Bitcoin plus news
Here are some recent news articles and updates about Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market:
Bitcoin Price
- Bitcoin price surges above $12,000 for the first time since June (CNBC)
- Bitcoin price jumps 10% in a day, breaking above $11,000 (The Block)
- Bitcoin price sees biggest daily gain in 3 months, surging 15% (Coindesk)
Regulatory Updates
- US Treasury Department sanctions cryptocurrency exchange for alleged ties to North Korea (The New York Times)
- European Union proposes new rules to regulate cryptocurrency and blockchain (Reuters)
- Japan's Financial Services Agency approves new cryptocurrency exchange (The Japan Times)
Blockchain and Technology
- Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency faces scrutiny from US lawmakers (The Washington Post)
- Google announces new blockchain-based platform for secure data storage (The Verge)
- IBM launches new blockchain-based supply chain platform (Supply Chain Dive)
Investment and Adoption
- MicroStrategy, a business intelligence firm, invests $250 million in Bitcoin (CNBC)
- Square, a payment processing company, invests $50 million in Bitcoin (The Wall Street Journal)
- PayPal announces plans to allow users to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies (The New York Times)
Security and Hacking
- Bitcoin exchange Binance hacked, losing $40 million in cryptocurrency (Coindesk)
- Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin hacked, losing $150 million in cryptocurrency (The Block)
- US authorities charge 2 individuals with hacking cryptocurrency exchanges (The Wall Street Journal)
Other News
- El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt Bitcoin as a legal tender (The New York Times)
- The city of Miami, Florida, considers accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment (The Miami Herald)
- The University of Cambridge launches new research center focused on cryptocurrency and blockchain (Cambridge University)
Please note that the cryptocurrency market is highly volatile and subject to rapid changes, so these news articles may not reflect the current market situation.