Gold for bitcoin new fad as e-currency count nears 500-mark

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi July 27, 2014

In a fresh possible headache for regulators, including in India, 'gold for bitcoin' trades are emerging as a new fad in the world of anonymous transactions, fuelling further the appetite for virtual currencies.

This comes at a time when the count of virtual currencies available in the market is fast moving closer to the 500-mark, although the price of top-ranked bitcoin has begun showing signs of stability at around USD 500-600 level after remaining highly volatile for most part of its half a decade existence.

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