Cryptocurrency

15 Jun 18 @ 10:12

The sixth annual Mobile Payments & Fraud Survey (MPFS), which measures the state of mobile payments and mobile channel fraud from each prior survey year has been released. In surveying... read more

14 Jun 18 @ 11:16

It would appear that a new rivalry is raging that looks set to decide how cross-border payments are handled for decades to come. It is a contest that encapsulates much... read more

12 Jun 18 @ 13:23

Cryptocurrency. A decade ago, names such as Bitcoin, Dash, Ethereum, and Monero were merely buzzwords. Fast forward to today, and they’ve become as recognisable as the US dollar and the... read more

12 Jun 18 @ 09:13

Thailand’s central bank chief has confirmed research into Project Inthanon, and a number of blockchain applications in banking, involving a central bank digital currency used for interbank settlements. In a... read more

11 Jun 18 @ 10:13

Cryptocurrencies have slid to a two-month low following reports that US regulators had asked cryptocurrency exchanges to provide trading data for a probe into whether possible manipulation was affecting the... read more

05 Jun 18 @ 09:30

Analyst house P.A.ID Strategies announces the results of research into the onboarding practices of cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges. The research, commissioned by Mitek, a global leader in digital identity verification... read more

30 May 18 @ 16:40

The US Justice Department is reported to have opened a criminal probe into whether traders are manipulating the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, dramatically ratcheting up US scrutiny of... read more

30 May 18 @ 13:35

The Internet Security Threat Report notes that from the sudden spread of WannaCry and Petya/NotPetya, to the swift growth in coinminers, 2017 provided us with another reminder that digital security... read more

16 May 18 @ 11:58

Facebook is exploring the creation of its own cryptocurrency, Facecoin, a virtual token that would allow its billions of users around the world to make electronic payments, people familiar with... read more

10 May 18 @ 15:48

Ripple has announced aggregated and averaged results from several early xRapid pilots. xRapid is Ripple’s on-demand liquidity solution which uses the digital asset XRP for more efficient cross-border transactions between... read more

09 Apr 18 @ 14:34

Crypto Aware has found that over $1.7 billion-worth of cryptocurrencies were lost to hacks and scams between 2011 and 2018. $670 million-worth of which were lost over the last three months.... read more

04 Apr 18 @ 11:51

In an under reported story regarding the ultimate direction of cryptocurrencies, some of the world’s best-known economists have announced plans to create what could be described as a reserve-backed cryptocurrency.... read more