Articles about Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a type of cryptocurrency that operates without an authority resembling a central bank for conventional currency. This digital currency operates on a peer-to-peer network without the need for any intermediaries, currency-issuing authorities, or governing bodies. This unique self-sufficient system was invented in 2008 by an unknown entity operating under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto. The currency was first used in 2009 where its implementation was released as open-source software. Today, bitcoin is one of the most highly valued cryptocurrencies trading under the code BTC. Today, over 18,660,000 bitcoin are in circulation, each of which is valued at approximately 46,357 USD as of August 2021. Bitcoin is created or "mined" by solving complicated hash calculations using supercomputers or an array of ordinary consumer-grade computing hardware known as a mining rig. Since the total supply of bitcoin is limited to 21,000,000 tokens, the complexity of the hash calculations increases exponentially, having a similar effect on the value of the cryptocurrency. However, bitcoin has been criticized for facilitating illegal transactions, price volatility, thefts from exchanges, and the large carbon footprint of mining rigs, since they run on electricity.

12 Dec 2021
PoliticsPM Narendra Modi's personal Twitter account was "briefly compromised" in the early hours of Sunday.

29 Nov 2021
BusinessThe Centre said Monday that it has no proposal to recognize Bitcoin as a currency in the country.

25 Nov 2021
TechnologyEl Salvador is the only country that has recognized Bitcoin as legal tender. Now, the country has unveiled an ambitious plan to build an entire city around cryptocurrency.

24 Nov 2021
TechnologyPrices of nearly all cryptocurrencies plummeted by 15% or more just hours after the Indian government announced that it will introduce a cryptocurrency bill in the Parliament's winter session.

18 Nov 2021
IndiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged all democratic nations to work together in ensuring that cryptocurrency "does not end up in the wrong hands."

16 Nov 2021
PoliticsCongress' Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Siddaramaiah on Monday asked Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to provide protection to Sri Krishna or SriKi, the key accused in a Rs. 46 crore Bitcoin scam.

15 Nov 2021
TechnologyOne of the world's most renowned cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, has received its first upgrade in four years after the shareholders arrived at a consensus to proceed with it.

20 Oct 2021
TechnologyLeading cybersecurity firm Sophos has recently published a report that highlighted how a cryptocurrency trading scam targeting iPhone users is now bigger than ever.

28 Sep 2021
TechnologyDigital cryptocurrency mining is proving to be just as toxic for mother nature as mining of natural resources is. Worryingly, several entities don't see the bigger picture and continue to mine relentlessly, converting our ecology into virtual resources with limited applicability.

24 Sep 2021
BusinessImagine the year is 2035. You and your friends have planned a vacation to the planet Mars. And you are asked to pay for your space shuttle in Bitcoin or let's say meme-inspired Dogecoin (as proposed by Elon Musk!). How cool does it sound?

07 Sep 2021
BusinessIt's been 12 years since an anonymous group introduced the world to Bitcoin.

30 May 2021
BusinessElon Musk held a meeting with "leading Bitcoin miners in North America" recently. The discussion aimed "to promote energy usage transparency [and] accelerate sustainability initiatives worldwide."

20 May 2021
TechnologyIn the deluge of Google I/O announcements, news of Microsoft killing Windows 10X has slipped through the cracks. But we have taken it upon ourselves to bring this tragic development to light.

13 May 2021
TechnologyTesla CEO Elon Musk has been a vocal promoter of cryptocurrency and electric mobility. Late in March, Tesla announced that it would accept Bitcoin as payment for its cars.

05 May 2021
BusinessDogeCoin, a penny stock equivalent of the cryptocurrency world, was valued in excess of 60 cents a token briefly on May 4.

10 Apr 2021
BusinessCricket is a sport that does a better job of bringing all Indians together than any religion in the world. While the IPL league offers us so much entertainment, we thought it would be more interesting to explain crypto in the language of cricket.

17 Mar 2021
TechnologyThe term "blockchain" is thrown around with cryptocurrency and Bitcoin quite often. Blockchain is a type of database, which is essentially an organized collection of information that can be accessed and manipulated simultaneously by multiple users.

14 Feb 2021
TechnologyIt looks like there's no stopping Bitcoin from going mainstream. Everyone's favorite cryptocurrency is now coming to Apple Pay.

12 Feb 2021
TechnologyIf you can't beat someone fair and square, get the government involved. After almost snatching away Australia from under Google's nose, Microsoft is lobbying the US government to adopt the same Australian media rules that Google and Facebook hate.

08 Feb 2021
TechnologyThe US has printed more money last year than it did in two centuries since its founding. In a totally unrelated incident, the world's billionaires grew richer by $10.5 trillion.

08 Feb 2021
BusinessElon Musk is out ruffling feathers yet again. Bitcoin hit record levels surpassing $44,000 after Tesla invested a massive $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency.

08 Feb 2021
WorldGerman prosecutors have seized over 1,700 Bitcoins worth $60 million from a thief who is currently imprisoned for the crime of covertly installing cryptocurrency mining software on other computers.

01 Feb 2021
TechnologyIn a revelation that's not going to sit well with PETA and company, Elon Musk claimed that he has a monkey playing video games with wires hooked up to its head.

30 Jan 2021
BusinessAfter leaving Indians with no choice but to embrace digital transactions, the government is poised to ban cryptocurrencies.

13 Jan 2021
TechnologyStefan Thomas, a San Francisco-based programmer, has only two guesses left to figure out a password that will let him gain access to his fortune of $240mn in Bitcoin.

17 Dec 2020
BusinessBitcoin on Wednesday broke through $20,000 for the first time ever following a sustained powerful rally for the world's largest and most well-known cryptocurrency.

25 Jul 2020
EntertainmentJust days after the notorious Twitter hack, wherein the micro-blogging accounts of some of the world's leaders were compromised, the YouTube channel of Indian social media celebrity CarryMinati has been hacked.

23 Jul 2020
BusinessSteve Wozniak has filed a lawsuit against Google's YouTube.

12 May 2020
BusinessFor the third time in its 11-year history, Bitcoin has gone through a much-hyped event called 'halving'.

12 May 2020
TechnologyThe spread of COVID-19 has surged the global demand for video-conferencing services like Zoom and Google Meet.

17 Mar 2020
TechnologyIn the wake of increasing coronavirus infections around the world, more and more people are resorting to tracking the disease online.

18 Feb 2020
TechnologyGoogle's AdSense network is used by millions of publishers and websites to show ads on their respective platforms - and to generate money.

30 Nov 2019
TechnologyAs cryptocurrencies - from Bitcoin to Monero - are unregulated and hard-to-trace, they make an ideal target for fraudsters, organized cartels, and crime groups.

17 Jul 2019
TechnologyOver the years, cryptocurrency mining has evolved as a hot topic in the world of digital currencies.

10 Jun 2019
BusinessIndia's stance towards cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum could soon get a whole lot stringent.

21 May 2019
TechnologyFacebook is said to be working on its own cryptocurrency, a stablecoin, to enable payments on WhatsApp.

03 May 2019
TechnologyA few weeks back, we reported about the breach of Microsoft's primary consumer email service, Outlook.

25 Mar 2019
TechnologyFrom blocking out ads to upgrading Netflix, Google Chrome's web store has an extension for everything.

10 Mar 2019
TechnologyIn a major move, Revolut, a UK-based finance and payments app, has launched an 'auto-exchange' feature to prevent its users from volatile cryptocurrencies.

10 Feb 2019
TechnologyOver the years, cryptocurrency mining has evolved as a hot topic in the world of digital currencies.