CRYPTO

Bitcoin Leaps Over $100,000 As Traders Cheer Trump Pick

Bitcoin broke $100,000 for the first time ever on Thursday
Bitcoin broke $100,000 for the first time Thursday after Donald Trump nominated cryptocurrency backer Paul Atkins to head the US securities regulator, reinforcing optimism the incoming president will deregulate the sector.
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Bitcoin's price has soared by more than 20 percent this month and more than tripled since January last year

Bitcoin's Renewed Euphoria As Price Keeps Rising

Bitcoin is forecast to keep on rising after hitting fresh two-year highs above $50,000 on Thursday, leaving analysts to wonder whether investors have moved on from recent cryptocurrency setbacks, including scandals.
Australian computer scientist Craig Wright says he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym of bitcoin's creator

UK Trial Opens Into Bitcoin 'Inventor' Claims

The trial of an alleged bitcoin creator opened in London on Monday, seeking to determine whether an Australian computer scientist invented the world's most popular cryptocurrency.
Sam Bankman-Fried founded FTX, a crypto exchange that collapsed spectacularly in 2022

The Fallen Kings Of Crypto

Binance boss Changpeng Zhao has become the most powerful cryptocurrency figure to fall in a two-year period chaotic even by the standards of the notoriously volatile industry.
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