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Bloomberg Bitcoin appeared to find a bottom Friday, rebounding above $14,000 after moves by South Korea to curb speculation and protect retail customers sent the cryptocurrency sliding yesterday. Bitcoin climbed as much as 8.3 percent tin Asian […]

Bloomberg In a new twist to the cryptocurrency craze, Venezuela, the South American oil giant in default on some of its dollar bonds, plans to issue its own digital unit, dubbed the petro. “It is […]

Bloomberg Bitcoin rallied past $15,000 on Tuesday as traders of the world’s biggest digital currency sought to draw a line under its roller coaster five-day slump. The tokens rose 10 percent to $15,116.50 as of […]

Bloomberg Trading in bitcoin futures began a week ago on Cboe Global Markets Inc. Its bigger rival, CME Group Inc., began offering a competing product on Dec. 17. The trading is a milestone in the acceptance […]

Bloomberg Another Wall Street firm says the bull market’s going to continue to run next year. But it won’t be because of tech shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. became the third major bank to predict […]

The Street What does 2018 hold in store for the red-hot cryptocurrency markets? We asked several experts to weigh in. What a year it’s been for Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency has continued to soar from lows […]

Forbes Litecoin reached a new record today, extending its recent gains and increasing its year-to-date (YTD) returns to more than 4,000%. The digital currency, which is a fork of digital sibling Bitcoin, rose to as much […]

Fundstrat says investors need to have some exposure to bitcoin and its blockchain technology as a handy tool for diversification. These are the dozen equities that could propel your portfolio as bitcoin continues its gains. […]

A few massive investors can rock it with a shrug Bloomberg Holders of large amounts of bitcoin are often known as whales. And they’re becoming a worry for investors. They can send prices plummeting by […]

The Street As the IRS and other tax authorities scrutinize cryptocurrency transactions like never before, it’s important to know how investors should manage and track their tax liability. It may not be welcome news, but […]