The attention and money flowing into digital currencies have never been higher. Bitcoin has seen a resurgence in valuation in 2019 and Facebook continues to explore its own digital currency offering, Libra. Cryptocurrencies and digital currencies are a reflection of the world...

In June, Facebook announced plans to effectively create its own alternative currency called Libra — and, eventually, a financial system to go with it. The proposal was so galling in its hubris that it sparked bipartisan outrage across our polarized political spectrum. Libra was, of course,...

Hong Kong has been engulfed in a series of protests as tensions over its relationship with Mainland China have been inflamed by recent proposed extradition legislation to the Mainland. Protests have continued for a tenth straight weekend and at the arrival hall...

Billionaire investor Tim Draper once famously said that Bitcoin’s price would reach $250,000 by 2022 and this week he returned to the predictions game, in slightly more cautious mode. During an interview with Yahoo! Finance, he said: “$250,000 by 2022, and I’m...

The growing adoption of blockchain technology for payments in the retail sector is anticipated to drive the blockchain IoT market over the forecast timespan. Several retailers and suppliers are using blockchain technology to streamline their transactions and cut additional overheads....

With worries about a currency war growing and bond yields collapsing, investors have reached for their usual haven of gold. Only this time it has a friend (as my colleague Tim Culpan wrote this week): Bitcoin.  Gold’s dollar price has risen...

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange hacks and security breaches are still a common occurrence but the biggest bitcoin market places are working hard to change this—with mixed success. The bitcoin price regularly takes a beating due to bitcoin exchanges and cryptocurrency platforms losing its user’s...

North Korea stole $2bn (£1.64bn) from banks and cryptocurrency exchanges to fund its nuclear weapons programme. According to a new leaked United Nations report, seen and cited by a range of prestigious media outlets, including Bloomberg, North Korea has about “30...

Five people have been charged in Australia over a cold-call cryptocurrency investment fraud. After an investigation by the Financial and Cyber Crime Group, State Crime Command, detectives allege that three men and two women duped over 100 investors into handing over A$2.7...

Over the past few years, the use of Bitcoin for payments has taken a backseat to the increased focus on the digital asset’s use as a store of value. However, the payments use case is now making a comeback thanks...