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Popular digital currency appears to rise in value after chaotic start to 2018 and particularly rough 48 hours.

Outspoken technology pioneer John McAfee steadies cryptocurrency investors' nerves

As the price of a single bitcoin tumbled for the first time in months, Reddit's cryptocurrency community started posting links to global suicide hotlines.

deVere Group is one of the world's largest independent advisors with 70 offices across the world, over 80,000 clients and $12bn under advisement.

Blockchain seminar refuses to take cryptocurrency as payment and blames high fees and network congestion for ban.

Iqbal Gandham, UK Managing Director at eToro, looks at the rise of crypto and suggests diversification for the coming year.

With the spotlight on cryptocurrency following the unprecedented rise in the value of Bitcoin last year, it's easily to feel overwhelmed with the sheer amount of options available.

Investors were right to bet that common sense would prevail in 2017. Most likely, it will in 2018 too.

The first smart contract platform secured by the Bitcoin Network will bring one billion people to the financial system, says RSK.

Tech pioneer John McAfee tells 640,000 Twitter followers that he uses cryptocurrency to pay for sex and drugs.

Government says drop in Chinese demand could spell very bad news for the industry.

Simon Dixon,CEO and Founder of BnktotheFuture, examines the 'Bitcoin marketing machine'.

British currency gains from positive macroeconomic data as US jobs figures fail to perk up the dollar.

The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, is considering the development of a state-run cryptocurrency that could be used to shirk international sanctions.

Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam called for a Bitcoin ban, issuing an official fatwa against the cryptocurrency.

Users of Coinbase, a popular website used to buy and sell cryptocurrencies, claim to be mulling legal action as trades and customer service allegedly stalled to a halt.

The malware installs a Monero miner and a malicious Chrome extension, which helps it spread to other victims.

Charlie Lee, the creator of the cryptocurrency litecoin (LTC), claims to have sold all of his digital reserves to silence naysayers who accuse him of conflicts of interest.

The founder of Coinbase, one of the most popular cryptocurrency trading platforms, says the company is investigating claims that its staff were involved with insider trading.

The co-founder and technical director of a major bitcoin website has sold all his bitcoins, claiming that the popular cryptocurrency has become "virtually unusable".

Researchers at Palo Alto Networks look at Monero mining using Coinhive, one of the more popular browser-mining services.

British firms are stockpiling cryptocurrencies including bitcoin and ethereum so they can pay off hackers in the event of a ransomware or malware attack.

The past 12 months have been largely positive for the stock markets, but the macroeconomic scenario appears increasingly uncertain as we enter 2018.

However, sugar cane diversion to ethanol production in Brazil means global prices remain high.

Coinbase, one of the most popular ways to trade in cryptocurrency, is facing mounting customer complaints as it stumbles under the weight of intense interest in bitcoin.

Kevin Murcko, CEO, CoinMetro and FXPIG, looks at regulation of cryptocoins and tokens.

A 27-year-old New York woman is facing decades in prison for allegedly converting money stolen from banks into bitcoin and using the funds to aid the Islamic State.

35-year-old Louis Meza from New Jersey was charged with kidnapping and robbery. If found guilty, he could face upto 25 years in prison.

'Bumping along the bottom' is what the British currency did in 2017 and the same expression might apply to 2018 too.