With over 8,500 altcoins, there’s a coin for just about every purpose, but Bitcoin remains the most popular
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Bitcoin breaches $34,000 for first time, Ether surges as crypto rally continues
Proponents of the world’s largest cryptocurrency argue that it is muscling in on gold as a hedge against US dollar weakness and inflation risk
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Virtual currency Bitcoin passes $30,000 for the first time
Just 12 years old, Bitcoin has seen a meteoric rise since March, when it stood at $5,000
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Video: Two reasons bitcoin could keep its upward trend
Investors are looking at safe havens in everything from lumber to sugar to bitcoin as the dollar depreciates.
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Video: Is bitcoin eyeing a price breakout?
Once US equities start to top and real interest rates start to decline, along with other developments, you could see a flight to bitcoin.
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New gold-based cryptocurrency set to launch in the UAE
Golden M Group has announced that Coin M will be the first of its kind in the Middle East
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Bahrain crypto exchange Rain secures MidEast’s first licence
Rain is the first cryptocurrency exchange to earn a regulatory licence in the region, closes $2.5m funding round
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Video: Facebook’s Libra coin – how is it going to work?
Facebook is leaping into the world of cryptocurrency with its own digital money, designed to let people save, send or spend money as easily as firing off text messages.
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Facebook unveils Libra, its global cryptocurrency
US social media giant says cryptocurrency move is aimed at creating a low-cost global payment system
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UAE second in global token sales
The country accounted for more than a quarter of global funds raised in Q1 2019