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Bitcoin slumps under $25,000, lowest in 18 months

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 06:01 PM

Bitcoin tumbled Monday to an 18-month low under $25,000 as investors shunned risky assets in the face of a global markets selloff. Read more »

To use rather than collect, the second coming of NFTs

Thomas Urbain, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 24 11:07 AM

The booming world of digital assets has opened up a new market, while also provoking discussions about how they could be useful in the real world. Read more »

BSP eyes testing digital money in last quarter of 2022

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 12:50 PM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Thursday said it was eyeing to pilot test the central bank digital currency by the last quarter of the year. Read more »

Bitcoin climbs to highest in almost three weeks

Reuters
Posted at Mar 23 08:36 AM

Bitcoin climbed on Tuesday to its highest in almost three weeks, adding to its gains since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pulling up smaller digital coins such as ether. Read more »

India announces bill to ban cryptocurrencies

Nivrita Ganguly, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 05:50 AM

It is the latest such move by a major emerging economy, after China declared all cryptocurrency transactions illegal in September. Read more »

Bitcoin soars to $50,000 again on institutional demand

Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Ritvik Carvalho, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 08:39 AM

Bitcoin, the world's largest cyrptocurrency in terms of market value, rose on Tuesday, passing the $50,000 mark for the first time in four weeks and adding to gains this month on mounting institutional interest. Read more »

New money: Central banks lay out operating manual for digital cash

Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 09:06 AM

A group of central banks sketched out a potential operating manual for digital cash on Thursday as they aim to strike a balance between keeping up with cryptocurrencies and concerns that the new technology could upend commercial lenders. Read more »

PayPal to let UK users buy, hold and sell crypto

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 09:06 AM

PayPal on Monday said it will this week begin to allow users in Britain to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency through the online payment platform for the first time. Read more »

Record cryptocurrency heist valued at $600 million

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 11 10:15 AM

A firm specializing in transferring cryptocurrency said Tuesday that hackers cracked its security, making off with a record-setting haul potentially worth $600 million. Read more »

Voyager Innovations raises $120 million additional funding for PayMaya expansions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 06:20 PM

Its stakeholders PLDT Inc, KRR, China's Tencent, IFC and IFC Emerging Asia Fund committed up to $120 million new investments in Voyager, operator of PayMaya, the groups said in a joint statement.  Read more »