E-commerce giant Amazon on Tuesday denied reports of accepting Cryptocurrency Bitcoin as payment. Amazon spokesperson said information in the story was "fabricated," but that the company does have its eyes on the cryptocurrency sector.

Amazon denies report of accepting cryptocurrency Bitcoin as payment

Elon Musk said that electric-car maker Tesla will most likely restart accepting Bitcoin as payment once it conducts due diligence on the amount of renewable energy used to mine the currency.

World Business Watch: Elon Musk says Tesla 'most likely' to restart accepting Bitcoin

In a snub to El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, more than three-quarters of Salvadorans are skeptical of the maverick leader’s push to adopt the cryptocurrency bitcoin as parallel legal tender, according to a poll released on Thursday.

World Business Watch: Big Salvadoran majority skeptical of bitcoin as standard currency

Britain's financial regulator has said Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, cannot conduct any regulated activity and issued a warning to consumers about the platform, which is coming under growing scrutiny globally.

World Business Watch: Britain bans Binance's UK operations in latest cryptocurrency crackdown

There's a great deal of hype around cryptocurrencies this year, and the cryptocurrency mining industry keeps growing. In this explainer, WION's Johan Castell breaks down how it works and simplifies some of the fundamental technologies involved in Bitcoin mining.

Cryptocurrency Mining Explained | Bitcoin - How it works

Panasonic Corp sold its stake in electric car maker Tesla Inc for about 400 billion yen ($3.61 billion) in the year ended March, a spokesperson for the Japanese company said on Friday.

Panasonic sells Tesla stake for $3.6 billion

On Wednesday, Salvadoran Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya said his country had approached the bank for technical assistance in order to implement bitcoin alongside the U.S. dollar

World Bank denies El Salvador’s request for implementation of Bitcoin

Bitcoin hit a two-week peak just shy of $40,000 on Monday, after another weekend reacting to tweets from Tesla boss Elon Musk, who fended off criticism over his market influence and said Tesla sold bitcoin but may resume transactions using it.

Bitcoin jumps after Musk says Tesla could use it again

Police in China arrested over 1,100 people suspected of using cryptocurrencies to launder illegal proceeds from telephone and Internet scams in a recent crackdown, the Ministry of Public Security said.

China arrests over 1,100 suspects in crackdown on crypto-related money laundering

On Wednesday, El Salvador's legislature passed a law that designates Bitcoin legal tender. This makes it possible to pay taxes with Bitcoin, and businesses will now be obligated to accept Bitcoin payments, and converting Bitcoin to other currencies will no longer be subjected to capital-gains tax.

El Salvador legalises Bitcoin as other nations plan similar moves

A slew of crypto-related accounts in China's Twitter-like Weibo platform were blocked over the weekend, as Beijing stepped up a crackdown on bitcoin trading and mining.

China blocks several cryptocurrency-related social media accounts amid crackdown

Hacker group Anonymous has released a video targetting Tesla CEO Elon Musk. In the video released on Youtube on June 4, Anonymous, responsible for some of the major cyber-attacks has criticised Musk's hold on the cryptocurrency market.

'Expect us': Hacktivist group Anonymous targets Elon Musk over his crypto market hold

Many cryptocurrency firms are not meeting Britain`s anti-money laundering and financing rules and, as a result, unprecedented numbers of them have withdrawn applications to register with the country`s financial watchdog, it said on Thursday.

Cryptocurrency firms not meeting anti-money laundering rules, UK regulator says

Bitcoin's value plunged on Wednesday after China signaled a new crackdown on the cryptocurrency, but its losses were cushioned after Tesla head Elon Musk spoke up on Twitter.

Bitcoin tumble slows with help from Elon Musk

Bitcoin regained some lost ground to trade near $40,000 on Thursday, a day after a brutal selloff on concerns over tighter regulation in China and unease over the extent of leveraged positions in the cryptocurrency world.

Bitcoin's star backers, dip buyers help cryptos recover

Fake promised giveaways by celebrities such as Telsa CEO Elon Musk are being used by scammers to cash in on interest in cryptocurrencies, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Monday in noting a jump in complaints about cryptocurrency fraud since October.

Crypto scammers made over $2 million through fake Elon Musk giveaways 

China has banned financial institutions and payment companies from providing services related to cryptocurrency transactions, and warned investors against speculative crypto trading.

China bans financial, payment institutions from cryptocurrency business 

Bitcoin dropped to a three-month low on Monday as investors sold cryptocurrencies in the wake of Tesla boss Elon Musk's hinting over the weekend that the carmaker is considering to shed or may have already sold some of its bitcoin holdings.

Bitcoin hits three-month low as Musk drives investors to exit 

Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk has denounced the "insane" amount of energy used to produce bitcoin, doubling down on his sudden rejection of the cryptocurrency as a means of payment over environmental concerns.

Here is why Elon Musk decried bitcoin's 'insane' energy use after Tesla payment U-turn

Observing an increase in climate-harming emissions, Elon Musk’s electric car company, Tesla, has decided to temporary suspend payment for cars with bitcoin. "Tesla has suspended vehicle purchase using Bitcoin.

Elon Musk's Tesla halts bitcoin purchases amid concerns of increasing carbon emissions

The founder, CEO of SpaceX Elon Musk has said his rocket company SpaceX will now accept the meme-inspired cryptocurrency Dogecoin as payment. Musk has tweeted that "SpaceX launching satellite Doge-1 to the moon next year Mission paid for in Doge 1st crypto in space 1st meme in space".

Cryptocurrency: SpaceX to accept Dogecoin as payment for 'DOGE-1 Mission' to the moon next year

South Korea said on Sunday it will strengthen its monitoring system against cryptocurrency-related phishing websites by working with the National Police Agency amid recent surges in prices of virtual money.

South Korea to clamp down on cryptocurrency phishing activity 

Ether, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, on Thursday rose to a record high of $3,591.65 on the Bitstamp Exchange. Also read | Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies tumble over Biden tax plan fears Ether was last up about 3.

Cryptocurrency 'Ether' rises to new record high

A presidential decree published on Saturday added cryptocurrency exchanges to a list of firms covered by Turkey’s terror financing and money laundering. The move came after a ban on using cryptocurrencies for making payments, which was introduced in response to claims that such transactions are too risky, took effect in Turkey on Friday.

Turkey adds cryptocurrency exchanges to terror funding rules 

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