Bitcoin hits $50k level for first time in more than two years
By Hannah Lang and Elizabeth Howcroft WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin hit the $50,000 level for the first time in more than two years as the world's largest cryptocurrency was buoyed by expectations of interest rate cuts later this year and last
Bitcoin climbs above $45,000 for first time since April 2022
By Ankur Banerjee and Summer Zhen SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Bitcoin stormed above $45,000 on Tuesday for the first time since April 2022 as the world's biggest cryptocurrency started the New Year with a bang buoyed by optimism around possible approval of
Celsius Network wins court approval for shift to bitcoin mining
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network's pivot to bitcoin mining, ruling that the company could deviate from a previously approved bankruptcy plan because creditors and customers were no worse off
Cryptoverse: ‘Layer two’ tokens enjoy new life as bitcoin soars
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) - It's next-level stuff. "Layer 2" cryptocurrencies native to projects built on top of "layer 1" blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum - have found a new lease of life after a year
Turkey to toughen law on crypto assets
By Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is preparing new legislation covering crypto-assets to persuade an international crime watchdog to remove it from a "grey list" of countries that have taken insufficient action to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. The Financial
Britain to push ahead with rules for cryptoassets
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Monday it would legislate to implement its first set of rules to regulate the crypto sector, requiring market participants to be authorised before they can offer services to consumers. Cryptoassets remain a tiny
Bitcoin leaps to 2023 high on ETF bets
By Tom Westbrook and Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Cryptocurrencies extended gains in Asia trade on Tuesday, with bitcoin rallying to an almost 18-month high on speculation that an exchange-traded bitcoin fund is imminent. Bitcoin rose more than 6% to $35,198, its
Bitcoin hits two-month high above $30,000 in volatile week
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin jumped on Friday above $30,000 for first time since July , taking gains for the week past 10%, against a backdrop of volatile trading across cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by circulation, climbed as high as $30,022,
Cryptoverse: ‘It’s a knife fight’ as traders get tokenized
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal Cryptoverse: (Reuters) - Bitcoin? It's a bit old hat, say a cohort of crypto investors who are betting on blockchain technology breathing new life into traditional assets. As crypto prices see-saw ahead of their next