Bitcoin hits $2 trillion market cap, now bigger than Tesla, Facebook and Saudi AramcoBitcoin has hit a historic $100,000 milestone, with a market cap exceeding $2 trillion. This surge is driven by investor optimism and the a...
05 Dec, 2024, 03.38 PM IST
Who is Pavel Durov, CEO of messaging app Telegram?Russian-born Durov, 39, is founder and owner of messaging app Telegram, a free to use platform that competes with other social media platfo...
26 Aug, 2024, 12.32 PM IST
Will a cryptocurrency like bitcoin grow, increase in value or disappear into oblivion? This factor decidesIt is important to understand network effects because it is the singular force that drives economic value in the digital economy, as oppose...
24 Jun, 2024, 10.50 AM IST
Google opposes social media self-regulation; Zomato acquires Blinkit’s warehousing businessReuters reports that Google is against the idea of a self- regulatory body, which has the support of Meta and Twitter.
11 Aug, 2022, 06.54 PM IST
Crypto year at a glance: Ethreum outperformed in 2021, Metaverse is new DeFiEthereum zoomed over 425 per cent in 2021, whereas Bitcoin jumped only 66 per cent.
02 Jan, 2022, 01.31 PM IST
NFTs: Blending commerce and metaverseNFTs have become a cynosure of all eyes. Artists, singers and even sportspersons are moving into this space. Football legend Messi has jump...
29 Aug, 2021, 12.27 PM IST
Exclusive: Delhivery IPO detailsIn today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch, Delhivery plans to launch a $500-million IPO in 6-8 months’ Politicians lose privileges on Facebook; an...
07 Jun, 2021, 07.47 AM IST
Mukesh Ambani is again richest Asian as China’s Zhong loses $22 billionMukesh Ambani spent most of the past two years leading the ranking of Asia’s richest people, taking over from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s ...
26 Feb, 2021, 05.01 PM IST
A millennial crypto victory bigger than the price of BitcoinSathvik Vishwanath and Harish BV, cofounders of a then five-year-old startup, were arrested in late 2018. No, they hadn’t pulled off a shad...
27 Nov, 2020, 09.58 AM IST
Winklevoss twins' fortune doubles as bitcoin ralliesThe 37-year-old twins, known for their portrayal in the 2010 movie “The Social Network,” were among early investors in Bitcoin.
27 Jun, 2019, 09.21 AM IST
Bitcoin tops $12,000 for the first time January 2018On a year-to-date basis, bitcoin has risen 216 per cent to $12,155 on June 26 against $3843.52 on January 1.
26 Jun, 2019, 10.10 AM IST
View: Bitcoin back above $10,000 level isn’t just about Mark ZuckerbergThe cryptocurrency’s recent jump marks the return of a speculative dream.
24 Jun, 2019, 07.54 PM IST
Global stocks rally makes world's wealthiest richer by $1 trillion in 2017The number of Asian billionaires surpassed the US for the first time, a UBS and PWC report said.
27 Dec, 2017, 12.24 PM IST
Bitcoin's blazing gains just the start, it will rise as much as 20-fold: Billionaire Winklevoss“We think that bitcoin is a gold disruptor,” Winklevoss said in an interview on Friday.
11 Dec, 2017, 12.37 PM IST
A poor sheep-herder now mines cryptocurrencies - and proves a pointFor Mutai, the appeal is simple: It levels the playing field in global markets that don’t give people like him many breaks.
04 Nov, 2017, 10.16 AM IST
Here's how cryptocurrencies are changing the way we understand financeFacebook has a value of $496 billion, or 3.46 times the entire market capitalisation of all cryptocurrencies worldwide.
30 Oct, 2017, 11.02 AM IST
Use of social media for commerce is on the rise: B Amrish Rau, CEO, PayU IndiaThe digital payments industry in India is expected to be $500 billion by 2020, according to a Google-BCG study.
06 Jul, 2017, 03.54 PM IST