PayPal will allow customers to hold bitcoin and other virtual coins in its online wallet and shop using cryptocurrencies at the 26 million merchants on its network.

World Business Watch: PayPal to open up network to cryptocurrencies

The idea of currency and money is being disrupted by cutting-edge technologies that promise to change how money exchanges hands in the 21st century. The race for developing national digital currencies is gaining momentum, fueled by the birth cryptocurrencies that challenges the monopoly and autonomy of central banks on the economy altogether.

The race for national digital currency is gaining momentum, is India lagging behind?

Digital assets and cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum and XRP have often been called highly volatile and risky assets used by either speculators or dubious characters for dark web anonymous transactions facilitating illegal activities.

Explained: Bitcoin halving and the expected bull-market for digital assets

The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 2018 circular that barred banks from giving access to companies in trading in cryptocurrencies.

Supreme Court allows trade in cryptocurrencies, quashes RBI curb

Last year Facebook announced its digital currency - Libra - which seen as a savvy business move, but American lawmakers raised red flags over the entire project.

Global central banks could adopt cryptocurrencies

Seven global central banks, led by the Bank of England will consider adopting cryptocurrencies. This report from Gravitas tells you how leading countries are looking at ways to adopt cryptos into their financial systems.

Gravitas: 7 Global Central Banks could adopt Cryptocurrencies

The G7 group of the world's most developed economies are worried about Facebook's planned Libra cryptocurrency and have a shared consensus about the need to act quickly, a French official said Wednesday.

G7 worried over Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency: French official

A proposal to prevent big technology companies from functioning as financial institutions or issuing digital currencies has been circulated for discussion by the Democratic majority that leads the House Financial Services Committee, according to a copy of the draft legislation.

US lawmakers propose barring big tech companies from offering financial services, digital currencies

US President Donald Trump on Thursday criticised Bitcoin, Facebook's proposed Libra digital coin and other cryptocurrencies and demanded that companies seek a banking charter and make themselves subject to US and global regulations if they wanted to "become a bank.

If Facebook's Libra wants to become a bank, it must seek new banking charter: Trump

Cryptocurrencies live in a volatile, roller-coaster world, which Facebook is seeking to change with its new Libra digital money. The new digital currency will be overseen by a nonprofit association and backed with real assets to serve as a reliable, stable form of globally accepted money that lives essentially on smartphones.

How cryptocurrencies can replace other pay options

Over the past decade, cryptocurrencies like EOS and bitcoin have become popular among investors looking to make large profits from a new and anonymous form of storing wealth. But a handful of charities are also now using digital currencies to send relief directly to those in need, circumventing banks and companies that handle remittances.

Charities use cryptocurrency to send aid to Venezuela

India's 1st Cryptocurrency ATM seized

Google said it took down 3.2 billion ads that violated its advertising policies in 2017

Google to ban ads on cryptocurrencies, related products

Major virtual currencies had rebounded slightly by late Friday but were still down, with Bitcoin dropping 2.13 percent to $10,987.70, ripple sliding more than six percent and ethereum flat.

Cryptocurrencies fall after hack hits Japan's Coincheck

Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange, bitcoin fell as low as $6,853.53 in early afternoon trading in New York.

Bitcoin continues to slide, loses half its value in 2018

An analysis of Bitcoin's fundamentals shows how much of a bubble its price has inflated to

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