Bitcoin prices

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been mauled in recent weeks. Photo: iStock

Bitcoin falls over 7%, heads towards one-year low

1 min read . 30 Nov 2018

Despite today’s rebound, bitcoin prices are down about 70% so far this year.

Bitcoins have best day since April as prices rebound

1 min read . 29 Nov 2018

The global sell-off also has some silver linings. It’s bringing valuations back down to earth, and may wind up restoring some discipline to the equity and credit market.

A brutal global market in 2018 has just one champion

4 min read . 24 Nov 2018

Cryptocurrency bulls are left reeling by a sudden market downturn . Photo: Bloomberg

Bitcoin prices tumble as crypto sell-off deepens

2 min read . 21 Nov 2018

Bitcoin prices are now down nearly a third in a week.

No end in sight for crypto sell-off as Bitcoin breaches $4,250

2 min read . 20 Nov 2018

Bitmain Technologies, the virtual currency mining firm co-founded by billionaires Jihan Wu and Micree Zhan, released its first public financial statements in a Hong Kong regulatory filing. Photo: Bloomberg

Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain reveals IPO plan

3 min read . 27 Sep 2018

Blockchain is being positioned as a cure for all banking ills. Photo: iStock

With blockchain, financial institutions hope to avoid scams in a digital world

5 min read . 18 Sep 2018

Bitcoin declined 1% to $6,241 as of 11:24 a.m. New York time on Tuesday.

Bitcoin prices test key support level again

1 min read . 12 Sep 2018

Cryptocurrency prices remained under pressure today.

Ether, bitcoin prices tumble as cryptocurrency selloff deepens

1 min read . 10 Sep 2018

Bitcoin was trading around $6,710 at 11.03am, near a two-week high. It’s still down 53% this year. Graphic: Bloomberg

Bitcoin prices rise 5% as analysts cite short covering

1 min read . 22 Aug 2018

Infante’s findings contradict the popular perception that Bitcoin is mostly being used by criminals. Photo: Bloomberg

Bitcoin speculators dominate crypto use now

2 min read . 13 Aug 2018

So far in 2018, bitcoin has tumbled almost 60% after soaring more than 1,300% last year. Photo: Bloomberg

Bitcoin prices hit lowest level since November 2017

1 min read . 29 Jun 2018

Ripple, Ethereum and Litecoin also retreated, along with some Asia-listed stocks with exposure to digital currencies. Photo: Reuters

Bitcoin, ripple prices fall after $32 million stolen from Korean exchange

1 min read . 20 Jun 2018

Bitcoin had swung wildly between gains and losses in December while reaching a record high of almost $20,000 before crashing. Photo: Reuters

Bitcoin surges most since December after breaching key levels

1 min read . 13 Apr 2018

Regulatory pressure is mounting in the cryptocurrency space, while major social media platforms are distancing themselves from the industry. Photo: Bloomberg

Bitcoin breaches $7,000 in downbeat end to dismal quarter

1 min read . 30 Mar 2018

Twitter’s decision comes after Facebook Inc. banned cryptocurrency ads in January and Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it would ban such ads starting in June. Photo: Reuters

Twitter joins Facebook, Google in banning crypto coin sale ads

1 min read . 27 Mar 2018

As Bitcoin grew in popularity in the past year, the cryptocurrency’s network became clogged, making transaction times and fees soar. Photo: AP

Bitcoin reaches major scaling milestone as users adopt upgrade

1 min read . 01 Mar 2018

Bitcoin is trading at a three-week high of $11,160 on the Biststamp exchange after falling as low as $5,920.72 in early February. Photo: iStock

South Korea regulator flags better deal for cryptocurrency industry

1 min read . 21 Feb 2018

While the market turmoil can usually be found in bitcoin prices and headlines, this week US equities are beating the largest cryptocurrency on that field. Photo: AFP

Bitcoin finds a bottom as risk aversion grips global markets

1 min read . 12 Feb 2018

Wave of crypto scams, bitcoin crash spook card firms

2 min read . 11 Feb 2018