Sam Bankman-Fried (centre) leaving court in June 2023 after he was charged following the collapse of his cryptocurrency business.
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The general public may want tighter crypto regulations but is the UK government listening?
Sam Bankman-Fried is no longer crypto’s Robin Hood.
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The downfall of the onetime multibillionaire holds lessons for investors and regulators alike.
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What will ransomware attackers focus on next?
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Up to one in five Australian adults owns cryptocurrency. A tax expert (and crypto owner) explains what you need to know about claiming losses on your tax return, and a possible discount on your gains.
Tocyn hanner ceiniog gan Gwmni Mwyngloddio Parys o Fôn yn 1788. Defnyddiwyd cynllun yn dangos derwydd am flynyddoedd lawer.
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Cwmni mwyngloddio o Gymru oedd y cyntaf i roi tocynnau i weithwyr fel dull arall o dalu.
A halfpenny token issued by the Parys Mining Company of Anglesey in 1788. The hooded druid design was used for many years and was the first of hundreds of token designs.
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A Welsh mining company was the first to issue tokens to workers as an alternative form of payment.
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Barely 2% of Australians or Americans use Bitcoin for its intended purpose: to buy things. Should we even call it a cryptocurrency?
Binance is one of several crypto firms that have been sued by US regulators recently.
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Crypto platforms are calling for clear regulations rather than lawsuits from regulators.
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US regulators are beginning bringing more enforcement actions against crypto firms, with the latest targeting top exchange Binance.
Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena – home to the LA Lakers basketball team – was known as Staples Center when sponsored by the US office supplies retailer.
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Cryptocurrency customers and sports fans have crossover demographics, but an advertising splurge could distract from solving deeper problems.
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Individuals, businesses and organisations around the world have felt the ripples – sometimes waves – from the FTX crash. Kim Jong-un is likely feeling them too.
The cryptocurrency exchange FTX fell from a multibillion-dollar company to bankruptcy in less than a week.
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Even though some traditional financial firms parked millions in the bankrupt company – once valued at $30 billion – the impact of FTX’s spectacular crash is limited to crypto investors
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has lost the fortune he aimed to give away.
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The founder of the now-defunct exchange for trading cryptocurrencies believed in ‘earning to give.’
Crypto trader.
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The rise of decentralised exchanges and growing regulatory pressure could strengthen crypto.
Meme stocks are investment assets that receive a lot of attention on social media.
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Meme stock investing might seem like a fun game, but the risks are real.
Digital money is one of the predominant forms of currency used today.
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Not all digital money is cryptocurrency. Digital money can take the form of card or mobile phone payments, central bank digital currencies and virtual currencies such as Zuck Bucks.
Technology companies need to tackle data-related emissions, not just electronic waste.
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Online life produces a surprising amount of emissions that need to be tackled alongside physical e-waste.
Crypto trading platforms Celsius and Voyager filed for bankruptcy in July 2022, suspending all withdrawals, swaps and transfers between accounts and leaving users’ assets trapped inside their platforms.
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Because cryptocurrency exchange platforms act more like banks, they should be subject to increased oversight to protect clients’ assets.
Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, delivers a keynote speech at the Bitcoin Conference in April in Miami Beach, Fla.
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The craze for crypto-currencies continues to grow. However, the environment is risky for investors, not only in terms of volatility, but also because of fraud.
Significant losses have caused a crypto market exodus, but for how long?
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Are we witnessing the beginning of the end for crypto or is this just another crash in a volatile market?