NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bitcoin fell sharply on Friday after a report from a Chinese news outlet said China was planning to shut down local crypto-currency exchanges, although analysts said this was just a temporary setback.

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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s finance ministry wants to regulate the circulation of crypto-currencies involving Russian citizens and firms, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Friday.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bitcoin fell sharply on Friday after a report from local news media Caixin said China is planning to shut local bitcoin exchanges.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Knox Group of Companies, with headquarters in the Isle of Man, announced late on Tuesday it will launch a residential and commercial property development in Dubai valued at 250 million pounds ($325 million), with residences that can be purchased in the digital currency bitcoin.

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DETROIT (Reuters) – The technology underpinning the cryptocurrency bitcoin is migrating to the auto industry and vehicle sharing.

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BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese conglomerate Fosun Group has made a foray into blockchain with an investment in the Shanghai startup behind Onchain, a local version of the much-hyped technology that underpins virtual currencies such as bitcoin.

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