Salvador's approval of bitcoin as legal tender, making it the first country in the world to do so, has delighted cryptocurrency fans but left markets unconvinced.
Jun 10, 2021
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Bitcoin proves double-edged sword for criminals
Regulators have repeatedly criticised the growth of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin because of their popularity with criminals but the technology's transparent transactions can also work against law breakers.
Jun 09, 2021
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Bitcoin sinks and approaches $30,000
The price of bitcoin fell sharply on Tuesday, approaching a symbolic $30,000 threshold it has not crossed since January and dragging other cryptocurrencies in its wake.
Jun 08, 2021
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Square chief Dorsey mulls pocket wallet for bitcoin
Jack Dorsey on Friday put out word that his financial payments startup Square is thinking about making a real-world wallet for safely pocketing bitcoin.
Jun 04, 2021
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Markets ponder Musk role in cryptocurrency turbulence
First he loved them, then he doubted them, but is he manipulating them? Tesla boss Elon Musk's tweets about cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are annoying their devotees and raising eyebrows among market watchers.
May 21, 2021
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Ethiopia's blockchain deal is a watershed moment for the technology, and for Africa
At the launch of bitcoin in 2009 the size of the potential of the underlying technology, the blockchain, was not fully appreciated.
May 20, 2021
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