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There are now hundreds of virtual currencies and an unknown number of server farms around the world

Here is a look back at some of the trials and tribulations of the world's most popular virtual currency

The report also showed a steadily growing number of smaller thefts in the $20-60 million range

Osaka-based Tech Bureau said its server had been illegally accessed and money transferred

Online platforms where virtual currencies can be bought and sold by individuals operate with lower safeguards

An initial version of the network launched after months of delays

As NY approves dollar-linked digital currencies

To open a desk for trading cryptocurrencies as the regulatory framework for crypto remains unclear

Suggesting they were not yet convinced that the products would not be subject to fraud or manipulation

He pleaded guilty to securities fraud and obstruction of justice

Virtual currencies have been stuck in a downward trend for most of 2018 after last year’s frenzied interest fizzled

Cryptocurrency exchange loses 35 billion worth of virtual coins to hackers, stops all trading

Bitcoin’s surge in value turned some of its first investors into billionaires

For any form of money to work across large networks it requires trust in the stability of its value

It is the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap after bitcoin

So far in 2018, it is down nearly 53 per cent, after soaring more than 1,300 per cent last year

Prompting an extended sell-off to a 2-month low amid growing concerns about security

The fraud investigation involves a company named BTC Global

Federal prosecutors are working with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Bitcoin came in at number 13

Bitcoin’s price hit almost $20,000 in December, more than 10 times what it was worth only five months earlier

Exchange operators, investors, and analysts say people are rushing to take advantage of a three-month window

The digital data structure is best known for underpinning cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency advertisements are disappearing from internet pages, and bitcoin no longer dominates Google searches

It was last up 4.4 per cent at $9,387.15 on the Bitstamp platform

Average daily traded volumes across cryptocurrency exchanges fell to $9.1 billion in March

It stood at $8,096 on Friday morning

Development of digital currency threatens to affect the stability of the financial system

SBP says they are not legal tender

Interest in cryptocurrencies surged last year as prices rocketed only to tumble in recent months

Used as a transfer mechanism rather than a currency, it circumvents banks’ transaction fee

The CFTC first determined that virtual currencies are commodities in 2015

The body will later invite other cryptocurrency exchanges whose applications for registration

The city-state which is aiming to be a hub for financial technology and so-called initial coin offerings in Asia

Duren bought $5 worth of litecoin in November, and eventually purchased $400 more, mostly with his credit card

The exchange voided the trades after discovering the error, which happened on February 16

Scores of miners from around the world are traveling to places like Hong Kong and Singapore to buy the rigs

The cryptocurrency has been surrounded by negative headlines since the start of the year

US lawmakers are moving to consider new rules that could impose stricter federal oversight on the emerging asset class

There has also been the incidence of hacks on exchanges

Two companies and five individuals took part in an initial lawsuit filed at the Tokyo District Court

Ten traders will file the claim at the Tokyo District Court over Coincheck’s freezing of cryptocurrency withdrawals

Virtual currencies usually thrive as an alternative form of payment during times of suspicion

Regulatory clampdown continues to panic investors

On the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange, it fell as low as $6,853.53

Banks in Britain, the US ban use of credit cards to buy cryptocurrencies

Kim Byung-kee, a member of South Korea’s intelligence committee did not disclose which exchanges were hacked

Amid fears that Britain's biggest mortgage lender could run up huge losses

The slump has brought total market value down to around $400b

The cryptocurrency dipped below $9,000 for the first time since November