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Venture capital investments in crypto and blockchain start-ups that included funds from corporate have raced to USD 850 million so far this year.

Big corporate back crypto 'plumbing' despite currency caution

Bitcoin slumped by three-quarters last year after nearing a record of USD 20,000 in its frensied 2017 bubble.

18 Apr 2019 4:27 PM

The European Commission has recently launched a feasibility study on how to regulate the cryptocurrency markets.

France to ask EU partners to adopt its cryptocurrency regulation

In most of the world, cryptocurrencies are still either totally unregulated or banned.

16 Apr 2019 1:41 PM

Nearly three-quarters of these cryptocurrencies are mined in China.

China wants to ban Bitcoin for wasting resources

The process of mining is indeed a complex and resource hungry procedure.

11 Apr 2019 1:02 PM

The Crypto Wallet feature will also be available on the desktop browser.

Opera 60 releases with built-in cryptocurrency wallet

The version boasts increased security and privacy as it includes a built-in ad blocker.

10 Apr 2019 11:15 AM

The method allows sites to track you, even after you have cleared your cookies, through numerous tiny details about your system configuration.

Firefox rolls out new features to prevent browser fingerprinting, cryptomining

The anti-tracking feature and blocking of mining scripts will be available in Firefox’s Nightly builds in version 68.

10 Apr 2019 11:10 AM

Last week, the price of bitcoin soared nearly 20 percent in its best day since the height of the 2017 bubble.

China says it wants to eliminate bitcoin mining

China is the world’s largest market for computer hardware designed to mine bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

09 Apr 2019 12:29 PM

Alibaba did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A US-based lawyer for Alibaba declined to comment.

Cryptocurrency firm agrees to stop using Alibaba name

ABBC Foundation announced the settlement on Monday, in a statement confirmed by its US-based lawyer.

12 Mar 2019 12:59 PM

Prosecutors said OneCoin, which still operates, claimed to have more than 3 million members, who would receive commissions for recruiting new members to buy cryptocurrency packages.

US calls 'OneCoin' huge pyramid scheme, charges leaders

Much of the USD 1.2 billion of investor money located so far was laundered through at least 21 countries, prosecutors said.

09 Mar 2019 12:46 PM

A recent study revealed the value of cryptocurrencies stolen from exchanges and scammed from investors surged more than 400 percent in 2018 to about USD 1.7 billion.

Australia watchdog suspends two cryptocurrency exchanges for drug offences

Various estimates show cryptocurrency crime is on the rise globally, keeping pace with the market’s rapid growth.

08 Mar 2019 4:58 PM

Facebook has more than 50 engineers working on the cryptocurrency project.

Facebook working to roll out its own ‘stablecoin’

Internet companies including Facebook, Telegram, and Signal are planning to roll out new cryptocurrencies over the next year.

03 Mar 2019 11:25 AM

A reduction in supply of Ethereum could cause price movements across other major cryptocurrencies.

No.2 cryptocurrency Ethereum faces software 'fork'; lower supply seen

It will undergo two so-called “hard forks” during the evening, in essence creating a new version of its blockchain software.

01 Mar 2019 1:16 PM

In addition to Ethereum and CosmoCoin, Samsung has also announced support for Enjin Coin which is Ethereum-based currency for gamers.

Samsung Galaxy S10 comes with built-in cryptocurrency wallet

It comes with the built-in cryptocurrency wallet that allows users to store bitcoin Ethereum and cryptocurrency Cosmo Coin.

27 Feb 2019 11:12 AM

There are a growing number of businesses now offering cryptocurrency as a payment method, with retailers and food outlets now accepting it.

One in ten people now use cryptocurrency: Survey

From geeky tech to popular payment method, Kaspersky Lab finds one-in-ten people now use cryptocurrency.

23 Feb 2019 12:12 PM

US crypto broker-dealer Voyager Digital on Feb. 11 achieved a “backdoor” listing on Toronto’s Venture Exchange after it bought control of mineral exploration firm UC Resources.

Backdoor listings used to ease into mainstream

Crypto experts said the deals could help the industry gain greater mainstream acceptance.

22 Feb 2019 9:40 AM

The university will determine its own research topics and Ripple, which provides digital commerce services.

Company donates USD 2 million for cryptocurrency technology

The university says in a news release that the donation from Ripple will provide USD 400,000 each year for five years.

12 Feb 2019 11:09 AM

71 coins of the more than 400 tokens on its database have issued less than 50 percent of their targeted total supply.

Crypto bear market threatens to last as potential token supply weighs

Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, has dropped more than 80 percent since hitting an all-time high of nearly USD 20,000.

10 Feb 2019 10:43 AM

The company had 363,000 registered users, of which 92,000 have account balances owing to them in cash or cryptocurrencies. (Representational Image)

Canadian crypto exchange may have lost USD 145 mn after its CEO suddenly died

Cotten's sudden death has plunged Quadriga into crisis and left it struggling to figure out how to refund more than 100,000 of its users.

06 Feb 2019 2:13 PM

Quadriga’s troubles highlight the unique challenges of cryptocurrencies.

Millions in cryptocurrencies frozen after Canadian founder's death

Gerald Cotten died aged 30 from complications with Crohn’s disease while volunteering at an orphanage in India.

05 Feb 2019 4:11 PM

By leveraging the combination of stolen login credentials, web cookies, and SMS data, based on past attacks like this, Palto Alto believes the bad actors could bypass multifactor authentication for these sites.

New Mac malware steals cryptocurrency exchanges’ cookies

It seeks to steal iPhone text messages from iTunes backups on the tethered Mac.

02 Feb 2019 12:58 PM

The numbers on crypto theft surprised many observers given the price declines in digital currencies in 2018.

Cryptocurrency thefts, scams hit USD 1.7 billion in 2018

Of the USD 1.7 billion, USD 950 million constituted thefts from cryptocurrency exchanges and infrastructure services.

30 Jan 2019 12:06 PM

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