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Governments and banks once mocked Bitcoin. Now they want in on it

After topping $100,000, Bitcoin supporters see the cryptocurrency soaring even higher. Despite once labelling Bitcoin “a scam”, Trump has emerged as arguably the world’s most powerful advocate for the asset. “There’s now this growing feeling that the 21st century will be the century of Bitcoin.” Keiser spotted Bitcoin’s potential early on and advised people to buy it when its value …

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3 days, 10 hours ago

Bitcoin, high on Trump, sobers up after Fed statements

Salon

Bitcoin, riding record highs following Donald Trump's embrace of the digital cryptocurrency, came back down to earth after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank is not looking to hold it. Related The Crypto Revolution comes to Washington "The Federal Reserve Act says what we can own, and we're not looking for a law change," Powell said. On …

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3 days, 17 hours ago

Computer scientist who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin founder avoids jail in UK

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A computer scientist who falsely …

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Computer scientist who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto avoids jail for contempt of court after breaching a High Court order

Daily Mail

A computer scientist who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto has been handed a suspended sentence for contempt of court after breaching a court order. Dr Craig Wright lost a legal battle against Crypto Open Patent Alliance, a non-profit group including cryptocurrency firms, earlier this year over claims he was the man behind the pseudonym. In March, a …

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3 days, 19 hours ago

Australian who falsely claimed to have invented bitcoin is found in contempt of UK court

Associated Press

LONDON — An Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be the founder of the bitcoin cryptocurrency was found Thursday to be in contempt of an order of London’s High Court and was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years. In a judgment on Thursday, Justice James Mellor said Craig Wright had committed “a clear breach” of …

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5 days, 12 hours ago

I'm a 57-year-old hairdresser from Birmingham who's made £210,000 from Bitcoin

Daily Mail

It’s Christmas 2017 and hairdresser Jacqui Wilkinson is snuggled up with her husband on the sofa watching the TV news in their council house outside Birmingham, when an item about Bitcoin catches her attention. ‘It can be for people like me, people who left school at 16 with no qualifications.’ Crypto winner: Hairdresser Jacqui Wilkinson no longer needs to work …

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5 days, 17 hours ago

Bitcoin Boom: New laws, ETFs, and state-level crypto investments to watch in 2025

India Today

Bitcoins are, thanks to the return of Donald Trump. A new US Government Accountability Office study on 401 plan crypto investment, issued recently, warned that it has "uniquely high volatility" and found no standard approach for projecting the future returns of crypto. Issue with Public Pension Funds However, public pension funds remain cautious due to crypto’s volatility and short track …

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6 days ago

Sustaining BTC Push: Here’s What Can Support Bitcoin’s Unprecedented Growth In 2025

ABP News

December 6, 2024, was the most memorable milestone for Bitcoin when the world’s largest cryptocurrency crossed the $100,000 level for the first time during its existence. Around the world, even countries like Bhutan are having a major governmental participation in this new-age asset, whereas established world powers like Russia are also looking to develop a crypto reserve — an aspect …

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6 days, 3 hours ago

Is Google’s Willow really a ‘wow’ moment for quantum computers?

Live Mint

“Introducing Willow, our new state-of-the-art quantum-computing chip with a breakthrough that can reduce errors exponentially as we scale up using more qubits, cracking a 30-year challenge in the field," Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai wrote in an X post on 9 December. Unlike conventional computers that use binary digits, quantum computers use ‘qubits’ and are therefore that much more powerful. According …

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Bitcoin soars to $107,000: Will the upward trend sustain? Experts weigh in

Live Mint

Bitcoin surged to a record-breaking high of $107,000, reflecting a nearly 6 per cent increase over the past week. Bitcoin among 10 most-valued assets Bitcoin’s leap beyond the $107,000 mark follows a steady seven-week winning streak, underscoring the cryptocurrency’s robust fundamentals. Similarly, Tanvi Kanchan, Head of Strategy at Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers, highlighting the broader implications of these …

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6 days, 4 hours ago

Cryptocurrency Price Today (December 17): Bitcoin Sets New ATH, Rises Above $107,500

ABP News

Bitcoin managed to set a new all-time high, touching the $107,756.83 mark early Tuesday, before settling down at around $106,000 at the time of writing. Bitcoin Price Today Bitcoin price stood at $106,610.67, registering a 24-hour jump of 1.56 percent, as per CoinMarketCap. Dogecoin Price Today DOGE registered a 24-hour loss of 1.56 percent, as per CoinMarketCap data, currently priced …

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Bitcoin crosses all-time high of $107,000 — what do experts say are the reasons?

Live Mint

The Donald Trump wave has kept Bitcoin soaring for another week after it notched a seven-week winning streak on December 15 — its longest such run since 2021, according to a Bloomberg report. The world's biggest cryptocurrency lifted by over 4.8 per cent late on December 16 to reach an impressive new all-time record high of $107,791, the report said. …

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6 days, 8 hours ago

Mint Quick Edit | Trump’s idea of a Bitcoin reserve is richly ironic

Live Mint

Ever since Donald Trump won the US presidential election, Bitcoin has been soaring, thanks to the president-elect’s positive views on crypto. On Monday, it got another boost after Trump affirmed he would set up a Bitcoin reserve a la the US oil stash. A rich government like America’s buying Bitcoin this reserve status would imply a burst of demand for …

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6 days, 10 hours ago

Fartcoin rides memecoin surge following Trump's win

Salon

Let’s get it out of the way: Haha, Fartcoin! Now, on to the reality: Memecoins — meme-based cryptocurrencies — are surging in market value after President-elect Donald Trump’s reelection and his pledge to make the U.S. the "crypto capital of the planet." Crypto enthusiasts are anticipating a boost to the industry under a second Trump term, a sentiment that’s already …

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6 days, 10 hours ago

Cryptocurrencies to be taxed as capital gains: Relief for pre-FY23 earnings

India Today

The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in Jodhpur has clarified how cryptocurrency profits should be taxed in its ruling in Tuesday. TAXATION BEFORE AND AFTER 2022 Pre-2022 transactions: Before the Virtual Digital Assets regulations came into effect in 2022, profits from crypto sales were categorised as capital gains, much like profits from stocks or real estate. Investors holding cryptocurrencies for more …

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6 days, 12 hours ago

How would a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve work?

Live Mint

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Lisa Pauline Mattackal WASHINGTON, Dec 16 - Bitcoin hit a record high above $107,000 on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump reiterated plans to create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve, stoking the enthusiasm of crypto bulls. Some have argued Trump could create the reserve via an executive order directing the U.S. Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund, which can …

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6 days, 12 hours ago

US stocks end higher ahead of Fed, bitcoin surges

Live Mint

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK - Megacap tech shares muscled the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to higher closes on Monday as U.S. Treasury yields paused and investors readied for a busy central bank week. Investors will scrutinize the Fed's Summary of Economic Projections and its "dot plot," which maps out the central bank's future rate cut path, which has …

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6 days, 17 hours ago

Virginia man convicted of funneling money to Islamic State group

Associated Press

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A northern Virginia man targeted by an FBI sting operation has been convicted on terrorism charges for collecting funds on behalf of the Islamic State group. Prosecutors said Chhipa met several times with an undercover FBI operative who gave him hundreds of dollars on multiple occasions in 2021 and 2022, earmarked for a Syrian woman and Islamic …

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6 days, 21 hours ago

Dollar hovers near 3-week high before Fed; bitcoin tops $106,000

Live Mint

* Federal Reserve, BOJ, BoE rate decisions in focus this week * Fed expected to cut by 25 bps on Wed, forgo January cut * Bitcoin climbs to record $106,533 By Kevin Buckland and Greta Rosen Fondahn TOKYO/GDANSK, Dec 16 - The U.S. dollar hovered close to a three-week high versus other major currencies on Monday, ahead of a week …

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1 week ago

Crypto frenzy: With Bitcoin above $100,000, will ‘Hodlers’ have the last laugh?

Live Mint

What is there to say with Bitcoin above $100,000 for those of us who thought $10,000 looked nuts? The flip-side of having no intrinsic value and a decentralized architecture with a huge energy footprint means that nobody uses Bitcoin to buy groceries, though: Only 7% of US consumers hold Bitcoin, and a survey published last month by the UK Financial …

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1 week ago

Bitcoin price hits new all-time high after Trump confirms BTC federal reserve plan

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The price of bitcoin has hit a new all-time high after US President-elect …

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1 week ago

Crypto Week Ahead: Bitcoin Sets New ATH Of $106,000, Thanks To Trump’s Promises

ABP News

Bitcoin continued on its upward path, passing a new ATH of $106k mark, driven largely by US President-elect Donald Trump’s promises to make BTC a reserve asset when the assumes office. What Crypto Traders Are Saying About Current Market Scenario Mudrex co-founder and CEO Edul Patel told ABP Live, "Over the weekend, Bitcoin hit a new all-time high crossing the …

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1 week ago

Bitcoin sailing high in ‘blue sky territory’, goes past $106,000: 5 factors powering crypto’s flight

Firstpost

Bitcoin surged to a record high above $106,000 on Monday. 2 - Trump vows to do something great with crypto In an interview with CNBC, Trump said: “We’re gonna do something great with crypto because we don’t want China or anybody else – not just China but others are embracing it – and we want to be the head.” In …

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1 week ago

Multibagger circuit-to-circuit stock rises 90% in five straight sessions. Do you own?

Live Mint

Multibagger stock: Shares of Jetking Infotrain, a leading IT education company, have witnessed a meteoric rise, surging 91.6 per cent in just five sessions. Jetking Infotrain share price was trading in the green, locked in the 10 per cent upper circuit at ₹122.87 around 11:10 am on the BSE. Jetking Infotrain share price history The company has seen the stock …

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Governments and banks once mocked Bitcoin. Now they want in on it

Bitcoin, high on Trump, sobers up after Fed statements

Computer scientist who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin founder avoids jail in UK

Computer scientist who falsely claimed to be Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto avoids jail for contempt of court after breaching a High Court order

Australian who falsely claimed to have invented bitcoin is found in contempt of UK court

I'm a 57-year-old hairdresser from Birmingham who's made £210,000 from Bitcoin

Bitcoin Boom: New laws, ETFs, and state-level crypto investments to watch in 2025

Sustaining BTC Push: Here’s What Can Support Bitcoin’s Unprecedented Growth In 2025

Is Google’s Willow really a ‘wow’ moment for quantum computers?

Bitcoin soars to $107,000: Will the upward trend sustain? Experts weigh in

Cryptocurrency Price Today (December 17): Bitcoin Sets New ATH, Rises Above $107,500

Bitcoin crosses all-time high of $107,000 — what do experts say are the reasons?

Mint Quick Edit | Trump’s idea of a Bitcoin reserve is richly ironic

Fartcoin rides memecoin surge following Trump's win

Cryptocurrencies to be taxed as capital gains: Relief for pre-FY23 earnings

How would a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve work?

US stocks end higher ahead of Fed, bitcoin surges

Virginia man convicted of funneling money to Islamic State group

Dollar hovers near 3-week high before Fed; bitcoin tops $106,000

Crypto frenzy: With Bitcoin above $100,000, will ‘Hodlers’ have the last laugh?

Bitcoin price hits new all-time high after Trump confirms BTC federal reserve plan

Crypto Week Ahead: Bitcoin Sets New ATH Of $106,000, Thanks To Trump’s Promises

Bitcoin sailing high in ‘blue sky territory’, goes past $106,000: 5 factors powering crypto’s flight

Multibagger circuit-to-circuit stock rises 90% in five straight sessions. Do you own?