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Bitcoin prices have tumbled more than 32% from their mid-April high amid criticism of the energy use in mining and a potential crackdown from regulators around the world.

Canada's main securities regulator has cleared the launch of the world's first bitcoin exchange traded fund, an investment manager said on Friday, providing investors greater access to the cryptocurrency that has sparked an explosion in trading in

Even though Bitcoin has struggled to reclaim its recent high of $42,000, projections of BTC reaching $100,000 still seem achievable to some.

American publisher Steve Forbes has attacked bitcoin's fixed supply saying this feature actually curbs the ability of the crypto to "meet the needs of a growing economy." He also argues that bitcoin cannot replace the dollar because it is pres

Minerd based his analysis on bitcoin's scarcity and relative value to gold.

JPMorgan analysts said MassMutual's recent $100 million bitcoin purchases are a sign of growing mainstream acceptance for the cryptocurrency.

MicroStrategy's debt raise resulted in an estimated $639 million for bitcoin purchases.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. is jumping into the institutional bitcoin game with a $100 million investment in bitcoin and a $5 million equity stake in New York Digital Investments Group (NYDIG). The twin plays both revealed in a Thursday press

PayPal Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it will allow customers to hold bitcoin and other virtual coins in its online wallet and shop using cryptocurrencies at the 26 million merchants on its network.

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The fall in cryptocurrency markets comes amid a broader sell-off in equities as governments worldwide continue to grapple with the spread of the new coronavirus.

Bitcoin fell below $5,000, but some investors have long-term hopes.

In "risk-on" scenarios where investors' appetite crave for assets that tend to move in an amplified magnitude, it would not be wrong to assume that those with capital would want to give cryptocurrencies -- especially something like Bitcoin (BT

The World Economic Forum said it is putting together a consortium to write guidelines for cryptocurrency governance. The news lifted the price of Bitcoin.

By CCN Markets: The handful of Bitcoin fans who are still begging for the "real" Satoshi Nakamoto to please stand up may get their wish as early as today. However, most of the crypto community isn't getting worked up. They're in no mood to

After touching past the $12,000 mark the past week, leading digital currency Bitcoin fell below the $10,000 price level on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump joined in the fray on bashing cryptocurrencies.

One of Donald Trump's top allies in Congress has diverged from the president on what has suddenly become one of the federal government's top priorities: bitcoin. Kevin McCarthy Is a Bitcoin Fan House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told CNBC that u

Bitcoin investors are concerned that lawmakers' pressure on Facebook's Libra could ripple throughout the cryptocurrency market.

"I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air," Trump said.

The bitcoin price crashed below $11,000 on Thursday. It has lost more than $3,000 - or 20% - since peaking near $14,000 less than 24 hours ago.