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Digital currencies have gathered a lot of attention across the world

The past weekend shockingly the price fell down to $5600 in a day, an all-time low

He expects major financial firms to soon start to offer bitcoin or similar products as an investment option

He called it a very speculative instrument that people use for money laundering

Some are turning to it out of desperation as their bank deposits lose value almost by the day

It has been on a tear in recent months with a vertiginous sevenfold increase in value since the start of the year

The popular cryptocurrency has 627 total contributors and over 12,000 followers

The money involved in it ranged from $150 million to $280 million

Six-fold gains in its price this year have stirred a debate among financial professionals

Sharia law has not yet been developed for the usage of Bitcoin

They've had a bumper year with a more than a sixfold increase

Transactions in bitcoins amounted to $1.1 million in Venezuela in the last week of September

The original virtual currency has gained over 500 per cent this year

It has chalked up a more than fivefold increase in price since the start of the year

Bitcoin last traded at around $4,807

Urdubit.com witnesses surge in traffic

Large banks have until now avoided trading in bitcoin due to its reputation as a conduit for illicit activity

Chinese traders are buying and selling bitcoin directly with each other on peer-to-peer marketplaces & messenger apps

The Bitcoin Investment Trust is currently traded “over the counter”

Chinese platforms BTCC and Okcoin accounted for 22 per cent of the world trade in bitcoins in early September

They have been cracking down on fundraising through launches of token-based digital currencies

Bitcoin’s price fell as much as 4 per cent following Dimon’s comments

After the news, Bitcoin was down 8 per cent, while the total value of all cryptocurrencies was down around 10 per cent

Virtual currency has grown rapidly since the 2009 launch of Bitcoin,

Bitcoin on Tuesday hit a record $4,400 BTC=BTSP on the BitStamp platform

Bitcoin averted a split two weeks ago, when its software developers and miners agreed to implement a software upgrade

Vinnik and his firm "received" more than $4 billion in bitcoin and did substantial business in the United States

Coin sales have already eclipsed funds blockchain firms received from venture capital

Miners signaled support for Bitcoin Improvement Proposal

Virtual currency hit a record of almost $3,000 last month but has fallen over 20 percent since then to $2,375

In its bankruptcy filing, Tokyo-based Mt. Gox blamed hackers for the lost bitcoins

The virtual currency is now worth more than $2,300

The 32-year-old was arrested over allegations of fraudulently manipulating data to pocket millions in Bitcoins

Authorities say he swindled funds through fake trading platform

Blockchain technology provides an electronic record-keeping and transaction-processing system

Market capitalization of digital currencies has increased by around 95 per cent to $106 billion

Mining for cryptocurrency involves using networks of computers to solve complex mathematical problems

Wal-Mart Stores is testing the technology system on mangos

The digital currency has more than doubled its value since the start of this year

The virtual currency hit a fresh all-time high of $2,760.10

The virtual currency has more than doubled this year

Cryptocurrency hit a record high trading at $2,251.61 on Monday

LedgerX plans to operate regulated exchange and clearing house for bitcoin and other digital currencies

WannaCry ransomware has infected more than 300,000 computers since Friday

The virtual currency has surged nearly 80 per cent this year

The new virtual money could face a tough battle integrating into the wider financial system

'bilur' was created by London-based financial services company R Fintech

The digital currency has more than tripled in value over the past year

Country’s only exchange says majority users are freelancers

The digital currency climbed to a record high of $1,298 on the BitStamp platform