Neowin News Feed for: Crypto-currency

Bitcoin valuation reaches $2,000 for the first time

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sun, 21 May 2017 15:52:01 +0000

The popular cryptocurrency has continued its trend of increasing in value since last year, now reaching a first-time high of $2,000 per coin, and bringing its total market cap to $32.92 billion. Read more...

Bitcoin posts new exchange rate record, reaching $1,700

Paul Hill — Tue, 09 May 2017 22:26:01 +0000

The bitcoin cryptocurrency has reached a new high of $1,700. Several analysts have remained optimistic saying that even if a correction hits the price the overall trend is an upward one. Read more...

Bitcoin reaches 20-Month high - breaks $500 barrier

Paul Hill — Mon, 30 May 2016 23:46:01 +0000

Bitcoin has reached a 20-month high over the weekend. The crypto-currency broke through the $500 barrier raising speculation that the digital currency could spike in price, as it did in 2013. Read more...

US to auction Bitcoins seized from the Silk Road on June 27th

James Walker — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:05:35 +0000

The US is going to sell its hoard of nearly 30,000 Bitcoins accumulated from the FBI's closure of the Silk Road last year in blocks of 3,000 BTC in an online public auction on June 27th. Read more...

PayPal could add Bitcoin currency option, says eBay CEO

James Walker — Sat, 17 May 2014 19:22:12 +0000

eBay CEO John Donahoe has suggested that the growing digital crypto-currency Bitcoin could be offered as a new currency option for PayPal balances in the foreseeable future. Read more...

Criminals use hacked Android phones to mine crypto-currencies

Phi Ha — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 07:51:10 +0000

Security companies have discovered malicious apps which discretely turn Android phones into inefficient crypto-currency miners. The Play Store apps allowed a criminal to mine thousands of Dogecoins. Read more...

Bitcoin regulation to "come this year" says New York financial services superintendent

James Walker — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 23:24:35 +0000

Bitcoin exchanges may be forced to adopt 'know-your-customer' strategies and other rules currently imposed on banks under new plans to regulate the Bitcoin industry by the end of this year. Read more...

Free Auroracoins to be distributed to all Icelanders

James Walker — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 03:22:34 +0000

On 24th March every registered legal citizen of Iceland will be able to claim a handful of Auroracoins for free, a virtual crypto-currency similar to and based on the ever-popular Bitcoin. Read more...

Bitcoin value falls another 20 percent

James Walker — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 17:29:47 +0000

Ongoing technical issues this morning on the MtGox Bitcoin exchange servers have caused the value of the digital crypto-currency to plunge by an additional 20% on top of last Friday's dramatic fall. Read more...