Bitcoin turns 16: How crypto coin went from zero to trillion-dollar asset, explained in 10 pointsHappy Birthday Bitcoin! On January 3, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto created the first Bitcoin block. Bitcoin got off to a humble start in 2009, ro...
03 Jan, 2025, 05.56 PM IST
A techie bought pizzas with Bitcoins. If he had skipped, he would now have Rs 8,000 croreProgrammer Laszlo Hanyecz made history in May 2010 by conducting Bitcoin’s first real-world transaction, trading 10,000 bitcoins for two pi...
23 Dec, 2024, 05.23 PM IST
How did the Bitcoin whitepaper shape the crypto world we see today?The Bitcoin whitepaper, released by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008, aimed to create a decentralized transaction system. Bitcoin evolved from an e...
31 Oct, 2024, 10.15 AM IST
Bitcoin Pizza Day: Techie paid 10,000 Bitcoins for Pizza in 2010, now worth Rs 5,800 croreEach year on May 22nd, the cryptocurrency community celebrates Bitcoin Pizza Day, commemorating the first real-world Bitcoin transaction. I...
22 May, 2024, 01.12 PM IST
Bitcoin Pizza Day today: Mudrex CEO Edul Patel explains the significanceMudrex celebrates Bitcoin Pizza Day in Bengaluru by distributing pizzas to children, startups, and food lovers, partnering with WeWorks and...
22 May, 2024, 12.39 PM IST
Bitcoin Pizza Day and the rise of crypto commerceBitcoin Pizza Day celebrates the first real-world Bitcoin transaction in 2010 when Laszlo Hanyecz, a programmer, paid 10,000 Bitcoins for t...
22 May, 2024, 10.18 AM IST
Bitcoin Pizza Day: How one transaction in 2010 led to global crypto adoption?Bitcoin Pizza Day marked the beginning of the real-world value of cryptocurrencies beyond a speculative nature, showcasing Bitcoin's potent...
22 May, 2023, 04.36 PM IST
Real-life uses of virtual tokens: Gig pay, travel spends in cryptoBuying and selling has been the primary use-case for most types of cryptoholders. The prospect of higher returns compared to conventional a...
29 Mar, 2022, 07.16 AM IST
What to know about the mysterious world of cryptocurrenciesCryptocurrencies, which ballooned during the pandemic, have lost over $1 trillion in market cap in a couple of months.
04 Feb, 2022, 07.17 AM IST
A first in India: Crypto co lets users pay for common daily-use items like pizza, coffee using bitcoinsAccording to Unocoin, while in many parts of the world bitcoins are already accepted as a medium of exchange for trading, this would be a f...
12 Aug, 2021, 01.47 PM IST
Can cryptocurrencies be included in a sensible investor's portfolio?While we’re talking of cryptocurrencies in general, much of the background material is on Bitcoin, simply because that is the one digital t...
11 Jun, 2021, 04.24 PM IST
Will the real Bitcoin please stand up?We take a closer look at cryptocurrencies that were born from the original Bitcoin blockchain. Some have become multi-billion-dollar crypto...
10 Apr, 2021, 08.58 AM IST
Buy a car with bitcoin? Some car dealers were years ahead of Elon MuskDealers said accepting cryptocurrency is a good marketing and branding tool. But it is still a niche business. Price volatility and the abs...
10 Feb, 2021, 08.34 AM IST
View: Bitcoin looks more like gold than a currencyWhat does the future hold for the world’s first and still most famous cryptocurrency?
11 Jul, 2018, 08.26 PM IST
Five most unusual facts about bitcoinsFor his latest novel, God Is A Gamer, banker-turned author Ravi Subramanian extensively researched bitcoins and uncovered many an intriguin...
26 Nov, 2014, 08.55 AM IST
From eatery to meetup, entrepreneurs increasingly accepting 'bitcoins' in IndiaWhile bitcoin gains in popularity in India, entrepreneurs and investors say they are concerned about the RBI’s stance on the digital curren...
25 Dec, 2013, 11.04 AM IST
'Bitcoin' becoming a bit too big; regulators scramble for normsRegulators fear that this new phenomenon can give rise to a new kind of illegal investment schemes that could be very difficult to track an...
01 Dec, 2013, 05.38 PM IST