Authorities have proposed a bitcoin tax amid fears that its popularity is spiralling out of control and causing an unhealthy obsession in school students

A group comprising some of Wall Street’s biggest brokerages has come out against the impending introduction of bitcoin futures

Limited supply and speculative buying will likely prevent bitcoin reaching the masses. However, the blockchain technology behind it looks set to upend the world of finance

A report by the Bank for International Settlements has warned that central bank-issued cryptocurrencies like Fedcoin or Ekrona could cause bank runs and challenge business models

The price of bitcoin has topped gold for the first time, marking a symbolic moment in the evolution of finance

Digital currency Bitcoin has outperformed its central bank-issued peers to emerge as the best-performing currency of 2016