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Prices of crypto-assets, which include currencies like bitcoin, are very volatile, the Financial Conduct Authority has said

UK markets watchdog wants retail ban on crypto-assets

Business • 03 Jul 19

Cryptocurrency markets are opaque and it is difficult to pinpoint exact catalysts for price moves.

Bitcoin tests 15-month highs after 10% weekend jump

Business • 24 Jun 19

Facebook's support for a new cryptocurrency gives it a huge advantage - but the public and regulators have reason to be wary

Intrigue and suspicion marks Facebook's currency move

Business • 22 Jun 19

Bitcoin is now at its lowest level since October 2017

Bitcoin hits 14-month low after weekly fall of 23%

Business • 23 Nov 18

Bitcoin has lost 30% of its value in the last week

Bitcoin for payments a distant dream as usage dries up

Business • 20 Nov 18

Mining, the process of producing bitcoins by solving mathematical equations, uses high-powered computers and a lot of electricity

Bitcoin mining could thwart efforts to cut CO2 - report

World • 30 Oct 18

According to the survey, 63% of people buy consumer items online at least monthly

Local businesses 'not equipped for the digital age'

Science and Technology • 25 Oct 18

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 18

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 18

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 18

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 18

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 18

Twitter is concerned about possible investor losses from speculation in cryptocurrencies

Twitter to ban cryptocurrency ads

Business • 26 Mar 18

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 18

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 18

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

EU watchdogs warn of cryptocurrency 'pricing bubble'

Business • 13 Feb 18

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

Virtual currencies need firm global regulation - Mersch

Business • 09 Feb 18

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

Bitcoin slides below $6,000 mark

Business • 06 Feb 18

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 18

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 18

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 18

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 18

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 18

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 18

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 18

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