Bitcoin tumbles 17% as doubts grow over valuations Bitcoin plummeted as much as 17% today as investors grew nervous at sky-high valuations, triggering the liquidation of leveraged bets and sparking a sell-off across ... Business • 23 Feb
Bitcoin pares day's losses to stand at below $53,000 Bitcoin is back trading at just below $53,000 after briefly dipping below the $50,000 mark in New York earlier. Business • 22 Feb
Bitcoin hits $1 tn market cap Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has said that owning bitcoin was only a little better than holding conventional cash, but that the slight difference made ... Business • 19 Feb
Bitcoin's gains unsustainable without lower volatility Bitcoin's charge to a record level of over $50,000 is not sustainable unless the cryptocurrency's price swings cool down quickly, JPMorgan analysts said in a ... Business • 17 Feb
Bitcoin vaults above $50,000 for first time ever Bitcoin rose above $50,000 today to a new record high, building on a rally fuelled by signs that the world's biggest cryptocurrency is gaining acceptance ... Business • 16 Feb
Bitcoin pulls back from brink of $50,000 Bitcoin stalled just short of the $50,000 mark today and other cryptocurrencies slipped, as investors took profit from a record-breaking rally that is being driven ... Business • 15 Feb
Bitcoin clings to Tesla gains, dollar set for loss Bitcoin hovered close to record highs today, set for gains of over 20% in a milestone week marked by the endorsement of major firms, such ... Business • 12 Feb
Bitcoin surges 8% to all-time high Bitcoin jumped over 8% today to an all-time high of $48,481 after Bank of NY Mellon said it had formed a new unit to help ... Business • 11 Feb
Bitcoin powers towards $50,000 after Tesla investment Bitcoin extended its gains today to a record high as the afterglow of Tesla's investment in the cryptocurrency had investors reckoning it would become a ... Business • 09 Feb
US stocks hit records as Tesla boosts bitcoin Wall Street stocks powered to fresh records last night, while bitcoin also touched an all-time high after Tesla declared itself an investor in the cryptocurrency. Business • 09 Feb
Bitcoin hits record near $45,000 after Tesla investment Bitcoin hit a record-high near $45,000 today after Elon Musk's electric carmaker Tesla invested $1.5 billion in the digital currency. Business • 08 Feb
Bitcoin soars 14% after Musk namecheck on Twitter Bitcoin jumped as much as 14% today to a two-week high after Tesla chief executive Elon Musk tagged the cryptocurrency in his Twitter biography. Business • 29 Jan
Man not allowed search dump for £210m bitcoin he tossed A Welshman has offered local officials a potential £50m (€56m) coronavirus relief fund if they let him search a landfill for a hard drive containing ... News Lens • 15 Jan
Bitcoin down over 5% after topping $40,000 level Bitcoin fell more than 5% today, a day after topping $40,000 for the first time. Business • 08 Jan
Bitcoin breaks above $35,000 to touch new high Bitcoin traded above $35,000 for the first time in Asia this morning, rising to a high of $35,879 and extending a rally that has seen ... Business • 06 Jan
Bitcoin extends losses after record high Bitcoin slumped 14% to $27,805 today, losing ground after making dramatic gains over the new year break. Business • 04 Jan
Bitcoin jumps to record $28,600 as 2020 rally continues Bitcoin has today jumped to a record $28,599.99, after the digital currency almost quadrupled in value this year amid heightened interest from bigger investors. Business • 30 Dec 20
Investor interest sends bitcoin to peak past $23,000 Bitcoin rose to a record high today, just a day after passing the $20,000 milestone for the first time, amid surging interest from larger investors. Business • 17 Dec 20
Bitcoin breaks above $20,000 for first time Bitcoin smashed through $20,000 for the first time today, its highest level ever. Business • 16 Dec 20
UK markets watchdog wants retail ban on crypto-assets The UK's markets watchdog is proposing banning the sale of derivatives based on crypto-assets to retail consumers from early 2020 due to what it considers ... Business • 03 Jul 19
Bitcoin tests 15-month highs after 10% weekend jump Bitcoin tested 15-month highs today after jumping more than 10% over the weekend, with analysts putting the spike down to growing optimism over the adoption ... Business • 24 Jun 19
Intrigue and suspicion marks Facebook's currency move Facebook's spearheading of a digital currency could spark a revolution in the way we use money online - but it comes with major questions around ... Business • 22 Jun 19
Bitcoin hits 14-month low after weekly fall of 23% The price of Bitcoin dipped by almost 6% overnight, bringing its losses for the week to more than 23%. Business • 23 Nov 18
Bitcoin for payments a distant dream as usage dries up The use of bitcoin for commercial payments has dropped dramatically this year, despite the original digital coin is starting to fulfil one of the basic ... Business • 20 Nov 18
Bitcoin mining could thwart efforts to cut CO2 - report Scientists have warned that demand for bitcoin could single-handedly derail efforts to limit global warming, due to the huge amounts of energy taken to generate ... World • 30 Oct 18