Bitcoin
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Jack Dorsey, Jay-Z set up Bitcoin trust with India, Africa focus
World | February 13, 2021 10:29 ISTTwitter 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 ISTTech 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 ISTBitcoin, 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 ISTThe 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 ISTThe 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 ISTThe 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 ISTBitcoin 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 ISTComputer 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 ISTOne 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 ISTThe 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 ISTWhy 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 ISTTwo 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 ISTThe 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 ISTHe 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 ISTAdditional 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 ISTSouth 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 ISTCops 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 ISTIt 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.
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SC asks HCs not to entertain pleas on RBI circular on virtual currencies
India | May 17, 2018 19:56 ISTThe apex court, which was hearing pleas seeking direction to the Centre to take emergent steps to restrain the sale and purchase of illegal cryptocurrencies or virtual currency like Bitcoins.
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Bitcoin scam busted, 2 arrested
News | April 22, 2018 9:11 ISTTwo men who defrauded thousands of people of several crores of rupees using cryptocurrency were arrested by Cyber Cell of Delhi Police.
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