Crypto fraudster Bankman-Fried faces sentencing
New York (AFP) - Disgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried is set to be sentenced Thursday following his conviction in one ...
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El Salvador’s ‘Bitcoin Beach’ cheers cryptocurrency surge
El Zonte (El Salvador) (AFP) - In a surf town in El Salvador nicknamed "Bitcoin Beach," shopkeeper Maria Aguirre watched ...
El Salvador stashes $406 million in bitcoin in ‘cold wallet’: Bukele
San Salvador (AFP) - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said Thursday that his country has stored more than $400 million ...
Bitcoin zooms to record beyond $72,000
London (AFP) - Bitcoin raced to an all-time peak above $72,000 Monday as the world's most popular cryptocurrency won further ...
Stocks slip as bitcoin hits fresh record high
London (AFP) - Bitcoin rose struck a fresh record high Monday but stock markets mostly fell as traders awaited more ...
In bitcoin’s shadow, another cryptocurrency, Ether, stages its own rally
New York (AFP) - Bitcoin has captured the limelight in recent weeks as it surged to a new record high, ...
Nigeria targets cryptocurrency in bid to end naira freefall
Lagos (AFP) - The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange Binance is halting operations in Nigeria's naira currency as the government puts ...
Bitcoin tops $60,000, approaches all-time high
London (AFP) - Bitcoin passed the $60,000 mark on Wednesday, approaching its all-time high and continuing its unbridled rise since ...
US stocks slip before inflation data, as bitcoin breaks $60,000
London (AFP) - Wall Street's main stock indices dipped Wednesday as investors locked in profits ahead of a key US ...
Bitcoin’s renewed euphoria as price keeps rising
London (AFP) - Bitcoin is forecast to keep on rising after hitting fresh two-year highs above $50,000 on Thursday, leaving ...
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