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Why biometrics are the future of securing digital currency

10 Sep 20 @ 16:07

The world is moving ever closer to digital currency for all. Although investors have watched cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Zcash grow for years, national digital currencies are now starting... read more

Ripple tries to diversify as it faces headwinds from the banks

13 Aug 20 @ 13:14

Ripple has created one of the most valuable cryptocurrencies. Its digital tokens, known as XRP, have a total value of almost $30 billion, behind only bitcoin and Ether. But, eight... read more

Research finds criminals hit $1.4 billion jackpot from cryptocurrency crimes

04 Jun 20 @ 16:06

CipherTrace has released its Spring 2020 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering and Crime Report with key data on cryptocurrency crimes and trends that will have regulatory repercussions for VASPs and other financial institutions. In the... read more

The blockchain report 2020 – a year in review

02 Jun 20 @ 11:50

A new report offers a comprehensive review of the blockchain landscape, COVID-19’s impact on crypto, and what’s in store for the rest of 2020. “Crypto not blockchain” was the dominant... read more

US launches Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program

20 Mar 20 @ 12:30

The US has revealed a Cryptocurrency Intelligence Program aimed at identifying unlicensed crypto businesses using P2P sites, online forums, and darknet markets. These areas have consistently presented “a significant challenge... read more

Digital payments – The next revolution in payments gathers pace …

14 Feb 20 @ 16:14

The love affair between consumers and their mobile phones is leading to explosive growth in new digital payments across Europe. More and more consumers are shopping across borders online and... read more

Major banks implicated as cryptocurrency fraud skyrockets to losses of $4.5 billion

12 Feb 20 @ 10:33

CipherTrace released its Q4 2019 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report. Among key research findings in this fascinating report, it was discovered that cryptocurrency users, exchanges and investors suffered $4.5 billion in crypto-related... read more

Report: The future of payments – Cash survives … for now

29 Jan 20 @ 10:57

When people discuss the future of payments they tend to predict the end of cash. Not only do we think cash will be around for a long time, we see... read more

If cryptocurrencies are so safe – why do they keep getting hacked?

14 May 19 @ 11:40

As well as a raft of other high profile thefts of cryptocurrencies in the last few years, hackers recently stole $40 million worth of bitcoin from Binance, one of the... read more

WhatsApp to launch wallet for payments through major cryptocurrencies

05 Apr 19 @ 12:10

WhatsApp is rumoured  to be developing a cryptocurrency wallet service, developed by Wuabit, and allowing users to make payments via Bitcoin along with other major digital currencies The new service... read more

Infograph: The 33 top cryptocurrencies in four words or less

12 Mar 19 @ 09:37

Cryptocurrencies, also termed as digital or virtual currencies are considered as a form of asset and the currency is designed to work as an exchange medium. Cryptocurrencies use strong cryptography... read more

FaceCoin – Why we should give a f*** about THIS cryptocurrency

04 Mar 19 @ 12:19

Facebook is working on making the FaceCoin cryptocurrency that will let users transfer money on its WhatsApp messaging app, focusing first on the remittances market. The company is developing FaceCoin... read more

JPM Coin – JP Morgan Chase first US bank to launch its own cryptocurrency

14 Feb 19 @ 14:37

Despite CEO Jamie Dimon labelling Bitcoin a fraud, JP Morgan, the largest bank in the US, has announced it has created and successfully tested its JPM Coin cryptocurrency this month.... read more

European Banking Authority report stresses regulation for crypto-assets

10 Jan 19 @ 18:51

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published the results of its assessment of the applicability and suitability of EU law to crypto-assets. Typically, crypto-asset activities do not constitute regulated services... read more

Mizuho Bank to roll out J Coin digital currency

09 Jan 19 @ 12:57

Mizuho Bank is set to roll out a proprietary digital currency, J Coin, in March, backed by 60 regional domestic banks. The virtual currency is the result of the development of... read more

International pressure building on regulators to consider cryptocurrencies irregularities

21 Nov 18 @ 14:31

As Bitcoin plummeted following a $15 billion crash, pressure is building on regulators to increase their oversight of cryptocurrencies, especially after irregularities at one of the world’s largest virtual trading... read more

PBoC: Cryptocurrencies no threat to Fiat systems

14 Nov 18 @ 17:05

It is a well known fact that China has for some time been against the cryptocurrency boom taking place globally, however, The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has has now... read more

$88.6 million of funds laundered through cryptocurrency exchanges

04 Oct 18 @ 12:46

A Wall Street Journal investigation has uncovered that $88.6 million in illicit funds have been transacted through 46 cryptocurrency exchanges. The WSJ reported that $9 million of the suspect funds went through crypto exchange ShapeShift.... read more

Cryptocurrency exchange Zaif loses $60 million to hackers

20 Sep 18 @ 14:11

In yet another blow to the burgeoning cryptocurrency market, it has been reported that Zaif, a Japanese digital currency exchange, has had $60 million stolen. Tech Bureau, the operator of Zaif... read more

GRAFT announces first instant payment on decentralised payment network

13 Sep 18 @ 09:00

GRAFT (Global Real-time Authorizations and Funds Transfers), a blockchain payment network innovator has announced that it has achieved its first end-to-end instant payment transaction (under 2 seconds) on the GRAFT Network.... read more

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UK fraud losses reach four-year high

16 Jun 26 @ 18:17

Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more

Visa and Mastercard move to end two-decade swipe fee battle

11 Jun 26 @ 16:00

A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more

Wero expands into Austria as Europe’s payments ambitions gather momentum

23 Jun 26 @ 18:52

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest ba... more