Bitcoin has reached a fresh record high, breaking $12k on Tuesday and strengthening its gains. No clear catalyst was identified to have led to today's upsurge, although the positive impact of CBOE offering bitcoin futures might have carried over.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has turned to the world of crypto currencies, announcing the launch of virtual currency “petro” backed by oil reserves.

The UK and EU countries mull over a crackdown on the crypto market with the aim to bring digital currency in line with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financial legislation. The UK government is reportedly negotiating amendments to the anti-money-laundering directive.

Bitcoin has touched a new high. On December 3, the Bitcoin value achieved a new all-time high at $11,874. Earlier on Saturday, Bitcoin picked up steam to cross $11,000 barrier for the second time this week.

The governor of the Bank of France, Francois Villeroy de Galhau, has called Bitcoin is a speculative asset. Villeroy also warned those pondering over investing in Bitcoin, stating that those who do, do so entirely at their ‘own risk.’

Crypto currency has been deemed illegal in India. The Finance Minister of India, Arun Jaitley, has said that India does not recognise crypto currency as a legal tender.

Now, Ethereum has done it! The second largest crypto currency by market size, Ethereum (ETH) has crossed $500 milestone for the first time. The data from cross-exchange resource Coinmarketcap shows ETH is currently trading at around $440, after registering a new high to reach $522 before falling.

The Nasdaq exchange, the second-largest stock exchange in the world, may begin to offer Bitcoin futures next year. Bitcoin futures are an in-demand option, driving a number of exchanges to consider the possibility.

A recent research has found the vast majority of mobile crypto currency wallet apps employ poor security. The San Francisco based security firm High-Tech Bridge analyzed more than 2,000 crypto mobile apps on Google Play.

Bitcoin has crossed the colossal $10,000 milestone. The world’s leading crypto currency, with a market cap of $160 billion, has been on an incredible run this week. At the moment, Bitcoin is trading at $10064.00. (Source: CoinMarketCap)

This has been a remarkable week for digital currency. After a record-setting Bitcoin price rally, the total cryptocurrency market cap has achieved a new milestone – crossing the $300 billion threshold for the first time.

Shinhan Bank, the second largest bank in South Korea, is reportedly working on its bitcoin “vault and wallet services.” In a first for the banking industry, Shinhan would become the first major bank to offer Bitcoin storage services direct. The bitcoin vault and wallet platform is expected by mid-2018.

Bitcoin has surged to yet another new record high. The cryptocurrency has jumped to an all-time high of $9683.29.

Ethereum has reached a new all-time high going past the previous record of $407 back in June 2017. It is hovering around $412.84 at the moment.

Billdesk, a Mumbai-based payment gateway, has launched India's first crypto-currency exchange ‘Coinome’. Incorporated under Hatio Innovations Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of BillDesk, the exchange is expected to support around 20 mainstream crypto-currencies by next year.

Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has breached $8,000 mark for the first time. According to the website CoinDesk, Bitcoin hit a record high of $8,121.56 on Monday around 12:25 p.m. London time. It is currently trading at $8233.45.

Malaysia has begun working on a regulatory structure for crypto currencies. Malaysia's central bank and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) have joined hands to work on regulations for digital currencies with the objective of securing the country against money-laundering and terrorism financing.

The soaring success of cryptocurrencies has garnered massive amounts of attention across the world. The burgeoning industry is a hot property for traders to exploit and take away subsequent returns.

The former Full Tilt Poker executive Rafe Furst has come in support of the Cryptocurrency Project. Earlier, the big names in poker – Antanas "Tony G" Guoga and Phil Ivey had called for the union of the poker world and cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin is currently at over $7,000 per bitcoin. Now, users can buy partial coins and hence don’t need to spend thousands of dollars to utilize the platform. It could be used for simple transactions like $3.50 for coffee or a few dozen bitcoins to purchase a car.