Bitcoin

Explained | Amid poor guardrails, global crypto market stood at $2.6 bn in 2024, could grow to $15 bn by 2035

November 17, 2025 1:23 pm

While trading in cryptocurrencies is not illegal in India, they are not recognised as legal tender, and their use is largely restricted to investment instruments.

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A Ponzi scheme, secret diary and property scouting: What led to a Chinese ‘cryptoqueen’ being sentenced to 11 years’ prison by UK courts

November 13, 2025 9:34 am

Zhimin Qian, dubbed the ‘cryptoqueen’ for owning Bitcoin worth $6.6 billion in hard drives, floated a Ponzi scheme, Lantian Gerui, or Bluesky Greet, in China

Hacking of poker gaming site: Karnataka Police file chargesheet against hacker Sriki

October 09, 2025 12:11 pm

Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki is accused of stealing sensitive customer data from PokerBaazi, resulting in the illegal transfer of nearly Rs 67 lakh.

Pimpri Chinchwad police have arrested two men from rural Kolhapur. (Express Photo)

US citizen duped of Rs 1.44 crore in Bitcoins, police trace cyber fraud trail from rural Kolhapur to Dubai

October 08, 2025 10:55 pm

Fraud trail traced from rural Kolhapur to Dubai

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, was flat at 98.09. It is down nearly 10% this year. (File Photo)

Bitcoin hits new all-time record high

October 07, 2025 10:45 am

Bitcoin's ascent has coincided with the weakness of the U.S. dollar against major peers as Trump's tariffs on U.S. trade partners and uncertainty about their impact have prompted investors to diversify away from U.S. assets

Murder over Bitcoin: Ghaziabad man kills cousin to dodge repaying Rs 3 lakh loan to uncle

September 22, 2025 11:33 pm

Police said he took his 12-year-old cousin out on the pretext of watching a movie and allegedly strangled him to death.

Ross Ulbricht, who created Silk Road, a dark web market that used Bitcoin to facilitate millions of dollars in drug sales, takes the stage to speak at Bitcoin 2025, a cryptocurrency convention at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, May 29, 2025. (Gabriela Bhaskar/ The New York Times)

The spectacular comeback tour of a crypto overlord

September 08, 2025 9:36 am

As the creator of Silk Road, a dark web market that used bitcoin to facilitate millions of dollars in sales of heroin, cocaine and other drugs, he had been sentenced to life in prison in 2015 without the possibility of parole.

Gujarat: Former BJP MLA, ex-IPS get life imprisonment for extorting trader for bitcoins worth Rs 12 crore in 2018

August 30, 2025 1:20 am

Kotadiya was elected MLA from Dhari Assembly constituency in 2012 as a candidate of Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP), an outfit floated by former chief minister Keshubhai Patel

Fed rate cut, 401K investments: What’s driving the record rally in bitcoin, Ethereum

August 14, 2025 2:44 pm

The price of Ethereum rose 1.93 per cent from the previous day’s close to $4,745.73 apiece at 10:50 am IST on Thursday, slightly down from a high of $4,7890 apiece, earlier in the day.

Bitcoin tops $120,000 for the first time

July 14, 2025 9:48 am

The surge in bitcoin, which is up 29% for the year thus far, has sparked a broader rally across other cryptocurrencies over the past few weeks even in the face of Trump's chaotic tariffs.