Ethereum storms past $3,000, quadruples in 2021 on prospects of decentralized finance

04-05-2021
On Monday, Ethereum, the smaller rival of Bitcoin, broke past a $3,000-level for the first time over prospects of growing over the counter transactions that usually take place outside mainstream banking institutions

Bitcoin rebounds 12% after reports on JPMorgan's crypto asset fund

27-04-2021
On Monday, Bitcoin, the world's largest crypto asset surged more than 12 per cent after a media report that the leading US lender JPMorgan was contemplating a 'managed' bitcoin fund

Bitcoin stumbles below $50,000 after news on Biden’s tax hike proposal

24-04-2021
Bitcoin plunges below a $50,000-level for the first time since early-March on Friday over concerns that the US President Joe Biden's plan to hike taxes for wealthy Americans might trim investments on digital assets

Bitcoin nosedives 14% as pullback from record speeds up after Xinjiang power outage

19-04-2021
On Sunday, Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, slipped as much as 14 per cent, widening its gap further from a record peak of roughly $63,000 reached on Tuesday

San Francisco crypto exchange Coinbase valued at $85 billion in stellar Nasdaq debut

15-04-2021
On Wednesday, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, valued at an eye-popping $112 billion in Nasdaq debut, but pulled back sharply in late-afternoon trading and wrapped up the day with a valuation of $85 billion

Bitcoin hits record before landmark Coinbase listing on Nasdaq

14-04-2021
On Tuesday, Bitcoin, the largest crypto asset across the globe, shot up to a new record peak of $62,741, though the latest leg of Bitcoin rally would unlikely to sustain, suggested crypto analysts

San Francisco’s Visa to allow payments using cryptocurrency as bitcoin jumps 4.5%

30-03-2021
On Monday, California-based digital payment processing Goliath Visa Inc. said in a statement that the debit-card giant would enable payments using a US Dollar denominated stable crypto asset, USD Coin (USDC)

San Francisco's Coinbase valuation pegged at $68 billion ahead of landmark US listing

18-03-2021
Coinbase Global Inc., the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, said in a statement that latest private market inflows of fresh capitals had soared its valuation to a jawdropping $68 billion, eclipsing Intercontinental Exchange Inc and LSE

Bitcoin nosedives after weekend record peak as India mulls a potential ban on cryptos

16-03-2021
Bitcoin fell from a record peak on Monday after media headlines had underscored a potential ban on crypto assets in India, the world's fifth-largest economy housing roughly a fifth of the world's entire population

New York City lender Goldman Sachs restarts crypto desk, mulls bitcoin-backed ETF

02-03-2021
Leading US lender and financial services provider Goldman Sachs had restarted crypto trading desk while exploring an option to kick off a bitcoin-backed exchange traded fund

Palo Alto’s Tesla’s Musk says Bitcoin overvalued as digital coin drops 25% market cap

23-02-2021
On Tuesday, bitcoin nosedived more than 15 per cent after shaving off as much as 10 per cent a day earlier

Bitcoin hits $1 trillion market cap for first time, surges to fresh all-time peak

20-02-2021
On Friday, Bitcoin, the world's most popular digital asset that gained as much as 66 per cent this week, soared to a new record closing peak

Bitcoin soars to record peak above $52,000, faces off red-flag on credibility issues

18-02-2021
On Wednesday, Bitcoin, the world's largest digital asset having had a market cap of $900 billion, climbed to a new record peak above $52,000

New York's BNY Mellon embraces crypto venture as Bitcoin climbs to new record high

12-02-2021
On Thursday, Bitcoin soared to an all-time high after a New York-based investment banking lender BNY Mellon had said that the corporate investment lender would create a new entity in a bid to help its clients hold, transfer and issue digital assets

Palo Alto’s Tesla announces $1.5bn bitcoin bet as crypto assets soar to record highs

09-02-2021
Earlier on Monday, Tesla Inc. said in a statement that the e-vehicle mogul had invested $1.5 billion in bitcoins, eventually heaving the digital asset's valuation as much as 15 per cent higher

India mulls official digital currency, proposes law to ban crypto assets

01-02-2021
Indian lawmakers have been mulling an option to introduce a new law to ban trades of digital assets and private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin

Palo Alto's Tesla boss Musk’s '#bitcoin' in twitter leads to 14% jump

30-01-2021
On Friday, bitcoin, the original crypto asset surged as much as 14 per cent after Tesla boss Elon Musk had added a bitcoin hashtag on his Twitter profile page

New York capital manager BlackRock to add bitcoin as eligible investment in two funds

22-01-2021
Earlier this week, BlackRock Inc., the world's largest asset management firm, said in a statement that it had added bitcoin futures as eligible investments on two of its funds

Large Bitcoin payment made to far-right Republicans before US capital attack

17-01-2021
More than half a million worth of bitcoins were paid to as many as 22 digital wallets before last week's attack on US Capitol

Cryptocurrency inflows stall after December record as Bitcoin dives 19%

13-01-2021
On Monday, Bitcoin drooled as much as 19 per cent as CoinShares data released late in the day had unveiled that the inflow of fresh capitals into crypto projects and funds, had nearly stalled over the first week of 2021

Bitcoin extends dogmatic rally into a fourth straight day, spikes to record highs

09-01-2021
On Friday, latest leg of record-setting Bitcoin rally had extended into a fourth straight session in a row, as the original cryptocurrency, Bitcoin had hit a fresh record high of $41,530, however, had winded up the day 2.96 per cent higher at $40,665

Crypto market cap surges above $1 trillion; Bitcoin hits $40,000, doubles in 3 weeks

08-01-2021
On Thursday, cryptocurrency market cap had stormed past a whopping $1-trillion level for the first time in history, while Bitcoin hits record $40,000, doubling up its valuations in less than three weeks

Bitcoin bubble storms past $30,000 for first time, snowballs over 50% since Dec. 20

03-01-2021
On Saturday, Bitcoin, the largest crypto asset in the world, had surged past a $30,000-level for the first time on record, mushrooming more than 10 per cent in the first trading day of 2021

California's Coinbase to delist XRP after US charges as ripple assets in ruins

01-01-2021
On Wednesday, XRP, the third-largest crypto asset, extended its losing streak after Coinbase had said that it would suspend trading of the digital asset by January 19

Bitcoin leapfrogs to record $29,000 as 2020 rally reaches new highs

31-12-2020
Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, spiked to an all-time high of $29,130 as the digital currency's market cap rose above $518 billion