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Also 11% of those surveyed thought robots or AI will take over their work within five years

39% of adults worry robots will take their jobs - study

Robots / 27 Sep

Goldman executives have concluded that many steps still need to be taken before a regulated bank would be allowed to trade cryptocurrencies

Goldman Sachs drops bitcoin trading plans for now

Business / 06 Sep

Bitcoin is currently trading at $6,699, down 64% from its December 2017 peak of $18,690

Bitcoin equipment makers plan IPOs

Business / 27 Aug

The heist at Coinrail sent the price of bitcoin tumbling to two-month lows

Bitcoin tumbles as hackers hit South Korea's Coinrail

Business / 11 Jun

A worldwide wave of regulation has led to a collapse in Bitcoin trading volumes

Bitcoin frenzy settles down as big players enter market

Business / 30 Apr

Twitter is concerned about possible investor losses from speculation in cryptocurrencies

Twitter to ban cryptocurrency ads

Business / 26 Mar

The boom in the prices of cryptocurrencies in recent years has spurred a huge online industry

Thomson Reuters launches bitcoin sentiment gauge

Business / 12 Mar

Mario Draghi said that banning or regulating such tokens was not one of the ECB's tasks.

ECB's Draghi says not his job to regulate Bitcoin

Business / 14 Feb

EU watchdog said that virtual currencies are 'highly risky and unregulated products'

EU watchdogs warn of cryptocurrency 'pricing bubble'

Business / 13 Feb

ECB Executive Board member Yves Mersch latest policymaker to warn on bitcoin and cryptocurrencies

Virtual currencies need firm global regulation - Mersch

Business / 09 Feb

Bitcoin has fallen in six of the last eight trading sessions.

Bitcoin slides below $6,000 mark

Business / 06 Feb

Bitcoin has extending its losses from Friday amid worries of a global regulatory clampdown

Banks in UK & US ban Bitcoin buying with credit cards

Business / 05 Feb

A growing regulatory backlash against digital coins has sent investors scrambling to sell this week

Bitcoin headed for worst week since 2013

Business / 02 Feb

Bitcoin slid more than 26% last month, in its worst monthly performance since January 2015

Bitcoin skids to two-month low after Facebook ad ban

Business / 01 Feb

IMF chief Christine Lagarde and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin discuss bitcoin at Davos

US says illicit activity is top cryptocurrency concern

Business / 25 Jan

The ban is designed to stop virtual coins from being used for money laundering and other crimes

South Korea announces crypto-currency crackdown

Business / 23 Jan

Bitcoin has fallen to half its record peak of almost $20,000 in recent days on fears that regulators could seek to curb speculation

France, Germany to make bitcoin regulation proposal

Business / 19 Jan

Investors were spooked by fears that regulators might clamp down on Bitcoin, whose value has skyrocketed in the past year

Bitcoin slumps to $10,000 after losing half its value

Business / 17 Jan

Bitcoin had been trading at over $20,000 near the end of last year

Bitcoin slumps as fears grow about regulation

Technology / 16 Jan

Bitcoin's slide has triggered a selloff across the broader cryptocurrency market

Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies plunge on crackdown fears

Business / 16 Jan

The local price of bitcoin plunged as much as 21% in midday trade to 18.3 million won ($17,064.53) after the minister's comments

South Korea plans to ban cryptocurrency trading

Business / 11 Jan

Experts say China is one of the world's biggest sources of bitcoin mining, where miners solve complex mathematical puzzles with computers in order to be awarded virtual coins

Chinese bitcoin mining giant sets up Swiss subsidiary

Business / 10 Jan

Warren Buffett predicts that cryptocurrencies 'will come to a bad end'

Buffett says he will never invest in cryptocurrencies

Business / 10 Jan

Banker Jamie Dimon says he is still not interested in bitcoin

JPMorgan's Dimon regrets calling bitcoin a 'fraud'

Business / 09 Jan

Bitcoin prices have plunged by almost 40% from a record high of $19,500 this month

India joins countries warning over crypto-currencies

World / 29 Dec 17

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