Domestic payments—those within a single currency area—are becoming faster, easier and safer. But the opposite is true when payments go global. There are six deep-rooted reasons for the opacity, high […]
India’s supreme court has struck down a two-year ban on cryptocurrency use in the country, boosting the prospects for adoption of virtual currencies in the world’s second most populous state. […]
A three-decade global push to tighten anti-money-laundering (AML) rules appears to be running out of road. That’s one conclusion to be drawn from the latest Bank for International Settlements (BIS) […]
Serious long-term holders of bitcoin want to control the private key that gives them ownership of their coins. In practice, many delegate control to specialist custodians like BitGo, which is […]
In a speech delivered yesterday, Hester Peirce, one of the five commissioners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), outlined radical new proposals to make the US a friendlier market […]
Last year’s PlusToken scam involved a clever combination of technology, fraudulent promises and viral marketing. The theft deprived its 3 million victims, mostly based in Asia, of over $2bn. But […]
Bitcoin’s hash rate—the processing power that secures the cryptocurrency’s transaction history—continues to soar and is now up sixfold in two years. Bitcoin miners currently perform an aggregate 123 exahashes (million […]
Ransomware attacks involving cryptocurrency are on the rise, and a new London lawsuit illustrates how the hackers are seeking to launder their ill-gotten gains. Lawyers say the case is a […]
The leading cryptocurrency will be the world’s future financial settlement network, says Obi Nwosu, chief executive of London-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinfloor, in an exclusive interview with New Money Review. Obi […]
Tether, the stablecoin issuer, is expanding its product range with the launch of a new digital token representing a troy ounce of gold. The token, called Tether Gold (XAUT), will […]