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  Elon Musk says prices 'seem high' after Bitcoin hits new high

  Business | February 21, 2021 18:11 IST

  Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has been tweeting on cryptocurrencies with greater frequency for some time now, has said that prices of Bitcoin now "seem high".

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  Bitcoin jumps above $50,000 for first time ever

  Business | February 16, 2021 19:56 IST

  With a sign of acceptance among the mainstream investors, the world's largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin surpassed a record high of $50,000 on Tuesday.

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  Jack Dorsey, Jay-Z set up Bitcoin trust with India, Africa focus

  World | February 13, 2021 10:29 IST

  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and rap artist Jay-Z will invest 500 bitcoins (approximately Rs 174 crore) in an endowment to fund Bitcoin development with a focus on India and Africa in the beginning, Dorsey said on Friday.

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  Tesla invests $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, cryptocurrency surges to $44K

  Business | February 09, 2021 10:21 IST

  Tech billionaire Elon Musk's electric vehicle company Tesla has invested $1.5 billion in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency, according to its annual 10-K report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday. 

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  Bitcoin at all-time high, value surges past $26,000

  Business | December 27, 2020 13:18 IST

  Bitcoin, the world's most popular cryptocurrency, has surged past the USD 26,000 level to set an all-time record high, according to trading data. On Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, Bitcoin was trading at USD 26,286.74, as of 20:45 GMT on Saturday.

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  Karnataka: 8-year-old boy's kidnappers demand ransom in Bitcoin

  Crime | December 20, 2020 12:39 IST

  The kidnappers of a 8-year-old boy, who was abducted from Ujire area of Dakshina Kannada, allegedly demand ransom in Bitcoin.

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  Bitcoin surges past $20,000, erasing 3 years of deep losses

  Business | December 17, 2020 23:07 IST

  The price of bitcoin rose above $20,000 for the first time Wednesday, as the speculative digital currency topped its previous peak reached shortly after it became tradable on Wall Street three years ago this month.

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  Delhi Police cyber crime unit busts illegal call centre targeting foreign nationals, 54 arrested

  Crime | December 16, 2020 17:58 IST

  The Delhi Police crime branch has arrested 54 people from an illegal call center in a case involving fraud with foreign nationals.

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  Bitcoin crosses $18,000 mark 'driven by institutional players'

  Business | November 19, 2020 20:50 IST

  Bitcoin prices are rising again for the past three months and it has now surpassed $18,000 (approximately Rs 13.3 lakh) per unit price zone for the first time since 2017. 

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  New AI system to prevent cryptocurrency mining developed

  Technology | August 22, 2020 21:12 IST

  Computer scientists in the US have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) system that may be able to identify malicious codes that hijack supercomputers to mine for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.

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  Bitcoin-crazy rich Indians falling prey to fake crypto wallets

  Technology | August 09, 2020 17:39 IST

  One Indian businessman lost a whopping Rs 28 crore in such crypto wallet scam, Shah informed.

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  Rs 85 lakh: The amount Bitcoin account in fake tweet received post hack

  World | July 16, 2020 9:56 IST

  The fake posts appeared to lure Twitter users by sending money to an anonymous Bitcoin account. There is no confirmation on if the owners of these Twitter accounts were targeted themselves. The apparently fake tweets were all quickly deleted, although The Associated Press was able to capture screenshots of several before they disappeared.

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  Twitter Hack: What is cryptocurrency? Why are hackers asking for Bitcoins (BTC)?

  Technology | July 16, 2020 9:28 IST

  Why are the hackers looking for Bitcoins, which is a type of a cryptocurrency? Here's everything you need to know about cryptocurrencies.

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  Kolkata-based executives using Zoom video calling app receive ransomware threats

  India | April 22, 2020 11:44 IST

  Two executives in Kolkata who were working from home and using the Zoom video calling app, allegedly received ransomware threats, demanding payments in bitcoins on Wednesday. The hackers demanded ransom to release the data which were encrypted from their computers. Both of them were using Zoom.

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  India among top 5 nations who tweet most about Bitcoin

  Business | July 05, 2019 10:15 IST

  The US leads in the volume of tweets referencing Bitcoin and "Libra" digital coin that is expected to come in 2020, revealed crypto-trading platform The TIE in a series of tweets.

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  Ahmedabad: Crime Branch arrests former BJP MLA Nalin Kotadiya in Bitcoin extortion case

  India | September 09, 2018 15:37 IST

  He is also facing a case of allegedly extorting money from a builder.

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  Bitcoin extortion case: Court declares ex-BJP MLA Nalin Kotadiya as 'absconder'

  India | June 18, 2018 23:04 IST

  Additional sessions judge P G Tamakuwala declared Kotadiya a "proclaimed offender" (absconder) under section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC ).

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  Cryptocurrency Bitcoin at 2-month low after South Korean exchange hacked

  Business | June 12, 2018 10:08 IST

  South Korea has seen a craze over bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, prompting authorities to try to rein in speculative investment this year by tightening regulations.

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  Thane: Cops have arrested an accused in a cryptocurrency racket

  India | June 05, 2018 14:37 IST

  Cops also conducted raid at the official premises of the accused and seized 56 laptops, cell phones and fake documents along with cryptocurrency coins.

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  Bitcoin scam: Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra summoned by ED

  India | June 05, 2018 13:54 IST

  It may be recalled that Finance Minister (FM) Arun Jaitley in February said that all crypto currencies, which include bitcoins, are illegal and the government will take all measures to eliminate their use.