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Some say the world’s leading cryptocurrency will hit six figures before Christmas. Are they right?
An increasing number of individuals and companies are now investing in Bitcoin, the world’s largest and first fully-functioning cryptocurrency. But why? And which way is the market headed?
It is near impossible to regulate currencies and financial services that were built to avoid regulation – but it is increasingly necessary
There’s more substance to the surging price of Bitcoin than last time. But there’s still good reason to be cautious about investing in it.
In quick succession, UK has banned certain crypto derivatives trading and the owners of leading exchange BitMex have been indicted on criminal charges.
The cyber attacks on New Zealand’s stock market are part of global malicious activity. The government’s immediate goal is not to catch the perpetrators but to share information to stop the attacks.
Welcome to the financial revolution that you probably haven’t even heard of.
Twitter’s ‘blue tick’ club of influential users was locked out after financial scammers hacked celebrities’ accounts. But with ever more trust placed in social media, we stand to lose more than money.
There’s no indication that handling cash increases your chance of catching COVID-19. But that hasn’t stopped countries around the world from looking at digital currencies.
A decentralised climate organisation, based on blockchain, could help get the world to work together to act against climate change.
This major adjustment to how the cryptocurrency operates happens every four years.
Rumours of the collapse of the cryptoworld have been much exaggerated.
The illicit drug trade is thriving on the dark web because it’s seen as safer and more profitable than street dealing, according to encrypted interviews with people who sell drugs online.
Bitcoin is up over 40% in 2020, but the likes of ethereum, bitcoin cash and bitcoin SV have all achieved triple-digit rises.
The Bank of Canada is proposing a federally managed digital currency that flies in the face of the decentralized approach to money that cryptocurrencies have established.
Will 2020 be the year that the new threat to fiat currencies reaches maturity?
Stand by for cryptocurrencies 2.0.
PayPal CEO Dan Schulman sees much more potential in blockchain ID than payments at present. He’s absolutely right.
With Wall Street slowly taking charge of crypto, the days of radical outsiders launching successful altcoins may be numbered.
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