cryptocurrency
Bitcoin up 10 per cent, on course for its biggest daily rise since April
Bitcoin has lost more than a third of its value in the last two weeks. Bitcoin rallied 10 per cent on Wednesday to more than…
South Korean lawyers press govt for cryptocurrency laws, investor protection
The government of South Korea, one of the world’s most high-tech countries and home to top cryptocurrency exchanges such as Bithumb and Coinbit, has been…
Wary of crypto, UK government blocks Royal Mint’s digital gold
As other mints and fintech startups race to set up similar products, it could squander the chances of Britain’s Mint leading the field to build…
Cryptocurrency theft hits nearly $1 billion in first nine months: Report
(Photo credit: Pixabay) Theft of cryptocurrencies through hacking of exchanges and trading platforms soared to $927 million in the first nine months of the year,…
Cryptocurrency ATMs coming to Argentina to exploit peso volatility
Athena Bitcoin, a US company that specialises in cryptocurrency ATMs, launched Argentina’s first bitcoin ATM last month in a Buenos Aires shopping mall. Argentina could…
Cryptocurrency: Bigger they get, worse they perform
Those networks are also prone to congestion the bigger they become, according to the BIS, which noted the high transaction fees of the best-known digital…
Apple bans cryptocurrency mining apps on iOS and Mac devices
Fears of battery drain make Apple ban cryptocurrency mining. Due to the growing menace of hackers leveraging your device’s processing powers to mine cryptocurrency, Apple…
Cryptocurrencies tumble after S. Korea hack
The news sent cryptocurrencies tumbling, with bitcoin losing about 13 per cent, ethereum down 12 per cent and ripple almost 20 per cent lower as…
Indian-origin man in US indicted in multi-million dollar cryptocurrency scam
All three of them are charged in a four-count indictment that in all carry 65 years in prison. (Photo: Representational) New York: A 27-year-old Indian-origin…
